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Radio Free Europe is an independent company financed by the U.S. Congress, explained William H. Kratch, director of the New York bureau. He said the purpose is "to hopefully make available what we consider a basic human right, information...
...surrogate radio station for Eastern European countries," presenting alternative programming to state-controlled stations, Kratch added...
...station broadcasts underground information, which Kratch said is called "zamizdat." It could be work by an intellectual that is denied publication, or a differing view point on a new law passed in those nations...
Radio Free Europe differs from Voice of America, explained Kratch, because the Voice of America's main task is to explain U.S. policy, while Radio Free Europe gathers news from throughout the world, including the Eastern bloc countries...
Tinerama, the program he appears on, also broadcasts the Top 40 western pop songs. Schuster said. "Our dise-jockeys are able to dicuss the lyrics and what it means to the average western youth" explained Kratch...