"The reason was the fear that listeners of private radio stations still broadcasting on FM might switch to foreign stations instead of purchasing DAB-compatible devices." www.bluewin.ch/en/news/srg-...

SRG Returns to FM – Broadcasts to Begin This Fall

The latest news from Switzerland and the world. News and headlines on life, entertainment and sport, as well as fun and curiosities.

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With most VOA language services dormant, money is apparently available for a big VOA Persian hire in New York. x.com/VOAfarsi/sta...

The president/CEO of Middle East Broadcasting Network, Jeffrey Gedmin, speaking today at GWU, revealed he had a 90-minute meeting with USAGM CEO nominee Sarah Rogers which was “cordial, collegial and professional” and he appears cautiously optimistic of a cooperative relationship going forward.

Reading prepared remarks at her Senate confirmation hearing as the president’s nominee to run USAGM, Sarah Rogers praises (VOA) correspondents in the field “who work daily in the line of fire” to tell the world what’s going on. Too bad she doesn’t realize Kari Lake got rid of them.

Today's Reliable Sources lead: New talk of "resuscitation" for Voice of America www.cnn.com/newsletters/...

TGIF. Here are some excellent weekend reads about AI, Larry Ellison, “literary counterculture,” Elon Musk, Ella Langley and more. But first…

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The National Association of Broadcasters has joined Radio Ready, marking the first time a U.S. organization has aligned with the coalition fighting for radio's place on connected car dashboards. It includes broadcasters in Europe, Africa and Australia.

NAB Joins Global Radio Ready Campaign for Automotive Dashboards - Radio World

The National Association of Broadcasters has joined the Radio Ready campaign, which focuses on keeping radio prominent in connected vehicles.

radioworld.com

Deutsche Welle is Telling America's Story ...

DW Deutsche Welle@deutschewelle.dw.com · 6d ago

A new DW investigation uncovered gaps in the protection of victims' identities within the DOJ's Epstein archive. Months after the DOJ said it had strengthened redaction procedures, DW reporters found documents containing victim-identifying information that remained publicly accessible.

"Reuters viewed a video of the presentation given at the AIDS 2026 conference in Rio de Janeiro, which shows the errant map ​displayed halfway during a presentation about the State Department's new health agreements." www.reuters.com/world/africa...

US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference

A U.S. government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a State Department presentation at ‌a global conference taking place in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attendees who took screen...

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“We used to work with a number of reporters who covered Washington, and did original reporting, and now we’re just rewriting press releases from the Administration.” www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...

How Donald Trump Silenced the Voice of America

The Voice of America was created to spread the story of freedom and democracy around the world. Now, with many of its journalists being paid to stay home, it’s delivering a very different message.

newyorker.com

"Concerns are mounting over the Shiokaze shortwave radio program for Japanese nationals abducted to North Korea, as the number of [shortwave] radio transmitters is dwindling." www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07...

Concerns increasing over radio for abductees in North Korea

Messages for abductees are typically broadcast every night, but aging equipment, a dwindling need for the transmitters, and Middle East tensions threaten the effort.

japantimes.co.jp

Trump "can’t dictate what [USAGM] journalists write or say, and he can’t fire them all, so he’s trying to move the whole enterprise into something he does control: the State Department. Enter Sarah Rogers." nationalinterest.org/feature/why-...

Why US Media Should Be Independent from the State Department

Putting the US Agency for Global Media under effective Trump administration control would be a boon to US adversaries.

nationalinterest.org

President Trump's nominee to run USAGM (parent of the now state-captured Voice of America) is to appear tomorrow before the Senate's foreign relations committee. Livestream will be here: www.foreign.senate.gov/hearings/nom...

NOMINATIONS | United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

Nomination Hearing on July 30, 2026 at 6:30 AM

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France orders former RT journalist Xenia Fedorova to leave the country after accusations that she was spreading Kremlin propaganda on French TV and radio (France 24) Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink

"Disinformation experts have raised the alarm about the influence of the former journalist for Russia's state-run channel RT, as France heads for a presidential election next year."

Steve Herman@newsguy.bsky.social · last wk.

France orders a Russian journalist to leave the country amid accusations she spread Kremlin propaganda through French television and radio ahead of next year's presidential election. www.france24.com/en/france/20...

"Grand reporter puis rédacteur en chef du service francophone de la radio américaine Voice of America, il avait couvert de nombreux conflits en Afrique. Il est mort le 24 juillet, à l’âge de 72 ans." www.lemonde.fr/disparitions...

Mort du journaliste sénégalais Idriss Fall, une voix influente de l’Afrique francophone

Grand reporter puis rédacteur en chef du service francophone de la radio américaine Voice of America, il avait couvert de nombreux conflits en Afrique. Il est mort le 24 juillet, à l’âge de 72 ans.

lemonde.fr

Re USAGM/VOA shortwave relay in Botswana, US ambassador says it "continues to employ approximately 40 people ... and confirmed that it remains fully operational. However [he] declined to comment on whether the station currently broadcasts" www.pressreader.com/foryou?popup...

