certainly to entertain but also to convey messages and ideas not really any different than a lot of modern programming to be honest after all propaganda is defined as the dissemination of information facts arguments rumors half-truths or lies to influence public opinion this happens on both the left and the right in today's media people just need to want to look for it as for propaganda on soviet television some of it was overt some of it was less so but since shows had to meet government guidelines to be aired at the very least it was obvious whose propaganda was being presented now what was on the air was news and educational programming especially documentaries there were soviet films and tv series as well as many of the most iconic films from global cinema provided they could meet the standards set by the censors television also carried children's programming including the adorable chibo rashka and his friend gana as well as theater performances ballet performances and concerts and of course like television programming around the world there was sports this included the olympics even in NUMBER_TOKEN as well as world cups in addition the most popular sports both nationally and internationally were regularly shown as well as matches from the soviet top league later the soviet higher league that's footballers soccer by the way and games from the soviet championship league that would be hockey okay so that's television now what about that other broadcast method the one that always seems to be there but nobody admits to listening to because they're too busy listening to the latest episode of the kings in general's podcast it's hosted by me by the way but anyways back to the subject at hand though i'm talking about radio soviet radio naturally has a longer history than soviet television as early as NUMBER_TOKEN radio telegraph was being used to broadcast information about the most important events in the country which in NUMBER_TOKEN were considerable as for regular radio broadcasts those began in NUMBER_TOKEN. the spread of radio in the soviet union was a much faster process given it's a much more straightforward technology with a much lower barrier to entry than television from both a broadcasting and receiving perspective even in the early years of soviet radio programming was quite diversified and included news reporting interviews children's and youth programs as well as concerts and of course sporting events by NUMBER_TOKEN news programs became more standardized as central and regional soviet radio committees began to be established radio played a vital role through the NUMBER_TOKENs pushing the stalinist message regarding the construction of the state economy and labor system and encouraging socialist competition to achieve higher industrial and agricultural outputs as well as patriotic education this messaging changed during the great patriotic war though serving as a key tool in moscow's fight against the fascist invaders helping to mobilize the people and lift the morale of the people there was even radio programming targeted specifically for partisans and for people living in occupied territories after the war radio continued to develop and diversify its content by NUMBER_TOKEN there were eight radio stations being broadcast across the soviet union the first channel was focused on political information news and educational programs the second and fourth stations were dedicated to music programming while the third station focused on education literature and music the other four channels offered a mix of these programming themes and all of them were blended up with special propaganda programming directed towards soviet citizens and of course like with television the republics and the autonomous regions had local broadcasts of similar content but in native languages okay a couple of quick statistics regarding how many people had television and radio access
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