WRN Broadcast

Short description: International broadcast services company

WRN Broadcast, formerly known as World Radio Network,[1] is an international broadcast services company based in the United Kingdom that works with television channels and radio broadcasters, media owners and brands enabling them to deliver content to target audiences worldwide.[2]

WRN Broadcast has developed since 1992 when it was founded as an international radio distribution company known as World Radio Network, which redistributed news and information programmes produced by various international public radio networks.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 List of relayed stations in English
* 3 List of relayed stations in Russian[12]
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## History

Following its acquisition of TSI Broadcast in April 2009,[3] the company expanded its offering to become a comprehensive global broadcast services provider[4] working across traditional and digital platforms to supply television and radio clients with worldwide coverage and managed services.

Clients include Top Up TV[5] and Wananchi Group Holdings.[6] WRN Broadcast also works with MUTV,[7] Jazz FM[8] and Voice of America.[9]

WRN Broadcast Limited was acquired by Babcock International Group plc in March 2015.

Encompass completes acquisition of Babcock's media services in September 2018.[10]

## List of relayed stations in English

The World Radio Network channels in English, Russian, Arabic, and Persian can be received from direct-to-home satellite, cable TV, internet audio streams, local affiliates as well as via the TuneIn app available on iOS and Android.

English channel operates different programming schedules for Europe, North America and listeners in Africa and Asia.[11]

* Banns Radio International (Denmark)
* Democracy Now!
* Deutsche Welle
* Israel Radio International
* KBS World Radio
* Radio Poland
* Radio Guangdong
* NHK World Radio Japan
* Radio Prague
* Radio Slovakia International
* RTÉ Ireland
* Vatican Radio
* World of Radio

## List of relayed stations in Russian[12]

* United Nations Radio
* Radio Praha International
* Radio Exterior De Espana
* Russian Radio Australia (repeats)
* Radio Slovakia International
* KBS World Radio
* BBC World Radio

Self-produced programs:

* «О предмете»
* «Формула инди»
* «Радиопанорама»
* «Калейдоскоп Всемирной радиосети»
* «Фигура речи»
* «Специальная передача»
* «Из архива Всемирной радиосети»
* «Болт»
* «Время поговорить о...»
* «ЮНЕСКО за неделю»
* «Общество и здоровье»
* «Исследования и открытия»
* «Погода и климат»
* «Рынки»
* «Наука»

## References

1. ↑ "Rebranded WRN Broadcast secures Top Up TV playout". broadbandtvnews.com. 29 April 2010. http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2010/04/29/rebranded-wrn-broadcast-secures-top-up-tv-playout/.
2. ↑ "WRN Broadcast | Home". wrnbroadcast.com. http://www.wrnbroadcast.com.
3. ↑ "TSI Broadcast sold to WRN | News | Broadcast". broadcastnow.co.uk. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/multi-platform/news/tsi-broadcast-sold-to-wrn/2023059.article.
4. ↑ "WRN unveils new media centre | News | Broadcast". broadcastnow.co.uk. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/freelance-jobs/wrn-unveils-new-media-centre/5013229.article.
5. ↑ "Top Up TV joins WRN's new media centre - Tech News - Digital Spy". digitalspy.co.uk. 29 April 2010. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitaltv/news/a217288/top-up-tv-joins-wrns-new-media-centre.html.
6. ↑ "WRN Broadcast, Wananchi partner for HD playout of triple-play platform". http://broadcastengineering.com/automation/wrn-broadcast-wananchi-partner-hd-playout-triple-play-platform-20101013/.
7. ↑ Strauss, Will (6 October 2009). "WRN encodes MUTV archive". Broadcast Now. UK: Emap Ltd. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/technology/wrn-encodes-mutv-archive/5006478.article.
8. ↑ "Jazz FM". http://www.wrnbroadcast.com/corporate/jazz-fm/.
9. ↑ "Rebranded WRN Broadcast secures Top Up TV playout". broadbandtvnews.com. 29 April 2010. http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2010/04/29/rebranded-wrn-broadcast-secures-top-up-tv-playout.
10. ↑ Encompass completes acquisition of Babcock's media services
11. ↑ Network Schedules encompass.tv
12. ↑ Подкасты

## External links

* No URL found. Please specify a URL here or add one to Wikidata.

Template:World Radio Network

* v
* t
* e

International broadcasting organizations

Current|

* ABU
* ASBU
* AUB
* CANA
* CBA
* CBU
* CPU
* EBU
* IAB
* NAB
* NABA
* OTI
* SA
* WITBN
* WBU
* WRN

Former|

* IBU
* OIRT

Coordinators|

* ITU
* IATC

See also: International broadcasting

Template:Sirius XM Channels

0.00

(0 votes)

Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WRN Broadcast. Read more

|

Retrieved from "https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Organization:WRN_Broadcast&oldid=3845194"
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template