Pentagon Channel
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The Pentagon Channel is a TV channel broadcasting military news and information for the 2.6 million members of the U.S. Armed Forces. It is widely available on US Public, educational, and government access
(PEG) cable tv channels, can be viewed FTA
in most Central and Western European countries (from Eurobird 9A at 9.0° East), Africa, the Americas and most of Asia via satellite, and can be viewed globally via the Internet at www.pentagonchannel.mil.
Its programming includes:
The Pentagon Channel is free, in the public domain, and accessible 24/7 to all U.S. cable and satellite providers.
RECON: A monthly half-hour informational television program providing an in-depth look on a variety of topics from real world operations, missions, military events / history and other subjects highlighting the accomplishments of U.S. military men and women.
Around The Services: Daily half-hour program featuring military news from top Defense officials and the Military Services from around the world.
Fit For Duty: Takes viewers through a high-energy 30-minute workout led by service members with expertise in fitness training. The show makes it simple to follow along and complete exercises demonstrated by the instructors. A military sports medicine physician also offers tips for preventing injuries and avoiding career-ending accidents during each episode of the show.
Downrange: The latest news from Iraq and Afghanistan affecting U.S. military members.
Battleground: Every weekend, this series features historic films from WWII, Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
The Grill Sergeants: The Grill Sergeants teach audience members how to prepare food while the in-house Army jazz quartet “The Taste Buds,” play the show’s score.
This Week in the Pentagon: A weekly half hour update on the news coming out of the Pentagon, taking one topic each week and exploring it in-depth.
FNG: (For New Guys) is a half-hour lifestyle show featuring useful benefits aimed at young troops new to the military. Viewers will learn about great low cost travel, cooking, assignments, electronics and more.
Command Performance: Features military journalists taking you backstage with today's top entertainers for conversations with a uniquely military perspective.
The Pentagon Channel also shows programming direct from the services 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 as well as live DoD briefings and roundtables.
initiative. Currently the Pentagon Channel offers 27 podcasts via the iTunes Store
and its website.
Public, educational, and government access
Public, educational, and government access television, refers to three different cable television specialty channels...
(PEG) cable tv channels, can be viewed FTA
Free-to-air
Free-to-air describes television and radio services broadcast in clear form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscription or one-off fee...
in most Central and Western European countries (from Eurobird 9A at 9.0° East), Africa, the Americas and most of Asia via satellite, and can be viewed globally via the Internet at www.pentagonchannel.mil.
Its programming includes:
- Department of Defense news briefings
- Military news
- Interviews with top Defense officials
- Short stories about the work of the United States military
- Military Lifestyle programming
The Pentagon Channel is free, in the public domain, and accessible 24/7 to all U.S. cable and satellite providers.
Programming
Original ProgrammingRECON: A monthly half-hour informational television program providing an in-depth look on a variety of topics from real world operations, missions, military events / history and other subjects highlighting the accomplishments of U.S. military men and women.
Around The Services: Daily half-hour program featuring military news from top Defense officials and the Military Services from around the world.
Fit For Duty: Takes viewers through a high-energy 30-minute workout led by service members with expertise in fitness training. The show makes it simple to follow along and complete exercises demonstrated by the instructors. A military sports medicine physician also offers tips for preventing injuries and avoiding career-ending accidents during each episode of the show.
Downrange: The latest news from Iraq and Afghanistan affecting U.S. military members.
Battleground: Every weekend, this series features historic films from WWII, Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
The Grill Sergeants: The Grill Sergeants teach audience members how to prepare food while the in-house Army jazz quartet “The Taste Buds,” play the show’s score.
This Week in the Pentagon: A weekly half hour update on the news coming out of the Pentagon, taking one topic each week and exploring it in-depth.
FNG: (For New Guys) is a half-hour lifestyle show featuring useful benefits aimed at young troops new to the military. Viewers will learn about great low cost travel, cooking, assignments, electronics and more.
Command Performance: Features military journalists taking you backstage with today's top entertainers for conversations with a uniquely military perspective.
The Pentagon Channel also shows programming direct from the services 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 as well as live DoD briefings and roundtables.
Cable and IPTV Coverage
The Pentagon Channel is not currently available in all areas. The following television providers offer Pentagon Channel:- Armstrong Cable Services
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- Cable America
- Centrovision Cable
- Charter CommunicationsCharter CommunicationsCharter Communications is an American company providing cable television, high-speed Internet, and telephone services to more than 4.7 million customers in 25 states. By revenues, it is the fourth-largest cable operator in the United States, behind Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Cox Communications...
- ComcastComcastComcast Corporation is the largest cable operator, home Internet service provider, and fourth largest home telephone service provider in the United States, providing cable television, broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers in 39 states and the...
- Cox CommunicationsCox CommunicationsCox Communications is a privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises providing digital cable television, telecommunications and wireless services in the United States...
- DirecTVDirecTVDirecTV is an American direct broadcast satellite service provider and broadcaster based in El Segundo, California. Its satellite service, launched on June 17, 1994, transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, Latin America, and the Anglophone Caribbean. ...
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- Dugway Cable
- Groton Utilities
- Guam Cablevision
- Hargray CATV
- Insight CommunicationsInsight CommunicationsInsight Communications is the 13th largest multiple system operator in the United States with approximately 692,000 customers in the three contiguous states of Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio...
- KnologyKnologyKnology Inc. is a cable company that formed in 1994 by ITC Holding Company, Inc, a telecommunications holding company in West Point, Georgia that also founded Internet service provider Mindspring. In late 1994, shortly after Knology's inception, two employees made a $600,000 investment to make...
- Mediacom Communications Corp
- MetroCast Communications
- Midcontinent CommunicationsMidcontinent CommunicationsMidcontinent Communications is a regional cable provider, providing a triple play service of cable television, cable modem Internet service, and cable telephone service for both North Dakota and South Dakota, along with several communities in western Minnesota...
- Millington Cable
- RCN CorporationRCN CorporationRCN Corporation, founded in 1993 and based in Herndon, Virginia, is the first American facilities-based competitive provider of bundled telephone, cable television and high-speed internet service delivered over its own fiber-optic local network to consumers in the Boston, New York, Eastern...
- Sky AngelSky AngelSky Angel U.S. LLC. describes itself as a "Christian-owned and operated multi-channel television service specializing in Christian and family-friendly TV and radio programming." It is one of the first niche-oriented television providers in the United States....
- TCT West
- Time Warner CableTime Warner CableTime Warner Cable is an American cable television company that operates in 28 states and has 31 operating divisions...
- Trust Cable
- Verizon FiOSVerizon FiOSVerizon FiOS is a bundled Internet access, telephone, and television service which operates over a fiber-optic communications network. It is offered in some areas of the United States by Verizon Communications. Verizon was one of the first major U.S...
- Wave BroadbandWave BroadbandWave Broadband is a leading provider of cable TV, broadband internet, and telephone services on the West Coast, serving customers in communities in Western Washington State, Oregon, Sacramento, and the San Francisco Bay Area....
Podcasting
In April 2006, the Pentagon Channel launched its podcastingPodcasting
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
initiative. Currently the Pentagon Channel offers 27 podcasts via the iTunes Store
ITunes Store
The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States...
and its website.
External links
- Official Site
- Satellite distribution details
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