Smile of a Child TV

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Smile of a Child TV
Smile of a Child TV
Launched December 25, 2005
Owned by Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN)
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
720p/1080p (HDTV)
Country United States of America
Language English
Broadcast area Nationwide (on OTA digital subchannels of TBN, select cable providers, DirecTV, Dish Network and on Glorystar Christian Satellite)
Headquarters Garland, Texas
Website http://www.smileofachildtv.org
Availability
Satellite
Glorystar North America Channel 150
Cable
First Media Indonesia Channel 61
SkyCable Philippines Channel TBA
IPTV
AT&T U-verse Channel 340

Smile of a Child TV (SoaC) is a Christian children's channel affiliated with Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) that offers programming 24 hours per day, seven days a week. It is the television arm of TBN's Smile of a Child ministry, created by TBN co-founder Jan Crouch.

It is carried on digital simulcast channels of TBN-owned stations, usually the fifth subchannel (for example, if TBN is on channel 17, then SoaC would be on 17.5). It can also be seen on the channel's website, and airs a day long block of programming Saturdays on TBN itself.[1]

SoaC is available in the US on DirecTV and Dish Network and throughout North and Central America as a free to air channel on Galaxy 14 C-band, Galaxy 19 Ku band and available with Glorystar Christian Satellite. Internationally, SoaC is on the Hot Bird satellite in Europe, ABS1 satellite to Asia, India and the Middle East, and Agila 2 both C-band and Ku band signal in some areas of Asia and the Philippines.

Although it is primarily a Christian-based network, SoaC has acquired some secular programming from outside producers and taken programming from the public domain, such as Timmy & Lassie, The Funny Company, Davey and Goliath, and The Big Garage, as well as acquiring the U.S. rights to Canadian series such as Mickey's Farm, and Japanese anime shows such as Swiss Family Robinson and Little Women.

The network's butterfly logo is based on Jan Crouch's former initials, JWB (Janice Wendell Bethany).

In 2008, SoaC was awarded the Parents Television Council Entertainment Seal of Approval[2]

Contents

Programming[edit]

Programs currently broadcast[edit]

Mickey's Farm - a popular Canadian series which airs exclusively in the U.S. on Smile of a Child
The classic series Timmy & Lassie airs Saturdays on both TBN and Smile of a Child

Programs in bold indicate that the program also airs Saturdays on TBN as part of its "Smile of a Child" children's block.[3]

All programs listed are designated as E/I by TBN and SoaC.

References[edit]

  1. ^ http://www.smileofachildtv.com/aboutUs.php
  2. ^ http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/soa/ESOA.asp
  3. ^ http://www.smileofachildtv.org/watch/schedule_weekview.php
  4. ^ http://www.tbn.org/announcements/tbn-smile-of-child-debut-family-classic-and-kid-favorites-for-saturday-viewing

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1 This block is now a part of Adult Swim.
2 This block is now online.
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