the BBC

the BBC
UK [ˌbiː biː ˈsiː] / US [ˌbɪ bɪ ˈsɪ]
the British Broadcasting Corporation: an organization that broadcasts television and radio programmes and is owned by the British government. It does not have advertising and is paid for by the licence fee (= money paid every year by people who own a television).

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