International Broadcasting Bureau

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U.S. federal government agency

The International Broadcasting Bureau is a U.S. government agency that provides technical, administrative, and transmission support for U.S. international media services such as Voice of America.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
U.S. international broadcasting system	5
International Broadcasting Bureau canonical	3
U.S. international broadcasting	1
U.S. international broadcasting (via Radio Sawa)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T931118 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: International Broadcasting Bureau
Context triple: [Broadcasting Board of Governors, hasPart, International Broadcasting Bureau]

A. Voice of America
Voice of America is a U.S. government-funded international broadcaster that provides news and information in multiple languages to audiences around the world.
B. Radiocommunication Bureau
The Radiocommunication Bureau is the administrative and technical arm of the ITU Radiocommunication Sector, responsible for managing global radio-frequency spectrum use and satellite orbit resources.
C. Office of Cuba Broadcasting
The Office of Cuba Broadcasting is a U.S. government media organization that operates services like Radio and TV Martí to provide news and information to audiences in Cuba.
D. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is a U.S.-funded international broadcasting organization that provides independent news and information to audiences in countries where free media is restricted or not fully developed.
E. Bureau of Information and Propaganda
The Bureau of Information and Propaganda was a key wartime institution of the Polish resistance that coordinated underground press, information campaigns, and psychological warfare against occupying forces during World War II.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: International Broadcasting Bureau
Target entity description: The International Broadcasting Bureau is a U.S. government agency that provides technical, administrative, and transmission support for U.S. international media services such as Voice of America.

A. Voice of America
Voice of America is a U.S. government-funded international broadcaster that provides news and information in multiple languages to audiences around the world.
B. Radiocommunication Bureau
The Radiocommunication Bureau is the administrative and technical arm of the ITU Radiocommunication Sector, responsible for managing global radio-frequency spectrum use and satellite orbit resources.
C. Office of Cuba Broadcasting
The Office of Cuba Broadcasting is a U.S. government media organization that operates services like Radio and TV Martí to provide news and information to audiences in Cuba.
D. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is a U.S.-funded international broadcasting organization that provides independent news and information to audiences in countries where free media is restricted or not fully developed.
E. Bureau of Information and Propaganda
The Bureau of Information and Propaganda was a key wartime institution of the Polish resistance that coordinated underground press, information campaigns, and psychological warfare against occupying forces during World War II.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	U.S. federal government agency ⓘ
abbreviation	IBB ⓘ
aimsTo	support freedom of information and expression through technical broadcasting services ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	global ⓘ
broadcastArea	worldwide ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
coordinatesWith	foreign broadcast authorities ⓘ international telecommunications organizations ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
employer	U.S. government civil servants ⓘ broadcast engineers ⓘ technical operations staff ⓘ
follows	United States Information Agency broadcasting functions ⓘ
hasMainResponsibility	administrative support for U.S. international media services ⓘ technical support for U.S. international media services ⓘ transmission support for U.S. international media services ⓘ
hasPart	administrative offices ⓘ information technology infrastructure ⓘ satellite distribution facilities ⓘ transmitting stations ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.usagm.gov ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
inception	1994 ⓘ
isPartOf	U.S. public diplomacy apparatus ⓘ
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States government
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
legalForm	federal agency ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	District of Columbia ⓘ
missionStatement	to ensure reliable and effective delivery of U.S. international broadcasting programs worldwide ⓘ
operatesInTheFieldOf	international broadcasting ⓘ mass media ⓘ public diplomacy ⓘ
ownedBy	Government of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States government
parentOrganization	Broadcasting Board of Governors ⓘ U.S. Agency for Global Media ⓘ linked to: USAGM
partOf	U.S. international broadcasting ⓘ linked to: USAGM
providesServiceTo	Radio Martí ⓘ TV Martí ⓘ Voice of America ⓘ other U.S. international broadcasting entities ⓘ
regulates	technical standards for U.S. international broadcasting facilities ⓘ
subsidiary	Office of Cuba Broadcasting ⓘ Voice of America ⓘ
uses	FM transmitters ⓘ internet distribution systems ⓘ medium wave transmitters ⓘ satellite distribution systems ⓘ shortwave transmitters ⓘ

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