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The Alliance for International Radio Content

"Laws prohibit the federal government of the United States from
releasing recordings and transcripts of content produced by Voice of
America, Radio Free Europe, Radio Marti, and all other broadcasts
intended for overseas audiences. As a result, it is difficult to
analyze the content disseminated by these stations and hold them
accountable.

"After experiencing some difficulty in trying to obtain these
programs, group of researchers created the Alliance for International
Radio Content (AIRC). The AIRC is in the early stages of building an
archive of international radio broadcast recordings (known as the
AIRChive) that it plans to share with interested parties.

"The AIRC seeks volunteers who are willing to record international
radio broadcasts and submit them to the AIRChive. Those who submit on
a regular basis will be granted full AIRC membership and all
corresponding benefits. At this time the AIRC does not ask for dues,
only contributions of recorded programs.

"One AIRC volunteer described the organization’s ultimate goal. “We
would like to record every international radio broadcast in the world
regardless of country or language and make them available to anyone
who may be interested.” It will take years to have enough volunteers
to cover every broadcast in the world but we welcome the challenge.
The AIRChive is very thin at the moment and needs volunteers to help
build it.

"Visitors are encouraged to peruse the AIRC website. Any parties
interested in volunteering to record international radio programs or
volunteer other services are encouraged to contact the webmaster."

http://worldairchive.info/Site/Welcome.html