Time Warner Cable to Launch Pentagon Channel
http://media.aoltimewarner.com/media/press_view.cfm?release_num=55254122 STAMFORD, CT and ALEXANDRIA, VA - Time Warner Cable announced today it will begin rolling out the Pentagon Channel, the Defense Department's news and information network for the military, this month. The Pentagon Channel, which previously existed as an information channel within the Pentagon and on military bases, will now be distributed 24 hours a day, seven days a week to all of Time Warner Cable's digital television customers.
"Time Warner Cable serves consumers all across the country and many of our customers have a personal stake in the military," said Lynn Yaeger Time Warner Cable Executive Vice President for Corporate Affairs. "The Pentagon Channel will be especially appreciated by military service members and their families who live on or near the 26 military bases we service in our footprint including Fort Bragg and Fort Hood."
The Pentagon Channel will provide Time Warner Cable digital 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.More