Table 8. Selected Albanian Periodicals, 1967
| Title | Publisher |
| Arsimi Popullor (People's Education) | Ministry of Education and Culture |
| Bujqesia Socialite (Socialist Agriculture) | Ministry of Agriculture |
| Buletin i Shkencave Bujqesore (Bulletin of Agricultural Sciences) | High Agricultural Institute |
| Drita (Light) | Union of Albanian Artists and Writers |
| Fatosi (The Brave One) | Central Committee of the Union of Albanian Working Youth |
| Hosteni (The Goad) | Union of Journalists |
| Kultura Popullore (People's Culture) | Ministry of Education and Culture |
| Llaiko Vima (The People's Voice) | Democratic Front (in Greek) |
| Luftetari (The Warrior) | Ministry of Defense |
| Mesuesi (The Teacher) | Ministry of Education and Culture |
| Nendori (November) | Union of Albanian Artists and Writers |
| Pionieri (The Pioneer) | Central Committee of the Union of Albanian Working Youth |
| Rruga e partise (Party Path) | Central Committee of the Albanian Workers' Party |
| Shqiperia e Re (New Albania) | Committee for Foreign Cultural Relations (in Albanian, Chinese, English, French and Russian) |
| Shqiptarja e Re (The New Albanian Woman)) | Union of Albanian Women |
| Sporti Popullor (People's Sport) | General Council of the Union of the Federation of Sports of Albania |
| Teknika (Technology) | Ministry of Industry |
| Tregetija Popullore (People's Trade) | Ministry of Commerce |
| Ylli (Star) | Central Committee of the Albanian Workers' Party |
| Source: Adapted from Europa Year Book, 1969, London, pp. 457-458. | |
The Albanian Telegraphic Agency (Agjencia Telegrafike Shqipetare) is government controlled and the only source of news, both domestic and foreign. It supplies all national and local newspapers with news items, as well as radio stations and the single television station. The agency has agreements with foreign news agencies for the exchange of news items.
RADIO AND TELEVISION
The radio is another important instrument of political and social indoctrination. It was barely in existence when the Communist regime came to power. In 1945 there were only two radio transmitters in the entire country. Since that time the radio system has been developing rapidly, although it still lags behind the press. In 1969 there were fifty-two radio transmitters, and in 1968 there were 150,000 receivers.
The radio system is under the jurisdiction of the Directorate of Radiobroadcasting, which is under the Council of Ministers. In actuality, however, the Party is in control because the members of the directorate, as well as all personnel involved in radio broadcasting, are Party members.
All but eight of the transmitters are shortwave, which is indicative of the emphasis placed upon transmitting propaganda abroad. Broadcasts from mediumwave transmitters, however, are directed to the countries of Eastern Europe, parts of the Soviet Union, Italy, and some Arab countries. Shortwave is used for domestic programs in cases where the mountainous topography creates an obstacle to the mediumwaves.
There are only six radio stations in Albania (see table 9). Radio Tirana is the largest, with four mediumwave transmitters and forty-one shortwave transmitters. Radio Gjirokaster and Radio Korce each have only one mediumwave transmitter. Radio Kukes and Radio Shkoder each have one mediumwave and one shortwave transmitter. Radio Stalin has only one shortwave transmitter. Radio Tirana broadcasts all of the programs directed abroad and has the most powerful transmitter (50,000 watts) for domestic programs, whereas local transmitters usually have only 200-watt power. Quite possibly the local stations simply relay programs from Radio Tirana.
The domestic service is on the air 13-1/2 hours daily and 17 hours on Sundays. In 1969 domestic programs were scheduled between 4:30 and 7:00 A.M. and 11:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M. daily. The Sunday schedule was from 5:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M. Included in the domestic programs were twelve daily newscasts, children's programs, theatrical presentations, operettas, and other types of cultural programs.
Foreign broadcasting is done in seventeen different languages and on five beams directed to Latin America, North America, Africa, Asia, and Australia. Besides Albanian, the foreign broadcasts are made in Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, English, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, and Spanish.