Link TV broadcast a mix of documentaries, global and national news, music of diverse cultures, and programs promoting citizen action.

[3] In October 2012, Link TV announced that it was merging with KCET, an independent public television station in Los Angeles, to form a new nonprofit entity, to be called KCETLink.

The channel was removed from the DirecTV lineup on January 15, 2023, as Link TV has chosen not to renew its yearly public interest contract with the satellite provider.

[6] In 2010, Link TV announced the launch of ViewChange.org, an online video platform funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that aims to raise awareness of global development issues.

It applies Semantic Web technology to video, in order to automatically create links to related content from other online sources.