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Under the supervision of the Broadcasting
Board of Governors (BBG), the International Broadcasting
Bureau (IBB) provides the administrative and engineering support
for U.S. government-funded non-military international broadcast
services. Broadcast elements include the Voice
of America (VOA), Radio
Sawa, and Radio and
TV Martí (Office of Cuba Broadcasting). In addition, the IBB provides
engineering and program support to Radio
Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Radio
Free Asia.
The IBB was formed in 1994 by the International Broadcasting
Act, which also created a nine-member, bipartisan Broadcasting
Board of Governors (BBG). The IBB was initially part of the
U.S. Information Agency (USIA). When USIA was disbanded in
October 1999, the IBB and BBG were established as independent
federal government entities
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