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| Country | United States, Italy and Russia |
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| Headquarters | Milan, Italy & Moscow, Russia |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English, Italian and Russian |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Igor Kesaev & Marina Artemieva |
| History | |
| Launched | 2005 |
| Links | |
| Website | wfc.tv |
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