History
When Indonesia declared its independence on 17 August 1945, the new country needed an effective tool to announce its declaration of independence to the whole nation and to the world audience. At that time, Radio broadcasting was the most powerful media in order to deliver the message to reach the audience around the world. To carry out this mission, the new Republic of Indonesia took over the former Dutch Colonial Government Radio station and The Voice of Indonesia began. The Indonesian broadcasting across the world was named Voice of Free Indonesia On 11 September 1945, the radio station became Radio Republik Indonesia (RRI), the head organization of Voice of Indonesia. In 1950, Voice of Free Indonesia became The Voice of Indonesia.
During the early days of Indonesian independence, radio broadcasting played an important role in sending the new nation's message to overseas audiences, which helped other nations recognize the sovereignty of Indonesia.
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