"'We had a quarter-inch reel-to-reel tape machine in 1962, so we used to record off the radio — things like Willis Conover’s Voice Of America Jazz Hour, broadcasting in Germany to the American forces [sic].'" parade.com/entertainmen...

1967 Rock Hit With Iconic Organ Riff Was Written and Sung by an 18-Year-Old

This song helped shape a whole genre of music.

parade.com

Now that VOA services for Africa have been eliminated ... "The Army has activated a new psychological operations company focused on Africa, expanding the military’s ability to influence foreign audiences ... across the continent." www.military.com/army-officia...

Army Officially Activates New Psychological Operations Unit for Africa

The Army activated an Africa-focused psychological operations company to counter extremists and foreign influence through targeted messaging.

military.com

"Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence recently classified several Persian-language Christian satellite TV broadcasters as hostile organizations, according to a government news release" wng.org/sift/iran-ba...

Iran bans Christian TV broadcasters, threatens prosecution

WORLD is a news organization producing Biblically sound, daily coverage of global, national, and cultural current events.

wng.org

"The administration already scored an own goal by trying to silence the Voice of America amid military conflicts from Venezuela to Iran. Restricting foreign outlets by playing the visa card risks compounding the damage." www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Limiting foreign journalist visas could boomerang on American media

New rules will require reapplying every eight months.

washingtonpost.com

"Support for independent media, anti-censorship technologies, and civil society engagement ... are strategic national security instruments that raise the costs of repression while remaining consistent with democratic values." www.justsecurity.org/146224/autho...

Authoritarians Keep Telling Us What They Fear. We Should Listen.

Research shows, more than military strikes or sanctions, authoritarians fear independent media, anti-censorship tech, and civil society.

justsecurity.org

"The attempt to dismantle ... Voice of America have influenced the decline in American presence overseas. Pullback has collided with China’s increase in spending on state-run media operations, local language targeting and pro-Beijing messaging." thehill.com/policy/inter...

Trump administration to ramp up global anti-China funding, documents show

The Trump administration is planning to ramp up global spending for an anti-China initiative to the tune of $175.8 million, according to a new document. Last week, the Trump administration notified…

thehill.com

www.afge.org/article/summ...

More Radio Free America™ airings via WRMI of 'America at 250:Due Diligence' on shortwave: Sun. 2200EDT/Mon. 0200GMT - 9395 kHz Mon. 0700EDT/1100GMT - 15770 kHz Mon. 1900EDT/2300GMT - 9455 kHz Mon. 2000EDT/Tue. 0000GMT -5050 kHz Mon. 2100EDT/Tue. 0100GMT - 9455 kHz Tue. 0100EDT/0500GMT - 5850 kHz

Steve Herman@newsguy.bsky.social · 2w ago

This episode of America at 250:Due Diligence on air shortly (20:00 Sat. EDT/00:00 Sun. GMT) on Radio Free America™ via WRMI on 5050 kHz shortwave.

VOA Persian today (Sunday) posted Michael Lipin's report on Friday's WHCA Dinner. Video included HHS Sec. Robert Kennedy Jr. and entourage laughing at Trump's jokes. And Trump putting on a Trump 2028 hat. x.com/VOAfarsi/sta... English version (posted Friday): x.com/Michael_Lipi...

My friend and ham radio buddy Martyn Williams (KJ6SDF) helps a Washington Post correspondent navigate a North Korean smartphone. wapo.st/44QYbfF

“'People don’t pay a lot of attention to catfish.'” www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...

Scientists Discover The Fourth Transmissible Cancer Known To Science

Scientists found the fourth type of transmissible cancer, and the first in a fish: a melanoma whose tumor cells spread between catfish in a Vermont lake.

forbes.com

VOA Editorial (now the only VOA English content) warns of "campaigns to suppress speech, intimidate political opposition, and sabotage our national institutions." The Editorial says this comes from the "far left." editorials.voa.gov/a/cutting-of...

Cutting off the Financial Lifeblood of Political Terrorists

The Treasury Department will do its part to identify illicit funding; dismantle the networks that fund political terrorism; pursue those who enable political violence; and deepen collaboration with in...

editorials.voa.gov

VOA Persian summarizes Trump's statements and jokes at the White House Correspondents Association, without mentioning reaction from the room or from outside observers. In one joke, he states that Chuck Schumer "has become a Palestinian." ir.voanews.com/a/8175939.html

ترامپ: جمهوری اسلامی نباید سلاح هسته‌ای داشته باشد چون نمی‌خواهیم از آن علیه واشنگتن، اسرائيل و خاورمیانه استفاده کند

دونالد ترامپ رئیس‌جمهوری آمریکا، جمعه شب (۲ مرداد) در مراسم شام انجمن خبرنگاران کاخ سفید حاضر شد و در سخنرانی خود با خبرنگاران شوخی کرد. این مراسم در آتریوم هتل والدورف آستوریا در واشنگتن دی‌سی برگزار...

ir.voanews.com

VOA Chinese is using X to teach English. x.com/VOAChinese/s...