Category: World
Service; Sport
Date: 20.05.2005
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Swahili-speaking audiences across East and Central Africa
can now enjoy, for the first time in Swahili, special live coverage
of the FA Cup Final between Arsenal and Manchester
United on Saturday 21 May 2005.
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91Èȱ¬ Swahili presenters will provide full commentary
and analysis of the whole match in Swahili, live from The Millennium
Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.
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Tido Mhando, Head of 91Èȱ¬ Swahili, said: "The FA
Cup final is very popular in the continent and many of the UK teams
have legions of fans.
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It will be an exciting and engaging opportunity for
91Èȱ¬ Swahili to really connect with its audience and offer them the full
excitement of the game in their own language."
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Football fans can hear over three hours of coverage
from 3.30pm Central African Time and 4.30pm East African Time.
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The FA Cup Final kicks off at 4.00pm Central Africa
Time and 5.00pm East African Time.
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How to listen in Swahili:
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In Burundi, listeners can hear FM broadcasts of the
FA Cup Final nationwide on 105.6 FM in Swahili, and in Bujumbura on
90.2 FM in English.
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In Rwanda, 91Èȱ¬ Swahili will broadcast its coverage on
the 91Èȱ¬ relay in Kigali on 93.9 FM in Swahili.
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In Kenya, the Swahili coverage of the FA Cup final will
be available on the 91Èȱ¬ in Mombasa on 93.9 FM, and on 91Èȱ¬ World Service
partner station Kameme FM in Nairobi, Nakuru, Nyeri and Meru.
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In Tanzania, the Swahili coverage of the FA Cup final
can be heard on the 91Èȱ¬ relays, 94.1 FM in Zanzibar and 93.5 FM in Pemba.
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Live coverage in Swahili can also be heard on 91Èȱ¬ World
Service partner stations: Radio Free Africa on 89.0 MHz in Arusha; 89.8
MHz in Mwanza; 88.2 MHz in Shinyanga; 88.8 MHz in Mbeya; 90.0 Mhz in
Kigoma; 90.0 Mhz in Tabora; Radio One on 89.5 MHz in Dar es Salaam;
95.3 MHz in Arusha;100.8 MHz in Dodoma; 102.5 MHz in Mwanza; and on
medium wave 1440 AM and 1323 AM; Sky FM in Dar Es Salaam on 101.4 Mhz;
Radio 5 on 105 Mhz in Arusha.
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91Èȱ¬ World Service in English will also provide live
commentary and updates of the FA Cup Final in its English language programme
Sportsworld, which can be heard on FM radio throughout East Africa on
91Èȱ¬ relay and partner stations.
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World Service broadcasts can also be accessed via WorldSpace
digital receivers across Africa on channel 355 in West Africa, channel
356 in East Africa, and on channel 357 in Southern and Eastern Africa.
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Notes for Editors:
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91Èȱ¬ Swahili brings accurate and up-to-date information
to listeners in East and Central Africa.
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For text and audio, go to bbcswahili.com.
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World Service broadcasts more than 25 hours of programmes
a week, specifically for Africa and around the world in 43 languages.
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It is available on radio and online and has a global
audience of 149 million listeners.
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World Service is available globally on short wave;
on FM in 144 capital cities; and selected programmes are carried on
around 2,000 FM and MW radio stations around the world.
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The World Service websites receive around 280 million
page impressions every month.
