Local radio stations established initially to enable Bahá'ís in remote areas to keep in touch with one another, to deepen in their
Faith through specially designed broadcasts, and to teach the Bahá'í
Faith. Through their broadcasting of local news, indigenous music, and
relevant agricultural information, the stations rapidly became a major
influence in the lives of indigenous people in their broadcast areas. |
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The first such station, Radio Bahá'í Ecuador, began full-time broadcasting in Otavalo, Ecuador, in 1977. It was followed by radio
stations in Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile, Panama, South Carolina and
Liberia. |
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