Coptic TV
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Coptic TV is the official Coptic Orthodox TV station broadcasting in Arabic
via satellite to Coptic Christians in Egypt
and in North America. Tharwat Bassily
, a business man, was instrumental in establishing the television network, which started in 2007.
CTV subsequently started broadcasting in North America and abroad; their headquarters are located in Cairo
, Egypt.
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
via satellite to Coptic Christians in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
and in North America. Tharwat Bassily
Tharwat Bassily
Tharwat Bassily is a Coptic business man and the founder and Board Chairman of the pharmaceuticals company Amoun, one of leading private pharmaceutical companies in Egypt. He also undersecretary of the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church, a member of the Shura Council, and the founder of...
, a business man, was instrumental in establishing the television network, which started in 2007.
CTV subsequently started broadcasting in North America and abroad; their headquarters are located in Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
, Egypt.
Free-to-Air satellite broadcasting
- Hotbird 6 at 13° East for Europe & Middle East (freq.: 11054 MHz) http://www.lyngsat.com/hb6.html.
- Galaxy 19Galaxy (satellite)The Galaxy series is a family of communications satellites originally developed and operated by Hughes Communications, now owned and operated by Intelsat. Galaxy is one of the first geostationary satellites...
at 97° West for USA & Canada (freq.: 11867 MHz) http://www.lyngsat.com/galaxy19.html. - Optus D2OptusSingTel Optus Pty Limited is the second largest telecommunications company in Australia, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Telecommunications...
at 152.0° East for Australia (freq.: 12425 MHz) http://www.lyngsat.com/optusd2.html. - NilesatNilesatNilesat is an Egyptian company, and the name of a series of Egyptian communications satellites. It was established in 1996 with the purpose of operating Egyptian satellites and their associated ground control station and uplinking facilities...
at 7° West for Middle East, North Africa, South Europe (freq.: 11355 MHz) http://www.lyngsat.com/nilesat.html.