CHICAGO (December 16, 2009) — Trinity Broadcasting Network(TBN), the world’s largest religious broadcaster, has announced that all five of its popular faith-and-family networks are now available in Chicago on Comcast, America’s largest cable television provider. Comcast began carrying all five channels on December 1st via the signal from TBN’s full-power digital station, WWTO Channel 10, located in Ottawa, Illinois.
“TBN’s partnership with Comcast gives viewers in Chicago the best in faith and family programming 24 hours a day,” said Paul Crouch Jr., TBN’s Chief of Staff. “Our research consistently shows that cable subscribers appreciate having access to the broad range of programming TBN’s five networks provide, and we are pleased that Comcast is helping us meet the growing demand for inspirational and family programming.”
In addition to the TBN flagship channel (Comcast Channel 230), the most watched and most requested faith-based channel in the nation, Comcast is carrying Smile of a Child (Comcast Channel 125), for children ages two through twelve; JCTV (Comcast Channel 147), for young adults ages 13 through 29; The Church Channel (Comcast Channel 488), featuring many of America’s top inspirational authors and speakers; and TBN Enlace USA (Comcast Channel 633), offering the best of faith programming from Latin America and the U.S., all in Spanish.
“We’re excited here at TBN to be part of bringing Comcast’s quality service to subscribers in the Chicago area,” said Bob Higley, TBN’s Vice President of Cable and Satellite Relations. “Our five faith and family networks are the faith channels most requested by viewers across America, and cable providers have increasingly responded by adding them to their faith and family tiers of channels.”
For Chicago area residents who do not have cable or satellite, WTTO Channel 10 is also multicasting TBN’s five networks over the air. Viewers can use an indoor or outdoor antenna and watch TBN, the Church Channel, JCTV, Smile of a Child, and TBN Enlace USA on their digital TV.
About TBN
TBN is the world’s largest religious network and America’s most watched faith channel. Each day TBN offers 24 hours of commercial-free inspirational programming that appeals to people in a wide variety of denominations. TBN now reaches every major continent via 54 satellites and more than 12,000 television and cable affiliates worldwide. In the United States, TBN is available to 92 percent of the total households. Its website receives more than 27 million visitors monthly. In addition to TBN, the network owns and operates seven networks, including: The Church Channel, JCTV youth network, TBN Enlace USA Spanish network, and Smile of a Child TV children’s network. For more information on TBN, visit www.tbn.org.
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