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 superceeded the Voice of America.

1 History
2 IBB a broadcasting superagency
3 Transmission network
- 3.1 Scientific Research
4 Director
- 4.1 Past Directors
5 Scandals & law breaking
6 References
7 See also
8 External links

[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.

When USIA was disbanded in October 1999, the IBB and BBG were established as independent federal government entities.

[edit] IBB a broadcasting superagency

The IBB is composed of the federally funded services of the former Bureau of Broadcasting

The Voice of America (VoA)
Radio Sawa (Arab world)
Radio Farda (Persian/Farsi to Iran)
Radio Martí and TV Martí (targeting Cuba only)
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) including Radio Free Iraq and Radio Farda
Radio Free Asia (RFA)

along with the Office of Engineering and Technical Services.

[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

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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].

[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, namly 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]}