{"id":17907,"date":"2016-03-24T07:30:35","date_gmt":"2016-03-24T11:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=17907"},"modified":"2016-03-24T07:30:35","modified_gmt":"2016-03-24T11:30:35","slug":"radio-prague-underground-agents-and-plots-in-the-cold-war-broadcasting-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/radio-prague-underground-agents-and-plots-in-the-cold-war-broadcasting-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio Prague: Underground agents and plots in the Cold War broadcasting war"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"HalliDial\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Many thanks to several SWLing Post<\/em> readers who shared the following story from Radio Prague:<\/p>\n

Underground agents and plots in the Cold War broadcasting war<\/strong><\/p>\n

In this week\u2019s Czech History we look at one aspect of the Cold War, the use of secret agents to spy on and disrupt the enemy\u2019s propaganda services. In particular, we focus on the circus that surrounded the return of a Czechoslovak double agent Pavel Mina?\u00edk 40 years ago in 1976 which was aimed at discrediting the US financed and Munich-based broadcaster Radio Free Europe.<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_prague_media\/rebel.radio.cz\/mp3\/podcast\/en\/czech-history\/underground-agents-and-plots-in-the-cold-war-broadcasting-war.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

Click here to read the full article and listen to the radio documentary<\/a> on Radio Prague’s website.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to several SWLing Post readers who shared the following story from Radio Prague: Underground agents and plots in the Cold War broadcasting war In this week\u2019s Czech History we look at one aspect of the Cold War, the use of secret agents to spy on and disrupt the enemy\u2019s propaganda services. In particular, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[8,56,960,3,288],"tags":[752,3067,222,223],"class_list":["post-17907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","category-broadcasters","category-international-broadcasting","category-news","category-radio-history","tag-cold-war","tag-cold-war-radio","tag-radio-prague","tag-radio-praha"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-4EP","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":27674,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/prague-spring-radio-prague-seeks-listener-memories\/","url_meta":{"origin":17907,"position":0},"title":"Prague Spring: Radio Prague seeks listener memories","author":"Thomas","date":"August 22, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor,\u00a0David Iurescia (LW4DAF), who notes that Radio Prague is asking listeners to share memories of the 1968 Soviet invasion: (Source: Radio Prague) August 1968 \u2013 share your memories August 21, 1968 \u2013 a turning point in this country's history. 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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Kim Elliott who (some time ago)\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Broadcasters"","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"HalliDial","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/HalliDial-1024x400.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/HalliDial-1024x400.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/HalliDial-1024x400.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":32415,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/95th-anniversary-of-czech-radios-first-broadcasts\/","url_meta":{"origin":17907,"position":3},"title":"95th anniversary of Czech radio’s first broadcasts","author":"Thomas","date":"May 23, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor,\u00a0David Iurescia (LW4DAF), who shares the following news items from Radio Prague regarding the 95th anniversary of Czech Radio's first broadcasts: Listening Sessions at a Prague Cinema: Czech Radio\u2019s First Broadcasts Recalled, 95 Years Later A historic moment occurred at 20:15 on Saturday May 18,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Broadcasters"","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/ostrava_rudgersuv_palac.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/ostrava_rudgersuv_palac.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/ostrava_rudgersuv_palac.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/ostrava_rudgersuv_palac.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":33332,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/hfcc-announces-the-passing-of-its-founder-oldrich-cip\/","url_meta":{"origin":17907,"position":4},"title":"HFCC Announces the Passing of its Founder, Oldrich Cip","author":"Thomas","date":"July 30, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: WRMI & HFCC) HFCC Announces the Passing of its Founder Oldrich Cip Oldrich Cip, founder and Vice Chairman of the High Frequency Coordination Conference, known as the HFCC, passed away on 27 July following a sudden illness. 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