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Radio Marti (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date May 22, 1984
Report Number IB83105
Authors Joel M. Woldman, Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

S. 602, the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act passed by both the Senate andHouse and signed into law by President Reagan on Oct. 4, 1983 as P.L. 98-111,provides for the establishment of a special, new, semi-autonomous Cubanservice within the Voice of America (VOA). The proposed broadcasting,informally called "Radio Marti" after a nineteenth century Cuban nationalisthero, is intended mainly to provide news to Cuba about Cuba, particulary newsnot reported by Cuba's state-controlled media. It is now expected thatlimited regular Radio Marti broadcasts 4 hours each day to Cuba by the VOAwill begin in late summer or early fall 1984.