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TBN is a 501-3 C non-profit company.
TBN is a 501-3 C non-profit company.


[[Charity Navigator]], an national evaluator of charities, gives TBN an overall rating of 3 out of 4 stars. It reports that for the FYE 12/2008, Paul F. Crouch Sr., President of TBN earned $419,500, Janice Crouch, Vice-President, earned $361,000, and Paul F. Crouch Jr., Vice-President, earned $214,137.<ref name="charitynavigator.org">{{cite news | url=http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=4574 | title=charitynavigator.org | publisher=[[Charity Navigator]] | year= | first= | last= | accessdate =}}</ref>
Paul F. Crouch Sr., President of TBN earns $419,500. Jan Crouch, VP of TBN earns $361, 000,
Paul Crouch Jr., VP of TBN earns $161, 792.<ref>http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=4574</ref>
The Crouches salaries are modest by comparison to the salaries of cable TV network Presidents and CEO’s. According to Cable World 2001 MSO Salary Report,
the average total salary and bonus for cable-industry CEOs last year was $1.25 million.
<ref>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0DIZ/is_24_13/ai_75753114/</ref>
In a more recent study of CEO salary’s for cable network CEO’s, Forbes reports that the CEO’s of nation cable companies earn between $970,000 to $39,000,000 in
base salary.<ref>Forbes/Special Report/CEO Compensation/04.22.09 http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/12/best-boss-09_CEO-Compensation-Media_9Rank.html</ref>


In September 2004, the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' characterized their personal lifestyle as a "life of luxury."<ref>{{cite news | url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MH&s_site=miami&p_multi=MH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=105AE6B045ED76AE&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM | title=Doubts taint aid to Haiti | publisher=[[Miami Herald]] |date= October 11, 2004 | first= | last= | accessdate =2007-09-17}}</ref> According to [[Charity Navigator]], TBN earned $188,152,079 in 2007 and has a 3 out of 4 star rating (56.46%).<ref name="Income Statement FYE 12/2004">{{cite news | url=http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=4574 | title=Income Statement (FYE 12/2004) | publisher=[[Charity Navigator]] |year= 2007 | first= | last= | accessdate =2007-09-17}}</ref>
In September 2004, the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' characterized their personal lifestyle as a "life of luxury."<ref>{{cite news | url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MH&s_site=miami&p_multi=MH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=105AE6B045ED76AE&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM | title=Doubts taint aid to Haiti | publisher=[[Miami Herald]] |date= October 11, 2004 | first= | last= | accessdate =2007-09-17}}</ref>

In October more than 50 employees were cut from the payroll.<ref name="Orlando Sentinel"/>


==Criticism==
==Criticism==

Revision as of 03:27, 11 August 2010

Trinity Broadcasting Network
CountryUnited States
AffiliatesThe Church Channel
Smile of a Child
TBN Enlace
JCTV
KTBN Superpower Radio
Radio Paradise
TV Familia
HeadquartersCosta Mesa, California, United States
Programming
Language(s)English

The Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) is the United States' largest Christian television network, offering 24 hour commercial-free programming.[1][2] Headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, it also has studio facilities located in Irving, Texas; Hendersonville, Tennessee; Decatur, Georgia; Miami, Florida; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Orlando, Florida; and New York City. TBN is the world’s largest religious network and America’s most watched faith channel.[1] TBN broadcasts programs hosted by a diverse group of ministries from traditional Protestant and Catholic denominations, Interdenominational and Full Gospel churches, Non Profit Charities, Messianic Jewish and well-known Christian media personalities.[3] TBN also offers a wide range of original programming, and faith-based films.[4]

Co-founded by Paul Crouch, Jan Crouch, Jim Bakker and Tammy Faye Bakker in 1973, TBN currently is the sixth largest over-the-air broadcaster in the United States, with CBS, FOX, and NBC holding the 3rd, 4th, and 5th place, according to Broadcast and Cable’s annual listing of the Top 25 Station Groups [5]. TBN owns and operates 5 independent TV networks, each of which adheres to a faith-based message, but reaching separate demographics. TBN networks include: TBN, JCTV, TBN Enlace, Smile of a Child, The Church Channel.

