Smile of a Child
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Smile of a Child TV is a Christian
children's channel affiliated with Trinity Broadcasting Network
(TBN) that offers programming 24 hours per day, seven days a week. It is the television arm of TBN's Smile of a Child ministry, created by TBN co-founder Jan Crouch.
It is carried on digital simulcast channels of TBN-owned stations, usually the fifth subchannel (for example, if TBN is on channel 17, then SoaC would be on 17.5). It can also be seen on the channel's website, and airs a day long block of programming Saturdays on TBN itself.
SoaC is available in the US on DirecTV and Dish Network and throughout North and Central America as a free to air channel on Galaxy 14 C-band, Galaxy 19
Ku band and available with Glorystar Christian Satellite
. Internationally, SoaC is on the Hot Bird
satellite in Europe, ABS1 satellite to Asia, India and the Middle East, and Agila 2 both C-band and Ku band signal in some areas of Asia and the Philippines.
Although it is primarily a Christian-based network, SoaC has acquired some secular programming from outside producers and taken programming from the public domain
, such as The Funny Company
, The Swamp Critters of Lost Lagoon
, The Big Garage
, and St. Bear's Dolls Hospital.
The network's butterfly logo is based on Jan Crouch's former initials, JWB (Janice Wendell Bethany).
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...
children's channel affiliated with Trinity Broadcasting Network
Trinity Broadcasting Network
The 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) that offers programming 24 hours per day, seven days a week. It is the television arm of TBN's Smile of a Child ministry, created by TBN co-founder Jan Crouch.
It is carried on digital simulcast channels of TBN-owned stations, usually the fifth subchannel (for example, if TBN is on channel 17, then SoaC would be on 17.5). It can also be seen on the channel's website, and airs a day long block of programming Saturdays on TBN itself.
SoaC is available in the US on DirecTV and Dish Network and throughout North and Central America as a free to air channel on Galaxy 14 C-band, 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...
Ku band and available with Glorystar Christian Satellite
Glorystar
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.-...
. Internationally, SoaC is on the Hot Bird
Hot Bird
Hot Bird is the name of a popular family of satellites operated by Eutelsat, located at 13°E over the Equator and with a transmitting footprint over Europe, North Africa and the Middle East....
satellite in Europe, ABS1 satellite to Asia, India and the Middle East, and Agila 2 both C-band and Ku band signal in some areas of Asia and the Philippines.
Although it is primarily a Christian-based network, SoaC has acquired some secular programming from outside producers and taken programming from the public domain
Public domain
Works are in the public domain if the intellectual property rights have expired, if the intellectual property rights are forfeited, or if they are not covered by intellectual property rights at all...
, such as The Funny Company
The Funny Company
The Funny Company was an American animated cartoon produced in 1963 and seen in syndication. Ken Snyder and Charles Koren produced 260 six minute long episodes . The Mattel Corporation provided financial backing. Snyder conceived the program in response to then-Federal Communications Commission ...
, The Swamp Critters of Lost Lagoon
The Swamp Critters of Lost Lagoon
The Swamp Critters of Lost Lagoon was a 1995 American children's television series created by Bobby Goldsboro. Targeted for children aged 2 to 6, the show featured characters brought to life by actors. Goldsboro wrote the scripts and music, played all the instruments, and even did all the character...
, The Big Garage
The Big Garage
The Big Garage was a children's television program that aired on TLC. It was produced by Prisma Productions in association with Winchester Entertainment. It debuted on TLC February 22, 1995. Aimed at pre-school children, the show follows the adventures of several anthropomorphic taxicabs. At the...
, and St. Bear's Dolls Hospital.
The network's butterfly logo is based on Jan Crouch's former initials, JWB (Janice Wendell Bethany).
Programs currently broadcast
- The Adventures of McGee and MeThe Adventures of McGee and MeThe Adventures of McGee and Me! is an American Christian television series created by Ken C. Johnson and Bill Myers. The series premiered on June 4, 1989, spanning twelve episodes until its conclusion on June 11, 1995...
- Animal Action with Eddie and Greg
- Animal AtlasAnimal AtlasAnimal Atlas is an educational television series which travels the globe to meet all kinds of animals, from the familiar to the astounding. The program is produced by LongNeedle Entertainment and is distributed by NCircle Entertainment and MGM Television....
