AFRTS is the American Forces Radio and Television Service.  It is part of the Department of Defense, and is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia.  The AFRTS mission is to communicate Department of Defense policies, priorities, programs, goals and initiatives.  AFRTS provides stateside radio and television programming, "a touch of home,"  to U.S. service men and women, DoD civilians, and their families serving outside the continental United States.  AFRTS includes the Radio and Television Production Office (RTPO), The Pentagon Channel NewsCenter, and the Defense Media Center.

The AFRTS vision is to provide multi-channel broadcast quality radio and television services and expanded internal information products to all DoD members and their families stationed overseas, on contingency operations, and onboard Navy ships around the world.  Today, AFRTS uses seven satellites along with digital compression technology to provide multiple television and stereo audio services to over 1,000 outlets in more than 175 countries and U.S. territories, and on board U.S. Navy ships.