History

The Trinity Broadcasting Network was founded as the Trinity Broadcasting Systems in 1973, and began distribution through cable systems in 1978. The network was a member of the National Religious Broadcasters association until 1990.

During the early years, Paul and Jan Crouch Sr., rented air time on a local UHF TV station in Santa Ana, California. The fledgling network was so weak in its first days, that, according to Crouch in his autobiography, Hello World!, it almost went bankrupt after just two days on the air. With early TBN board member Paul John Toberty's guaranteed loan, KLXA was purchased for $1,000,000.[6] TBN, then known as the Trinity Broadcasting Systems, spread from UHF stations to cable outlets and then to satellite distribution. Over the years, TBN has been purchasing independent television stations to gain cable carriage, due to FCC must-carry rules. As a result, TBN is available to 95% of American households, as of early 2005.[7] According to TBN’s website, TBN has several hundred affiliate stations, although just 61 of these stations are regular UHF or VHF stations. The rest are low-powered stations, requiring a viewer to be within several miles of the transmitter.

On December 15, 2009, TBN became the first Christian television network to broadcast completely in high definition. However, only the national feed (on cable) is transmitted in HD since its owned-and-operated terrestrial stations are currently not equipped for HD transmissions.

TBN Growth

The Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) is the United States' largest Christian television network.[1][2] TBN is viewed globally on 70 satellites and over 18,000 TV and Cable affiliates. TBN is also seen on the internet globally.[8] Programs are translated into numerous foreign languages at TBN's state-of-the-art facilities at the International Production Center in Irving, Texas.

TBN reaches 104 million households and is watched by an average of five million viewer households per week in the United States. TBN is carried on over 287 television stations in the U.S. and on thousands of other cable television and satellite systems around the world in over 75 countries, where their programming is translated into over eleven languages. In the US, TBN is viewed on US satellite and cable subs, and affiliated with major cable and satellite companies such as Comcast, Cox, Time Warner, Verizon FIOS, DirecTV, AT&T, Dish Network and Charter. The total TBN audience across the US via broadcast, cable and satellite is 100,564,000 [9] TBN also owns 35 full-power television stations serving larger metropolitan areas, and 252 low power television stations in the United States, which are mixed among stations serving medium-sized cities and rural translator stations in order to maximize the network's reach as much as is permissible.

Today, Paul Crouch is TBN's President and Chairman, Jan Crouch is its vice-president and Director of Programming, and their son Paul Crouch Jr. is its Vice President of Administration and Chief of Staff.

TBN Satellite Network

The following is a partial list of TBN's great satellite network: Europe and the Middle East are being reached through Eutelsat Hotbird 6 and Intelsat 906; Eutelsat W4 covers Central Africa with direct-to-home service; the Express 6A satellite is providing Russian language programming to the Russian continent; Spain and Portugal are being reached by Hispasat; Intelsat 701broadcasts to Australia, New Zealand, the South Pacific islands and Southeast Asia; Intelsat 702 covers Taiwan; Palapa C-2 reaches India, Indonesia and Southeast Asia; TBN broadcasts Portuguese language programs to Brazil on Brazilsat B-2; and PanAmSat 9 blankets all of Latin America and Spain. [8] [8]

TBN also distributes their channels on the Southern Ku-band beam of the ABS-1 satellite at the 75E orbital location. ABS's Hong Kong based digital multiplex, distributed throughout the Asia-Pacific region extending from Mongolia to the South of Thailand and across Eastern Europe, Asia and Japan reaching a potential audience of several billion viewers. [10]

TBN HD

On December 15, 2009, TBN became the first Christian television network to broadcast completely in high definition. [11] However, only the national feed (on cable) is transmitted in HD since its owned-and-operated terrestrial stations are currently not equipped for HD transmissions.

TBN Mobile

Recently TBN introduced an application that allows viewers to access all of TBN’s networks right on their iPhones. The TBN app is available on the Apple iPhone, as well as on the iPod Touch mobile device, and can be installed for free by logging on to Apple’s online store and typing in “TBN.” [12] The download is automatic and gives users immediate access to TBN, as well as the Church Channel, the JCTV youth network, Smile of a Child kid’s network, TBN Enlace USA Spanish language network, the Arabic language Healing Channel, and Nejat TV in Persian.[8][13]

TBN IPTV

TBN also offers programming content via Internet Protocol Television (IPTV. [14] [15] TBN also added streaming video to each of its network websites and offers Video on Demand for many of its daily programs and movies at no charge on its networks websites.

