JCTV
Encyclopedia
JCTV is a young adult television
network devoted to music videos, owned by the Trinity Broadcasting Network
. It is similar to MTV
, but with a Christian focus.
JCTV combines music videos, youthful video jockeys, promotion of special Christian rock events, and news and documentaries about Christian bands and performers in an effort to establish popularity among Christian youth. JCTV also has numerous extreme sports shows that document extreme sports athletes and how their faith impacts their lives. In addition to music-based and action sports programming, JCTV also airs other programming such as the discussion program Ask God, the game show Virtual Memory with Jamie Alexander and the religious sitcom Pastor Greg; JCTV also airs Christian movies, typically on Sunday evenings, Thursday and Friday afternoons and certain late nights during the week. JCTV airs "sneak preview" blocks of its programming on TBN on Friday and Saturday late nights.
JCTV is currently available through various cable services nationwide as well as via digital multicasting in some US cities and all across North and Central America on Glorystar
with the Ku band Galaxy 19
satellite and on C-Band Galaxy 14 satellite. The network is also available via streaming video on their official website.
This and other Trinity networks are broadcast internationally free to air via satellites such as ABS1 to India and Middle East on Ku band, Intelsat 701 and DTH to Australia
and New Zealand
on Optus B3
and also to Europe
, North Africa
and the Middle East
via Eutelsat
(Hotbird 13°E
) and Agila 2 satellite (both C-band and Ku band signal) in Asia and the Philippines.
Some JCTV programming can also be seen on Grace TV in Canada and on Trinity Broadcast Network Europe
.
, the network is delivering all programmings worldwide, covering parts of North America, Europe, Asia, and South America.
The channel was originally founded by Paul Crouch, Jr.
and his son, Brandon Crouch with the intentions of airing new programs, new teen shows, and specials for the Christian youth of today, throughout the world.
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
network devoted to music videos, owned by the Trinity Broadcasting Network
Trinity Broadcasting Network
The Trinity Broadcasting Network is a major American Christian television network. TBN is based in Costa Mesa, California, with auxiliary studio facilities in Irving, Texas; Hendersonville, Tennessee; Gadsden, Alabama; Decatur, Georgia; Miami, Florida; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Orlando, Florida; and New...
. It is similar to MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
, but with a Christian focus.
JCTV combines music videos, youthful video jockeys, promotion of special Christian rock events, and news and documentaries about Christian bands and performers in an effort to establish popularity among Christian youth. JCTV also has numerous extreme sports shows that document extreme sports athletes and how their faith impacts their lives. In addition to music-based and action sports programming, JCTV also airs other programming such as the discussion program Ask God, the game show Virtual Memory with Jamie Alexander and the religious sitcom Pastor Greg; JCTV also airs Christian movies, typically on Sunday evenings, Thursday and Friday afternoons and certain late nights during the week. JCTV airs "sneak preview" blocks of its programming on TBN on Friday and Saturday late nights.
JCTV is currently available through various cable services nationwide as well as via digital multicasting in some US cities and all across North and Central America on Glorystar
Glorystar
GloryStar Satellite Systems is a Direct to Home religious based satellite service. They provide ministry support services by partnering with Christian broadcasters and a vendor of satellite television equipment oriented towards viewers of satellite-delivered Christian broadcast ministries.-...
with the Ku band Galaxy 19
Galaxy 19
Galaxy 19 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat located at 97° West longitude, serving the North American market. Galaxy 19 replaced Galaxy 25 which is nearing the end of its design life and has been moved to 93.1°W longitude. It was built by Space Systems/Loral, as part of its FS-1300...
satellite and on C-Band Galaxy 14 satellite. The network is also available via streaming video on their official website.
This and other Trinity networks are broadcast internationally free to air via satellites such as ABS1 to India and Middle East on Ku band, Intelsat 701 and DTH to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
on Optus B3
Optus fleet of satellites
This is a list of the satellites operated by Optus, an Australian telecommunications company. The satellite communications facility is located at Belrose on Sydney’s Northern Beaches.-A-Class:*Satellite Type: Hughes HS-376...
and also to Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, North Africa
North Africa
North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, linked by the Sahara to Sub-Saharan Africa. Geopolitically, the United Nations definition of Northern Africa includes eight countries or territories; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, and...
and the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
via Eutelsat
Eutelsat
Eutelsat S.A. is a French-based satellite provider. Providing coverage over the entire European continent, as well as the Middle East, Africa, India and significant parts of Asia and the Americas, it is one of the world's three leading satellite operators in terms of revenues.Eutelsat’s satellites...
(Hotbird 13°E
Hot Bird
Hot Bird is the name of a popular family of satellites operated by Eutelsat, located at 13°E over the Equator and with a transmitting footprint over Europe, North Africa and the Middle East....
) and Agila 2 satellite (both C-band and Ku band signal) in Asia and the Philippines.
Some JCTV programming can also be seen on Grace TV in Canada and on Trinity Broadcast Network Europe
TBNE
Televisione Cristiana in Italia , also known as TBNE, is a free-to-air Italian religious TV channel headquartered in Marnate, Italy. It is available throughout Europe via Hot Bird 6, and in Italy via DVB-T...
.
History
JCTV began broadcasting in June 2003. Based out of TBN's headquarters in Santa Ana, CaliforniaSanta Ana, California
Santa Ana is the county seat and second most populous city in Orange County, California, and with a population of 324,528 at the 2010 census, Santa Ana is the 57th-most populous city in the United States....
, the network is delivering all programmings worldwide, covering parts of North America, Europe, Asia, and South America.
The channel was originally founded by Paul Crouch, Jr.
Paul Crouch Jr.
Paul F. Crouch, Jr. is an American Christian broadcaster and former Vice President, and Chief of Staff of the Trinity Broadcasting Network . TBN was founded 38 years ago, by his parents Paul F. Crouch, Sr., and Janice Bethany Crouch....
and his son, Brandon Crouch with the intentions of airing new programs, new teen shows, and specials for the Christian youth of today, throughout the world.
Current programming
- 7th Street Theater
- Acquire The Fire
- Ask God
- Bomb Shelter
- Christianity 101
- Cruise with a Cause
- Damascus Roads
- Dream Center
- Drive Thru History
- Extreme Video Zone
- FM
- Generation TV
- Get Real
- Global Ventures
- G-Rock
- Harvest
- H2O
- Joel OsteenJoel OsteenJoel Scott Osteen is an American author, televangelist, and the senior pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas. His ministry reaches over seven million broadcast media viewers weekly in over 100 nations around the world.-Biography:...
Show
- Laugh with the Skit Guys
- The Logan Show
- Pastor GregPastor GregPastor Greg is a Christian sitcom, the first Christian television show of this genre. It debuted in 2005, and it is now in its third and final season...
- Real [Music] Videos
- The Remix
- Revolution TV
- Rewind
- Rock-it TV
- The Stranger
- This Generation
- The Revolutionary Life
- Top 3
- Travel the RoadTravel the RoadTravel the Road is an American reality television series that documents the lives of young missionaries Tim Scott and Will Decker through more than 25 different countries since 1998.-Controversy in Afghanistan:...
- TX-10
- Virtual Memory
- Walk on Water
- WWJD TV
- Xtreme Impact
- Xtreme Life
- Youth Impact
Upcoming programming
- Action House TV
- M.O.T.U (Ministers Of Tha Underground)
- Revival TV
- The Revolution