RT America
| RT America | |
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| Launched | February 2010 |
| Network | RT |
| Owned by | (ANO) TV-Novosti |
| Picture format |
1080i (HDTV) (HD feed downgraded to letterboxed 480i for SDTVs) |
| Slogan | Question More |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
| Sister channel(s) |
RT International RT UK Rusiya Al-Yaum RT Documentary RT Actualidad RT Deutsch RT en Francais |
| Website | rt |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| Dish Network |
Nationwide: Channel 280 (HD/SD) Washington, D.C. area: Channel 8084 (HD/SD) |
| GlobeCast WorldTV | Channel unallocated |
| Cable | |
| Verizon FiOS (Washington, D.C. area) | Channel 455 |
| Cox Communications (Washington, D.C. area) | Channel 473 |
| RCN Cable (Washington, D.C. area) | Channel 33 |
| Available on certain cable systems | Check Local Listings |
| IPTV | |
| Eagle Multimedia | Channel unallocated |
| Russian TVGroup | Channel unallocated |
| Streaming media | |
| Live stream | On Air |
| Sling TV | |
RT America is a TV channel based in Washington, D.C., and part of the RT network, a global multilingual television news network based in Moscow, Russia. RT is a non-profit organization funded by the Russian government. RT America also has studios and bureaus in New York City, Miami, and Los Angeles. The channel is the home and the production base of RT's U.S. based programs.
RT America focuses on covering news in the United States from an alternative perspective. Programs are hosted by American journalists. Similarly, most guests are American (and sometimes Canadian) activists, academics, speakers and analysts with alternative perspectives on "mainstream" issues. The channel covers issues that see lesser coverage in the mainstream media, such as using non-GMO ingredients in foods, corporatism, growing wealth inequality, corruption in politics, peace and environmental issues. It maintains a separate schedule of programs each weekday from 4:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time, and like its counterpart in the UK, it simulcasts RT International at all other times.
RT America is the channel for RT content delivery to United States cable and satellite providers. The channel is also available in Canada on the Rogers network (Channel 177). In addition, the channel is also available worldwide online through RT's primary website.
RT states it operates autonomously from the Russian government, but its autonomy has been questioned by some, including criticism that it is a propaganda outlet for the Russian government.
RT has been criticized as being a propaganda outlet for the Russian government and its foreign policy by news reporters, including former RT reporters. RT has also been accused of spreading disinformation. The United Kingdom media regulator, Ofcom, has repeatedly found RT to have breached rules on impartiality, and of broadcasting "materially misleading" content.
On June 13, 2013 RT previewed Larry King's new Thursday evening political talk show Politicking with Larry King with a discussion of Edward Snowden's leaking of the PRISM surveillance program. The Russian alignment of RT was widely noted in coverage of an interview King did with Republican Party Presidential candidate Donald Trump on September 8, 2016, in which Trump extended his praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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