International Broadcasting Bureau
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The International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) is a United States Government federal agency that was created in 1994 to produce political radio and television broadcasts that are intended for audiences in foreign countries. The IBB replaces the defunct Bureau of Broadcasting agency that superceded the Voice of America.
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[edit] History
On April 30, 1994, President Clinton signed the International Broadcasting Act (Public Law 103-236). The legislation established the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) within the U.S. Information Agency (USIA), and created a Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) with oversight authority over all non-military U.S. government international broadcasting.
The Voice of America, the oldest and best-known organization within the IBB, was the first broadcast news organization to offer continuously updated programming on the Internet.
When USIA was disbanded in October 1999, the IBB and BBG were established as independent federal government entities.
[edit] IBB a government agency
The IBB, a United States federal agency, funded by the United States Congress through the Broadcasting Board of Governors, is composed of
- The Voice of America (VOA)
- Radio Martí and TV Martí (broadcasting exclusively to Cuba), and
- an Office of Engineering and Technical Services.
Other international broadcasting services funded by the BBG are constituted as private corporations and are not part of the IBB. These include Radio Sawa (Arab world), Radio Farda (Persian/Farsi to Iran), Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) and Radio Free Asia (RFA).
[edit] Transmission network
The IBB provides the technical support of transmission sites in
- Delano, California
- Greenville, North Carolina
- Marathon, Florida (100 kw MW transmitter aimed at Cuba)
The IBB has shortwave and mediumwave relay stations in
- Germany (Biblis, Holzkirken: most SW & MW relay points now retiered)
- Greece
- Morocco (Tangier III)
- Sao Tome
- Botswana
- Sri Lanka (Trincomalee)
- Thailand (Udon?)
- Philippines
[edit] Scientific Research
Products of IBB Scientific Research
- Ioncap
- HRS 12/6/1 antenna at Delano, Calafornia : This antennas has been used to conduct heating experiments on the ionosphere in Latin America. The IBB refuses to disclose information about this SW relay station because it is mysteriously considered to be a stragic asset in spite of ALLISS technology making its HRS 12/6/1 antenna technologically moot.
[edit] Director
The position of IBB Director is appointed by the President of the United States, with Senate confirmation[1]. The position is currently vacant.
[edit] Past Directors
Previously, the directorship was held by Seth Cropsey (December 9, 2002—2004?)[2].
Appointed by the BBG, Brian Conniff served as acting director from April 1999 to December 2002[3][4].
Joseph B. Bruns, 1994 - 1995, was the first director of IBB. Bruns previously had been Acting Associate Director of Broadcasting of USIA and Acting Director of The Voice of America.
[edit] Scandals & law breaking
- Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (an IBB-related agency) Kenneth Tomlinson has been implicated in misuse of taxpayer money, namely using it to bet on horses[5].
- Non-disclosure of health information: IBB keeps groundwave raditaion details of its Delano, California SW relay sites secret. Its HRS 12/6/1 antenna has been used to conduct ionspheric heating experiments over Latin America[citation needed]
[edit] References
- Seth Cropsey Sworn in as IBB Director
- United States Code, Tit. 22 Ch. 71 Sec. 6206: International Broadcasting Bureau
- VOA: First on the Internet
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
Official Websites
