Hillsong Channel
| Hillsong Channel | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Launched | January 17, 2002 (June 1, 2016 as Hillsong Channel) |
| Owned by | Trinity Broadcasting Network |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) (720p Stream on hillsong.com/channel) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | National; broadcast worldwide |
| Headquarters | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Formerly called | The Church Channel (2002-16) |
| Sister channel(s) | Trinity Broadcasting Network JUCE TV Smile of a Child TV TBN Enlace USA TBN Salsa |
| Website | www.hillsong.com/channel |
|
Availability
|
|
| Terrestrial | |
| Available on full-power and some low-power stations in most markets | x.2 on most TBN owned-and-operated stations and affiliates; check local listings for stations |
| Satellite | |
| Dish Network | Channel 258 |
| DirecTV | Channel 371 |
| Glorystar | Channel 115 |
| IPTV | |
| Southern Fibernet | Channel 558 (SD) |
Hillsong Channel is an American Christian-based broadcast television network and is owned by the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN). It broadcasts church service programs 24 hours a day from several of America’s leading churches, representing several Christian denominations, as well as independent and non-denominational churches. The network's headquarters are based in Nashville, Tennessee.
Contents
History as The Church Channel
Prior to the launch of the Hillsong Channel the network's programming consisted of Christian worship services, 90% of which must be of an instructional, evangelistic or ministerial nature. The network puts strict guidelines on fundraising and other announcements, limiting them to 10% of the program.[1] The Church Channel encouraged churches to submit recordings of their services with the intent of putting them on the air.
On March 9, 2016, TBN announced a partnership with the Sydney-based international congregation Hillsong Church that originally saw The Church Channel re-imagined as the Hillsong Channel on June 15, 2016, in line with Hillsong's American expansion plans.[2][3] The launch date was later moved up to June 1, 2016. It is the second major change in TBN's American operations in a matter of years, after the previous year's launch of TBN Salsa and changes in scheduling for Smile of a Child and JUCE TV over-the-air to accommodate TBN Salsa. Unlike that launch (where Smile and Juce maintained 24/7 streaming-only services), The Church Channel was not maintained as a 24/7 streaming service through TBN's streaming operations, and some TCC programming has been blended into the Church Channel schedule, albeit in morning and early afternoon timeslots.
Hillsong Channel
On June 1 2016, The Church Channel was replaced by The Hillsong Channel.[4]
Hillsong Channel is available over-the-air on digital subchannels of TBN owned-and-operated and affiliated stations nationwide, usually on the second subchannel (for example, if the local TBN station broadcasts on channel 17, then Hillsong Channel would be carried on digital subchannel 17.2).
It is also available on select U.S. cable providers, Dish Network, Glorystar (free-to-air Galaxy 19) and DirecTV, in the UK on Sky and in many nations around the world via direct-to-home satellite, such as ABS1 to India and the Middle East, Hot Bird satellite to Europe, and Agila 2 satellite both C-band and Ku-Band signal in Asia and the Philippines. The network also livestreams its programming on its official website.
Programming
The Hillsong Channel has a variety of programmes, it carries approximately 70% what it dubs "Hillsong Channel Originals", especially during primetime and the remainder of the content is from Trinity Broadcasting Network partner programs.
Original programming from Hillsong includes;[5]
- Brian Houston TV - The half hour weekly program that currently airs on networks, filmed at Hillsong Services in Sydney.
- What Do You See? with Robert Fergusson
- Best of Hillsong Conference.
- Hillsong Kids - A Big Life - Childrens Ministry Show
- Chapel: The College Experience
- The Green Room - Color Conference
- Colour Conference - Main Stage
- Hillsong Kids Jr Cubby House - "songs, fun craft time, and bible stories"
- Hillsong Church - Services from London, Sydney, Los Angeles
- The Sisterhood Stories - Stories from Inspirational Women
- Worship by Hillsong - Worship Music Performances
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  |
This article related to United States broadcasting is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
 |
This article about a television station in the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
