Vatican Boosts Signals for East Bloc Broadcasts
From Reuters
VATICAN CITY —
Vatican radio boosted signals on its multilingual programs Monday, improving reception throughout Europe, particularly the East Bloc, Vatican sources said.
The official radio is particularly keen on reaching East European countries, where Roman Catholicism is officially discouraged, and broadcasts in most languages, including Armenian, Lithuanian, Latvian and Ukrainian.
The new system involves directional broadcasting, producing a stronger medium-wave signal than the previous multidirectional transmissions.
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