FALLS CHURCH, VA- MHz Networks launches its new 10-channel line-up on Comcast cable on Tuesday, April 14.
The new channel line-up and corresponding numbers are:
271 MHz Networks 1 MHz Worldview
272 MHz Networks 2 NHK World TV
273 MHz Networks 3 Metro Chinese Network (MCN)
274 MHz Networks 4 RT (formerly Russia Today)
275 MHz Networks 5 BVN
276 MHz Networks 6 South African Broadcasting Corporation News International (SABC)
277 MHz Networks 7 France 24
278 MHz Networks 8 Nigerian Televison Authority (NTA)
279 MHz Networks 9 Vietnam Television (VTV 4)
280 MHz Networks 10 Euronews/Instructional Television (ITV) (* ITV airs Tuesday-Saturday, 1-7 AM till May 15, 2009)
Because of the extension of the DTV deadline, cable carriage of the new ten channel line-up is able to transpire prior to the launch of the line-up via broadcast (OTA). This is due to an overlap of analog versus digital spectrum.
For additional information, visit www.mhznetworks.org, contact MHz Networks directly at 703-770-7100 or Comcast at: 1-800-COMCAST (1-800-266-2278) or www.comcast.com.
Contact:
Stephanie Misar
8101 A Lee Highway
Falls Church, VA 22042
703-770-7100
www.mhznetworks.org
MHz Networks is an independent, non-commercial television broadcaster delivering international educational and arts programming and providing diverse cultural perspectives for a globally-minded audience.
MHz Worldview, MHz Networks flagship channel, brings programming to globally-minded audiences in the US though affiliates, including cable, satellite and online. Serving the Washington, DC area’s 4.9 million residents with eight local broadcast channels, MHz Networks features programs from around the world on-air in more than 20 different languages.
MHz Networks is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization and has studio facilities in Falls Church, VA and at Washington, DC’s Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.