Radio Free Asia

Radio Free Asia is a non- commercial radio station based in Washington, DC

It was founded in 1994 by the U.S. Congress and is funded from U.S. sources. The station is under the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG ), which is responsible for the operation of any non-military international shipments the United States. The worldwide network of radio transmitters and relay stations, which is the transmitter is available, maintained by the International Broadcasting Bureau ( IBB).

The transmitter emits programs in nine different languages ​​to Central and Southeast Asia. His tasks include claims to the "promotion of democratic values ​​and freedom through the dissemination of facts and ideas." It broadcasts in Tibetan, Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, Uyghur, Burmese, Vietnamese, Laotian, Khmer, Korean to North Korea.

The programs are produced in the style of Radio Free Europe and broadcast on shortwave. Be used transmitters on the Mariana Islands, Sri Lanka, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Hawaii, Armenia, Mongolia and Palau.

See also: Voice of America, short wave radio, DXing