The Birth of Radio in the American Sector (RIAS)and Its Role During the Berlin Blockade
Journal: ScholarsArchive  (Brigham Young University)
Year: 2012

The ensuing chaos and power struggles between the East and West following the end of the Second World War in Germany set the stage for the creation of a unique radio station that would broadcast from behind the iron curtain for the duration of the cold war. RIAS, or Radio in the American Sector, would play a key role in the battle over ideology between the West and the Soviet Union. The story of RIAS' birth and development is a unique narrative of unintended consequences as the efforts of the So