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| Launched | 1995 |
| Owned by | Public Communicators, Inc. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Denver, Colorado |
| Website | www.freespeech.org |
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| Satellite | |
| Dish Network | Channel 9415 |
Launched in 1995, Free Speech TV (FSTV) is an independent, publicly-supported, non-profit TV multi-platform digital media station. Using both television and the Internet, Free Speech TV encourages viewers to become civically engaged to build a more just, equitable and sustainable society. Free Speech TV is owned and operated by Public Communicators, Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit, tax-exempt organization, founded in 1974. Free Speech TV is based in Denver, CO.
Free Speech TV's roots extend back to "The 90's" public television show and The 90's Channel on cable television, both of which were founded in 1989. From 1995 to 2000, Free Speech TV provided weekly programming via videotape to a network of 50 community cable channels. In 2000, Free Speech TV launched the first national progressive television network when it was awarded a full-time satellite channel on DISH Network as a result of an FCC policy to set aside 4 percent of satellite channels for public interest channels.
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Mission statement
Free Speech TV's mission statement reads:
| “ | Using television, the Internet and mobile technology, Free Speech TV informs the public about important social, political, cultural and environmental issues. Free Speech TV inspires viewers to become civically engaged to build a more just, equitable and sustainable society. | ” |
Funding
Free Speech TV is a publicly-supported, independent, non-profit TV channel that is a project of Public Communicators, Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit, tax-exempt organization. It is based in Denver, Colorado.
Programming
Free Speech TV broadcasts progressive, independently-produced documentaries dealing with social, political, cultural and environmental issues; commissions and produces original programming; develops programming partnerships and collaborations with social justice organizations; provides special live broadcasts from remote locations; and maintains an adjunct Web site that hosts one of the Internet's largest collection of progressive audio and video content. FSTV programming includes regular programs like GRIT TV with Laura Flanders, The Global Report, Meet the Farmer, Enviro Close-up, Gay USA, the Bioneers and Keynote series, Every Church a Peace Church and Democracy Now!, and documentaries like The Corporation, The Ad and the Ego, Fear and Favor in the Newsroom, Promised Paradise and An Act of Conscience.
On television, Free Speech TV reaches 30 million U.S. homes, broadcasting full-time on DISH Network (channel 9415) and part-time on 200 community cable affiliates. Viewers can search the TV schedule online and subscribe to a weekly E-Guide that highlights upcoming programs. On the Internet, Free Speech TV serves up video to a large international audience via its own website, social networking sites, media-sharing sites and viral person-to-person distribution. Its website features videos-on-demand and a 24/7 online channel. Viewers can subscribe to RSS feeds and are encouraged to join online conversations about the issues raised in the videos.
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