Eternal Word Television Network
| EWTN | |
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| Launched | 15 August 1981 |
| Owned by | Eternal Word Television Network Inc. |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV)16:9/4:3 1080i (HDTV) |
| Country |
United States Canada |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | Irondale, Alabama |
| Website | EWTN.com |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
| WEWN (Eternal Word Radio Network) |
Shortwave radio frequencies AM/FM affiliates |
| Satellite | |
| DirecTV (US) | Channel 370 |
| Dish Network (US) | Channel 261 |
| Tata Sky (India) | Channel 559 |
| Optus D2 (152°E) | 12519 MHz V 22500 |
| AsiaSat 5 (100.5°E) | 3700 MHz V 30000 |
| Intelsat 19 (166°E) | 3940 MHz H 27690 |
| Intelsat 20 (68.5°E) | 4064 MHz H 19850 |
| Cable | |
| Sky Italia | Channel 965 |
| Sky UK | Channel 589 |
| First Media (ID) | Channel 29 |
| BiG TV (ID) | Channel 617 |
| Sky Cable (Philippines) | Channel 76 |
| Satellite radio | |
| Sirius Satellite Radio | Channel 130 |
| Streaming media | |
| Digital media receiver | Roku |
The Eternal Word Television Network, more commonly known by its initialism EWTN, is an American television network which presents around-the-clock Catholic-themed programming. It was founded by Mother Mary Angelica of the Annunciation, PCPA in 1980 and began broadcasting on August 15, 1981, from a garage studio at the Our Lady of the Angels Monastery in Irondale, Alabama, which Mother Angelica founded in 1962. She hosted her own show, Mother Angelica Live until suffering a major stroke and other health issues in September 2001. Repeats now air as either the Best of Mother Angelica Live or Mother Angelica Live Classics. From then until her death on Easter Sunday of 2016, she led a cloistered life at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville, Alabama.
The network, through diocesan television channels in other Catholic countries, advertises itself as the EWTN: The Global Catholic Network. Regular programs include a daily Holy Mass and sometimes Tridentine Mass format, the traditional Stations of the Cross, a taped daily recitation of the Rosary, and daily and weekly news, discussion, and Catechetical programs for both adults and children. Christmas and Easter programming; the installation Masses of bishops and cardinals; coverage of World Youth Days; and papal visits, deaths, funerals, conclaves, and elections are also presented. EWTN also has a presence on satellite and shortwave radio.Spanish language broadcasts are available on all platforms. On December 8, 2009, EWTN began broadcasting in high-definition.
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