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==Propaganda broadcasting==
[[Propaganda]] broadcasting may be authorized by the government at the transmitting site, but may be considered unwanted or illegal by the government of the intended reception area. Propaganda broadcasting conducted by national governments against the interests of other national governments has created [[radio jamming]] stations transmitting noises on the same frequency to prevent reception of the incoming signal. While the [[United States]] transmitted its programs towards the [[Soviet Union]], which attempted to jam them, in 1970 the government of the United Kingdom decided to employ a jamming transmitter to drown out the incoming transmissions from the commercial station [[Radio North Sea International]], which was based aboard the motor vessel (MV) [[Mebo II]] anchored off southeast England in the [[North Sea]]. Other examples of this type of unusual broadcasting include the [[USCGC Courier (WAGR-410)|USCGC ''Courier'' (WAGR-410)]], a [[United States Coast Guard]] [[Cutter (boat)|cutter]] which both originated and relayed broadcasts of the ''[[Voice of America]]'' from an anchorage at the [[Greece|Greek]] island of [[Rhodes]] to [[Soviet bloc]] countries. Balloons have been flown above [[Key West, Florida]], to support the TV transmissions of [[TV Martí]], which are directed at [[Cuba]] (the Cuban government jams the signals). Military broadcasting aircraft have been flown over [[Vietnam]], [[Iraq]], and many other nations by the [[United States Air Force]].