Editing BBC World Service (section)

===Americas===
BBC World Service is available by subscription to [[Sirius XM Holdings|Sirius XM's]] [[satellite radio]] service in the United States.<ref>{{cite press release |publisher=[[XM Satellite Radio]] |date=26 July 1999 |url=http://xmradio.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=press_releases&item=1104 |title=BBC World Service and XM announce programming alliance |access-date=17 October 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061111180733/http://xmradio.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=press_releases&item=1104 |archive-date=11 November 2006 }}</ref> Its Canadian affiliate, [[Sirius XM Canada]], does the same in Canada. More than 300 [[Public broadcasting|public radio]] stations across the US carry World Service news broadcasts—mostly during the overnight and early-morning hours—over [[AM broadcasting|AM]] and [[FM broadcasting#See also|FM]] radio, distributed by [[American Public Media]] (APM).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://americanpublicmedia.publicradio.org/press/archive/pr_071212.html |title=BBC World Service Appoints American Public Media as New Distributor in the United States |publisher=APM |date=12 July 2012 |access-date=2 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130126101159/http://americanpublicmedia.publicradio.org/press/archive/pr_071212.html |archive-date=26 January 2013 }}</ref> Some public radio stations also carry the World Service in its entirety via [[HD Radio]]. The BBC and [[Public Radio International]] (PRI) co-produce the programme ''[[The World (radio program)|The World]]'' with [[WGBH (FM)|WGBH]] Radio [[Boston]], and the BBC was previously involved with ''[[The Takeaway]]'' morning news programme based at [[WNYC]] in [[New York City]]. BBC World Service programming also airs as part of [[CBC Radio One]]'s ''[[CBC Radio Overnight]]'' schedule in Canada.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}

BBC shortwave broadcasts to this region were traditionally enhanced by the Atlantic Relay Station and the Caribbean Relay Company, a station in [[Antigua]] run jointly with [[Deutsche Welle]]. In addition, an exchange agreement with [[Radio Canada International]] gave access to their station in [[New Brunswick]]. However, "changing listening habits" led the World Service to end shortwave radio transmission directed to North America and [[Australasia]] on 1 July 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/foi/docs/annual_reports_and_reviews/annual_report_and_accounts/BBC_Annual_Reports_and_Accounts.htm#page54|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070202090014/http://www.bbc.co.uk/foi/docs/annual_reports_and_reviews/annual_report_and_accounts/BBC_Annual_Reports_and_Accounts.htm#page54|url-status=dead|title=Pages 1–136 from BBC AR Cover 03|archive-date=2 February 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/faq/news/story/2005/08/050810_nzandswpacific.shtml |title=BBC World Service &#124; FAQ |publisher=BBC |date=10 August 2005 |access-date=16 February 2011 |archive-date=10 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110052617/http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/faq/news/story/2005/08/050810_nzandswpacific.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> A [[shortwave listening|shortwave listener]] coalition formed to oppose the change.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.savebbc.org/press/6_june_2001.html |title=Save the BBC World Service in North America and the Pacific! – BBC to Cut Off 1.2 Million Listeners on July&nbsp;1 |website=Savebbc.org |date=6 June 2001 |access-date=16 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130004805/http://savebbc.org/press/6_june_2001.html |archive-date=30 November 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The BBC broadcasts to Central America and South America in several languages. It is possible to receive the [[West Africa|Western African]] shortwave radio broadcasts from eastern North America, but the BBC does not guarantee reception in this area.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/schedules/010119_namerica.shtml |title=FAQ &#124; World Service |publisher=BBC |access-date=16 February 2011 |archive-date=18 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918100925/http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/schedules/010119_namerica.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> It has ended its specialist programming to the [[Falkland Islands]] but continues to provide a stream of World Service programming to the [[Falkland Islands Radio Service]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/02_february/23/falklands.shtml |title=Press Office – Falkland Islands and BBC to boost home-grown media |publisher=BBC |date=23 February 2006 |access-date=16 February 2011 |archive-date=6 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106014444/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/02_february/23/falklands.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>