Link TV, originally WorldLink TV, is a non-commercial American

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network providing what it describes as "diverse perspectives on world and national issues." It is carried nationally on

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(ch. 375) and

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(ch. 9410). Link TV was launched as a daily, 24-hour non-commercial network on December 15, 1999. It receives no money from the satellite providers, but relies instead on contributions from viewers and foundations. Link TV broadcasts a mix of documentaries, global and national news, music of diverse cultures, and programs promoting citizen action. The network also airs

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news from

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, NHK and

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, as well as various

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and world

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s. Select Link TV programs are streamed on the Internet, via the channel'
website
The network also produced '' Mosaic: World News from the Middle East'', a program of translated news reports from the

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History

Direct satellite broadcasters were mandated to set aside 4% of its channel space for noncommercial educational and informational programming. ITVS, Internews Network and Internews Interactive joined in forming Link Media Inc. to program a channel, WorldLink TV, for this mandate. WorldLink TV was one of the nine channels select to meet the mandate for

. In October 2012, Link TV announced that it was merging with

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, an

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station in

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, to form a new nonprofit entity, to be called KCETLink. The entity was headquartered at KCET's Burbank facilities. In 2018, KCETLink merged with the KOCE-TV Foundation to form the Public Media Group of Southern California.

Production and projects

In 2010, Link TV announced the launch of ViewChange.org, an online video platform funded by the

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that aims to raise awareness of global development issues. It applies Semantic Web technology to video, in order to automatically create links to related content from other online sources. In conjunction with the New York City

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International Film Festival, LinkTV broadcast a "Youth Producing Change" program which showcases the works of youth from all over the world. They also support efforts to fund groups such as

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which help youth create their own film works. Production facilities for Link TV are in

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, Washington, D.C. and

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Programs

Original

* '' Mosaic: World News from the Middle East'' * ''Mosaic Intelligence Report'' * ''Global Pulse'' * ''Latin Pulse'' * ''CINEMONDO'' * ''Global Spirit'' * ''

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'' * ''Earth Focus'' * ''Who Speaks for Islam'' * ''Bridge to Iran'' * ''Real Conversations'' * ''Global Lens'' * ''Oceans 8'' * ''DOC-DEBUT'' * ''4REAL'' * ''Men of Words'' * ''Lunch with Bokara'' * ''Bokara's Conversations on Consciousness'' * ''U.S.-Muslim Engagement Project'' * ''Ethics and the World Crisis'' * ''

ColorLines ''Colorlines'' is a digital media platform that seeks to build a political home for everyday people and activists. The platform creates accessible multimedia to power its vision of a just multiracial democracy where all thrive. History ''Colorlin ...

'' * ''Future Express'' * ''Connections'' * ''The Israel Lobby'' * ''Youth Producing Change'' * ''LinkAsia''

Licensed

* ''

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'' * '' Borgen'' * ''

World News'' * ''

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'' * ''In Focus'' (

) * ''

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'' (

) * ''

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'' * ''Sleepless in Gaza...and Jerusalem'' * '' TED Talks'' * ''

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'' * ''Rappers, Divas, Virtuosos: New Music From the Muslim World'' * '' bro'Town''

Affiliates

* KOCE-TV * KRCB 1 a.m. to 5 a.m.

References

External links

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