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| Affiliates | The Church Channel Smile of a Child TBN Enlace Trinity Broadcasting Network KTBN Superpower Radio Radio Paradise |
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Channel 59 |
JCTV is a young adult television network devoted to music videos, owned by the Trinity Broadcasting Network. It's similar to MTV, but with a Christian-based focus.
JCTV combines music videos, youthful video jockeys, promotion of special Christian rock events, and news and documentaries about Christian bands and performers in an effort to establish popularity among Christian youth. JCTV also has numerous extreme sports shows that document extreme sports athletes and how their faith impacts their lives.
In addition to music-based and action sports programming, JCTV also airs other programming such as the discussion program Ask God, the game show Virtual Memory with Jamie Alexander and the religious sitcom Pastor Greg; JCTV also airs Christian movies, typically on Sunday evenings, Thursday and Friday afternoons and certain late nights during the week. JCTV airs "sneak preview" blocks of its programming on TBN on Friday and Saturday late nights.
JCTV is currently available through various cable services nationwide as well as via digital multicasting in some US cities and all across north America on Glorystar DTH satellite. The network is also available via streaming video on their official website. Broadcast in High-definition television:Coming soon? Coming soon to DISH Network and DIRECTV: TBA ?
This and other Trinity networks are broadcast internationally free to air via satellites such as ABS1 to India and Middle East on KU Band, Intelsat 701 and DTH to Australia and New Zealand on Optus B3 and also to Europe, North Africa and the Middle East via Eutelsat (Hotbird 13°E) and Agila 2 satellite (both C-band and Ku-Band signal) in Asia and the Philippines.
Some JCTV programming can also be seen on Grace TV in Canada and on Trinity Broadcast Network Europe.
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History
JCTV began broadcasting in June 2003. California is delivering all programmings worldwide, covering parts of North America, Europe, Asia, and South America.
The channel was originally founded by Paul Crouch, Jr. and his son, Brandon Crouch with the intentions of airing new programs, new teen shows, and specials for the Christian youth of today, throughout the world. Its viewers, accordingly, consist mainly of devout and/or fundamentalist Evangelicals.
Currently Aired Shows
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Upcoming New Shows
- Action House TV
- M.O.T.U (Ministers Of Tha Underground)
- Revival TV
- The Revolution
Previously Aired
- Bananas
- Lakewood Church Show
See also
- Christian pop culture
- List of JCTV affiliates
External links
- Watch JCTV Live From JCTV.org. For broadband, you may change the portion of the url which reads 300_tbn-jctv from 300 to 100 based on your connection speed; and for dial-up to 56 and 28 based on your connection speed. This stream is best played with an external media player (such as RealPlayer, QuickTime player, Windows Media Player, and the WinAmp & VLC players, et al.)
- Official Site
- JCTV Myspace Site
- JCTV On-Air Personality Larissa Lam
- JCTV On-Air Personality Brandon Crouch
- JCTV Distribution List
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