Hungary
Hungarian Service
Szabad Európa, a 21st-century update of RFE/RL’s Hungarian Service, provides objective reporting in an EU country that has witnessed the deterioration of a free and independent press.
In First Year, Szabad Európa Fills Vital Niche In Hungarian Media Scene
In a media environment dominated by outlets associated with the government, RFE/RL’s renewed Hungarian Service, Szabad Európa, has carved out an important role for itself as a trusted, digital-only source…
RFE/RL Is Back With the News in Hungary
Audiences in Hungary woke this morning to Szabad Európa, the 21st-century update of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) storied Hungarian Service.
Briefly…RFE/RL’s Return To Hungary
RFE/RL has returned to Hungary, launching an entirely digital Hungarian Service, SzabadEuropa.hu, in response to the country’s steep decline in media freedom.
Radio Free Europe’s Audience Reach Behind the Iron Curtain
The data graphics below demonstrate Radio Free Europe’s weekly audience reach from 1963 to 1989 in Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria. Audience reach for other foreign broadcasters is shown.
RFE Broadcasts From Hungarian Revolution Digitized
The RFE/RL Broadcast Collection at Stanford’s Hoover Institution contains some 80,000 studio tape reels of RFE and Radio Liberty (RL) broadcasts.
Rare RFE Polish Service Recordings from Hungarian Revolution Restored
On November 3, Polish Radio launched on-demand streaming on its web site of key RFE Polish broadcasts from 1956.