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Voice of America Polish Service Broadcast – April 23, 1986

Curator — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 18:06:42 +0000

Digitally restored 30-minute archival recording by VOA Central Recording for the National Security Agency (NSA) Introduction In April 1986, amid Cold War tension and the slow but steady rebirth of democracy in Poland, the Voice of America (VOA) Polish Service continued its expanded shortwave schedule—five hours daily—broadcasting from Washington, D.C. to a country still under some martial […]

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Voice of America in 1957 and 1972 – VOA’s International Broadcasting Successes and Failures

Curator — Sun, 15 Oct 2023 23:30:57 +0000

Ted Lipien for Cold War Radio Museum In February 1972, the U.S. government-funded and managed Voice of America (VOA), then part of the United States Information Agency (USIA), observed the 30th anniversary of its founding in 1942, during World War II. The Voice of America commissioned a bronze medal to mark 30 years of VOA’s […]

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Why are US-funded USAGM journalists defending Russia, Iran over the Hamas massacre? – Ted Lipien Op-Ed in The Hill

Curator — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 14:57:22 +0000

My new op-ed in The Hill includes comments on the latest barbaric attacks by Hamas terrorists on Israeli civilians—defenseless Jewish women, children, and the elderly. I discuss the hard-to-understand and explain defense of propaganda and disinformation from Iran and Russia by U.S. government-managed and funded U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) journalists, including federal employees working for the Voice […]

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A Book for Experts and Students of Cold War History

Curator — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 22:26:22 +0000

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. Pomar, Cold War Radio: The Russian Broadcasts of the Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Lincoln: Potomac Books, an imprint of the University […]

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Solidarity Leader Praises Ronald Reagan, Voice Of America

Curator — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:56:00 +0000

Right after the declaration of the martial law in Poland in December 1981, U.S.-funded Voice of America and Radio Free Europe expanded their radio broadcasts. These broadcasts continued during the martial law. VOA and Radio Free Europe interviewed Solidarity leaders who escaped imprisonment and reported on their statements and activities. VOA also reported on U.S. […]

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Voice of America 1982 40th Anniversary Broadcast

Curator — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 15:00:00 +0000

Cold War Radio Museum https://youtu.be/0pixjjdu7kY On February 24, 1982, the Voice of America held a celebration to mark the 40th anniversary of its founding. It was believed that the first Voice of America radio broadcast in German was aired on February 24, 1942, but it may have aired three weeks earlier, possibly on February 1, […]

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Soviet Bloc Jamming of Western Freedom Radios

Curator — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 22:54:18 +0000

Toward the end of the Cold War in the 1980s, the Republican administration of conservative President Ronald Reagan greatly increased spending on U.S. international broadcasting to the Soviet Union and to other communist-ruled nations. Broadcasts to nations behind the Iron Curtain were carried out by the Voice of America (VOA), Radio Free Europe (RFE) and […]

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Martial Law Prisoners in Poland Praised Reagan, VOA and RFE

Curator — Sun, 07 Jun 2020 02:05:36 +0000

Originally posted on December 4, 2013 Today’s political prisoners who are fighting for democracy and human rights are still being held in China, Iran and in many other countries. While much of Central and Eastern Europe, previously under Soviet domination is now free, Belarus and Russia are still ruled by autocratic leaders and pro-democracy forces […]

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Polish children asked Voice of America to send them shoes for Christmas in 1982

Curator — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 06:21:29 +0000

Cold War Radio Museum Polska – 1982 Ponieważ nie znam nikogo, kto mógłby mi pomóc, ośmielam się napisać do Pana z prośbą o pomoc. Mam 3-je dzieci w wieku 12, 11 i 7 lat. U nas są duże trudności z odzieżą i butami. Poland -1982 Because I do not know anyone who could help me, […]

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SOLZHENITSYN Target of KGB Propaganda and Censorship by Voice of America

Curator — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 07:09:24 +0000

OPINION Cold War Radio Museum How Voice of America Censored Solzhenitsyn SOLZHENITSYN, Target of KGB Propaganda and Censorship by Voice of America By Ted Lipien This research article, written for Cold War Radio Museum website to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the 1917 Bolshevik coup in Russia, deals primarily with censorship at the U.S. […]

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