Glorystar
Encyclopedia
GloryStar Satellite Systems is a Direct to Home religious based satellite service. They provide ministry support services by partnering with Christian
broadcasters and a vendor of satellite television
equipment oriented towards viewers of satellite-delivered Christian broadcast ministries.
and Central America
, the Caribbean
and in South East Asia through the Dream DTH service. The North American Glorystar systems are programmed to receive Christian broadcasters from a Ku-band satellite Galaxy 19
(97° W).
STB provider in North America to provide free manual or weekly automatic updating via satellite (OTA-SSU). This unique feature allows Glorystar viewers to have an automatically populated list of channels that are always up to date without needing to program their equipment to add or remove Christian channels. The company also provides uplink support for broadcasters using the SES 1 and Galaxy 19
satellites.
(FTA) allowing viewers to receive programming without a monthly fee. Check Galaxy 19 listings for channel information. Over 70 TV and Radio channels are available as of 10/1/2010.
Glorystar provides automatic channel and firmware updates via satellite to the GEOSATpro DVR1100c and DSR100c / 200c model receivers. New Christian channels are automatically added to the receiver's channel list.
Additional channels are also available for free with the Glorystar satellite system if the customer chooses to scan their receiver to add these channels. The above satellite location includes most ethnic channels from GlobeCast World TV
.
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
broadcasters and a vendor of satellite television
Satellite television
Satellite television is television programming delivered by the means of communications satellite and received by an outdoor antenna, usually a parabolic mirror generally referred to as a satellite dish, and as far as household usage is concerned, a satellite receiver either in the form of an...
equipment oriented towards viewers of satellite-delivered Christian broadcast ministries.
Coverage
Glorystar Christian channels are available in NorthNorth America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
and Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
, the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
and in South East Asia through the Dream DTH service. The North American Glorystar systems are programmed to receive Christian broadcasters from a Ku-band satellite Galaxy 19
Galaxy 19
Galaxy 19 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat located at 97° West longitude, serving the North American market. Galaxy 19 replaced Galaxy 25 which is nearing the end of its design life and has been moved to 93.1°W longitude. It was built by Space Systems/Loral, as part of its FS-1300...
(97° W).
Features
Satellite AV, LLC, operator of the GloryStar and AdventistSat brand names, is the only FTA - Free To AirFree-to-air
Free-to-air describes television and radio services broadcast in clear form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscription or one-off fee...
STB provider in North America to provide free manual or weekly automatic updating via satellite (OTA-SSU). This unique feature allows Glorystar viewers to have an automatically populated list of channels that are always up to date without needing to program their equipment to add or remove Christian channels. The company also provides uplink support for broadcasters using the SES 1 and Galaxy 19
Galaxy 19
Galaxy 19 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat located at 97° West longitude, serving the North American market. Galaxy 19 replaced Galaxy 25 which is nearing the end of its design life and has been moved to 93.1°W longitude. It was built by Space Systems/Loral, as part of its FS-1300...
satellites.
Programming
All channels are religious, family friendly and distributed as non-encrypted or free-to-airFree-to-air
Free-to-air describes television and radio services broadcast in clear form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscription or one-off fee...
(FTA) allowing viewers to receive programming without a monthly fee. Check Galaxy 19 listings for channel information. Over 70 TV and Radio channels are available as of 10/1/2010.
Television Channels
- 3ABN3ABNThree Angels Broadcasting Network, or 3ABN for short, is a nonprofit, 24-hour television and radio network that primarily focuses on Christian and health-oriented programming...
- 3ABN3ABNThree Angels Broadcasting Network, or 3ABN for short, is a nonprofit, 24-hour television and radio network that primarily focuses on Christian and health-oriented programming...
Latino - 3ABN3ABNThree Angels Broadcasting Network, or 3ABN for short, is a nonprofit, 24-hour television and radio network that primarily focuses on Christian and health-oriented programming...
Proclaim! - Al Karma TV
- ABN
- Amazing Discoveries
- Amazing FactsAmazing FactsAmazing Facts is an American Christian ministry. Beginning as a single radio program in 1966 it has expanded into television programming, training, health, prophecy seminars and online Bible study ministries. Its theology is largely that of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.-History:Amazing Facts...
