MHz Worldview
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MHz WorldView is an independent, non-commercial
Public television network that broadcasts newscasts and other programs from around the world. It is owned and operated by Commonwealth Public Broadcasting Corporation
who also run MHz Networks
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MHz WorldView offers international newscasts, foreign dramas, music performances, and diversity programming, in English or with subtitles.
In December 2010, the network ceased national satellite distribution via Globecast on Galaxy 19
at 97 west, and switced to a private IPTV
distributor, LTN Global Communications.
The channel is available as a subchannel on several U.S. public TV stations, and also via DirecTV
USA channel 2183 from the Galaxy 3C satellite located at 95 west. However, on 1 December 2010, the switch to IPTV distribution caused an outage of the network via DirecTV distribution which had derived its signal from the Galaxy 19 feed. As of 23 December 2010, the network has re-established a link and carriage has been restored for DirecTV subscribers.
Non-commercial
Non-commercial refers to an activity or entity that does not in some sense involve commerce, at least relative to similar activities that do have a commercial objective or emphasis...
Public television network that broadcasts newscasts and other programs from around the world. It is owned and operated by Commonwealth Public Broadcasting Corporation
Commonwealth Public Broadcasting Corporation
Commonwealth Public Broadcasting Corporation is a 501 non-profit corporation that is the group owner of Public Broadcasting Service member Public television, ethnic TV, and radio stations in Virginia...
who also run MHz Networks
MHz Networks
MHz Networks is a Northern Virginia based independent, non-commercial educational broadcaster operated by Commonwealth Public Broadcasting Corporation. The legal broadcast callsigns for the two stations of MHz Networks are WNVC and WNVT...
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MHz WorldView offers international newscasts, foreign dramas, music performances, and diversity programming, in English or with subtitles.
In December 2010, the network ceased national satellite distribution via Globecast on Galaxy 19
Galaxy 19
Galaxy 19 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat located at 97° West longitude, serving the North American market. Galaxy 19 replaced Galaxy 25 which is nearing the end of its design life and has been moved to 93.1°W longitude. It was built by Space Systems/Loral, as part of its FS-1300...
at 97 west, and switced to a private IPTV
IPTV
Internet Protocol television is a system through which television services are delivered using the Internet protocol suite over a packet-switched network such as the Internet, instead of being delivered through traditional terrestrial, satellite signal, and cable television formats.IPTV services...
distributor, LTN Global Communications.
The channel is available as a subchannel on several U.S. public TV stations, and also via DirecTV
DirecTV
DirecTV is an American direct broadcast satellite service provider and broadcaster based in El Segundo, California. Its satellite service, launched on June 17, 1994, transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, Latin America, and the Anglophone Caribbean. ...
USA channel 2183 from the Galaxy 3C satellite located at 95 west. However, on 1 December 2010, the switch to IPTV distribution caused an outage of the network via DirecTV distribution which had derived its signal from the Galaxy 19 feed. As of 23 December 2010, the network has re-established a link and carriage has been restored for DirecTV subscribers.
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| Los Angeles, CA | KCET KCET KCET, channel 28, is an independent, non-commercial public television station licensed to Los Angeles, California, USA. KCET's studio is located on West Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, and its transmitter is atop Mount Wilson. Al Jerome is the current CEO and President, serving since 1996.KCET was... |
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| Chicago, IL | WYCC WYCC WYCC is a Public Broadcasting Service memebr public television in Chicago, Illinois which broadcasts over digital channel 21, also reached as 20.1, and two other digital channels, 20.2 and 20.3... |
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| San Francisco, CA | KCSM-TV KCSM-TV KCSM-TV, virtual channel 60, is an independent, non-commercial television station located in San Mateo, California, USA. Until 2009, KCSM-TV was a PBS member station... |
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| Washington, DC | WNVC MHz Networks MHz Networks is a Northern Virginia based independent, non-commercial educational broadcaster operated by Commonwealth Public Broadcasting Corporation. The legal broadcast callsigns for the two stations of MHz Networks are WNVC and WNVT... (flagship) |
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| Tacoma/Seattle, WA | KBTC-TV KBTC-TV KBTC-TV is an American public television station in Tacoma, Washington, affiliated with the Public Broadcasting Service . It broadcasts on digital channel 27, and Comcast cable channel 12. Its offices and broadcasting center are located on the campus of owner Bates Technical College... |
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| Centralia, WA | KCKA KBTC-TV KBTC-TV is an American public television station in Tacoma, Washington, affiliated with the Public Broadcasting Service . It broadcasts on digital channel 27, and Comcast cable channel 12. Its offices and broadcasting center are located on the campus of owner Bates Technical College... |
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| Denver, CO | KBDI-TV KBDI-TV KBDI-TV, known as Colorado Public Television or CPT12, is a PBS member television station in Denver, Colorado. The station is licensed to Broomfield, with studios in the Five Points neighborhood just northeast of downtown Denver. It broadcasts a digital signal on channel 13, which remaps to... |
