WDCQ Opens New Year as MHz Worldview Affiliate

February 14, 2008

WASHINGTON, DC, FLINT, MI-  MHz Worldview, the independent non-commercial globally-minded channel, continues to expand its reach with the January addition of WDCQ-DT/TV in Flint - Saginaw, MI to its national distribution line-up.

WDCQ, known as Delta College Quality Public Broadcasting, is available to nearly 480,000 households throughout 26 Michigan counties.

With a mission intent on helping its community see itself through experiences in culture and diversity, WDCQ feels MHz Worldview programming is a good fit, “Our stations’ ideal of free and open access to knowledge and offering of diverse voices and perspectives befits MHz Worldviews’ international programming dynamic,” said Barry Baker, WDCQ-DT/TV General Manager.

“American viewers are becoming increasingly globally-minded. MHz Worldview, with its English-language international content from the source immerses viewers in world understanding.” said Frederick Thomas, Chief Executive / GM of MHz WorldView.

The addition of WDCQ to the existing affiliate line-up extends MHz Worldview’s national reach to over 15 million households. MHz Worldview is also available via broadcast and/or cable in: Charleston, IL- WEIU; Charlottesville, VA- WHTJ; Chicago, IL- WYCC; Denver, CO- KBDI; Minneapolis, MN- MPS Cable;  Richmond, VA- WCVE; St. Paul, MN- St. Paul Neighborhood Network; Salt Lake City, UT- KUEN; San Francisco, CA- KCSM; Stanford, CA- Stanford University Cable; Tacoma-Seattle, WA- KBTC; Washington, DC- WNVC/MHz Networks, as well as nationally via DirecTV and WorldTV satellite.

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.

A division of Commonwealth Public Broadcasting Corporation headquartered in Richmond, VA, MHz Networks is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization. MHz has studio facilities in Falls Church, VA and at Washington, DC’s Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.