Familyland Television Network
Encyclopedia
Familyland Television Network is a Catholic
-oriented religious channel, owned by the Apostolate for Family Consecration
in Bloomingdale, Ohio
.
The channel offers spiritual programming and family values-centered entertainment, including secular programming edited for foul language, immodesty, excessive violence and disrespect for authority. Programming also includes exclusive spiritual talk shows with over 500 personalities who are interviewed from a family perspective, plus movie classics with spiritual commentaries, devotional programs, children’s favorites, practical home shows, Christian music, family sitcoms, sports commentaries, and an array of original Christian productions featuring parents, children and youth who visit the Catholic Familyland retreat in Ohio.
Familyland can be seen on selected cable systems. It also broadcasts in Asia.
Familyland was originally seen on the Sky Angel
satellite service; however, in early May 2007, Familyland was removed from the Sky Angel lineup. Familyland would later start a letter and postcard writing campaign to encourage their viewers to write Dish Network
(which hosts the Sky Angel service), requesting that Familyland be placed on that system's own lineup.
Familyland temporarily ceased broadcasting by satellite in July 2009, relying only on viewers through the internet. In 2010 Familyland TV began broadcasting again; it is made available to cable and satellite providers.
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
-oriented religious channel, owned by the Apostolate for Family Consecration
Apostolate for Family Consecration
The Apostolate for Family Consecration is a U.S. Roman Catholic lay movement headquartered in Bloomingdale, Ohio. Founded in 1975 by Jerry and Gwen Coniker, it was given Pontifical Status in 2007....
in Bloomingdale, Ohio
Bloomingdale, Ohio
Bloomingdale is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The population was 221 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area....
.
The channel offers spiritual programming and family values-centered entertainment, including secular programming edited for foul language, immodesty, excessive violence and disrespect for authority. Programming also includes exclusive spiritual talk shows with over 500 personalities who are interviewed from a family perspective, plus movie classics with spiritual commentaries, devotional programs, children’s favorites, practical home shows, Christian music, family sitcoms, sports commentaries, and an array of original Christian productions featuring parents, children and youth who visit the Catholic Familyland retreat in Ohio.
Familyland can be seen on selected cable systems. It also broadcasts in Asia.
Familyland was originally seen on the Sky Angel
Sky Angel
Sky Angel U.S. LLC. describes itself as a "Christian-owned and operated multi-channel television service specializing in Christian and family-friendly TV and radio programming." It is one of the first niche-oriented television providers in the United States....
satellite service; however, in early May 2007, Familyland was removed from the Sky Angel lineup. Familyland would later start a letter and postcard writing campaign to encourage their viewers to write Dish Network
Dish Network
Dish Network Corporation is the second largest pay TV provider in the United States, providing direct broadcast satellite service—including satellite television, audio programming, and interactive television services—to 14.337 million commercial and residential customers in the United States. Dish...
(which hosts the Sky Angel service), requesting that Familyland be placed on that system's own lineup.
Familyland temporarily ceased broadcasting by satellite in July 2009, relying only on viewers through the internet. In 2010 Familyland TV began broadcasting again; it is made available to cable and satellite providers.