NRB Network
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The NRB Network is an evangelical Christian cable channel run by the National Religious Broadcasters
, a national organization representing televangelists
and Christian-themed media outlets. While the NRB organization is located in Manassas, Virginia
, the channel's corporate headquarters is located in Nashville, Tennessee
. Created in 2005, the network can only be seen on a DirecTV
cable package. Despite this restriction, the channel boasts an audience of up to 15 million viewers nationwide.
, particularly Protestantism
and evangelicalism
. Conservative, partially-political programming includes the American News Network and The Coral Ridge Hour with D. James Kennedy. Weekend programming includes outdoors-type shows such as Christian Angler and Spiritual Outdoor Adventures. The personalities and programs offered, of course, are all members of the National Religious Broadcasters.
The NRB Network also broadcasts much programming produced by Pat Robertson
's Christian Broadcasting Network
or an organization connected to his television ministry. The channel broadcasts Robertson's 700 Club, as well as CBN's evening newscasts, CBN NewsWatch and Christian World News, as well as the talk show
Living the Life and the music video show One Cubed. Also seen is Jay Sekulow, the head of Robertson's American Center for Law and Justice
, on the ACLJ This Week radio/TV simulcast. The Show Mission Excursion also airs on the channel, produced by Day Three Media host Nathan McGill takes college students on a cross country journey to help ministries in need of help. The NRB Network also shows programming produced by students at Robertson's Regent University
. The NRB Network also borrows programming from the equally conservative FamilyNet
.
National Religious Broadcasters
National Religious Broadcasters is an American organization that represents Christian religious broadcasters on American television and radio, including several high-profile televangelists and Christian radio show hosts. It claims a membership of more than 1700 organizations...
, a national organization representing televangelists
Televangelism
Televangelism is the use of television to communicate the Christian faith. The word is a portmanteau of television and evangelism and was coined by Time magazine. A “televangelist” is a Christian minister who devotes a large portion of his ministry to television broadcasting...
and Christian-themed media outlets. While the NRB organization is located in Manassas, Virginia
Manassas, Virginia
The City of Manassas is an independent city surrounded by Prince William County and the independent city of Manassas Park in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Its population was 37,821 as of 2010. Manassas also surrounds the county seat for Prince William County but that county...
, the channel's corporate headquarters is located in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
. Created in 2005, the network can only be seen on a DirecTV
DirecTV
DirecTV is an American direct broadcast satellite service provider and broadcaster based in El Segundo, California. Its satellite service, launched on June 17, 1994, transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, Latin America, and the Anglophone Caribbean. ...
cable package. Despite this restriction, the channel boasts an audience of up to 15 million viewers nationwide.
Programming
Like the NRB organization itself, the programming on the NRB Network reflects on a belief in conservative fundamentalist ChristianityChristianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
, particularly Protestantism
Protestantism
Protestantism is one of the three major groupings within Christianity. It is a movement that began in Germany in the early 16th century as a reaction against medieval Roman Catholic doctrines and practices, especially in regards to salvation, justification, and ecclesiology.The doctrines of the...
and evangelicalism
Evangelicalism
Evangelicalism is a Protestant Christian movement which began in Great Britain in the 1730s and gained popularity in the United States during the series of Great Awakenings of the 18th and 19th century.Its key commitments are:...
. Conservative, partially-political programming includes the American News Network and The Coral Ridge Hour with D. James Kennedy. Weekend programming includes outdoors-type shows such as Christian Angler and Spiritual Outdoor Adventures. The personalities and programs offered, of course, are all members of the National Religious Broadcasters.
The NRB Network also broadcasts much programming produced by Pat Robertson
Pat Robertson
Marion Gordon "Pat" Robertson is a media mogul, television evangelist, ex-Baptist minister and businessman who is politically aligned with the Christian Right in the United States....
's Christian Broadcasting Network
Christian Broadcasting Network
The Christian Broadcasting Network, or CBN, is a fundamentalist Christian television broadcasting network in the United States. Its headquarters and main studios are in Virginia Beach, Virginia.-Background:...
or an organization connected to his television ministry. The channel broadcasts Robertson's 700 Club, as well as CBN's evening newscasts, CBN NewsWatch and Christian World News, as well as the talk show
Talk show
A talk show or chat show is a television program or radio program where one person discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host....
Living the Life and the music video show One Cubed. Also seen is Jay Sekulow, the head of Robertson's American Center for Law and Justice
American Center for Law and Justice
The American Center for Law & Justice is a conservative Christian, pro-life group that was founded in 1990 by evangelical Pat Robertson.-History:...
, on the ACLJ This Week radio/TV simulcast. The Show Mission Excursion also airs on the channel, produced by Day Three Media host Nathan McGill takes college students on a cross country journey to help ministries in need of help. The NRB Network also shows programming produced by students at Robertson's Regent University
Regent University
Regent University is a private coeducational interdenominational Christian university located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States. The school was founded by the American televangelist Pat Robertson in 1978 as Christian Broadcasting Network University. A satellite campus located in...
. The NRB Network also borrows programming from the equally conservative FamilyNet
FamilyNet
FamilyNet is a broadcast television network owned by ComStar Media Fund and based in Atlanta, Georgia. The network was founded in 1979 as the National Christian Network, and took the name FamilyNet in 1988 under the ownership of Jerry Falwell. The channel was acquired by InTouch Ministries in...
.