The Voice of America's Bethany Relay Station was located in Butler County, Ohio's Union Township about 25 miles (40 km) north of Cincinnati. Starting in 1944 during World War II it transmitted American propaganda abroad on shortwave frequencies until its closure in 1994 because the VOA abandoned ground transmitters for those on satellites. The facility took its name from the Liberty Township community of Bethany, which was about two miles north of the facility. The Voice of America (VOA) is the official broadcasting service of the United States government. ... Butler County is a county located in the state of Ohio. ... West Chester Township is a township located in the southeast corner of Butler County in southwest Ohio. ... Cincinnati, The Queen City and also referred to as Cincy, is a city in Southwestern Ohio on the Ohio River and is the county seat of Hamilton County6. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... North Korean propaganda showing a soldier destroying the United States Capitol building. ... Shortwave radio operates between the frequencies of 3,000 kHz and 30 MHz (30,000 kHz) and came to be referred to as such in the early days of radio because the wavelengths associated with this frequency range were shorter than those commonly in use at that time. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... A satellite is an object that orbits another object (known as its primary). ...

In 1943, the United States government bought nearly all of Section 12 of Township 3, Range 2 of the Symmes Purchase, the northwesternmost section of Union Township. From Hazel Beckley, 170 acres (688,000 m²) were purchased; from Philip Condon, 143 acres (579,000 m²); from Lola Gray Coy, 100 acres (405,000 m²); from John Miller, 69 acres (279,000 m²); and from Suzie Steinman, 142 acres (575,000 m²). The site was chosen for its elevation and its shallow bedrock and is today bounded by Tylersville Road on the south, Cox Road to the west, Hamilton-Mason Road to the north, and Butler-Warren County Line Road. 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Sectioning a township In U.S. land surveying, a section is an area nominally one mile square, containing 640 acres (2. ... The Symmes Purchase, also known as the Miami Purchase, a section of land in Southwestern Ohio in what is now Hamilton, Butler, and Warren Counties. ... Hamilton is a city located in Butler County, Ohio. ... Mason is a city located in Warren County, Ohio. ... Butler County is a county located in the state of Ohio. ... Warren County is a county located in the state of Ohio. ...

The transmitters were built by Powel Crosley Jr.'s Crosley Broadcasting Corporation about one mile east of the company's tower for WLW-AM in Mason. The Office of War Information began broadcasting in July 1944 and Adolf Hitler is said to have denounced the "Cincinnati liars". Following the war with the OWI abolished, the facility was taken over by the State Department in 1945. It became part of the newly created United States Information Agency in 1953. Until November 1963, the Crosley Broadcasting Corporation operated the facility for the government when the Voice of America assumed direct control. Powel Crosley Jr. ... Crosley Broadcasting Corporation, founded by radio manufacturing pioneer Powell Crosley, was an early operator of radio stations in the United States. ... WLW-AM is a radio broadcast station based in Cincinnati, Ohio. ... Mason is a city located in Warren County, Ohio. ... The United States Office of War Information (OWI) was a government agency created during World War II to consolidate government information services. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945), a German politician who was the founder of the Third Reich (1933-1945), is widely regarded as one of the most significant and reviled leaders in world history. ... The United States Department of State, often referred to as the State Department, is the Cabinet-level foreign affairs agency of the United States government, equivalent to foreign ministries in other countries. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The United States Information Agency (USIA), which existed from 1953 to 1999, was a United States agency devoted to what it called public diplomacy. ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

At its peak the facility had three transmitters broadcasting with 250 kW, three broadcasting with 175 kW, and two transmitting with 50 kW.

The facility was closed on November 14, 1994, because of changing technologies, the transmissions shifted to satellites. The towers were brought down from December 1997 to February 1998. Most of the land was turned over to the county and township for use as a park. Part in the southwest corner was sold to developers who have erected a shopping center called the Voice of America Center. November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 47 days remaining. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... A satellite is an object that orbits another object (known as its primary). ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ... Butler County is a county located in the state of Ohio. ... West Chester Township is a township located in the southeast corner of Butler County in southwest Ohio. ... For the Korean family name Park, see Korean name. ...

References

• Jim Blount. The 1900's: 100 Years In the History of Butler County, Ohio. Hamilton, Ohio: Past Present Press, 2000.
• Virginia I. Shewalter. A History of Union Township, Butler County, Ohio. [West Chester, Ohio?]: The Author, 1979.