TBN Networks

Smile of a Child

Smile of a Child features quality Christian Children's programming 24 hours per day, and is the only inspirational channel on cable or digital TV devoted entirely to children. The target age for this network is 2 - 12. Smile of a Child has been awarded the Parents Television Council’s Entertainment Seal of Approval.[16] This innovative network is focused on helping children develop positive social and spiritual skills at a young age. 57% US Households with Children will watch Smile of a Child according to Barna Research 2007 (s tbn/31). Smile of a Child # 3 Emerging Network Requested By Systems with 100,000 Subscribers – Beta Research Nov. 2007.[17].

The Church Channel

The Church Channel features a wide variety of traditional and non-traditional denominational church services. According to Barna Research, (s tbn/21) 6% of new subscribers will subscribe to cable to receive The Church Channel, and 7% of existing subscribers will upgrade to receive The Church Channel.[18]

TBN Enlace

TBN Enlace is a 24 hour multi-denominational Spanish language faith channel, featuring 70% programs from Latin America and 30% Spanish language programs from the U.S. TBN Enlace is carried on hundreds of cable and broadcast affiliates in the US and globally. Programming consists of different Christian denominations, and also features many well known English speaking ministries that have translated their shows from English to Spanish. Shows such as Dr. Charles Stanley, John Hagee, Joyce Meyers, James Robison and others.[19].

JCTV

Launched in 2002, TBN’s faith-based Youth Channel, targets 13 to 29 year olds.JCTV targets the 90 million people that listen to Christian music (s), and features music videos, extreme sports, reality shows and more. According to Beta Research 2007(tbn/26,27), JCTV #2 Emerging Network Requested By Comcast Managers and #2 Most Requested Digital Network By Cable Managers with 200,000 Subs.[20]. [21]

TBN HD

TBN HD utilizes its high definition studios in Los Angeles, New York, Dallas and other cities to produce original HD programming. Programs feature movies, church services, and music programs. TBN is comparable to many other HD channels such as MSNBC, E!, ESPN2, The Travel Channel, WGN, WE, Discovery Health, CNBC, Weather Channel and CMT. [22] [23]

Healing Channel

TBN’s Arabic language network. The Healing Channel offers TBN programming in Arabic, reaching millions of homes utilizing 70 satellites and 18,000 cable and television outlets. Programming is broadcast in the region in the Arabic language.[24]

Nejat TV

TBN’s Persian language network. TBN Nejat in Persian, the dominant language of Iran and Afghanistan. TBN Nejat reaches millions of homes in the region with programming in the native languages of the region.

TBN Global

TBN has global offices and networks in Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe and the South Pacific, Venezuela, offering faith-based programming to millions of households in their native language. TBN Russia is approved in many Russian prisons and juvenile facilities due to the positive effect on inmates. [25] TBN Asia – TBN Asia adds language subtitles for several of the nations it reaches in the region, including India and China. [26]

Charitable and Humanitarian Initiatives

Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Smile of a Child Ministry was founded by TBN co-founder Jan Crouch as a vehicle to reach the children of Haiti. In 2005, her ministry began by providing dolls to poverty-stricken kids in Haiti, and today supplies food, medical care, and disaster relief to people in need. Crouch has over twenty years of personal involvement with the island country, having established a children’s hospital, an orphanage, and a school in Haiti.

