The United States Broadcasting Board of Governors has received a notice about the termination of a contract for the longwave broadcast of the Voice of America radio station in Moscow.
In his letter to the U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Dmitry
Kiselyov, Director of the Russia Today Agency, who coordinates, among
other things, the work of Voice of America and Radio Liberty, made note
of the termination of the earlier contract on the Voice of America radio
broadcast in Moscow on the 810khZ AM frequency, according to the VoA
website.
Kiselyov’s letter was sent to the BBG on March 21 in reply to the BBG request to extend the contract.
Russia has thus ended broadcasting of the last VoA radio program in Moscow, which included Russian- and English-language news and English lessons, the statement said.
BBG chief Jeff Shell saw the decision as a restriction of freedom of speech. The BBG will continue working for Russian audiences using online platforms and satellite data transmission, he said.
