Country | United States |
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Headquarters | Burbank, California (with production offices in Washington, D.C. and San Francisco, California) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Public Media Group of Southern California |
Sister channels | KCET KOCE-TV |
History | |
Launched | December 15, 1999 |
Closed | November 1, 2023 | (end of satellite broadcasts)
Former names | WorldLink (1999–early 2000s) |
Links | |
Website | www |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
KRCB (Cotati, California) | Channel 22.1 (1-5 AM) |
Streaming media | |
Link TV | Watch Live |
Link TV, originally WorldLink TV, was a non-commercial American satellite television network providing what it described as "diverse perspectives on world and national issues." It was carried nationally on DirecTV (ch. 375) until January 2023 and on Dish Network (ch. 9410) until November 1, 2023. Link TV was launched as a daily, 24-hour non-commercial network on December 15, 1999. It received no money from the satellite providers, but relies instead on contributions from viewers and foundations.
Link TV broadcast a mix of documentaries, global and national news, music of diverse cultures, and programs promoting citizen action. The network also aired English language news from Al Jazeera English, Deutsche Welle, NHK and France 24, as well as various documentaries and world music videos.[1] Select Link TV programs were streamed on the Internet, via the channel's website.[2]
The network also produced Mosaic: World News from the Middle East, a program of translated news reports from the Middle East.