Trinity Broadcasting Network

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The Trinity Broadcasting Network ( TBN ) is an international religious broadcasting company and the world's largest religious television network.

TBN broadcasts programs from diverse ecclesial communities: from evangelical communities, traditional Protestant and Catholic churches, charities, messianic Jewish and Christian TV celebrities.

TBN operates six network networks with a focus on the US, each with specific demographic target groups: Hillsong Channel, Smile, TBN Enlace, TBN Salsa and JUCE TV.

history

TBN was founded by Paul and Jan Crouch in 1973. Crouch had worked as a pastor in Austin and first bought a UHF television station in Tustin, which later became KTBN . He saw "the future for TV evangelism" (LA Times), gradually bought more TV stations and founded the Trinity Broadcasting Network .

Crouch registered TBN as a non-profit organization and called for donations. With increasing success, he expanded the organization's headquarters in Costa Mesa , California.

reception

The content and business model of TBN are always criticized. In mid-2017, the Los Angeles Times pointed to the dominance of the founding family in TBN after another scandal involving the Crouch family.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The World's Largest Christian TV Network Has a Lot to Hide . In: Vice . April 2, 2014 ( vice.com [accessed October 7, 2017]).
  2. ↑ Peter Beaumont: World's largest Christian TV channel 'funds owners' exorbitant lifestyle' . In: The Guardian . March 23, 2012, ISSN  0261-3077 ( theguardian.com [accessed October 7, 2017]).
  3. ↑ TBN Networks Affiliates - TBN | JUCE TV | Smile of a Child | Hillsong Channel | TBN Enlace. Retrieved October 7, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Jan Crouch dies at 78; televangelist co-founded Trinity Broadcasting Network . In: Los Angeles Times . May 31, 2016, ISSN  0458-3035 ( latimes.com [accessed October 7, 2017]).
  5. ^ A b c Shelby Grad & Matt Hemelton: Molestation scandal is latest setback to once-mighty Trinity Broadcasting Network. Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-tcn-history-20170606-story.html