Mark Pomar’s new book about the Cold War political radio could help American government officials unfamiliar with the history of U.S. international broadcasting. By Ted Lipien Mark Pomar’s book Cold War Radio [Mark G...
Soviet jamming was a sign of the effectiveness of Western radio broadcasts. Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty were consistently jammed. The Voice of America was jammed only during some periods. Ted Lipien for Cold War Radio Museum In his...
Members of the Coast Guard with the cutter Courier, a floating radio transmitter used to air messages from the Voice of America. President Harry S. Truman gave a speech that was transmitted in part through the Courier. Date: March 4, 1952. Credit:...
Ukraine is today “the area of decision between Russia and the Free World” and “the one big problem” for Russia’s ex-KGB leader Vladimir Putin. Ukraine is today “the area of decision between Russia and the Free World” and “the one big problem” for...
Maciej Wierzyński at Voice of America One of the most successful and popular Polish-American refugee journalists, Maciej Wierzyński, described his tenure at the Voice of America in the 1990s as the “most frustrating period of his life.” By Ted...
By Ted Lipien for Cold War Radio Museum and Voice of America – Hidden History Information Bulletin, The Office of US High Commissioner for Germany, June 1952. The Information Bulletin of the Office of the US High Commissioner for Germany had a...
In a new multipart series presenting many primary sources, the Cold War Radio Museum is looking at President Harry S. Truman’s “Campaign of Truth” (1950-1952) against Soviet propaganda and at problems with its implementation at the...
The 1950s “Crusade for Freedom” media publicity campaign in the United States and to some degree in Western Europe was ostensibly for the purpose of raising private money for Radio Free Europe (RFE), the U.S. government-sponsored radio...
Radio Free Europe started broadcasting on July 4, 1950. These images from a publicity pamphlet contain description RFE mission and programs circa 1960. Cold War Radio Museum By Ted Lipien Happy Birthday, Radio Free Europe! I had lived in communist...
Cold War Radio Museum The Crusade for Freedom was the name of an advertising campaign designed to get Americans to contribute money to Radio Free Europe which broadcast radio programs in various languages to the captive nations behind the Iron...