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On October 1, 1999, the Broadcasting Board Governors (BBG) became the independent federal agency responsible for all U.S. government and government sponsored, non military, international broadcasting. This was the result of the 1998 Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act (Public Law 105-277), the single most important legislation affecting U.S. international broadcasting since the early 1950s.

Every week, more than 165 million listeners, viewers, and Internet users around the world turn on, tune in, and log on to U.S. international broadcasting programs.

While the "Broadcasting Board of Governors" is the legal name given to the federal entity encompassing all U.S. international broadcasting services, the day-to-day broadcasting activities are carried out by the individual BBG international broadcasters: the Voice of America (VOA), Alhurra, Radio Sawa, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), Radio Free Asia (RFA), and Radio and TV Martí, with the assistance of the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB).

If you're interested in learning more about the BBG entities, here are fact sheets about them:

• Voice of America (PDF, 428KB)
• Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (PDF, 129KB)
• Radio Free Asia (Word, 29KB)
• Radio and TV Martí (PDF, 227KB)
• Middle East Broadcasting Networks (PDF)

Or you can please visit their websites.

• Voice of America VOA)
• Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)
• Radio and TV Martí
• Radio Free Asia (RFA)
• Radio Sawa
• Alhurra