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Russia Today adds Freeview slot
Published Wednesday, Jan 14 2009, 16:50 GMT | By James Welsh
Russia Today is to broadcast on Freeview for a limited number of hours per day, it has emerged.
The English language news channel from Russian state news agency RIA-Novosti is already carried in the UK on satellite and is listed in the electronic programme guides of Sky and Freesat.
Today, it was revealed that the channel has secured a licence from Ofcom to broadcast on digital terrestrial. According to a report on the Digital Spy forums, the channel's hours on Freeview will be "quite restricted".
The English language news channel from Russian state news agency RIA-Novosti is already carried in the UK on satellite and is listed in the electronic programme guides of Sky and Freesat.
Today, it was revealed that the channel has secured a licence from Ofcom to broadcast on digital terrestrial. According to a report on the Digital Spy forums, the channel's hours on Freeview will be "quite restricted".
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