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| Type | Satellite television network |
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| Country | International |
| Availability | International |
| Founder | Adventist Television Network |
| Owner | Seventh-day Adventist Church |
| Launch date | October 10, 2003 |
| Website | www.hopetv.org |
Hope Channel is an international Seventh-day Adventist TV network and the flagship station of the Adventist Television Network (ATN). Hope Channel features programming produced by Adventist churches, colleges, hospitals and institutions, covering religious, health, educational and family life topics. The network's theme is Bringing God's Truth Home. Hope Channel is a 24-hour broadcaster on many satellite and cable networks around the world and is available over-the-air in some communities. It is also available for live Internet streaming from their website.
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International Audience
Hope Channel is broadcast in different flavors throughout the world:
- Hope Channel (HC) - English
- Hope Channel Europe (HCE) - English, Romanian, Portuguese
- Hope Channel International (HCI) - English
- Hope Channel Español (Esperanza) - Spanish and Portuguese
Its international outreach is furthered by local representatives. A case in point is Enoch Mogusu of Kisii, Kenya. When there was an evangelistic series in Mwanza, Tanzania, African volunteers were invited to come for training in how to use satellite dishes. Mogusu was concerned about the high cost of these imported dishes, so he went home and designed a much less expensive, but very effective version. He then trained 242 other metalworkers from various African countries, with an estimated 7,000 or more dishes made by them. From there, he went on to establish low power TV stations to broadcast downlinked Hope TV programs on local channels. The Hope Channel chose him to lead out in extending these stations throughout Africa.
History
The Hope Channel was launched October 10, 2003 by Adventist Television Network (ATN).
Satellite Availability
Hope Channel is available on the following satellites.
North America and Central America
Satellite: AMC-4
Hope Channel
Esperanza TV
Frequency: 11.98350 GHz (11983)
Polarity: Horizontal fixed
Symbol Rate: 5.9000 Msps (05900)
FEC: 2/3 (Auto)
NTSC
Europe, North Africa, Middle East, parts of Russia
Satellite: Hotbird 6 at 13°E
Hope Channel Europe
Frequency: 12.5770 GHz
Polarity: Horizontal
Symbol Rate: 27.500 Msps
FEC: 3/4
PAL
Asia, Africa & Europe
Satellite: PAS 7 at 68.5°E (C-band large dish system)
Hope Channel International
Frequency: 3.51550 GHz, (03516)
Polarity: Vertical fixed
Symbol Rate: 4.44400 Msps, (04444)
FEC: 1/2
PAL Satellite: PAS-10 (Ku-band small dish system)
Sub-Saharan Africa
Hope Channel International
Frequency: 12.722 (GHz)
Polarity: Vertical
Symbol Rate: 26652 Msps
FEC: 1/2
PAL
Pacific Rim
Satellite: PAS-2 at 169°E
Hope Channel International
Downlink Freq: 4.0220 GHz
L-Band Frequency: 1.128
Polarization: Horizontal fixed
Symbol Rate: 5.900 Msps
FEC: 2/3
PAL Satellite: Optus B3 at 152.0°E (Ku-band small dish system)
Australia and New Zealand
Hope Channel International
Frequency 12.525 GHz
Polarity Vertical
Symbol Rate 30.000 Msps
FEC: 2/3
PAL
South and Central America
Portuguese and Spanish broadcasts Satellite: NSS-806 at 40.5°W
Hope Channel - Latin America
Esperança New Times [Portuguese]
Esperanza New Times [Spanish]
Frequency: 3.67400 GHz
Symbol Rate: 8.8000 Msps
FEC: 3/4
Polarization: Circular (left)
NTSC
See also
External links
- Official website
- Hope Africa website
- Adventist Television Network
- Official North American Satellite Equipment Distributor