Following the earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010, TBN made immediate contributions of $100,000 through Smile of a Child to Friend Ships, a compassion-focused ministry located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, that speeds emergency relief aid and medical expertise all over the world in its fleet of dedicated cargo/ministry ships. Friend Ships has been partnering with TBN and Smile since 1992, Paul Crouch senior—founder of TBN—personally donated a Bell 206 Jet Ranger helicopter to the humanitarian organization. TBN continues to give financial contributions towards Smile of a Child’s humanitarian relief efforts in Haiti. In May, 2009, the United Nations officially recommended Smile of a Child to receive special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council for the Democracy Coalition Project. The 19-member Committee recommends general, special or roster status with the Council in accordance with such criteria as the applicant’s mandate, governance and financial regime. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) enjoying general and special consultative status can attend meetings of the Council and circulate statements. Those with general status can, in addition, speak at meetings and propose items for the Council’s agenda, while organizations holding roster status can only attend meetings. Special consultative status was recommended for: Smile of a Child, a United States-based organization, seeking to help world leaders alleviate poverty and improve the lives of children.[27]

New Orleans, LA Hurricane Katrina Relief

TBN Partnered with the Christian humanitarian agency Friend Ships to take crucial assistance to the thousands of individuals and families affected by the flooding in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. The group's 180- foot cutter, named the Hope, sailed out of Friend Ships' port of operation in Lake Charles, Louisiana on Sept. 5th, headed for Gretna, Louisiana situated on the west bank of the Mississippi River across from New Orleans. ‘Hope’ delivered food, water and other needed supplies. TBN founders Paul and Jan Crouch authorized an initial gift of $100,000 specifically for Friend Ships' effort, and also sending 10,000 Bibles for distribution to affected areas. Jan Crouch is arranging to have over 85,000 dolls and other toys shipped for children whose families have lost everything. [28]

TBN Second Chance

Free, 24 hour a day, faith-based rehabilitative TV programming helping to rebuild inmate lives and reduce recidivism. Four TBN networks are offered to prisons across the US via Ku Band satellite technology, including free satellite reception equipment and installation. Facility Administrators may choose from up to four TBN networks - TBN, JCTV, The Church Channel and TBN Enlace USA are available to qualified prisons and re-entry centers.[29]

Programming

TBN produces more original Christian programs than any other religious network. Gospel music concerts from Nashville, "Live" coverage of major Christian events, talk shows, health and nutrition programs with Christian family doctors, talk shows, fitness programs, children's shows, contemporary Christian music videos, marriage enrichment series, holiday specials, Christian dramas and full length, family-friendly movies. In February 2008, TBN was awarded the Parents Television Council Entertainment Seal of Approval for its entire network.[16]

TBN Programmers

(Partial List)[30] Behind the scenes; "Believer's Voice of Victory" withKen Copeland; Billy Graham Crusade; Bishop TD Jakes; "Breakthrough" with Rod Parsley; "Changing you Life" with Gregory Dickow; "Changing you World" with Creflo A. Dollar; "Destined to Reign" with Joseph Prince; Dr. Robert Schuller; "Enjoying Everyday Life" with Joyce Meyer; In Touch With Dr. Charles Stanley; Jack Hayford; Jesse Duplantis; Joel Osteen; John Hagee Today; "Kingdom Connection" with Jentezen Franklin; "Leading the Way" with Michael Youssef; "Life Today" with James Robison; "Manna-Fest" with Perry Stone; "Praise the Lord"; "Taking Authority" with Bishop Eddie Long; The 700 Club with Pat Robertson; "Touching Lives" with Dr. James Merritt; "Turning Point" with David Jeremiah; "Winning Walk" with Ed Young Sr.

TBN's films

"The Revolutionary" and "The Revolutionary II," based on the life of Jesus; "The Emissary," a film on the life of the apostle Paul; "The Omega Code"; "Carman: The Champion"; "Megiddo"; and "Time Changer." Currently under production is TBN's newest end time thriller, "Six: The Mark Unleashed," starring Stephen Baldwin and David White. [31]

Attractions

TBN operates 3 Virtual Reality Theaters. Trinity Music City in Nashville, TBN’s International Production Center in Dallas, and the TBN Headquarters at Trinity Christian City International in Costa Mesa, California. Two more theaters are planned for Hawaii and Jerusalem. The 50-seat theaters present visitors with high definition digital video technology and a 48-channel digital audio system. The theater’s showcase four original productions from TBN Films: "The Revolutionary", parts I and II, portraying the life and miracles of Jesus Christ, "The Emissary", depicting miraculous events from the book of Acts and the life of Paul, and "The Omega Code".[32]

Trinity Music City, USA TN

Trinity Music City, USA TN
Trinity Music City.

