Which organization took control of Radio Free Europe in 1971?

• A. Radio Free Europe
• B. United States Information Agency
• C. Central Intelligence Agency
• D. Board for International Broadcasting

Answer: (D)

The shift being tested is the move from a covert, intelligence-linked setup to civilian oversight over U.S. international broadcasting. Radio Free Europe began as a project funded and directed by the CIA to broadcast into Eastern Europe. In 1971, control of Radio Free Europe was transferred to the Board for International Broadcasting, a civilian body created to oversee U.S. international broadcasting and to separate editorial operations from intelligence agencies. This arrangement aimed to provide greater transparency and public accountability for broadcasts like RFE and its sister network Radio Liberty. The Board later evolved into what became the Broadcasting Board of Governors, and today the mission continues under the U.S. Agency for Global Media. So the organization that took control in 1971 was the Board for International Broadcasting.