- Another Sommer-Time Adventure
- Aqua Kids
- Arnie's Shack
- Auto-B-Good
- Becky's Barn
- Beyond the Manager
- BJ's Teddy Bear Club and Bible Stories
- The Big Comfy CouchThe Big Comfy CouchThe Big Comfy Couch is a Canadian children's television series about Loonette the Clown and her doll Molly, who solve everyday problems on their "Big Comfy Couch". It aired from 1992 until early 2006. Re-runs of the show are still being aired on Treehouse TV. It was produced by Cheryl Wagner and...
- The Big GarageThe Big GarageThe Big Garage was a children's television program that aired on TLC. It was produced by Prisma Productions in association with Winchester Entertainment. It debuted on TLC February 22, 1995. Aimed at pre-school children, the show follows the adventures of several anthropomorphic taxicabs. At the...
- BooplesBooplesBooples are characters in a Christian children's animated Bible verse song DVD series. The stories are about life situations where the Booples seek wisdom from the Bible and songs containing the verses used help apply the message...
- Boulder Buddies
- Bugtime AdventuresBugtime AdventuresBugtime Adventures is an American children's animated series that began airing in 2006. Episodes air on Christian TV stations like TBN. The entire series is also available on DVD.-Synopsis:...
- Bug Rangers
- Cherub Wings
- Children's Heroes of the Bible
- Chubby Cubbies
- Circle SquareCircle SquareCircle Square was a Canadian children's television series that ran from 1974 to 1986. The series was produced by Crossroads Christian Communications in cooperation with the Circle Square network of summer camps for children of Christian parents...
- Colby's ClubhouseColby's ClubhouseColby's Clubhouse is a children's television show that teaches principles from the Bible through songs and everyday situations. It was written and produced by Peter and Hanneke Jacobs and was originally aired on Trinity Broadcasting Network, with Peter Jacobs playing the part of Colby. It...
- Creations Creatures
- D.A.R.E. Safety Tips Starring Retro Bill
- Davey and GoliathDavey and GoliathDavey and Goliath is a 1960s stop-motion animated children's Christian television series. The programs, produced by the Lutheran Church in America , were produced by Art Clokey after the success of his Gumby series.Each 15-minute episode features the adventures of Davey Hansen and his "talking"...
- The Deputy Dingle Show
- The Dooley and Pals Show Children's MinistryThe Dooley and Pals ShowThe Dooley and Pals Show, sometimes shortened to just Dooley and Pals, is an American children's television series.The main character is Dooley, a friendly alien who has landed in a backyard on Earth. He explores the planet with the children of the neighborhood as his guides. The show is meant to...
- Donkey Ollie
- Doolie and Pals
- Dr Wonder's WorkshopDr Wonder's WorkshopDr. Wonder's Workshop is an American Christian children's show targeted largely to a deaf/hard-of-hearing populace, and airs nationally on the Smile of a Child network during the week, and on TBN Saturday mornings as part of their Smile of a Child block...
- FaithvilleFaithvilleFaithville is a Canadian Christian children's television program. It takes place in the fictional small Canadian town of the same name, and incorporates various locations such as the town diner, hardware store, general store, etc., and covers Biblical topics for children by using humor and everyday...
- Filling Station
- The Flying HouseThe Flying HouseThe Flying House, full title , is a 52 episodes anime series produced by Tatsunoko Productions broadcast between April 1982 and March 1983 on TV Tokyo, and distributed by the Christian Broadcasting Network in the United States. In 2010, the Christian Broadcasting Network made the 52 episodes...
- Friends and HeroesFriends and HeroesFriends and Heroes is a Christian children's program that currently airs on TBN, Smile of a Child, and was also shown on BBC TV. The show is both traditionally animated and computer animated . It takes place from 69 AD - 71 AD...
- Fun Food AdventuresFun Food AdventuresFun Food Adventures is a family food and travel television program with activities like snowboarding, rock-climbing, SCUBA diving, paintball, etc.. The host of the show is Nathan Godsey, who interviews people on their respective expertise in an attempt to educate the viewer about history, culture...
- The Funny CompanyThe Funny CompanyThe Funny Company was an American animated cartoon produced in 1963 and seen in syndication. Ken Snyder and Charles Koren produced 260 six minute long episodes . The Mattel Corporation provided financial backing. Snyder conceived the program in response to then-Federal Communications Commission ...
- GerbertGerbert (TV series)Gerbert is a Christian-based children's television series, the namesake of which is a puppet reflecting moral positivity. The series was produced by Emmy award-winning producer David Freyss....
- Gina D's Kids ClubGina D's Kids ClubGina D's Kids Club is an educational children's television program, currently broadcast on selected stations and networks. It is currently seen on Smile of a Child, The Country Network, and TCT. The series is primarily used to fill federal E/I mandates....
