world service

Global radio programming

World service refers to international broadcasting aimed at audiences abroad, most famously the BBC World Service, which broadcasts news and programming globally in dozens of languages.

The term can also describe religious or humanitarian work conducted internationally: She devoted her life to world service through missionary work.

In some spiritual traditions, world service describes efforts to benefit humanity as a whole.

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short wave · global · news · journalism · overseas · frequency · transmission · diplomatic · foreign · correspondent · wavelength · antenna · time signal · listener · programme · bulletin · current affairs · humanitarian

Opposites
geographic scope of broadcast

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Paid household labor

home service · national service · local service · national broadcasting · community radio

Family

world, service, worlds, worldly, worldliness, unworldly, otherworldly, services, serviced

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