BBC suspends Lanka broadcasts after 'interference'

March 27, 2013 01:15

BBC World Service has suspended all its broadcasts in Sri Lanka due to "continued interruption and interference" in its Tamil programming.

"We regret the disruption in service to our loyal audiences in Sri Lanka, but such targeted interference in our programmes is a serious breach of trust with those audiences, which the BBC cannot allow," said Peter Horrocks, World Service director.

Both English language and Tamil services broadcast via the Sri Lankan Broadcasting Corporation will be stopped with immediate effect, Britain's premier broadcasting agency said, after its FM relay programmes between March 16 and 18 were jammed and further disruption occurred yesterday.

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