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Channel America was the first United States terrestrial broadcast television network to be intentionally assembled out of LPTV, or low-power television licensees, in the early- and mid-1980s. Broadcast could refer to: Broadcast, an electronica musical group broadcasting, the distribution of audio and video signals Broadcast address, an IP address allowing information to be sent to all machines on a given subnet. ... A television network is a distribution network for television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many television stations. ... Low-power broadcasting is the concept of broadcasting at very low power and low cost, to a small community area. ... // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 60s and 70s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ...


It offered a 24-hour feed of mostly inexpensive programming, delivered to its affiliate stations, many owned and originally established by CA, via satellite. In this, it was a model for the American Independent Network (now succeeded by the rather similar programming of Urban America Television) and the somewhat more visible i (formerly PAX), both of which also were largely seen around the U.S. on LPTV signals and on cable systems required to clear them. By the 1990s, most of CA's operations as a broadcast network were taken up by a successor, America One. A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... An affiliate is an entity with a relationship with a peer or a larger entity. ... CA or ca may stand for: the IATA code for Air China C&A stores calcium (Ca): symbol for the chemical element California (State of, United States) Canada (ISO country code) Catalan language (ISO 639 alpha-2) Central America certificate authority Counter Air heavy cruiser (CA): hull classification symbol cyanoacrylate... A satellite is an object that orbits another object (known as its primary). ... Urban America Television is a minor over-the-air television broadcast network in the United States. ... i: Independent Television, or simply i, is a broadcast and cable television network first broadcast on August 31, 1998 under the name PAX. The network is primarily owned by Paxson Communications, although NBC Universal also has a 32% share. ... Coaxial Cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house Cable television or Community Antenna Television (CATV) (and often shortened to cable) is a system of providing television, FM radio programming and other services to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted directly to people’s televisions through fixed... // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but keeping the same mind-set. ... America One is a minor over-the-air television network in the United States. ...


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Military Channel, America Supports You (340 words)
WASHINGTON - The Military Channel is the first television media outlet to partner with America Supports You, a Department of Defense program connecting America's support for the troops to military servicemembers and their families, network officials announced.
America Supports You recognizes and facilitates citizens' support for military men, women and families, and communicates that support to members of the armed forces at home and abroad.
The Military Channel and America Supports You first worked together in support of the 2006 Freedom Walk in Washington, D.C. to mark the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and to honor veterans, past and present.
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