{"id":27888,"date":"2017-09-01T08:23:46","date_gmt":"2017-09-01T12:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=27888"},"modified":"2017-09-01T08:23:46","modified_gmt":"2017-09-01T12:23:46","slug":"rferadio-liberty-add-transmitter-in-lithuania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/rferadio-liberty-add-transmitter-in-lithuania\/","title":{"rendered":"RFE\/Radio Liberty add transmitter in Lithuania"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Kim Elliott<\/a>, who notes that Radio Free Europe \/ Radio Liberty have added a new transmitter in Lithuania:<\/p>\n

(Source: The Baltic Course<\/a>)<\/p>\n

A new transmitter will be launched in Lithuania this week for broadcasting the Russian and Belarusian-language services of the US Congress-funded Radio Free Europe\/Radio Liberty (RFE\/RL) aimed at countering Russian propaganda, reports LETA\/BNS.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It will replace a 52-year-old transmitter in Sitkunai, close to Kaunas, that has been transmitting programs for listeners in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova at a lower quality.<\/p>\n

The medium wave (AM) transmitter was manufactured some five years ago and was used by the US Defense Department in Western Germany to broadcast a radio program for American troops stationed abroad.<\/p>\n

The transmitting power of the new device is set at 75 kilowatts, the same as that of the old one, but it can be increased up to 300 kilowatts if needed, Rimantas Pleikys, the owner of Radio Baltic Waves International, said.[…]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Continue reading…<\/a><\/p>\n

Kim noted that the US Embassy in Vilnius also reported on the RFE tower dedication. Click here to read the post.<\/a><\/p>\n

Thanks for sharing, Kim!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Kim Elliott, who notes that Radio Free Europe \/ Radio Liberty have added a new transmitter in Lithuania: (Source: The Baltic Course) A new transmitter will be launched in Lithuania this week for broadcasting the Russian and Belarusian-language services of the US Congress-funded Radio Free Europe\/Radio Liberty (RFE\/RL) aimed […]<\/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":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[373,56,960,433,3],"tags":[4111,3547,4099,1160,1528,1094],"class_list":["post-27888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-am","category-broadcasters","category-international-broadcasting","category-mediumwave","category-news","tag-international-broadcasting","tag-lithuania","tag-mediumwave","tag-radio-free-europe","tag-radio-liberty","tag-rfe"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-7fO","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":52195,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/03\/rfe-rl-opens-offices-in-latvia-lithuania\/","url_meta":{"origin":27888,"position":0},"title":"RFE\/RL Opens Offices In Latvia & Lithuania","author":"Thomas","date":"March 17, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Eric Jon Magnuson, who shares a link to the following press release from RFE\/RL: As War Transforms Media Landscape in Europe, RFE\/RL Opens Offices In Latvia, Lithuania WASHINGTON\u2014Following the forced suspension of RFE\/RL operations in Russia on March 6, RFE\/RL is pleased to announce\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\/2022\/03\/Latvia-Lithuania-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Latvia-Lithuania-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Latvia-Lithuania-1.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Latvia-Lithuania-1.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Latvia-Lithuania-1.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":10710,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/playa-de-pals-transmitter-site-history-and-documentary\/","url_meta":{"origin":27888,"position":1},"title":"Playa de Pals transmitter site history and documentary","author":"Thomas","date":"September 2, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"In response to Listening to WWV at the source, SWLing Post reader, David (EA4998URE SWL) comments: What a \u201ccoincidence\u201d. 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