Television - Apostolic Oneness Network
- Bethel Televisión
- Cancao Nova
- CTN - Christian Television Network
- Church Communication Network - CCN
- CNL Russian
- Coptic TV
- Cornerstone TelevisionCornerstone TelevisionThe Cornerstone TeleVision Network is a non-commercial Christian broadcast and satellite television network based in Wall, Pennsylvania, United States. Its founder and CEO is Russ Bixler...
- Daystar Television NetworkDaystar Television NetworkThe Daystar Television Network is an American evangelical Christian television religious broadcasting network headquartered near Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex in Bedford, Texas...
- Divine TV
- Emmanuel TVEmmanuel TVEmmanuel TV is one of Africa's largest Christian television networks with headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria, founded by T.B. Joshua, Pastor of The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations .-History:...
- Esperanza TV
- Global Christian Network
- God TV
- God's Learning ChannelGod's Learning ChannelGod's Learning Channel is a Judeo-Christian television network which is based in the Southwestern United States. Based on the Messianic Judaism movement, it describes itself as "teaching the Torah and the true roots of Christianity", and its programming features a mixture of Christian and Jewish...
- Hope Church Channel
- Impact TV
- JCTVJCTVJCTV is a young adult television network devoted to music videos, owned by the Trinity Broadcasting Network. It is similar to MTV, but with a Christian focus....
- Life and Health TV
- Loma Linda Broadcasting Network (LLBN-English)
- Loma Linda Broadcasting Network (LLBN-Arabic)
- Loma Linda Broadcasting Network (LLBN-Chinese)
- Pastor Scott
- PromiseLand TV
- Rodnoy (RBN)
- Smile of a ChildSmile of a ChildSmile of a Child TV is a Christian children's channel affiliated with Trinity Broadcasting Network that offers programming 24 hours per day, seven days a week...
- Smart Life Style TV
- Spirit Word
- TBNTrinity Broadcasting NetworkThe Trinity Broadcasting Network is a major American Christian television network. TBN is based in Costa Mesa, California, with auxiliary studio facilities in Irving, Texas; Hendersonville, Tennessee; Gadsden, Alabama; Decatur, Georgia; Miami, Florida; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Orlando, Florida; and New...
- TBN Russia
- TBN Enlace USA
- TelepaceTelepaceEstablished in 1979, Telepace is an Italy-based broadcasting network that carries Roman Catholic-themed programming. The programs include programming from Centro Televisivo Vaticano.Also on Satellite TV, Telepace broadcast also as TV Syndication in Italy with more than 50 affiliated television...
- The Church ChannelThe Church ChannelThe Church Channel is a Christian television network owned by Trinity Broadcasting Network . It broadcasts church service programs 24 hours per day, seven days a week from several of America’s leading churches, representing several Christian denominations, as well as independent and...
- The Hope ChannelThe Hope ChannelHope Channel is an international Seventh-day Adventist TV network and the flagship station of the Adventist Television Network . Hope Channel features programming produced by Adventist churches, colleges, hospitals and institutions, covering religious, health, educational and family life topics...
- The Word Network
- VBS
- 3ABN Dare to Dream Network (coming January 1, 2011)
Radio channels
- Spirit 1 Radio
- Overcomer Radio
- 3ABN Radio
- Radio 74
- LifeTalk Radio
- KNLB Radio
- American Liberty
- Universal Christian
- Radio Cancao Nova
- Radio Libertad
- Boston Praise
- Radio Eden
- 3ABN Latino Radio (coming soon)
Technology
To receive these broadcast ministries requires reception of signals from a medium-powered Ku-band satellite Galaxy 19 with a 90cm /36" dish.Glorystar provides automatic channel and firmware updates via satellite to the GEOSATpro DVR1100c and DSR100c / 200c model receivers. New Christian channels are automatically added to the receiver's channel list.
Additional channels are also available for free with the Glorystar satellite system if the customer chooses to scan their receiver to add these channels. The above satellite location includes most ethnic channels from GlobeCast World TV
GlobeCast World TV
GlobeCast World TV is a direct-to-home provider of free-to-air and Nagravision-encrypted ethnic television and audio channels via the Galaxy 19 satellite received in North America...
.