I think the only places where we ever found audiences of any significant size for Radio Moscow were where it broadcast in a language that other international broadcasters were not using; examples I remember were in India and west Africa.
Satellite television transmissions from outside the country are easily accessible through local providers, and Qatar receives radio broadcasts from the neighbouring gulf states and from such international broadcasters as the BBC World Service.
Many started partnerships with international broadcasters who had previously used short-wave.
'They like winning teams, and we have been a top pick for international broadcasters,' Kenyon said.
International broadcasters, including the BBC and CNN, were also cut off.
And $3.9 million for "extensive cabling necessary to accommodate multiple, domestic and international broadcasters".
As international broadcasters turn to popular music and soap operas to retain their audiences, such gripes will grow louder.
In Iran we are regarded as the most trusted and objective of all international broadcasters," he said.
The most comprehensive, posted online last June, featured excerpts from 18 reports (including two from international broadcasters).
"This time, we've got Kickstarter and YouTube and potentially some international broadcasters are going to pick him up as well.
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