TBN Inspire
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Country | United States |
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Broadcast area | North America |
Headquarters | Tustin, California |
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Language(s) | English |
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Ownership | |
Owner | Trinity Broadcasting Network |
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History | |
Launched | January 14, 2002 |
Former names | The Church Channel (2002–2016) Hillsong Channel (2016–2021) |
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Website | tbninspire |
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Terrestrial | |
Available on full-power and some low-power stations in most markets in the U.S. | x.2 on most TBN owned-and-operated stations and affiliates; check local listings for stations |
TBN Inspire is a Christian-based broadcast television network owned by the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN). It is carried on the digital subchannels of TBN's stations.
The network originally launched as The Church Channel, which focused on carrying brokered broadcasts of various Christian church services. In 2016, the network was re-launched as Hillsong Channel—a joint venture with the Sydney, Australia-based Hillsong Church which added its services and original programming to the schedule. In 2022, the network rebranded again as TBN Inspire, maintaining the same format.
History[]
The network originally launched on January 14, 2002 as The Church Channel, which was devoted primarily to carrying church service programs from various Christian ministries and denominations, often under brokered arrangements.[1]
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On March 9, 2016, TBN announced a partnership with the Sydney-based international congregation Hillsong Church, that would see The Church Channel re-branded as the Hillsong Channel—a network devoted to its ministry, teaching, and worship music. Originally announced to launch on 15 June 2016, the new channel officially launched on 1 June 2016[2][3][4] Some Church Channel programming remains on the schedule in off-peak hours.
On January 1, 2022, the network in the U.S. was rebranded as TBN Inspire, with no change in programming. TBN stated in a notice to carriage providers that the change was intended to "speak more clearly to how we are programming the network".[5] The replacement is only applicable to TBN and its broadcast stations; elsewhere, including in the United States, Hillsong Channel continues to be distributed unchanged, including on its website and a separate carriage deal with Pluto TV.
Carriage[]
TBN Inspire is available over-the-air on digital subchannels of TBN stations, and via select U.S. cable providers, Dish Network, Glorystar (free-to-air Galaxy 19) and DirecTV, in the UK and Ireland 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, along with TBN's streaming apps.
On June 24, 2016, the network's iOS app began to also encompass Apple TV distribution.[6]
On July 24, 2016, a version of the channel launched in Australia on Fetch TV.[7][8] On 11 September 2016 it was announced at Hillsong Church Services that Hillsong Channel would launch on satellite and cable pay television provider Foxtel.[9] An over-the-top subscription service, Hillsong Channel Now, launched in November 2017.
In late May 2019, Olympusat, the main provider of TBN's networks to cable providers in the United States (including Spectrum and Xfinity), discontinued carriage of the network, thus affecting carriage of Hillsong Channel to those systems.[10]
Programming[]
TBN Inspire programs a mix of original programming and outside televangelism. Shows not produced by Hillsong or TBN are billed as "partner programs".
- Hillsong Church Services from worldwide Hillsong congregations, including London, Sydney, New York and Los Angeles.
- Best of Hillsong Conference
- Hillsong Conference Live
- What Do You See? with Robert Fergusson
- Brian Houston TV
- Colour Conference: Main Stage, Green Room, The Edition
- Chapel: The College Experience – Services and stories from the Hillsong International Leadership College
- What's Cooking with Young & Free – Cooking series with a comedic bent
- Hillsong Kids: A Big Life – Children's programme for ages 6–12
- Hillsong Kids Jr Cubby House – Children's programme for ages 3–5
- Sex, Love, and Relationships
- "Worship by Hillsong" – Music videos by Hillsong United, Hillsong Worship, and Hillsong Young & Free
- Pastor Robert Morris Ministries (sermons from Gateway Church)
- Elevation Church
- Joel Osteen
- Enjoying Everyday Life
TBN Inspire also airs specials documentaries, other worship programming and music programming such as a special around Let There Be Light, along with other Hillsong events and short series.
References[]
- ^ "TBN to stop carrying 'Coral Ridge Hour'". The Gazette. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "Hillsong Launches 24/7 TV Channel Featuring Music, Bible Teaching". ChristianHeadlines.com. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ Paulson, Michael (9 September 2014). "Megachurch With a Beat Lures a Young Flock". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "Hillsong Church launches 'life-changing' new 24/7 TV channel". ChristianToday.com. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "Hillsong will become TBN Inspire on January 1, 2022" (Press release). TBN/National Cable Television Cooperative. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ "Hillsong Channel – live broadcast Hillsong Church, Worship, conferences and leadership resources for Apple TV by Hillsong Church". Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ "Hillsong Channel now available on Fetch TV". Christian Today Ministries. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ @hillsong (24 July 2016). "Hey Australia! @HillsongChannel is now available on #FetchTV on CH 197! Get Fetch TV at fetchtv.com.au" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Hillsong Church - Spiritually Alive, Not Staying Alive". Youtube. Hillsong Church. 10 September 2016. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ "Charter Communications - Upcoming Changes". City of Longmeadow, Massachusetts. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
External links[]
- Evangelical television networks
- English-language television stations in the United States
- Hillsong Church
- Religious television stations in the United States
- Trinity Broadcasting Network
- Television channels and stations established in 2002