The Inspiration Network (INSP)
| INSP | |
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| Launched | 1978 |
| Owned by | The Inspiration Networks |
| Picture format |
1080i (HDTV) 480i (SDTV) |
| Slogan | Welcome Home |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Indian Land, South Carolina |
| Formerly called |
PTL – The Inspirational Network (1978–90) The Inspiration Network (1990–2010) |
| Website | http://www.insp.com |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| DirecTV | Channel 364 (SD only) |
| Dish Network | Channel 259 (SD only) |
| Cable | |
| Wave Broadband | 21 |
| Time Warner Cable | 71, 461 |
| Comcast Cable | 20, 295 |
| IPTV | |
| AT&T U-Verse | Channel 564 |
| Verizon FiOS | Channel 286 (SD only) |
INSP (formerly The Inspiration Network; the initialism is sounded out letter-by-letter) is an American digital cable and satellite television channel that features family entertainment programming. INSP is headquartered in Indian Land, South Carolina, near Charlotte, North Carolina. It is wholly owned by Inspiration Ministries. Between 1991 and 2010, INSP was a non-profit ministry focused network. In October 2010, it was re-branded and launched as a commercial-supported, family-entertainment network with Nielsen C3 ratings status.
As of February 2015, approximately 80,584,000 American households (69.2% of households with television) receive INSP.
INSP was founded in 1978 as the PTL Television Network, a religious television network founded by Christian televangelists Jim Bakker and his wife, Tammy Faye Bakker. The network was the flagship channel for their daily Christian variety program, The PTL Club. The network later became known as the PTL Satellite Network and finally PTL – The Inspirational Network.
In 1990, after Jim Bakker resigned, the PTL Television network filed for bankruptcy. Morris Cerullo World Evangelism eventually purchased the network from the United States Bankruptcy Court in Columbia, South Carolina. Morris’ son, David, was later named CEO of the network. David Cerullo remains as its CEO, with wife Barbara and son Ben working in various leadership roles at the network.
In October 2010, the network announced a major re-branding with an added emphasis on family programming. Along with the re-branding came a new logo, tagline and name change from Inspiration to INSP.
INSP features a mixture of family value-based entertainment content and religious programming representing diverse religious denominations.
A part of INSP’s re-branding in 2010 included the addition of reruns of popular family-oriented secular shows, specials and movies. The Waltons, Wind at My Back, Our House, and Highway to Heaven were added to INSP’s prime time slots. INSP continues to add more family-oriented programs and films to its lineup, and its roster of series has included Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, The Waltons, Daniel Boone, Bonanza, Matlock, The Big Valley, Little House on the Prairie, Walker, Texas Ranger, The High Chaparral, and The Virginian. In late September 2013, INSP added newer programming to its lineup, including JAG, Christy, Robin Hood, and Lark Rise to Candleford, but the latter two were removed from the schedule a year later. Ministry programming, once a large majority of the network's schedule, has gradually been reduced since 2010; it is now only seen between 4:00AM and 7:00AM weekdays and during early morning hours on Saturday and Sunday, with family-oriented secular series and films airing other times.
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