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'''Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)''' is an international broadcast organization that provides news, information, and analysis to countries in [[Eastern Europe]], [[Central Asia]], and the [[Middle East]]. RFE/RL is supervised by the [[Broadcasting Board of Governors]], a bipartisan federal agency overseeing all US international broadcasting services.<ref>[http://www.bbg.gov Broadcasting Board of Governors (official site)]</ref> It is funded by the [[United States Congress|U.S. Congress]].<ref>[http://www.rferl.org/section/FAQ/777.html#section5 About RFE/RL - FAQs]</ref>
Founded as an [[anti-communist]] source of information during the [[Cold War]], RFE/RL was headquartered at [[Englischer Garten]] in [[Munich]], [[Germany]], however their current headquarters are in [[Prague]], [[Czech Republic]]. In addition, the service maintains 19 local bureaus in countries throughout their broadcast region, as well as a corporate office in [[Washington, D.C.]]. RFE/RL broadcasts in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aferrz909tI 28 languages] to [http://flashvideo.rferl.org/Flashmaps/en-US/coverageOneWin/default.htm 20 countries] including [[Russia]], [[Iran]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Belarus]], and [[Iraq]].<ref>[http://flashvideo.rferl.org/Flashmaps/en-US/coverageOneWin/default.htm RFE/RL Coverage Map]</ref>
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