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Egypt on the Edge: KCET and SoCal Connected Carry Live Coverage from 'Al Jazeera English News'

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Los Angeles - February 2,

2011 - As protests and demonstrations spread beyond Egypt throughout the

Mideast, KCET and SoCal Connected

bring viewers live coverage from Al Jazeera

English

News

. KCET will carry that live coverage at 11:00 a.m., 4:00 p.m. and 8:00

p.m. KCET is the only major broadcaster in Southern California to carry Al

Jazeera live.  

In addition to Al Jazeera,

KCET will have additional coverage of the historic events in the Mideast: 

Wednesday, February 2:

 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           

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

8:00 p.m.          

Egypt on the Edge: A Special Report from

KCET and SoCal Connected

           

Thursday, February 3:

11:00 a.m.        Al Jazeera English News

                        Live

Feed

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           

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

8:00 p.m.           

Egypt on the Edge: A Special Report from

KCET and SoCal Connected

                        **

New and Updated **           

Friday, February 4:

11:00 a.m.         Al Jazeera English News

                        Live

Feed

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           

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

8:00 p.m.           

Egypt on the Edge: A Special Report from

KCET and SoCal Connected

           

                        **New

and Updated**

About KCET

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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

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