Take a look at more than 65 years of RFE/RL history in photos. Established at the beginning of the Cold War to transmit uncensored news and information to audiences behind the Iron Curtain, RFE/RL now provides uncensored news and information in 25 languages to 20 countries, including Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Ukraine, and Russia. Audiences turn to RFE/RL for what they cannot get locally: uncensored news, responsible discussion, and open debate.
RFE/RL History in Images
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A broadcast from the first RFE studio in Munich, where RFE began broadcasting in May 1951.
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From 1953 to 1956 RFE floated balloons from West Germany filled with news reports over the Iron Curtain.
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Radio Liberation Journalist Valerian Obolensky in the 1950s. Radio Liberation (later Radio Liberty) began broad casting to the Soviet Union in 1953, which Radio Free Europe focused on Soviet satellite countries. The two entities merged in 1976 as Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL).
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Former U.S. First Lady and Human Rights Champion Eleanor Roosevelt sits down for an interview in the late 1950s with Radio Liberty.