Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is an American-funded international broadcaster headquartered in Prague, formed from two separate Cold War-era services, Radio Free Europe (1949) and Radio Liberty (1951), which merged their operations in 1976. Funded by the US Congress through the US Agency for Global Media, it broadcasts news and information in dozens of languages to audiences in countries including Russia, Iran, Afghanistan and much of the former Soviet space, with a founding mission of providing an alternative to state-controlled media.
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Company TypePrivate 501(c)(3) corporation 1 Founded Year Headquarters Company Type
Company Type (category) Company Type (category) Connections
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Early history
RFE began in 1949 targeting Soviet satellite states, while RL, established in 1951, focused on the Soviet Union.
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RFE/RL is a private 501(c)(3) corporation supervised by the United States Agency for Global Media.
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Headquartered in Prague since 1995, RFE/RL operates 21 local bureaus with over 500 core staff.
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is an American state-funded media organization broadcasting news and analyses in 27 languages to 23 countries across Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Middle East.
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