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04/07/1950 The first broadcast by Radio Free Europe
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4th July 1950: Radio Free Europe broadcasts for the first time
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Towers of Truth
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Ronald Reagan 1950s Crusade for Freedom commercial soliciting funds for radio Free Europe
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Radio Free Europe
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Trailer "Radio Free Europe"
The NCFE obtained a transmitter base at Lampertheim, West Germany and in 1950 RFE completed its first broadcast aimed at Czechoslovakia. In late 1950, RFE began to assemble a full-fledged foreign broadcast staff, becoming more than a "mouthpiece for exiles".
Essentials
Early history
Cold War years
1980s and the dissolution of the Soviet Union
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union - move to Prague and expansion to Arabic world
Recent years - RFE/RL against fake news and relaunches in Romania and Bulgaria
Programs