during the cold war, voa's budget was reduced. on august 1, 1953, voa was separated from the department of state and it was included under the information agency. voa moved its headquarters from new york to washington, dc. next year. in 1959 voa started "special english" programs. in the 1980s, voa also added a television service, as well as special regional programs to cuba, radio marti and tv marti.