TBN’s newest tourist attraction - The former estate of country music legend Conway Twitty. The complex includes the 2000-seat Trinity Music City Church Auditorium where audiences attend TBN-produced concerts, dramas, seminars and special events. A 50-seat virtual reality theater showcases four original productions from TBN Films. [33]

Trinity Christian City International – CA

Trinity Christian City International – CA.
Trinity Christian City International.

TBN World Headquarters, offers a variety of activities and tours to an estimated ***** visitors each year. Virtual Reality Theater, home of "The Revolutionary", an original motion picture, filmed entirely on location in Israel. This high definition virtual reality theater features a 48 channel sound system. Visitors can also walk along a recreation of the Via Dolorosa, the street in the old walled city of Jerusalem where Jesus carried His cross to Calvary. Visitors can tour the Demos Shakarian Memorial Building, which houses the TBN studios that are seen regularly on international television broadcasts.[34]

Trinity Towers – FL

11-acre RV Park – Close to the ocean. Full hook-ups are available with 30 AMP sites and propane sales. Swimming, fishing, Shuffleboard, Patanque, Basketball, and nearby golfing are available for guests. [35]

International Production Center - TX

International Production Center - Irving, Texas
International Production Cente

KDTX TV-58, the home of Trinity Broadcasting of Texas, offers tours through a recreation of the Via Dolorosa, the street in the old walled city of Jerusalem where Jesus carried His cross to Calvary, and The Virtual Reality Theater, featuring a 48 channel sound system. Visitors can walk through The Angel Gardens, or shop at the Family Christian Store. Audiences can also watch live, television broadcasts, including "Praise the Lord!", TBN’s signature television show.[36]

Holyland Experience - FL

Holyland Experience - Orlando, Florida
Holyland Experience

In June 2007, TBN purchased the bible-themed adventure park Holy Land Experience for $37 million.[37][38]

Revenue

TBN is a 501-3 C non-profit company.

Charity Navigator, an national evaluator of charities, gives TBN an overall rating of 3 out of 4 stars. It reports that for the FYE 12/2008, Paul F. Crouch Sr., President of TBN earned $419,500, Janice Crouch, Vice-President, earned $361,000, and Paul F. Crouch Jr., Vice-President, earned $214,137.[39]

In September 2004, the Los Angeles Times characterized their personal lifestyle as a "life of luxury."[40]

Criticism

Theology

Trinity Broadcasting Network has come under heavy criticism for its promotion of the prosperity gospel -- a belief that giving donations to God's work can produce financial blessing from God in the life of the donor,[41][42][43] as well as other claims made by Paul Crouch and other prominent TBN personalities. TBN broadcasts, endorses, and highlights televangelists who come from a diverse group of ministries from traditional Protestant and Catholic denominations, Interdenominational and Full Gospel churches, Non Profit Charities, Messianic Jewish and well-known Christian media personalities. Many denominations within the Christian church, hold slightly different views on the subject of tithing, or giving financial offerings to support the growth and day-to-day operations of any given ministry. Among TBN’s programmers, such as Joel Osteen, Dr. Charles Stanley, Michael Youseff, David Jeremiah, James Robison, Nasir Siddiki, Benny Hinn, Rod Parsley, Pat Robertson, Creflo Dollar, Joyce Meyer, Eddie L. Long, Jesse Duplantis, Paula White, and Kenneth Copeland,[44] ministies teach a wide range of Christian messages, some of which adhere to traditional denominational viewpoints, while some adhere to non-denominational concepts of the Christian faith. Senator Chuck Grassley, the chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Finance has conducted investigations on Hinn, White, Copeland, Dollar, Meyer, and Long and all the named ministries have been cleared.[45][46]

