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Oct. 30, 2017 Source: Rural Media Group news release Noting its importance in highlighting the latest developments in agribusiness and rural America, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Michael Conaway (R-TX) announced that RFD-TV has been added to the House of Representatives Digital Channel Lineup on channel 122. "From the halls of Congress to the fields of rural America, RFD-TV provides quality programming ranging from key agriculture news of the day to agribusiness and entertainment," said Congressman Conaway. "Importantly, RFD-TV's news and programming not only highlights the contributions of production agriculture to rural communities, but it also amplifies the stories of men and women in America's heartland." "As such, I believe the news and programming of RFD-TV offers important perspectives that my colleagues in the House of Representatives would benefit from, and I'm pleased to share with you that, at my request, RFD-TV has now been added to the House of Representatives Digital Channel Lineup," the Congressman went on to say. "From its inception, RFD-TV's mission has been to reconnect city with country," said President and Founder, Patrick Gottsch. "I am proud of our Washington D.C. Bureau for connecting rural America to Capitol Hill by covering news that matters to them the most which is largely ignored by urban-based news operations." RFD-TV's Washington D.C. Bureau, located in the USDA building, has been covering political news for more than seven years. RFD-TV was founded in 2000 is now available in 52 million homes on most cable and satellite systems. It is the nation's only 24/7 network dedicated to the rural and western lifestyle. About Rural Media Group, Inc. (RMG): Rural Media Group, Inc. is the world's leading provider of multimedia content dedicated to the rural and Western lifestyle. With a mission of reconnecting "city with country," RMG is the parent company of RFD-TV, RURAL RADIO, The Cowboy Channel, and RFD-TV The Magazine. RMG networks are distributed to more than 100 million homes worldwide by DBS, telco and cable systems including DISH Network, DIRECTV®, Comcast, AT&T U-Verse, Mediacom, Charter Spectrum, Suddenlink, Cox, and more than 600 independent rural cable systems. Corporate headquarters and broadcast operations are in Nashville, Tennessee. About RFD-TV: RFD-TV is the flagship network for Rural Media Group. Launched in December 2000, RFD-TV is the nation's first 24-hour television network featuring programming focused on the agribusiness, equine and the rural lifestyle, along with traditional country music and entertainment. RFD-TV produces six hours of live news each weekday in support of rural America and is a leading independent cable channel available in more than 50 million homes. RFDTV.com Tweet |
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