fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 and German reunification on October 3rd, 1990. During this time, with a newly-obsolete state agenda, RBI's editors and staff were free to critique the now-defunct GDR, albeit still from an East German perspective. RBI aired its final broadcast on October 2, 1990, one day before German reunification formally dissolved the GDR by accession to the Federal Republic of Germany. The final broadcast was noted for the bitterness among RBI staff, some of whom resented its "takeover", rather than "unification," with Deutsche Welle. The last words (for the last English broadcast, at 36:48 of the reference) were "Take care and good luck", followed by The Doors' "The End". See also Rundfunk der DDR Eastern Bloc information dissemination References External links RBI final English broadcast Comrade Africa at BBC World Service Media Network Plus program of 25 August 2012 "The Sound of Friendship: Warm Wavelengths in a Cold, Cold War?" (2021) – Film by Anandita Bajpai about the history of the RBI International broadcasters Defunct radio stations in East Germany Radio stations established in 1959 Radio stations disestablished in 1990 1959 establishments in East Germany 1990 disestablishments in East Germany East Berlin