Trinity Broadcasting Network
The Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN; legally Trinity Broadcasting of Texas, Inc.) is an international Christian-based broadcast television network and the world's largest religious television network. TBN was headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, until March 3, 2017, when it sold its highly visible office park, Trinity Christian City. The broadcaster retained its studios in nearby Tustin. Auxiliary studio facilities are located in Irving, Hendersonville, Gadsden, Decatur, Miami and Orlando, Tulsa and New York City. TBN has characterized itself as broadcasting programs hosted by a diverse group of ministries from Evangelical, traditional Protestant and Catholic denominations, non-profit charities, Messianic Jewish and Christian media personalities. TBN also offers a wide range of original programming, faith-based films, and political opinion commentary from various distributors.
| Type | Religious broadcast television network |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Headquarters | Tustin, California |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
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| History | |
| Founded | 1973 |
| Launched | 1973 |
| Founder | Paul and Jan Crouch |
| Former names | Trinity Broadcasting Systems |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Available on full-power and some low-power stations in most markets | See list of affiliates |
| Streaming media | |
| Digital media receiver | Roku |
| Digital media receiver | Apple TV |
| Digital media receiver | Amazon Fire TV |
| Watch TBN | Watch live (Free account required) |
TBN owns and operates six broadcast networks, each reaching separate demographics. In addition to the main TBN network, TBN owns TBN Inspire, Smile, Enlace, TBN Salsa and Positiv. It also owns several other religious networks outside the United States, including international versions of its five U.S. networks. Matt Crouch is currently TBN's president and head of operations.