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A TELEVISION channel created specifically for the Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force is being screened for the first time on Freeview with a host of new content.Forces TV, the home of entertainment and military life, releases a host of new programmes to mark its launch on Freeview channel 96 this month.

The new schedule - which will begin on October 16 - will combine Forces TV’s unique blend of military and action-themed drama, comedy and factual programming, with news about UK Forces.

It will include new factual shows, including In Kabul: Britain’s Military in Afghanistan, a half-hour documentary which takes an in-depth look at the current presence of the British Armed Forces in Kabul, to train, advise and assist the Afghanistan national defence and security forces.

The channel is part of the Forces Network operated by the Services Sound & Vision Corporation, a charity dedicated to entertaining, informing, connecting and championing the UK Military.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/862254/Forces-TV-to-be-screened-on-Freeview

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