Voice of America A Trusted Source of News and Information Since 1942 Printer Friendly Version E-mail this article to a friend Fast Facts
Mission: To broadcast accurate, balanced, and comprehensive news and information to an international audience. Facilities: 27 radio broadcast studios, 33 production and recording studios, 30 professional audio mixing and dubbing stations, 4 television studios, 21 video editing suites, and facilities for master control, recording, scheduling, and feed intake. History: Broadcasts began in 1942, to get reliable news to people living in closed and war-torn societies. VOA Broadcasts The VOA Charter President Gerald Ford signed the VOA Charter into law in 1976. It protects the independence and integrity of VOA programming. 1. VOA will serve as a consistently reliable and authoritative source of news. VOA news will be accurate, objective, and comprehensive. 2. VOA will represent America, not any single segment of American society, and will therefore present a balanced and comprehensive projection of significant American thought and institutions. 3. VOA will present the policies of the United States clearly and effectively, and will also present responsible discussions and opinion on these policies. • We transmit approximately 1,500 hours of programs each week. • 25 of VOA's 45 languages broadcast on television. • Program content includes news, features, education, and culture, in documentary, discussion, and call-in formats, both live and pre-recorded. • VOA has a growing worldwide network of more than 1,200 local affiliate stations, which include FM and medium wave (MW or AM) radio stations, television stations and networks, and cable systems. VOA Newscenter VOA and Technology • VOA has the largest integrated digital audio system in the world. •A network of transmitting stations operated by the international Broadcasting Bureau, along with some leased stations, sends VOA's programs instantaneously around the world. • The website, www.VOANews.com, provides a wide range of English-language news reports and serves as a portal to homepages of all 45 languages broadcast by VOA, as well as other information about VOA. • VOANews.com pages feature text, audio/video files on demand, and live-streamed programs.
Our broadcasts in 45 languages make VOAone of the largest multimedia news organizations in the world: "The news may be good. The news may be bad. We shall tell you the truth."
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