Radio Broadcasting to Cuba


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Radio and Television in Cuba


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Cuban radio and television before Fidel Castro's revolution were rich with domestically produced soap operas, live sporting events, lavish song-and-dance programs, and raucous political commentators. Cuba's 156 radio stations and 27 television stations sought the best talent from around the world. They paid large sums for exclusive rights to broadcast baseball games and boxing matches. All of these endeavors were overshadowed by Castro's revolution.







Radio Marti


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Broadcasting to Cuba: Observations Regarding TV Marti¿s Strategy and Operations


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The U.S. has been broadcasting to Cuba for more than two decades via Radio Marti and, subsequently, TV Marti to "break the info. blockade" and promote freedom and democracy in Cuba. TV broadcasting to Cuba is performed by the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB), a U.S. gov¿t. entity. OCB operates TV Marti, which broadcasts news, commentary, and entertainment programming to Cuba. From the inception of these broadcasting efforts, questions have been raised re: their purpose, quality, and effectiveness. In light of the more than $500 million that has been spent over the years on broadcasting to Cuba and OCB's almost $35 million annual budget, the author has reviewed a variety of issues related to the effectiveness of OCB's TV broadcasts. Illus.




Radio Broadcasting to Cuba (Radio Marti)


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