Hope Channel

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Hope Channel
Image:Hope-logo.jpg
Type Satellite television network
Country International
Availability International
Founded by 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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[edit] 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.

[edit] History

The Hope Channel was launched October 10, 2003 by Adventist Television Network (ATN).

[edit] Satellite Availability

Hope Channel is available on the following satellites.

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Asia, Africa & Europe

Satellite: PAS 7 at 68.5°E (C-band large dish system)
Hope Channel International
Frequency: 4.0695 GHz, (04069)
Polarity: Vertical fixed
Symbol Rate: 3.0030 Msps, (03003)
FEC: 2/3
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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] See also

[edit] External links