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KCET Delivers Special Coverage of Crisis in Egypt with Live Broadcast of 'Al Jazeera English News' Today at 4:00 p.m.

By Cathy Williams
February 1, 2011
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KCET DELIVERS SPECIAL COVERAGE OF CRISIS IN EGYPT WITH LIVE BROADCAST OF 'AL JAZEERA ENGLISH NEWS' TODAY AT 4:00 P.M.

Tomorrow KCET will Broadcast Al Jazeera Newscasts at 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

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Los Angeles - February 1, 2011 - As protests and demonstrations in Egypt continue to make worldwide headlines, KCET brings viewers international perspectives on the historic unrest with a live feed of Al Jazeera English News today at 4:00 p.m. KCET is the only major Southern California broadcaster carrying Al Jazeera English News. 

Special coverage begins at 3:00 p.m. with BBC World News, anchored by Mike Embley.
Coverage continues with the view from Israel at 3:30 p.m., Al Jazeera English News at 4:00 p.m., an encore of BBC World News with Mike Embley at 5:00 p.m., Japan's NHK Newsline at 5:30 p.m., and a live feed of BBC World News at 6:00 p.m.

Serving Southern and Central California as the country's largest independent public television station, KCET offers a full range of international news programming with BBC World News, Japan's NHK Newsline and, as part of its digital multicast channel MHz Worldview, Al Jazeera English News, RT News (Russia Today) and IBA News (Israeli Broadcast Authority). Today's schedule:

3:00 P.m. BBC World News (with Anchor Mike Embley)
Live feed

3:30 p.m. IBA News*
60-minute delayed broadcast 

4:00 p.m. Al Jazeera English News*
Live Feed

4:30 p.m. RT News*
90-minute delayed broadcast

5:00 p.m. BBC World news  
Encore of 3:00 p.m. newscast

5:30 p.m. NHK Newsline
90-minute delayed broadcast

6:00 p.m. BBC World News
Live feed

Programs denoted with (*) will air on KCET's MHz Worldview at their normally scheduled times. Please visit kcet.org/schedule for additional information.

About KCET
On-air, online and in the community, KCET plays a vital role in the cultural and educational enrichment of Southern and Central California. With a viewership of 3.6 million viewers in the average month, KCET is the largest independent public television station in the country. KCET is the second most-watched public television station in the U.S. and has the largest geographic reach of any public television station in California. KCET currently produces the Emmy® and Peabody Award-winning SoCal Connected, a hard-hitting prime-time weekly television news program that examines the issues and people of Southern California. Throughout its more than 40-year history, KCET has won hundreds of major awards for its local and regional news and public affairs programming, its national drama and documentary productions, its quality educational family and children's programs, its outreach and community services and its website, kcet.org. KCET is a donor-supported community institution. More than half of the funds raised to support KCET's operating budget come from individual support. For additional information about KCET productions, Web-exclusive content, programming schedules and community events, please visit kcet.org. 

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