Editing History of broadcasting (section)

=== Germany ===
When the [[Federal Republic of Germany]] was organized in 1949, its Enabling Act established strong state government powers.  Broadcasting was organized on a state, rather than a national, basis.  Nine regional radio networks were established.  A technical coordinating organization, the Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (ARD), came into being in 1950 to lessen technical conflicts. The Allied forces in Europe developed their own radio networks, including the U.S. [[American Forces Network]] (AFN).  Inside Berlin, [[Radio in the American Sector]] (RIAS) became a key source of news in the German Democratic Republic.<ref>{{cite web |title=RIAS Berlin – Radio in the American sector Berlin |url=http://kosoe.blogspot.com/2006/09/rias-berlin-radio-in-american-sector.html|access-date=2008-10-14}}</ref>