Internally displaced Afghan children listen to radios distributed by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Kabul. (AP photo/Ahmad Massoud)

Today is World Radio Day! Here are a few fast facts about our radio operations:

• Our radio programming reached 96 million people in 2012.
• Additional FM transmitters were installed this year in Misrata and Tripoli to extend the reach of Radio Sawa. 
• Last year four new FM stations in Afghanistan, bringing the total to 12, giving VOA Dari and Pashto programs a wider reach with a clear, FM quality signal. [more details in this pdf]

Learn more about our broadcasters’ radio operations on bbg.gov and by following us on twitter.

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