KTWU launches world news channel today

Yet another perfectly good use of the digital spectrum comes to Kansas today, when Topeka's public broadcaster becomes the 20th affiliate of MHz Worldview, a public service network specializing in international educational and arts programming. It looks to be a competitor to Link TV, which is a great service out of San Francisco but has had trouble getting carried on anything other than DirecTV and Dish (which were required to set aside bandwidth for services like Link).

More info is here. The station will broadcast 22 hours a day (except for two hours of prime, 7 to 9 p.m. daily) on 11.2, KTWU's multicast station. Judging from the schedule on a typical day, you'll see news from the English-language channel France 24 (which is also available online at Livestation), "Euronews" and various Asian-themed programs.