Hal Lindsey Cancellation

From 1994 to 2005, evangelist and self-styled Bible prophecy expert Hal Lindsey hosted a program on TBN titled International Intelligence Briefing, in which Lindsey provided news and commentary and aimed to interpret current events into biblical prophecy. Lindsey made remarks on the program that attracted outside criticism [47][48], particularly commentaries regarding Arabs and Islam. In December 2005, TBN announced it would be pre-empting International Intelligence Briefing for the entire month, causing Lindsey to send an e-mail to followers accusing TBN management of censorship, saying, "some at the network apparently feel that my message is too pro-Israel and too anti-Muslim."[49] Paul Crouch issued a press release defending TBN's support of Israel and insisting that Lindsey's show was only pre-empted for Christmas programming.[50] Crouch eventually admitted, however, that concerns over whether Lindsey "placed Arabs in a negative light" were a secondary factor in the show's pre-emption. TBN faced criticism from the conservative news website WorldNetDaily for supposedly bowing to the pressure of political correctness.[51]

Lindsey resigned from TBN on January 1, 2006, effectively cancelling International Intelligence Briefing for good. Shortly thereafter on Fox News Channel's Hannity & Colmes, Lindsey indicated that he would not be returning to the network.[52][unreliable source?] The following month, Lindsey launched The Hal Lindsey Report, a program similar to International Intelligence Briefing, which initially aired on Sky Angel and Daystar Television Network, but not on TBN. However, on January 22, 2007, TBN announced that Crouch and Lindsey had reconciled and that The Hal Lindsey Report would soon debut on the network.[53]

Travel the Road in Afghanistan

TBN produces and airs a Christian reality show called Travel the Road, which features missionaries Tim Scott and Will Decker in remote and often war-torn locations overseas in search of converts. In December 2008, the program attracted criticism from the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF), a watchdog group that looks for acts of religious discrimination in the United States military. The MRFF claimed that Scott and Decker were embedded with American troops stationed in Afghanistan, despite the fact that, according to MRFF president Mikey Weinstein, the military exercises a "complete prohibition of the proselytizing of any religion, faith, or practice...You see [Scott and Decker] wearing American helmets. It is obvious they were completely embedded." When ABC News contacted the U.S. Army in Afghanistan about Scott and Decker's alleged embed, which had taken place four years previously, they said that they no longer have the documentation of the missionaries' status with the troops.[54]

Scott defended the trip to Afghanistan, telling ABC, "It wasn't like we were hiding in the back saying we're going to preach. [The military] knew what we were doing. We told them that we were born again Christians, we're here doing ministry, we shoot for this TV station and we want to embed and see what it was like. We were interviewing the chaplains and we talked to them. We spoke at the services and things like that. So we did do our mission being over there as far as being able to document what the soldiers go through, what it's like in Afghanistan. So I could say that we were on a secular mission as well as far as documenting. I would say we were news reporters as well, we were delivering news of what was actually happening there, but we were also there to document the Christian side." Scott argued that since the pair were acting as Christian journalists, they had the same right to cover the war in Afghanistan as secular networks.[54]

Personalities

Benny Hinn, an Israeli-born faith healer and the host of the widely syndicated program This Is Your Day, is a frequent guest and occasional guest-host for Praise the Lord and Behind the Scenes. Since the late 1980s, Hinn believes God has healed attendees at his ministry's "Miracle Crusades", held in stadiums and arenas across the United States and the world. Secular investigative news programs such as Inside Edition, NBC's Dateline, and CBC's the fifth estate[55] have questioned the veracity of Hinn's healing claims, as well as his personal history. Hinn was also investigated by the Senate Finance Committee as to whether he is mishandling donations to his ministry but was cleared as having maintained exceptional transparency & accountability.

TBN full power stations

Notes: **Indicates a station that is owned by TBN.

