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Libyan Opposition Launches Satellite Channel

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The Libyan opposition launched Libyan TV to counter Moammar Gadhafi's state media aparatus. (www.libya.tv)
The Libyan opposition launched Libyan TV to counter Moammar Gadhafi's state media aparatus. (www.libya.tv)

In Libya, there's now an alternative to the state's Sun Media, controlled by Moammar Gadhafi. A new satellite channel called Libya TV is in its second full week of operation offering news and talk shows produced by the Libyan opposition. We speak with Libya TV's founder Mahmud Shamman, who is also head of media relations for the rebel interim National Council of Libya.

This segment aired on April 13, 2011.

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