DISH Network Satellite TV Offers Pentagon Channel
Release Date: 2/8/2005 10:53:00 AM
From the Pentagon Channel
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (NNS) -- EchoStar Communications Corporation (Nasdaq: DISH) and its DISH Network satellite TV service announced in February it is now offering the Pentagon Channel, the Defense Department's news and information network for and about the military.
The Pentagon Channel, which was launched stateside on May 14, 2004, will now be distributed 24 hours a day, seven days a week to DISH Network satellite TV customers. The channel is provided to customers at no additional cost as part of DISH Network's public interest channels. A second satellite dish may be required.
"DISH Network serves consumers all across the country, and many of our customers have a personal stake in the military," said Eric Sahl, vice president of programming at EchoStar. "The Pentagon Channel will be especially appreciated by military service members and their families who live on or near U.S.-based military facilities across the U.S."
The Pentagon Channel will provide DISH Network customers with Department of Defense news with top-of-the-hour updates, broadcasts of the flagship television news magazine programs from each of the services, and Department of Defense news briefings from the Pentagon and around the world. Additionally, the network will include appointment viewing with "Around the Services," a look at what's going on at each branch of the military, "Studio Five," showcasing conversations with Department of Defense leaders, and "Focus on the Force," which highlights military missions such as those in Iraq and Afghanistan.
"We appreciate DISH Network's decision to carry the new Pentagon Channel on their satellite TV system," said Larry DiRita, Department of Defense spokesperson. "Their support helps us fulfill our mission of providing timely military news and information to the U.S. Armed Forces."
For more information on the Pentagon Channel, visit www.pentagonchannel.mil.
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