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London, Mar 2 (PTI) Media firm British Broadcasting Corp (BBC) will shut half of its websites and two radio stations -- BBC 6 Music and Asian Network -- by 2013, the BBC today said on its website.
Attributing to BBC Director General Mark Thompson, the report said that 6 Music and Asian Network would be shut by the end of 2011, while half of the BBC online service would close by 2013.

Teen services Switch and Blast are also among the online services of BBC are facing closure.

The BBC is understood to depend heavily on TV licence fees paid by the consumers and the broadcaster charges too much money.

According to the publication, Thompson has set out a strategy review, which has now been submitted to the BBC Trust and a public consultation would take place.

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