Religious Television Networks, 1995
Network (millions)
CBN / Family Channel
 
 62.4
FamilyNet
 
 35
Trinity Broadcasting
 
 27
Faith & Values
 
 24
Inspiration Network
 
 9
Potential viewers of religious television networks, 1995.[56]
DMA# City of license/Market Station Channel
TV (RF) 		Owned Since
1. Poughkeepsie - New York, N.Y. WTBY ** 54 (29) 1981
2. Santa Ana - Los Angeles, CA KTBN-TV ** 40 (41) 1973
3. LaSalle - Chicago, IL WWTO ** 35 (10) 1986
4. Burlington, N.J. - Philadelphia WGTW-TV ** 48 (27) 2004
5. Irving - Dallas - Fort Worth, TX KDTX-TV ** 58 (45) 1987
8. Monroe - Atlanta, GA WHSG-TV ** 63 (30) 2003
10. Houston KETH-TV 14 (39) 1987
12. Phoenix KPAZ-TV ** 21 (20) 1978
14. Seattle - Tacoma KTBW-TV ** 20 (14) 1985
16. Miami - Fort Lauderdale WHFT ** 45 (46) 1980
17. Canton - Cleveland - Akron, OH WDLI ** 17 (39) 1986
19. Cocoa - Orlando - Daytona Beach, FL WHLV-TV ** 52 (51) 2006
23. Portland, Oregon KNMT-TV ** 24 (45) 1985
26. Bloomington - Indianapolis, IN WCLJ ** 42 (43) 1987
30. Hendersonville - Nashville, TN WPGD-TV ** 50 (33)
32. Newark - Columbus, OH WSFJ-TV ** 51 (24) 2008
33. Richmond, IN - Cincinnati WKOI ** 43 (39) 1982
34. Mayville - Milwaukee, WI WWRS 52 (43) 1997
37. San Antonio KHCE 23 (48) 1989
40. Gadsden - Birmingham, AL WTJP ** 60 (26) 1986
44. Albuquerque - Santa Fe KNAT-TV ** 23 (24) 1986
45. Oklahoma City KTBO-TV ** 14 (15) 1981
47. Holly Springs, MS - Memphis WBUY-TV ** 40 (41) 1995
61. Mobile, AL - Pensacola, FL WMPV ** 20 (20) 1984
73. Honolulu KAAH ** 26 (27) 2003
88. Harlingen - Weslaco -
Brownsville - McAllen, TX 		KLUJ 44 (34) 1984
118. Montgomery - Selma, AL WMCF-TV ** 45 (45) 2000
141. Beaumont, Texas KITU 34 (34) 1984

See also

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  32. ^ http://www.tbn.org/about-us/visit-tbn
  33. ^ http://www.tbn.org/about-us/tennessee
  34. ^ http://www.tbn.org/about-us/southern-california
  35. ^ http://www.tbn.org/about-us/florida
  36. ^ http://www.tbn.org/about-us/texas
  37. ^ "Scores lose jobs as Holy Land undergoes extreme makeover". Orlando Sentinel. October 21, 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-17.
  38. ^ http://www.holylandexperience.com/
  39. ^ "charitynavigator.org". Charity Navigator.
  40. ^ "Doubts taint aid to Haiti". Miami Herald. October 11, 2004. Retrieved 2007-09-17.
  41. ^ "Christianity, Cults and Mind Control Converge at Conference." The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 24, 1994
  42. ^ "God Doesn't Need Ole Anthony: Televangelists have called him a cultist, a fraud, and the Antichrist. He says he's just doing what Jesus would want." The New Yorker December 6, 2004
  43. ^ "Uganda: Money And the Church," Africa News August 21, 2005
  44. ^ http://www.tbn.org/watch-us/broadcast-schedule
  45. ^ "Televangelists Living Like Kings?". CBS News. November 6, 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-17.
  46. ^ "Two Televangelists Making Reform". The Christian Post.
  47. ^ TBN host Lindsey accused Democrats of helping Islamic terrorists. Media Matters for America, 28 June 2005
  48. ^ Lindsey: Liberals proof that "some of our worst enemies are to be found among our own people", Media Matters for America, 18 July 2005
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  50. ^ TBN - Trinity Broadcasting Network
  51. ^ TBN admits concern about offending Muslims
  52. ^ Hannity & Colmes interview, YouTube.com, posted 25 September 2007
  53. ^ TBN Welcomes Popular Christian Author Hal Lindsey with New Weekly Program, TBN Networks, 22 January 2007
  54. ^ a b Missionaries Face Death, Criticism to Preach, ABCNews.com, 2 February 2009
  55. ^ Do You Believe In Miracles?, the fifth estate, November 2004
  56. ^ Calian, Carnegie Samuel (1995-10-02). "Redeeming the wasteland? Christian TV increasingly uses entertainment to spread its message". Christianity Today. 39 (11): 92–103. ISSN 0009-5753.
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