Radio Free Asia
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Radio Free Asia was created by the International Broadcasting Act of 1994 and began its operations in 1996. It is a private, non-profit corporation funded by Congress of the United States, and supervised by the Broadcasting Board of Governors. BBG's stated mission is "to promote and sustain freedom and democracy by broadcasting accurate and objective news and information about the United States and the world to audiences overseas".
RFA broadcasts in 9 languages, via shortwave and the Internet. The first transmission was in Mandarin and it is RFA's most elaborate service as it is broadcast twelve hours per day. RFA also broadcasts in Tibetan, Cantonese, Uyghur, Burmese, Vietnamese, Lao, Khmer (to Cambodia) and Korean (to North Korea).
RFA's mission statement: "RFA broadcasts news and information to Asian listeners who lack regular access to full and balanced reporting in their domestic media. Through its broadcasts and call-in programs, RFA aims to fill a critical gap in the lives of people across Asia."
Compare: Voice of America, Radio Free Europe, International broadcasting
External Link
- rfa.org (http://www.rfa.org/) (official)
- Shortwave Program Schedule (http://www.rfa.org/front/progsched.html)
Related News & Information
- Radio Free Asia, Legal Information Institute (http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/22/6208.html)
- ClandestineRadio.com (http://www.clandestineradio.com/intel/stationnews.php?id=3&stn=91) Updated news
- China Can't Stop Its Youth Learning About the Massacre (http://www.opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110005158), by Jennifer Chou, Director, RFA's Mandarin Service, June 2, 2004
- Broadcasting of Radio Free Asia and Voice of America is Pulled in Cambodia (http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2002/16263.htm) US Department of State Press Release
- In Support of Radio Free Asia (http://www.house.gov/pelosi/radfree.htm) Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, July 23, 1996de:Radio Free Asia