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Washington, D.C., Oct. 26, 2001 -- The Voice of America's (VOA) Russian broadcasts are now available on RDV 105.2 FM in Moscow and other Russian cities.

RDV rebroadcasts one hour of VOA Russian via a strong FM signal that blankets Moscow.  RDV 105.2 carries contemporary music along with news from local and international sources.  The station's core audience is interested in economic and business news as well as features on family, health, and culture.

RDV 105.2 FM was established in 1992 in Moscow on AM and evolved into today's fourteen-city FM network. VOA Russian news, news analysis, and feature programming is carried for one hour daily at 0700 to 0730 and 2200 to 2230 local Moscow time.

VOA's Russian Service broadcasts three and a half hours a day to Russia and other republics of the former Soviet Union. VOA English and Special English are also heard in the region.  The Voice of America is a multimedia international broadcasting service funded by the U.S. Government.  VOA broadcasts over 900 hours of news, informational, educational, and cultural programming every week to a worldwide audience of 91 million.  Programs are produced and broadcast in English and 52 other languages

For additional information, please contact the Office of External Affairs at (202) 619-2538 or send email to pubaff@voa.gov.