Radio Free Europe in crisis.

From: National Review | Date: May 23, 1986 | Copyright information

Radio Free Europe in Crisis

RADIO FREE EUROPE and Radio Liberty--the vital U.S. radio stations headquartered in Munich--are facing a financial crunch of monumental proportins. Earlier this year, the radio stations absorbed a painful Gramm-Rudman cut, like every other federally funded agency or operation. That reduction forced them to economize severely, curtailing important new programs and ongoing activities. But now the Munich radio stations face a financial crisis mor...

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