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What is the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)?

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What is the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)?

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The Broadcasting Board of Governors is both the name of the independent federal government Agency that oversees all U.S. non-military international broadcasting, and the name of the Board that governs those broadcasts. The broadcast organizations include the Voice of America (VOA), Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB), Radio Free Asia (RFA), Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN) and the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB). The Board is composed of nine members with expertise in the fields of mass communications, print, broadcast media, or international affairs. Eight members (4 Democrats and 4 Republicans) are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The ninth, the Secretary of State, serves ex officio. The BBG became an independent federal government agency on October 1, 1999.