Radio Free Europe Prague Address

We the citizens of prague who are a little older still remember how we were glued to our radios each evening to learn what was really happening.

Radio free europe prague address. Visit us types of visits in prague. East prepared by the staff of radio free europe radio liberty. Rfe rl journalists report the news in 22 countries where a free press is banned by the government or not fully established including iran afghanistan pakistan and russia. Rfe rl s programs via radio the internet and television reach influential people in 22 countries including afghanistan iran russia the caucasus and central asian nations.

And so it is here now. This is part i a compilation of news concerning russia transcaucasus and central asia. Radio free europe which many czechs listened to surreptitiously in the communist era moved from munich to prague in the early 1990s at the invitation of then president vaclav havel. The visit to radio free europe and the time spent.

Rl was founded two years later and. After the velvet revolution václav havel offered to host radio free europe in prague. Radio free europe radio liberty rfe rl is an international broadcast organization based in washington d c. With more than 400.

Rfe was founded as an anti communist propaganda source in 1949 by the national committee for a free europe. We also maintain a corporate office in washington d c. Rfe rl s headquarters is located in prague czech republic. Radio free europe also called radio free europe radio liberty rfe rl radio broadcasting organization created by the united states government in 1950 to provide information and political commentary to the people of communist eastern europe and the soviet union.

Located on hagibor plain on the outskirts of town the brand new facility will soon become the hub of all of radio free europe s operations in 20 countries including such hotspots as iraq and afghanistan. Among others rfe rl has hosted visits from charles university the university of new york in prague masaryk university new york university louisiana state university colgate university point park university and the university of washington. Radio free iraq part of prague based radio free europe radio liberty has begun broadcasting from the station s new headquarters.