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> covertly critical of the enemy The radio is now based in Prague, it has a long history here and most people were quite happy to hear some real news during th
by _visgean 2y ago
> covertly critical of the enemy
The radio is now based in Prague, it has a long history here and most people were quite happy to hear some real news during the communism. People tuning in risked prison time just to hear something else. I would not say you needed to be overtly critical, it was enough to just bring real news.
- TomK32 2y agoIn Nazi Germany you risked a lot more than prison for listening to the BBC, though most death sentences were in combination with some treason accusations. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verordnung_%C3%BCber_au%C3%9Ferordentliche_Rundfunkma%C3%9Fnahmen https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verordnung_%C3%BCber_au%C3%9Fe...