VOA
Shortwave news service
VOA stands for Voice of America, the U.S. government-funded international broadcaster.
Established during World War II, it broadcasts news and cultural programming in dozens of languages to audiences worldwide, particularly in countries with restricted press freedom.
VOA's Mandarin service reaches millions of listeners in China.
High-frequency radio band
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- transmissionSending of information
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
news · English · learning · listener · program · frequency · signal · antenna
Reports of recent events
- reporterOne who gathers news
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- bureauOffice or furniture chest
- coverageExtent of inclusion
international · story · interview · documentary · press · editor · headline · investigation
Britain's native tongue
- vocabularyOne's word collection
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- slowLacking in speed
- beginnerOne who lacks experience
ESL · listener · comprehension · lesson · accent · fluency · transcript · audio
shortwave
High-frequency radio band
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- transmissionSending of information
international · news · English · learning · listener · program · frequency · signal · antenna · reception
news
Reports of recent events
- reporterOne who gathers news
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- bureauOffice or furniture chest
coverage · international · story · interview · documentary · press · editor · headline · investigation · foreign
English
Britain's native tongue
- vocabularyOne's word collection
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- slowLacking in speed
beginner · ESL · listener · comprehension · lesson · accent · fluency · transcript · audio · intermediate
Journalism without external control
commercial broadcasting · citizen journalism · underground radio · free press · samizdat