(and its companion program Sing Along with Gina D) - God Rocks!
- Going Wild, Going Green
- Gospel Bill
- Grandfather Reads
- His Kids
- The Huggabug ClubThe Huggabug Club-History:The series was co-created by veteran actresses and sisters Audrey and Judy Landers, as well as their manager/producer/mother Ruth Landers, who also served as executive producer. The series was also broadcast in South Africa...
- ImagineLand
- Joy Junction
- Just the Facts
- Kids Against Crime
- Kids ClubKids clubA kids club is a kind of fan club, created not around a celebrity, but rather around a commercial entity that caters to children or families, or the entity's mascot...
- Kids Like You
- Kidz Quest
- Kingdom Adventure
- Knock Knock Show
- Lamb Chop's Play-AlongLamb Chop's Play-AlongLamb Chop's Play-Along is a children's television series that was shown on PBS in the United States from 1992 until 1997, as well as on YTV in Canada. It was created and hosted by puppeteer Shari Lewis, and featured her puppet character Lamb Chop. Appropriately, Lamb Chop was a sheep; other...
- Life at the Pond
- Little Buds
- Little Women
- Maralee Dawn & Friends
- Mary Rice HopkinsMary Rice HopkinsMary Rice Hopkins is a Christian musician who has written hundreds of songs for children and adults. She currently lives in Southern California....
and Puppets with a Heart - Miss Charity's DinerMiss Charity's DinerMiss Charity's Diner is a children's television program and spin-off of the show Faithville, currently airing on TBN. The central character, Miss Charity, runs a local diner and often gives advice to the children who visit it...
- Mr. Henry's Wacky World
- Mr. Quigley's VillageQuigley's VillageQuigley's Village was a long-running collection of Christian children's videos designed to teach children "sound Biblical values" in a fun and exciting way...
- Mustard Pancakes
- My Bed Bugs
- Nanna's CottageNanna's CottageNanna's Cottage is a children's TV series created by husband and wife producing team Davey Porter and Karen Sponsler-Porter.The show is about a 75-year old grandmother Abigale "Nanna" Macaroon, a world traveler and archeologist, who dispenses love and knowledge to her granddaughter and her friends...
- OKtvOKTVOrszágos Középiskolai Tanulmányi Verseny in Hungarian . Students 15–18 years old compete in various subjects, such as natural sciences, history, Hungarian literature and foreign languages...
- Pahappahooey Island
- Paws & Tales
- Pit PonyPit Pony (TV series)Pit Pony is a 1999 CBC television series which tells the story of small-town life in Glace Bay, on the island of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia in 1904. The plot line revolves around the lives of the families of the men and boys who work in the coal mines....
- Puppet Parade
- The ReppiesThe ReppiesThe Reppies was an American educational musical show for children created by Northstar Entertainment. The series centers around a group of human-like reptile creatures that sing in a music group. It was originally created in 1996 and aired on public television...
- Retro News: A Blast from the Past
- Safari Tracks
- St. Bear's Dolls Hospital
- StorytimeKino's StorytimeKino's Storytime, also known as Storytime, is a children's reading television series aired on Public Broadcasting Service Public television from May 1, 1994 to September 1, 1997. The series was produced by KCET in Los Angeles, California. Kino's Storytime was available on VHS from Strand Home...
- Storytime Circus Theater
- SuperbookSuperbookSuperbook, also known as , is an anime television series produced by Tatsunoko Productions in Japan in conjunction with the Christian Broadcasting Network in the United States....
- Super Simple Science Stuff
- The Swamp Critters of Lost LagoonThe Swamp Critters of Lost LagoonThe Swamp Critters of Lost Lagoon was a 1995 American children's television series created by Bobby Goldsboro. Targeted for children aged 2 to 6, the show featured characters brought to life by actors. Goldsboro wrote the scripts and music, played all the instruments, and even did all the character...
- Swiss Family RobinsonThe Swiss Family Robinson: Flone of the Mysterious Islandis an anime series produced by Nippon Animation.The story is loosely based on the novel "Swiss Family Robinson" by Swiss author Johann David Wyss....
- Theodore TugboatTheodore TugboatTheodore Tugboat is a Canadian children's television series about a tugboat named Theodore who lives in the Big Harbour with all of his friends. The show was produced in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada by the CBC , and the now defunct Cochran Entertainment, and was filmed on a model set using radio...
- Wild's Life
- The Wumblers