The Czech foreign broadcaster Radio Prague International is celebrating its 90th anniversary with an exhibition. But its future is uncertain in view of the cuts announced by the new right-wing government under Prime Minister and billionaire Andrej Babis. "That would really mean that this year's 90th season would very likely be the last and final one, which none of us would wish for," said the general director of Czech Radio, René Zavoral.
Dedicated listeners
The station has a particularly large number of loyal listeners in eastern Germany, said Till Janzer, head of the German-language editorial team. They regularly receive mail and read from the letters in a radio show.
"People respond to all kinds of topics, travel suggestions for example, but also political issues," reported Janzer. Some listeners even come to visit the radio station in person. "And we like to let them tell their stories because some of them have a really long history with us."
