EWTN Germany

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EWTN Germany (officially EWTN TV, also "EWTN Catholic TV" to distinguish it from the international program) is the German edition of the religious television broadcaster EWTN (Eternal Word Television Network) with its headquarters in Irondale near Birmingham (Alabama) in the United States. The broadcaster of the German-language program is based in Cologne and has been broadcasting a 24-hour program in German since 2011. EWTN is financed exclusively through donations.

history

After EWTN was already represented in the English and Spanish-speaking areas, mother Angelica commissioned the German Martin Rothweiler to found EWTN in Germany in 2000 . It started with two or three people, the office was initially in the basement of the Rothweiler family's private house. In Germany, the non-profit EWTN-TV gGmbH started work in July 2000, but it has not yet broadcast on its own responsibility. In October 2000 the first German-language productions went on air in Europe. The program was run by parent company EWTN, Inc. on the basis of a license from the UK regulator OFCOM. The proportion of German broadcasts was continuously expanded. EWTN has been broadcasting a 24-hour program in German since 2011. EWTN Germany now has a workforce of twelve (as of 2018). The station received the German broadcasting license from the State Agency for Media North Rhine-Westphalia (LfM) in August 2016. Before that, the station broadcast with a broadcasting license from the Office of Communications , with which a program could also be broadcast in Germany.

Mother Angelica died on March 27, 2016 at the age of 92. At the anniversary celebration, Martin Rothweiler quoted a saying by the nun:

“'One leg on the floor, one leg in the air and a queasy feeling in the stomach' - that shows all her supernaturalness, but also how grounded this great woman was. We want to continue their mission with passion in order to bring people into contact with Christ! "

- Martin Rothweiler : CNA German, March 28, 2018

Even Pope Francis praised the services of the "TV-nun". When EWTN employees showed Pope Francis a portrait of her a few days after Mother Angelica's death, he reacted spontaneously:

"En el cielo!"

"She is in heaven!"

- Pope Francis : on Mother Angelica after the general audience on March 30, 2016

EWTN Germany has been based in Hansestraße 85 in Cologne since 2016. The broadcaster is only financed by donations from its viewers and does not receive any church taxes . In addition, a non-profit EWTN-TV foundation was established.

program

EWTN Germany has been broadcasting a 24-hour program in German since 2011. The program consists of Christian education and life support, talk shows, documentaries and feature films, programs for children and young people, the daily broadcast of a Holy Mass , news and live broadcasts from the Vatican and from the Pope's apostolic trips . The news magazine VATICANO is broadcast from Rome every week.

In cooperation with Domradio , EWTN broadcasts the Holy Mass every day from Cologne Cathedral . On every second Wednesday of the month, the Holy Mass is broadcast from St. Martin's Cathedral ( Rottenburg-Stuttgart diocese ). Every Saturday evening, EWTN broadcasts the evening mass from the Marian pilgrimage site in Kevelaer .

Financing is done exclusively through donations.

reception

  • Astra: EWTN in German has been on the air since December 8, 2011 under the transmitter identification EWTN Catholic TV via the ASTRA satellite (19.2 ° East), frequency 12.460 MHz (horizontal).
  • Cable network: EWTN is fed in by some regional cable network operators.
  • Internet: The live stream can be accessed via the EWTN TV homepage.

Well-known employees and moderators

Others

  • The Catholic News Agency (CNA) is also part of the EWTN media network . The German-language edition is called CNA Deutsch and is directed by Anian Christoph Wimmer .
  • From 2015 to 2016, the offices of EWTN Germany were in the same building as Studio 449 and the editorial rooms of entertainer Harald Schmidt in Schanzenstrasse in the Mühlheim district of Cologne . When moving (Schmidt relocated his production company to southern Germany in the same year when EWTN TV moved to Hansestraße in Cologne-Gremberghoven ), he bequeathed a painted portrait to the Catholic TV station that he had received from a fan and signed it with the inscription: " You send in the name of the Lord. We wish you continued success for EWTN! ”. The painting is now hanging in the hallway of the EWTN office in Hansestrasse.
  • EWTN TV has been offering its own "EWTN trade fair" since 2018. It takes place every second Friday of the month in the chapel of the “Regina Pacis” conference center in Leutkirch. Spectators can send in their prayer requests in advance. The Holy Mass is broadcast live.

Web links

literature

  • Raymond Arroyo: Mother Angelica. A nun makes television history . Media Maria Verlag 2009. ISBN 978-3-9811452-7-4 (Mother Angelica's biography)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Decision of June 14, 2016 of the Commission to determine the concentration in the media sector (KEK) on a submission of the State Agency for Media North Rhine-Westphalia (LfM) of March 9, 2016
  2. ↑ Via EWTN on the website of the organizer, accessed on December 18, 2018
  3. ^ Child of divorce, female, Catholic: Mother Angelica's TV career. April 10, 2016, accessed December 18, 2018 (German).
  4. ↑ EWTN TV receives approval in Germany. infosat.de, June 16, 2016
  5. ↑ About EWTN | EWTN - Catholic TV. Retrieved December 17, 2018 .
  6. ↑ a b German program of the Catholic broadcaster EWTN receives broadcasting license from the LfM. medienkorrespondenz.de, September 17, 2016
  7. ↑ Rudolf Gehrig / EWTN TV: Anniversary celebration for EWTN founder mother Angelica in Leutkirch (report & videos). Retrieved December 17, 2018 .
  8. ^ EWTN Catholic TV: Pope Francis greets EWTN founder Mother Angelica. Retrieved December 17, 2018 .
  9. ↑ EWTN-TV Foundation - 967600ADG43FS56J9T12 - entry at Bundesanzeiger Verlag GmbH, accessed on December 18, 2018
  10. ↑ Imprint
  11. ↑ Michael P. Warsaw at Bloomberg
  12. ↑ E-mail, telephone, address, chat services, fax: Christina Link-Blumrath - Editor-in-Chief - EWTN TV gGmbH. Retrieved December 18, 2018 .
  13. ^ EWTN Catholic TV: Youth Synod: Conclusion, Closing Mass and Angelus with Pope Francis | October 28, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2018 .
  14. ↑ Soul instead of quota paulinus.de
  15. ↑ CNA German edition: About us. Retrieved December 17, 2018 .