MCV Broadband is a Telecommunications company headquartered in Dededo, Guam

Dededo, Guam

Dededo is the most populated village of the United States territory of Guam. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Dededo's population was just under 45,000 in 2010. The village is located on the coral plateau of Northern Guam.- Etymology :...

 that specializes in Cable television

Cable television

Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional...

, telephone, and broadband

Broadband

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 ISPs

Internet service provider

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. MCV services customers the United States

United States

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 territories of Guam

Guam

Guam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. Guam is listed as one of 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories by the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United...

 and the Northern Mariana Islands

Northern Mariana Islands

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, as well as the military installations in the area.

MCV is owned by Seaport Capital

Seaport Capital

Seaport Capital is a New York City-based private equity firm that invests in media, communications & business and information services companies...

, an investment company based in New York City

New York City

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. Seaport acquired the company in 2005 and is one of several cable companies Seaport has an ownership stake in, the others being Everest Cable, MetroCast Cablevision, Mid-Missouri Telephone Company and Otelco Holdings.

MCV's TV cable lineup includes 64 analog channels, 46 digital channels, 20 HD channels, 20 premium movie channels, 4 PPV channels and 46 music audio channels. A majority of the channels are devoted to Asian programming (from Japan, The Philippines, China and Korea), as well as programming from Australia. While most of the basic and premium channels in this lineup are delayed by satellite from the United States (via the west coast feed), others like CNN, MSNBC, and ESPN are broadcasting live through a different feed.

External links

• www.mcvguam.com
• www.mcvcnmi.com
• MCV sale to Seaport Capitol from KUAM.com
  KUAM-TV
  KUAM-TV is the NBC affiliate serving Guam. The station is currently owned by Pacific Telestations, Inc., and is a sister station to CBS affiliate KUAM-LP and the local Public-access television cable channel Local 2...
  
  (March 7, 2005)
• Seaport Capital's website