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[HCDX] VOA Restructures Bosnian, Hindi, Serbian, Macedonian, Russian Broadcasts
VOA Restructures Bosnian, Hindi, Serbian, Macedonian, Russian Broadcasts
PRESS RELEASE - Washington, D.C., September 29, 2008 - The Voice of America
(VOA) is ceasing radio broadcasts in Hindi, Bosnian, Serbian, and Macedonian
on September 30, 2008, using available resources to reach audiences in those
markets through television and the Internet.
No VOA language service will be shut down and no jobs will be lost.
VOA also is discontinuing its 30-minute Russian weekly television program
and will deliver text, audio, and video content to Russia's fast-growing
Internet market. VOA will be accessible through digital devices, including
mobile Internet devices, cell phones that receive text and multi-media
messages, and MP3 players. VOA's Russian radio broadcasts ended in July
2008.
The change in VOA Russian's program delivery reflects the crackdown on
independent media and freedom of speech in Russia. Russian government
pressure has forced almost all VOA local radio and television affiliates to
drop VOA and other international broadcasts. Shortwave radio listenership
also has continued to decline throughout the country, with fewer than 2% of
Russians using this medium weekly.
"We owe great thanks to the VOA radio journalists who have broadcast to
these countries over the years," said VOA Director Danforth Austin.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) will continue radio broadcasting to
Russia, Bosnia, Macedonia, and Serbia.
VOA and RFE/RL are part of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the
independent government agency that oversees all U.S. international
broadcasting.
(VOA Press Release)
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Alokesh Gupta
New Delhi
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