International broadcasting
Radio communications between countries
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| 2025 | Radio Free Asia received the Gracies Award from Alliance for Women in Media in the Radio National Winners category for the special report 'Please save my sister: A North Korean escapee's plea'. |
| April 4 2025 | Radio Free Asia halted radio broadcasts in Mandarin, Tibetan and Lao, and heavily reduced its Burmese, Khmer, Korean and Uyghur language services. |
| March 22 2025 | The Czech government pledges support for RFE/RL following U.S. funding cuts, demonstrating commitment to preserving independent journalism and countering misinformation in Eastern Europe. |
| March 21 2025 | RFA affiliate WHYNOT halted operations. |
| March 18 2025 | RFE/RL filed a lawsuit against USAGM and two USAGM officials to block the grant termination. |
| March 2025 |
Radio Farda
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) imposed a 30-day total freeze on funding to MBN and other USAGM outlets, with intention of making it permanent.
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| March 2025 | The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) imposed a funding freeze on Radio Free Asia, potentially impacting its operations and ability to provide independent reporting. |
| March 15 2025 | VOA began terminating contracts with major news agencies including the Associated Press, Reuters, and Agence France-Presse. Kari Lake estimated these contract terminations would save $53 million. |
| March 15 2025 | Voice of America discontinued news and other regular programming, with many foreign language broadcasts replacing content with music following the executive order. |
| March 15 2025 | VOA Director Michael Abramowitz announced he was placed on leave, along with 'virtually the entire staff' of 1,300 employees, 24 hours after President Trump signed an executive order affecting VOA's parent agency. |
| March 15 2025 | The United States Agency for Global Media terminated grants to Radio Free Asia following a directive from the Trump Administration. |
| March 2025 | Lawsuits were filed against the Trump administration regarding the VOA staff, particularly concerning foreign national employees with J-1 visas. |
| March 2025 | The District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a temporary restraining order preventing the Trump administration from further actions against VOA, including staff terminations and contract cancellations. |
| March 14 2025 | President Donald Trump issued an executive order cutting funding to the U.S. Agency for Global Media, placing almost all of VOA's 1,300 journalists, producers, and assistants on administrative leave. |
| March 14 2025 | President Trump signed an Executive Order continuing the reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy and ordered the gutting of USAGM to the extent allowed by law. |
| February 2025 | The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) proposed potential closure of RFE/RL and Voice of America as a cost-saving measure. |
| February 2025 | Elon Musk called for VOA and Radio Free Europe to be shut down, echoing suggestions from other government officials. |
| February 2025 | The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) proposed shutting down VOA and Radio Free Europe as a cost-saving measure for the U.S. federal government. |
| January 15 2025 | Relaunches Polish-language website and announces the launch of a permanent Polish-language service as its 18th language. |
| January 15 2025 | Launch of Euronews' permanent Polish-language service as the 18th language, coinciding with Poland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union. |
| 2024 | Michael Holmes retired from anchoring CNN Newsroom. |
| 2024 | Yulia Navalnaya and the Russian Anti-Corruption Foundation were honored with the DW Freedom of Speech Award, highlighting their efforts in promoting free speech. |
| 2024 | Radio Free Asia received the National Edward R. Murrow Award in the Network Radio Digital category for the report 'Under the Gun in Myanmar'. |
| December 2024 | President-elect Trump announces intention to appoint former news anchor Kari Lake as VOA director, though the International Broadcasting Advisory Board holds the actual authority for appointment. |
| September 30 2024 | Scheduled end of Al Jazeera English broadcast on Freeview channel 235, with service to continue on channel 251 as a streaming service. |
| September 16 2024 | Meta banned RT from its platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, citing foreign interference activity. |
| August 9 2024 | RT's broadcast and studio equipment in Washington DC were auctioned off, signaling potential operational changes or challenges for the network. |
| July 2024 | Michael Abramowitz assumes the position of VOA director, bringing nearly 25 years of experience from The Washington Post and prior service as president of Freedom House. |
| June 12 2024 | The House Foreign Affairs Committee released a report concluding there was 'credible evidence of corruption' regarding Setareh Derakhshesh Sieg's actions, substantiating previous whistleblower complaints and internal investigations. |
| April 2024 | Belarus's Ministry of Internal Affairs labeled DW Belarus as an extremist group. |
| March 2024 | RFA announced the closure of its Hong Kong bureau due to safety concerns stemming from Hong Kong's National Security Ordinance. |
| February 2024 | Russia listed RFE as an 'undesirable organization', effectively making it illegal in the country. |
| January 2024 | First Move with Julia Chatterley returned to CNN International, now airing just before the start of the Asian trading day. |
| January 1 2024 | German language broadcasting ceases at Deutsche Welle. |
| 2023 | Don Lemon was dismissed from CNN after being an anchor of CNN This Morning and a U.S. anchor. |
| 2023 | Salvadoran investigative journalist Óscar Martínez received the DW Freedom of Speech Award for his work. |
| 2023 | A court in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, accepted a request to ban operations of RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service. |
| 2023 |
Shortwave radio
The most recent World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) took place, continuing the periodic review and allocation of radio frequency bands.
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| October 2023 | Six Republican members of Congress, led by Senator Bill Hagerty, signed a letter criticizing VOA's editorial guidance regarding the description of Hamas members. |
| October 2023 | USAGM chief executive Amanda Bennett responded to the congressional criticism by clarifying that VOA had no policy prohibiting the use of terms like 'terror,' 'terrorism,' or 'terrorist'. |
| October 2023 | Congress reduced the budget of USAGM (VOA's parent organization) in response to the controversy surrounding the editorial guidance. |
| October 7 2023 | Hamas launched an attack on Israel, which prompted Voice of America (VOA) to issue internal editorial guidance about how to refer to the actions and Hamas members in their reporting. |
| September 2023 | VOA leadership (presumably referring to Lopez) abruptly resigned as the House Foreign Affairs Committee intensified its investigation into allegations of misconduct. |
| September 2023 | RFE/RL's Azerbaijani service (Radio Azadliq) was revealed to have leadership with links to Azerbaijan's ruling authorities, leading to content censorship. |
| September 2023 | RT launched its online platform in Portuguese as 'RT Brazil', expanding its international media presence. |
| September 27 2023 | Selected CNN International programmes were simulcast on CNN Max, a streaming-only channel available on the Max streaming service. |
| August 2023 | The New Arab published an investigation by Arab48 suggesting Arab employees were unfairly dismissed over antisemitism charges. |
| August 2023 | VOA's alternative website domain voaturkce.com was also blocked by RTÜK, further restricting VOA's ability to broadcast in Turkey. VOA responded by providing instructions to its audience on how to use VPN to access its content, maintaining its commitment to providing unrestricted news coverage. |
| July 2023 |
BBC Far Eastern Relay Station
BBC Far Eastern Relay Station closes after 75 years of broadcasting, with the site reportedly needed for development by the Singapore Government.
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