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To promote freedom and democracy and enhance understanding through multimedia communication of accurate, objective, and balanced news, information, and other programming about America and the world to audiences overseas.
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Each of the three grantee organizations serves a unique geographic region. Their accomplishments in each region are described below:
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL): As of December 2009, RFE/RL broadcasts in 28 languages to Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe; Russia; the Caucasus; Central Asia; Iraq; Iran; and Afghanistan. Eighteen of RFE/RL’s broadcast languages almost two-thirds of the total are directed to countries or regions where the majority populations are Muslim. Each week, RFE/RL broadcasts more than 1,000 hours of radio programming and nearly five hours of television from its operations center in Prague and from its 19 bureaus. During fiscal year 2009, RFE/RL’s 20 Internet websites reached a monthly average of over 2.1 million unique visitors, logged nearly 4 million requests to listen to radio content online, and garnered an average of 15.1 million page views each month reflecting increases of 13 percent, 18 percent, and 21 percent respectively over the previous year.
RFE/RL’s proximity to its broadcast regions facilitates production of relevant, locally-oriented programming in a cost-efficient manner. As of July 2009, RFE/RL programs were available on 238 local AM, FM, UKV, and TV affiliates across its broadcast region. RFE/RL is increasing delivery of its information products on television, the Internet, and other emerging media in order to attract new audiences and to reach closed and semi-closed societies.
Radio Free Asia (RFA): RFA broadcasts in nine languages and four dialects to China (including Tibet and the Xinjiang Region of Western China), Burma, Cambodia, Laos, North Korea, and Vietnam, providing unbiased news to Asian countries that do not tolerate a free press, and filling the news gap created by State-controlled media. Through its network of reporters across Asia and its seven bureaus/offices, RFA frequently leads the world in breaking news and continues to cover stories not reported by other media.
As a multi-media news organization, RFA’s broadcasters focus on developing vibrant, relevant content that meets the demands of its radio audiences and drives visitors to its websites. RFA material can be downloaded to mobile devices, repackaged and republished to circumvent ever increasing censorship, or shared b word-of-mouth.
Middle East Broadcasting Network (MBN): MBN is a multimedia broadcasting organization. Its brands currently include Alhurra, Radio Sawa, and Afia Darfur. Alhurra operates three, 24/7 Arabic-language news and information television channels – Alhurra, Alhurra-Iraq, and Alhurra Europe. Radio Sawa broadcasts 24/7 on seven programming streams in the Middle East, and utilizes Web sites as sources of up-to-the-minute news. MBN broadcasts from its headquarters in Northern Virginia, with production outlets in Baghdad, Cairo, Dubai, Beirut, and Jerusalem, and correspondents in the Middle East and around the world.
Alhurra is distributed digitally via Arabsat and Nilesat, the same satellites used by all major Middle Eastern channels, as well as terrestrial transmitters in Baghdad, Mosul, Basra, Tikrit and Al Hilla. Alhurra Europe is distributed on Eutelsat Hotbird 8. Alhurra is also streamed on its news and information website at www.alhurra.com.
Radio Sawa can be heard throughout the Middle East through FM and medium wave (AM) transmissions on seven streams including: (1) Iraq (FM and AM); (2) Jordan and the West Bank (FM); (3) the Gulf (FM and AM); (4) Egypt and the Levant (AM); (5) Morocco (FM); (6) Sudan, Djibouti and Yemen (FM and AM); and (7) Lebanon and Syria (FM). Radio Sawa is also streamed on its news and information Web site www.radiosawa.com. See Projection
Each of the three grantee organizations serves a unique geographic region. Their accomplishments in each region are described below:
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL): As of March 2010, RFE/RL broadcasts in 28 languages to Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe; Russia; the Caucasus; Central Asia; Iraq; Iran; and Afghanistan. Eighteen of RFE/RL’s broadcast languages almost two-thirds of the total are directed to countries or regions where the majority populations are Muslim. Each week, RFE/RL broadcasts more than 1,000 hours of radio programming and nearly five hours of television from its operations center in Prague and from its 20 bureaus. During fiscal year 2009, RFE/RL’s 20 Internet websites reached a monthly average of over 2.1 million unique visitors, logged nearly 4 million requests to listen to radio content online, and garnered an average of 15.1 million page views each month reflecting increases of 13 percent, 18 percent, and 21 percent respectively over the previous year.
RFE/RL’s proximity to its broadcast regions facilitates production of relevant, locally-oriented programming in a cost-efficient manner. As of July 2009, RFE/RL programs were available on 238 local AM, FM, UKV, and TV affiliates across its broadcast region. RFE/RL is increasing delivery of its information products on television, the Internet, and other emerging media in order to attract new audiences and to reach closed and semi-closed societies.
Radio Free Asia (RFA): RFA broadcasts in nine languages and four dialects to China (including Tibet and the Xinjiang Region of Western China), Burma, Cambodia, Laos, North Korea, and Vietnam, providing unbiased news to Asian countries that do not tolerate a free press, and filling the news gap created by State-controlled media. Through its network of reporters across Asia and its seven bureaus/offices, RFA frequently leads the world in breaking news and continues to cover stories not reported by other media.
As a multi-media news organization, RFA’s broadcasters focus on developing vibrant, relevant content that meets the demands of its radio audiences and drives visitors to its websites. RFA material can be downloaded to mobile devices, repackaged and republished to circumvent ever increasing censorship, or shared b word-of-mouth.
Middle East Broadcasting Network (MBN): MBN is a multimedia broadcasting organization. Its brands currently include Alhurra, Radio Sawa, and Afia Darfur. Alhurra operates three, 24/7 Arabic-language news and information television channels – Alhurra, Alhurra-Iraq, and Alhurra Europe. Radio Sawa broadcasts 24/7 on seven programming streams in the Middle East, and utilizes Web sites as sources of up-to-the-minute news. MBN broadcasts from its headquarters in Northern Virginia, with production outlets in Baghdad, Cairo, Dubai, Beirut, and Jerusalem, and correspondents in the Middle East and around the world.
Alhurra is distributed digitally via Arabsat and Nilesat, the same satellites used by all major Middle Eastern channels, as well as terrestrial transmitters in Baghdad, Mosul, Basra, Tikrit and Al Hilla. Alhurra Europe is distributed on Eutelsat Hotbird 8. Alhurra is also streamed on its news and information website at www.alhurra.com.
Radio Sawa can be heard throughout the Middle East through FM and medium wave (AM) transmissions on seven streams including: (1) Iraq (FM and AM); (2) Jordan and the West Bank (FM); (3) the Gulf (FM and AM); (4) Egypt and the Levant (AM); (5) Morocco (FM); (6) Sudan, Djibouti and Yemen (FM and AM); and (7) Lebanon and Syria (FM). Radio Sawa is also streamed on its news and information Web site www.radiosawa.com.
See FY 2010 description of accomplishments
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
