Radio Prague to suffer no budget cuts in 2012

Seventy five years ago today, at 10 AM on August 31, 1936, the foreign service of Czechoslovak Radio went on air for the first time ever. Today, Radio Prague is an independent broadcaster although it is still funded entirely by the Czech Foreign Ministry. Following severe budget cuts in recent years, some good news came on Wednesday from the Foreign Ministry which promises no further cuts for 2012. Radio Prague spoke to the head of the ministry’s public diplomacy department, Jan Bondy.

More at :

http://www.radio.cz/en/section/curraffrs/radio-prague-to-suffer-no-budget-cuts-in-2012

Radio Prague 75th Anni. special program on 31st Aug, commemorative QSL to be issued

On August 31, 2011, it will be 75 years since the Czechoslovak company Radiojournal launched its regular shortwave broadcast.To mark the anniversary, Radio Prague will be doing some special programmes & a press conference on the current state of international broadcasting will be held for Czech and foreign journalists in the Czech Radio building. Journalists will have the opportunity to see the 75 Years of Radio Prague exhibit and visit the international broadcasting workspaces.

Those who tune in to the Radio Prague broadcast on August 31 will receive a special, stamped QSL card.

http://old.radio.cz/documents/en/75-years.pdf

(Source : Radio Prague)