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Aussie Rules Returns to MHz Worldview/ MHz Networks 1 for New Season

WASHINGTON, DC – The 2008 Australian Football League (AFL) season kicks off Monday, March 31 on MHz Worldview/MHz Networks 1, featuring Hawthorne vs. Melbourne.

Aussie Rules will continue broadcast each Monday at 8 PM EST, with a repeat at 11 PM, throughout the season. 

With the exception of the grand final, matches are aired on a one-week delay.

The Aussie Rules one-hour highlight program premieres Wednesday, April 2nd at noon EST and continues throughout the season as well.

Fans have the ability to vote for the AFL match they would like to see each week by visiting a poll featured on the AFANA (Australian Football Association of North America) website. AFANA supports the AFL fans and the 'footy' community in North America.  

Viewers may visit www.afana.com/drupal5/mhzsurvey to participate in voting for which match will air each week this season. Viewers will also have the opportunity to win Footy-inspired merchandise sponsored by AFL, AFANA and MHz Networks by taking part in the online voting process.

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.

MHz Worldview, MHz Networks flagship channel, brings programming to globally-minded audiences and over 15 million households throughout 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.

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