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| Miami, FL | WLRN-TV WLRN-TV WLRN-TV is a Public Broadcasting Service member public television station broadcasting on channel 17 in Miami, Florida.WLRN-TV signed on the air as WSEC-TV in 1962 as a second educational non-profit television station, licensed to the Dade County School Board, and affiliated with National... |
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| Akron, OH | WEAO | |
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| Orlando, FL | WDSC-TV | |
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| Salt Lake City, UT | KUEN KUEN KUEN, also known as UEN-TV, is a full-service, educational television station in Ogden, Utah, operated by the Utah Education Network on behalf of higher education as well as public education... |
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| Grand Rapids, MI | WGVU-TV WGVU-TV WGVU-TV is the Public Broadcasting Service member public television station for West Michigan, broadcasting on channel 35 in Grand Rapids. It operates a full-time satellite, WGVK, channel 52 in Kalamazoo... |
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| Kalamazoo, MI | WGVK WGVU-TV WGVU-TV is the Public Broadcasting Service member public television station for West Michigan, broadcasting on channel 35 in Grand Rapids. It operates a full-time satellite, WGVK, channel 52 in Kalamazoo... |
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| Las Vegas, NV | KLVX KLVX KLVX is a Public Broadcasting Service member public television station, serving the Las Vegas DMA in Nevada. Owned by the Clark County School District, the station first signed on the air as Nevada's first public television station on March 25, 1968... |
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| New Orleans, LA | WLAE-TV WLAE-TV WLAE-TV, virtual channel 32, is a public television station located in New Orleans, Louisiana, serving as a member station of the Public Broadcasting Service. The station is broadcast on UHF digital channel 11. The station is one of two PBS stations serving the market; WYES-TV is the other... |
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| Richmond, VA | WCVE-TV WCVE-TV WCVE-TV is a Public Broadcasting Service member public television station licensed to Richmond, Virginia. It broadcasts on channel 23 and is owned by Commonwealth Public Broadcasting Corporation. The station is a member of PBS, of which WCVE-TV became a charter member. The station signed on for... |
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| Flint/Tri Cities, MI Tri-Cities (Michigan) The name Tri-Cities refers to two regions in the U.S. state of Michigan. Both are located in the Lower Peninsula.-The Greater Tri-Cities Region:The larger and more well known Tri-Cities is the region surrounding the cities of Saginaw, Bay City, and Midland... |
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| Charleston, IL | WEIU-TV WEIU-TV WEIU-TV channel 51 is a Public Broadcasting Service member public television station in Charleston, Illinois. Its headquarters are at Eastern Illinois University, which is the origin of the call sign's letters. WEIU also airs EIU sporting events, such as football and basketball.-Technical... |
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| Plattsburgh, NY | WCFE-TV WCFE-TV WCFE is a Public Broadcasting Service public television station in Plattsburgh, New York. It is known under its corporate identity of Mountain Lake PBS. This name was adopted to reflect Plattsburgh's location between the Adirondacks and Lake Champlain. It broadcasts on channel 38 from transmitters... |
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| Youngstown, OH | WNEO | |
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| Tri-Cities, WA | KTNW | |
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| Topeka, KS | KTWU KTWU KTWU, on digital channel 11, is a Public Broadcasting Service Public television station in Topeka, Kansas. The station is operated by Washburn University and provides public television service to eastern Kansas... |
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| Columbia, MO | KMOS-TV KMOS-TV KMOS-TV is a PBS member public television station in Sedalia, Missouri, owned and operated by the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg. Although Warrensburg and Sedalia are part of the Kansas City media market , KMOS serves as the PBS member station for the Columbia/Jefferson City market... |
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| Rochester, MN | KSMQ-TV KSMQ-TV KSMQ-TV is a public television station in Austin, Minnesota, broadcasting locally on digital channel 20 as a Public Broadcasting Service member station, with additional programming from Minnesota Public Television. The station is owned by KSMQ Public Service Media, Inc... |
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| Charlottesville, VA | WHTJ WCVE-TV WCVE-TV is a Public Broadcasting Service member public television station licensed to Richmond, Virginia. It broadcasts on channel 23 and is owned by Commonwealth Public Broadcasting Corporation. The station is a member of PBS, of which WCVE-TV became a charter member. The station signed on for... |
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| Charlotte, NC | WTVI WTVI WTVI is a Public Broadcasting Service member public television station based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The station broadcasts on digital channel 11 . It is the only public television station in North Carolina that is not operated by UNC-TV, and one of three serving Charlotte... |
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| Athens, OH | WOUB WOUB-TV WOUB-TV channel 20 is a Public Broadcasting Service member Public television station at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. WOUB-TV's programming can be seen in southeastern Ohio on digital channel 27... |
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