Daystar Television Canada
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | St. Catharines, Ontario |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | World Impact Ministries |
Daystar Canada is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel that broadcasts Religious programming dedicated to the Christian faith. It is owned by World Impact Ministries, a ministry founded by televangelist Peter Youngren.
Originally known as The Christian Channel, it was re-branded as Grace TV in September 2009 following the purchase of the network by Youngren. As of June 2013, the majority of its programming became sourced from the U.S. Evangelical Christian network Daystar, and the network ultimately took on the Daystar brand in November 2013.
History
The channel was launched on October 1, 2005 as The Christian Channel by previous owners S-VOX.
On January 26, 2009, S-VOX announced that it had reached an agreement to sell the Christian Channel to Peter Youngren's World Impact Ministries. The sale was subject to Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approval.[1] It was approved by the CRTC on May 4, 2009.[2] World Impact Ministries took control of the channel on June 1, 2009 and introduced new programming including eNcounter- its flagship program airing daily.[3] The channel was renamed Grace TV on September 16, 2009.[4]
On June 13, 2013, Grace TV announced a partnership with the U.S. based religious broadcaster Daystar, in which the majority of Grace TV's programming would come from Daystar, with the remaining 35% provided by Canadian producers. Additionally, Daystar picked up Peter Youngren's program You Are Loved.[5] On November 23, 2013, the network announced that it would drop the Grace TV name in favour of branding as Daystar full-time. The Grace TV name will be used for a new, unspecified service.[6]
References
- ^ The Christian Channel enters new ownership agreement with World Impact Ministries; CNW Group; 2009-01-26
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2009-247; CRTC; 2009-05-04
- ^ CRTC Approves World Impact Ministries' Purchase of The Christian Channel; WIM; 2009-05-05
- ^ Christian Channel Re-brands to Grace TV; Broadcaster Magazine; 2009-09-17
- ^ "PRESS RELEASE: Grace TV has entered into a strategic partnership with Daystar Television". GraceTV press release. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- ^ "ANNOUNCEMENT FOR GRACE TV AND DAYSTAR". Grace Media. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
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