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Internews Network was founded in San Francisco, California in 1982. The organization's administrative headquarters are located in Northern California and its international programs are managed from an office in Washington, DC.

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In 1999 Internews Network co-founded Link TV, the first national television channel connecting Americans with the global world. Link TV currently reaches one in four American homes via DIRECTV and DISH Network, the two major US satellite providers.

INTERNEWS NETWORK HEADQUARTERS

Internews Network is headquartered in the United States. An administrative office in Arcata, in northern California houses a staff of 23 who comprise the President's office and the departments of finance, contract administration, human resources, information technology and communications. Internews' worldwide programs and its development department are managed from a 25-member office in Washington, DC. Internews was founded in San Francisco, California in 1982 and has been based in Arcata since 1989.

LINK TV: TELEVISION WITHOUT BORDERS

Link TV is the first nationwide television channel dedicated to providing Americans with global perspectives on news, events and culture. Based in San Francisco, Link TV is dedicated to connecting Americans with the greater world through news programs, international documentaries and world music videos.

Link TV was founded in 1999 by Internews Network, the Independent Television Service (ITVS), Internews Interactive (InterAct), and the Center for Documentary Media.

Currently, the channel is available as a basic service in over 28 million U.S. homes that receive direct broadcast satellite television (DBS). The DBS broadcast rights for Link TV were obtained under FCC guidelines requiring the DBS operators to allocate 4% of their channels for non-commercial public service programming.

Link TV’s signature program, “Mosaic” features unfiltered selections from daily TV news programs broadcast throughout the Middle East. The news reports are presented unedited and translated, when necessary, into English. These news reports are regularly watched by 280 million people in 22 countries all over the Middle East. “Mosaic” won a 2004 Peabody, radio and television's most prestigious award. This was the first time in the 64-year history of the Peabody that a satellite-only television network has received this honor. See video clips on Link TV's Mosaic Intelligence Report on Google Video.

Through its international documentaries and world music videos, Link TV offers a global perspective on world issues and culture and gives voice to communities that are under-represented by mainstream media. Live call-in programs provoke discussion on global issues by participants that may be separated by ideological differences and thousands of miles, and the Link TV website gives viewers access to tools and connections to take action on social issues.