{"id":62333,"date":"2025-03-11T19:19:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T23:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=62333"},"modified":"2025-03-11T09:25:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T13:25:22","slug":"radio-free-europe-30-years-in-prague","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/radio-free-europe-30-years-in-prague\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio Free Europe: 30 Years in Prague"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor David Iurescia, who shares the following article from Radio Prague (in Spanish), which focuses on the history and relevance of Radio Free Europe. For the past 30 years, the station has been broadcasting from Prague, continuing its mission of providing uncensored news to regions where press freedom is severely restricted. The article explores the station\u2019s enduring role in the fight against authoritarian censorship and the growing challenges it faces in today\u2019s geopolitical landscape.<\/p>\n

Read the full article on Radio Prague\u2019s website<\/a><\/strong> (Google Translate<\/a> can assist with translation).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor David Iurescia, who shares the following article from Radio Prague (in Spanish), which focuses on the history and relevance of Radio Free Europe. For the past 30 years, the station has been broadcasting from Prague, continuing its mission of providing uncensored news to regions where press freedom is severely […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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":[3,43],"tags":[1160,1094],"class_list":["post-62333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-radio-free-europe","tag-rfe"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-gdn","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":65183,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/how-radio-farda-continues-to-report-from-prague\/","url_meta":{"origin":62333,"position":0},"title":"How Radio Farda Continues to Report from Prague","author":"Thomas","date":"January 15, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor David Iurescia, who shares an article from Radio Prague outlining how Radio Farda continues to report on protests in Iran despite aggressive censorship, internet blackouts, and significant risks to journalists and sources on the ground. Operating from Prague as part of Radio Free Europe\/Radio\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "International Broadcasting"","block_context":{"text":"International Broadcasting","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/international-broadcasting\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Iran-Map-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Iran-Map-1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Iran-Map-1.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Iran-Map-1.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Iran-Map-1.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":65236,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/radio-taiwan-international-and-radio-prague-recent-highlights\/","url_meta":{"origin":62333,"position":1},"title":"Radio Taiwan International and Radio Prague Recent Highlights","author":"Thomas","date":"January 27, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor David Iurescia, who shares two stories from the world of international broadcasting: First, Radio Taiwan International highlights a recent long-distance shortwave exchange between students in Taiwan and Norway. The project combines broadcasting, media literacy, cultural exchange, and disaster-resilient communications, and even prompted reception reports\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "International Broadcasting"","block_context":{"text":"International Broadcasting","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/international-broadcasting\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Radio-Prague-QSL.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Radio-Prague-QSL.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Radio-Prague-QSL.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Radio-Prague-QSL.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":620,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/radio-prague-to-continue-shortwave-broadcasts\/","url_meta":{"origin":62333,"position":2},"title":"Radio Prague To Continue Shortwave Broadcasts","author":"Thomas","date":"January 20, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"From Andy Sennitt at RNW Media Network: An article on Radio Prague\u2019s website deals with the situation following the Czech government\u2019s decision to reduce the station\u2019s budget, especially with regard to shortwave, which the Director of Radio Prague, Miroslav Krupicka, says accounts for about half the station\u2019s audience reach: \u201cRadio\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Nov 2009 Radio Prague QSL","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/RadioPrahaQSLFront-300x212.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":17907,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/radio-prague-underground-agents-and-plots-in-the-cold-war-broadcasting-war\/","url_meta":{"origin":62333,"position":3},"title":"Radio Prague: Underground agents and plots in the Cold War broadcasting war","author":"Thomas","date":"March 24, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"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\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Articles"","block_context":{"text":"Articles","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/articles\/"},"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":20869,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/radio-prague-back-on-the-air-for-one-day-via-shortwave-service\/","url_meta":{"origin":62333,"position":4},"title":"Radio Prague back on the air for one day via Shortwave Service","author":"Thomas","date":"August 26, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source:\u00a0Christian Milling via WRTH on Facebook) Radio Prague celebrates 80 years of broadcasting. 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