Captured by the airwaves: How postwar broadcasting became propaganda weapon (2)

Shortly after the end of World War II, free voices returned to Prague’s radio studios. However, hopes for independent broadcasting were soon wiped out by the arrival of the Cold War and the Iron Curtain. Within a few years, Czechoslovak Radio’s international broadcasts had been transformed into a strategic weapon, tasked with spreading a particular message to every corner of the globe.

In early 1947, the voice of Prague spoke to the entire world in an impressive 18 languages.

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Author: Jaromír Marek