Enlace
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SDTV feed) | |
Ownership | |
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Owner | Enlace Internacional |
Sister channels | EJTV |
History | |
Launched | September 9, 1988 (as Canal 23 Costa Rica) November 1, 1996 (as Enlace) |
Closed | February 12, 2024 (US only on TBN stations) |
Links | |
Website | Enlace |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Digital UHF (Costa Rica) | Channel 23.1 (Main Feed) Channel 23.2 (Enlace+) Channel 23.4 (Enlace Costa Rica) |
Enlace is a
In the United States, Enlace is distributed by Trinity Broadcasting Network (as Enlace TBN) and the broadcast facilities for Enlace's US feed are located in Irving, Texas.[2] TBN ceased to distribute Enlace on February 12, 2024 because of a massive change to the TBN subchannels.
Around the world, the channel is broadcast free-to-air via satellite as well on digital terrestrial television in Peru, Costa Rica, Spain, Panama and Bolivia.
History
Jonas González Rodriguez first got the idea for Enlace in 1981, and in 1984 Rodriguez sent a letter to Costa Rica's National Radio Control Department. On July 17, 1986, he was awarded a television license under Number 167 for use of the channel 23 UHF frequency in the Metropolitan region of Costa Rica.
In 1987, Rodriguez established an office for Enlace in
In 1996 Enlace launched a 24/7 broadcast on the Mexican satellite Soldaridad 2, thus extending their signal all over Latin America. In 1998 they upgraded their satellite to Pas-5, thereby extending the network's reach all over Europe. In 2000 they upgraded their satellite once again to Pas-9, also on that year Enlace Juvenil TV was launched. In 2002 TBN Enlace USA was launched as part of TBN's digital lineup. In 2003, Enlace started transmitting on the satellites Hispasat-1C and Hotbird 6, thus extending to the Middle East. In 2005, Enlace started transmitting on Galaxy 23 and Galaxy 19 extending to North America. In 2006 they moved transmission to the satellite Galaxy 14.
In 2007, Enlace started retooling their infrastructure in Costa Rica, in addition to launching on the
Background
The network's lineup consists of faith programs including church services, music videos, concerts, talk shows, children's programs, and movies. Over 80% of its programs are produced in Latin America by ministries such as Claudio Freidzon of Argentina, Cash Luna of Casa De Dios in Guatemala, and U.S. Hispanic organizations such as Guillermo Maldonado of Miami, Florida, and Danilo Montero of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas.
Availability
The network is accessed via free-to-air satellite. Having been launched in the United States on May 1, 2002, Enlace is currently available through various cable providers nationwide, and previously was carried over-the-air on digital subchannels of TBN owned-and-operated and affiliated stations, usually on the fourth subchannel until February 2024. Enlace is also available across North America, including Mexico on Glorystar Christian Satellite. The network is also streamed on Enlace and TBN's official website for use externally in browsers and media players, available at different speeds for dial-up and broadband connections, and is also available through TBN's iOS, Google Play and Roku apps.
On December 16, 2009, DirecTV in the United States began carrying Enlace on channel 448, making it available for part of its various English, Spanish and international packages.[3] In February 2011, Dish Network began carrying Enlace on channel 9411.
References
- ^ "TBN Enlace USA Brings Quality Faith-Based Television to the Hispanic Community - Announcements". tbn.org. Archived from the original on 2011-08-31. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ "TBN Enlace USA - NCTA.com". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
- ^ "DIRECTV Launches Enlace TBN Christian Television". dtv.client.shareholder.com. 2009-12-16. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16.