Sky Angel
Sky Angel was a U.S. operator of Christian television networks; it operated three channels, Angel One, Angel Two, and KTV, all of which were exclusive to Dish Network. The company's corporate headquarters were located in Naples, Florida. The company also operated a Chattanooga, Tennessee location where programming, engineering and network operations resided.
| Company type | Limited liability company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television broadcasting |
| Founded | 1980 (company founded) 1996 (service launch) |
| Founder | Robert Johnson Sr. |
| Defunct | 2014 (as a service provider) 2019 (as a company) |
| Headquarters | Naples, Florida |
Key people | Robert Johnson Jr., CEO |
The company previously operated as a Christian-oriented television provider carrying religious and family-oriented programming, first as a satellite television service, and later as an over-the-top internet television provider. The shift to an IPTV platform was later accompanied by the spin-off of the provider's secular offerings into a second service known as FAVE TV.
On January 14, 2014, Sky Angel ceased its IPTV business, citing that because it did not fall under the traditional legal definition of a multichannel video programming distributor, it was unable to employ legal remedies for its allegations that broadcasters were discriminating against its business model by preventing carriage of their channels.