Korea's Airang TV to Debut in D.C.

News and entertainment network will broadcast as part of international programming

By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 4/27/2011 8:51:25 AM

Starting next month, Korean news and entertainment network Airang TV will debut in the D.C. area on Comcast (ch. 279) and Cox (ch. 478), as well as on a digital broadcast channel.

The channel is part of MHz Networks 9's international programming lineup. MHz is a noncommercial broadcaster delivering international programming in more than 20 languages.

According to an Airang spokesperson, the channel is already available in approximately 10 million homes in L.A., New York, Chicago, Atlanta, and San Jose and adds another 1,920,000 homes in the D.C. area.