Radio Free Europe

Examples of Radio Free Europe in the following topics:

• Diplomacy

  • Instruments used for practicing public diplomacy include broadcasting stations (The Voice of America, Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty), exchange programs (Fulbright, the International Visitor Leadership Program), American arts and performances in foreign countries, the Internet, and personal contact .

• Tension with the USSR

  • Although leaderless when it first began, it was the first major threat to Soviet control since the USSR's forces drove out Nazi Germany from its territory at the end of World War II and broke into Central and Eastern Europe.
  • Under Rákosi, Hungary's government was among the most repressive in Europe.
  • On November 1, in a radio address to the Hungarian people, Nagy formally declared Hungary's withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact and Hungary's stance of neutrality.
  • The US response was reliant on the CIA to covertly effect change, with both covert agents and Radio Free Europe.
  • However, their Hungarian operations collapsed rapidly and they could not locate any of the weapon caches hidden across Europe, nor be sure who they'd send arms too.

• Radio Waves

  • AM radio waves are used to carry commercial radio signals in the frequency range from 540 to 1600 kHz .
  • FM radio is inherently less subject to noise from stray radio sources than AM radio because amplitudes of waves add noise.
  • Note that these frequencies are those of free transmission with the user utilizing an old-fashioned roof antenna.
  • Frequency modulation for FM radio.
  • Amplitude modulation for AM radio.

• Escaping Hard Times

  • Big-band Jazz, like that of James Reese in Europe and Fletcher Henderson in New York, was also popular on the radio and brought an African-American style and influence to a predominantly white cultural scene.
  • In the 1930s listening to radio broadcasts became a source of nearly free entertainment for millions of Americans and radio stations had a little bit of everything for listeners of all ages.
  • Amos ‘n’ Andy, while controversial for its racial stereotypes, was a popular comedy and drama beginning in the late 1920s on NBC radio, boasting as many as 40 million listeners in 1930-1931 and lasting into the 1950s on radio and as a television series.
  • Singer Bing Crosby first gained recognition on radio shows in the early 1930s, while famed comedy duo Abbott and Costello made their first known radio performance on The Kate Smith Hour in 1938.
  • At its height the radio program had an estimated 6 million listeners and remained on the air until 1942.

• Domestic Conservatism

  • Opposition to the New Deal also came from the Old Right, a group of conservative free-market anti-interventionists, originally associated with midwestern Republicans led by Hoover and Robert A.
  • When the war began in September 1939, most Americans (and Congressmen) demanded neutrality regarding Europe.
  • However most Americans supported strong measures against Japan; Europe was the focus of the America First Committee.
  • His first radio speech was broadcast on September 15, 1939 over all three of the major radio networks.

• Wireless Communication

  • These wireless phones use radio waves to enable their users to make phone calls from many locations worldwide.
  • With infra-red waves, distances are short (such as a few meters for television remote control) while radio waves can reach as far as thousands or even millions of kilometers for deep-space radio communications.
  • Other examples of applications of radio wireless technology include GPS units, garage door openers, wireless computer mice, keyboards and headsets, headphones, radio receivers, satellite television, broadcast television, and cordless telephones.
  • These wireless devices use radio waves to enable their users to make phone calls from many locations worldwide.
  • Some businesses charge customers a monthly fee for the service, while others offer it for free in an effort to increase sales of their goods.

• The Jazz Age

  • African-American Jazz was played more frequently on urban radio stations than on its suburban counterparts.
  • With the introduction of large-scale radio broadcasts in 1922, Americans were able to experience different styles of music without physically visiting a Jazz club.
  • The most popular type of radio show was a "potter palm," an amateur concert and big-band Jazz performance broadcast from New York and Chicago.
  • Big-band Jazz, like that of James Reese in Europe and Fletcher Henderson in New York, was also popular on the radio and brought an African-American style and influence to a predominantly white cultural scene.
  • "The Jelly Roll Blues" was one of the first Jazz songs to reach a widespread audience through radio play.

• The "Arsenal of Democracy"

  • "Arsenal of Democracy" was a slogan first used FDR in an American public in a radio broadcast and called for support of the Allied forces.
  • Roosevelt in a radio broadcast delivered on December 29, 1940 .
  • He argued that Europe did not ask the U.S. to fight for them; instead, Europe was asking for the tools they needed to fight their war, like planes, tanks, and guns.
  • He stressed the importance of getting Europe these weapons, to prevent war from spreading from Europe to America.
  • An inspector in the Chrysler Corporation in Detroit, making the weapons Europe needed to defend itself against Germany.

• Conclusion: Cultural Change in the Interwar Period

  • The explosion of Jazz and other new musical and dance forms in the 1920s was personified by the flappers, women whose fashion styles represented their free spirits and new social openness.
  • Local and national radio spread free entertainment and news programming throughout the 1930s, when listening to radio broadcasts became a source of nearly free entertainment for millions and radio stations had a little bit of everything for listeners of all ages.
  • American adults frequently listened to newscasts, radio theater, soap operas, religious sermons, and entertainment programs.
  • Roosevelt reached out to the nation with his so-called “fireside chats” on national radio throughout his presidency beginning in 1933, while a little Orphan named Annie became one of the most beloved children’s characters in the nation thanks to radio broadcasts of her adventures.
  • In design and architecture, Art Deco originated in Europe and spread throughout the continent before its influence moved across the Atlantic to North America.

• The Culture of the Roaring Twenties

  • The first commercial radio stations in the U.S. went on the air in Detroit and Pittsburgh on August 27, 1920.
  • While there were only a few radio stations in 1920–21, by 1922 the radio craze soon swept the country .
  • In 1922, the BBC began radio broadcasting in the United Kingdom.
  • Characterized by pure and geometric forms, Art Deco originated in Europe and spread to North America in the mid-1920s, manifesting itself famously in the construction of the Chrysler Building, the tallest building in the world at its time.
  • Americans rapidly turned to the radio in this era of cultural growth.