American Forces Network (through Defense Media Activity)

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United States Department of Defense organization broadcasting service radio network television network

American Forces Network is the U.S. military’s worldwide radio and television broadcasting service that provides news, information, and entertainment programming to American service members and their families stationed overseas.

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Label	Occurrences
American Forces Network (through Defense Media Activity) canonical	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Department of Defense organization ⓘ broadcasting service ⓘ radio network ⓘ television network ⓘ
abbreviation	AFN NERFINISHED ⓘ
affiliation	United States Department of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ
broadcastArea	overseas U.S. military installations ⓘ worldwide ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
distributionMethod	cable and IPTV systems on U.S. bases ⓘ local terrestrial transmitters on or near U.S. installations ⓘ satellite receivers on U.S. bases ⓘ
employer	military and civilian broadcast professionals ⓘ
formerName	Armed Forces Radio Service NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundedBy	United States War Department NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre	entertainment ⓘ information ⓘ news ⓘ sports programming ⓘ
hasPart	AFN Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ AFN Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ AFN Radio NERFINISHED ⓘ AFN Television NERFINISHED ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Riverside, California NERFINISHED ⓘ
inception	1942 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
medium	internet streaming ⓘ radio ⓘ satellite broadcasting ⓘ television ⓘ
mission	keep U.S. forces informed, entertained, and connected to home ⓘ
notableFor	providing U.S. radio and TV content in remote overseas locations ⓘ serving U.S. troops during World War II ⓘ
operatedBy	Defense Media Activity NERFINISHED ⓘ
ownedBy	United States Department of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentOrganization	Defense Media Activity NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Department of Defense ⓘ surface form: United States Department of Defense
provides	American entertainment programming ⓘ American news programming ⓘ American sports programming ⓘ command information ⓘ
purpose	provide entertainment programming to American service members and their families stationed abroad ⓘ provide information programming to American service members and their families stationed abroad ⓘ provide news to American service members and their families stationed abroad ⓘ provide radio and television programming to U.S. military audiences overseas ⓘ
regulatesContentWith	Department of Defense policies ⓘ
serviceBranch	United States Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
targetAudience	United States Department of Defense civilians overseas ⓘ United States service members ⓘ families of United States service members ⓘ

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Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs → oversees → American Forces Network (through Defense Media Activity) ⓘ