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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is a radio and communications organization which is funded by the US Congress. The organization exists in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. It broadcasts more than 1,000 hours per week; in 28 languages, via shortwave, AM, FM and the internet. RFE/RL's mission statement is: "To promote democraticA democracy is a form of government under which the power to alter the laws and structures of government lies with the voting citizenry (referred to as "the people", because in modern times it usually consists of all people over 18 years of age), and all valueValue is a term that expresses the concept of worth in general, and it is thought to be connected to reasons for certain practices, policies or actions. The Science of Value is an enterprise which embeds value into a scientific context). The concept can bs and institutions by disseminating factFact is the following: Generally a fact is something that exists or has existed, of evidence. In science, a fact is data supported by a scientific experiment. In law, a fact is a statement which is found to be true by a "tryer of fact," sometimes a jury,ual informationInformation is a term with many meanings depending on context, but is as a rule closely related to such concepts as meaning, knowledge, instruction, communication, representation, and mental stimulus. Although many people speak of the advent of the "infor and ideaAn idea ( Greek: iota;δ&alpha is the result of thinking. Thought, Concept) Idea is the term used in both popular and philosophical terminology with the general sense of "mental picture" or "understanding". Today many people believe that ideas are as."

The National Committee for a Free Europe was founded in June 1949 in New York. RFE was the broadcasting arm of this organization. The headquarters was established in MunichMunich ( German: Munchen ) is the state capital of the German Bundesland of Bavaria. Behind Berlin and Hamburg, Munich is Germany's third largest city with a population of about 1. 261 million ( as of 2003). It is located on the river Isar. History The se and it transmitted its first short-wave program on July 4July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. Events 993 Saint Ulrich of Augsburg canonized. 1054 A supernova is observed by the Chinese and Amerindians near the star ζ Tauri. For severa, 1950Events January January 5 US Senator Estes Kefauver introduces a resolution calling for examination of organized crime in the USA January 6 The United Kingdom recognizes the People's Republic of China. The Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with, to Czechoslovakia.

The organization received its funds from the US Congress and until 1971 the monies were passed to RFE through the CIA. The broadcasts were part of a general CIA psychological warfare campaign directed behind the Iron Curtain. The CIA created general guidelines and had daily input into the handling of news items.

The CIA funding of RFE was not publicly acknowledged until 1971 at which point the organization was rechartered in Delaware as a non-profit making corporation, oversight was moved to the Board for International Broadcasting , and the budget was moved to open appropriations. In 1975, RFE was merged with a very similar Congress funded organization called Radio Liberty (RL, founded in 1951) and the group name was officially changed to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). The mission of the Board for International Broadcasting was transferred to the Broadcasting Board of Governors in 1994.

Soviet authorities regularly attempted to jam RFE/RL broadcasts and these efforts did not end until 1988.

From 1985 until 1993 the organization also ran Radio Free Afghanistan .

The collapse of the Soviet Union reduced the budget for RFE and its headquarters were moved to Prague in 1995 and European operations were curtailed. However operations were expanded elsewhere, in 1994 Radio Free Iraq was started as well as a Persian service and in 1997 in Kosovo. New services are also intended for Afghanistan and further into northern Asia.

Compare: Voice of America, Radio Free Asia

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