The Obama Administration wants to turn Radio and TV Marti, the US-controlled broadcaster of news/information to Cuba, into a "private, non-profit" organization.
A White House official told Reuters the proposal has nothing to do with restoring diplomatic ties to the communist-ruled island; rather it's an effort to modernize the operation.
Radio and TV Marti, which is now part of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, would become a new entity with parts of Voice of America's Spanish language service.
The Miami-based operation would be received US funds as a "grantee."
Members of the Cuban-American community and their conservative backers are expected to object to the Obama scheme, fearing that it's nothing more than a sop to the Castro Government.
Congress would need to approve the Obama plan. Radio and Marti's transition from the BBG would take about two years.
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