An independent radio station in war-torn Serbia continued broadcasting over the internet for a day after its radio transmissions were stopped by Yugoslav authorities. The station was shut down shortly before NATO bombing raids began. Belgrade Radio B92, an independent news station, was taken off the air Wednesday, its transmitter confiscated and its editor allegedly held by police for eight hours. Despite this, B92 continued to broadcast in real audio via its web site at www.b92.net.
At the time of going to press, B92Æs output appeared to be composed entirely of muzak, but the stationÆs journalists are now providing news concerning the conflict from a Dutch web site: http://mmc.et.tudelft.nl/~sii/odrazb/latest.html. A support fund for the station has been set up at http://helpb92.xs4all.nl.
Journalists from NATO nations were told to leave Serbia Thursday morning. The Serb authorities released a statement accusing journalists of instigating NATOÆs aggressive activities and misinforming the world. NATO is reported to have cited the news blackout as one reason for the timing of the bombing campaign.
