Pentagon Channel - The channel broadcasts military news and information for 2.6 million members of the US armed forces . Widely available on cable television in the USA, it can be watched openly by FTA in some European countries, Africa, America and most Asian countries via satellite (in digital mode (DVB-S, MPEG-2), open (FTA), with NTSC channel quality from Hot Bird) is also available for viewing worldwide via the Internet.
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| A country |  USA |
| Broadcast area | USA international |
| Broadcast start date | May 2004 |
| Owner | US Department of Defense |
| Tagline | Serving Those Who Serve |
| Site | www.pentagonchannel.mil |
Programs include:
- Department of Defense Information Briefings
- Military news
- Interview with representatives of the Ministry of Defense
- U.S. military work coverage
Content
Programs
Original programs
Recon : A monthly half-hour television news program that provides an in-depth look at a variety of topics from modern operations and missions, to military events in history and other subjects, especially for the US military.
Around The Services : A daily half-hour program covering military news about the activities of senior defense officials and military service events around the world.
Fit For Duty : Ready For Service: Energetic 30-minute training led by military personnel with experience in fitness training. Clear and complete lessons, led by instructors. A specialist in the field of military sports medicine also offers tips on preventing injuries and disabilities due to injuries in each episode of the show.
Focus On The Force : Pentagon Channelβs new production program, in which the military tells personal stories about the service.
Battleground : every weekend, another series of historical cinema about the details of World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
The Grill Sergeants : The Grill Sergeants program will teach you how to cook, to the accompaniment of The Taste Buds Army Jazz Quartet.
This Week in the Pentagon : Pentagon news for the week, detailed coverage of a selected topic of the week.
The Pentagon Channel also shows programs directly from military service such as Freedom Journal Iraq, Freedom Watch Afghanistan, Army Newswatch, AFN Korea Nightly News, AFN Europe Report, Pacific Report, Eye On Nellis, The American Veteran, Air Force Space Today and On Track With Ft. Hood , also live on the Defense Department briefings and round tables.
Pentagon Channel is currently not available in all areas. The following television providers broadcast the Pentagon:
- Verizon FiOS
- Dish network
- Comcast
- Time warner cable
- Cox communications
- Charter communications
- Mediacom Communications Corp
- Insight communications
- RCN Corporation
- Midcontinent Communications (Channel 155 in most regions)
- Knology
- Sky angel
- Bresnan communications
- Armstrong cable services
- Guam cablevision
- Metrocast communications
- Cable america
- Groton utilities
- Wave broadband
- Hargray CATV
- Millington cable
- Paul bunyan
- Trust cable
- TCT West
- Centrovision cable
- Dugway cable
- Blue ridge communications
Podcasting
In April 2006, the Pentagon launched the podcast service; 27 podcasts are currently offered through the iTunes Store and its own website.
See also
- American forces network
Links
- Official site
- Satellite description in details
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