Kremlin Radio Station Launches In Washington DC

The Voice Of America reports:

Russian state-funded Sputnik Radio has started its first broadcasts in the Washington, D.C., area, in an effort to reach more Americans with what it calls “alternative news.”

Sputnik, which says it gives voice to minority views outside mainstream media and supports an anti-establishment agenda, broadcasts on the 105.5 W288BS frequency.

Critics say Sputnik functions as part of a Kremlin propaganda machine aimed at undermining Western institutions. Sputnik Radio staffers say its broadcasts into the Washington area will allow Americans in the nation’s capital to listen to them and not just to what is being said about them.

More from the Washington Post:

Sputnik, like news outlet Russia Today, is a project of the Russian government. Available only online in the United States until last month, the station, with a staff of 40, now reaches radio listeners 24 hours a day in the D.C. region — its only terrestrial radio presence in the country.

“Sputnik points the way to a multipolar world that respects every country’s national interests, culture, history and traditions,” according to its website. It adds: “The agency is uniquely positioned as a provider of alternative news content.”