ECHO TV began in September 2004 as a first-of-its-kind television series in the United States. Each month it produces a twenty-minute television program on a current health and safety issue in multiple languages. Topics range from influenza prevention to winter survival.

Each episode includes a pre-recorded story, as well as a question and answer period in which ECHO hosts interview guest community leaders or topic experts who are fluent in the language in which the program is being produced. All shows are also open-captioned in English to help viewers improve English language skills. 

During a statewide emergency in Minnesota, ECHO TV will broadcast live on tpt (Twin Cities Public Television). The same emergency instructions reported in English on radio and television will be repeated in Hmong, Khmer, Lao, Somali, Spanish and Vietnamese on ECHO TV.

ECHO TV’s series of programs on health issues and emergency preparedness are broadcast on Twin Cities Public Television (tpt) – MN-Channel 17  in the metro area. Metro viewers with cable and satellite TV can access tpt’s Minnesota Channel on Comcast digital cable channel 243, Time Warner digital cable channels 234 and 1021, and via over-the-air digital receivers at channel 17-2. In greater Minnesota, check local listings for channel information.

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Isolation and Quarantine Care
	Sunday, Dec. 21 -- Broacast in Spanish 8:00 pm, Hmong 8:20 pm and Somali 8:40 pm Sunday, Dec. 28 -- Broadcast in Lao 8:00 pm, Khmer 8:20 pm and Vietnamese 8:40 pm Watch the Show
	Read the Script (PDF) Show Q&A (PDF)
	Additional Resources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PDF) (PDF) American Red Cross Code Ready Minnesota