The Truth Channel

The Truth Channel

Type	Religious broadcasting, television network
Branding	The Truth Channel The Truth TV
Country	Brazil, Philippines
Slogan	Nothing but the Truth
Owner	Members Church of God International
Key people	Bro. Eli Soriano Bro. Daniel Razon
Launch date	2016 (as The Truth Channel) 2004 (as TOP Channel)
Former names	TOP Channel (in North America)
Official website	http://www.theoldpath.tv

"The Truth Channel" (also called as "The Truth TV") is a religious broadcast station of the Members Church of God International (MCGI), an international Christian organization with headquarters in the Philippines. Formerly called as TOP Channel, The Truth Channel carries the 24/7 English broadcast of Ang Dating Daan (English: The Old Path), the longest-running religious program in the Philippines,^[1] hosted by international televangelist and MCGI's Overall Servant Bro. Eli Soriano for English-speaking countries in North America, Middle East, Europe and Asia. The MCGI leadership decided to air The Old Path program using several satellites to increase its reach and expand the propagation efforts of the church on a global scale.^[2][3]

History

The TOP Channel was first aired via a direct-to-home (DTH) satellite broadcast in United States and Canada in 2004 when MCGI signed a contract with GlobeCast World TV. On March 24, 2010, MCGI launched the 24/7 TOP Channel in the Asia-Pacific region via Dream Satellite TV, the first all-digital DTH television provider in the Philippines using the Mabuhay Agila 2 satellite in the Ku band to cover the entire Philippines and nearby countries. In 2013, Dream Satellite removed the TOP Channel channel from its channel line-up. In the same year, GlobeCast discontinued its pay television service, TOP Channel however, continues to air for free in Galaxy 19 satellite. On September 15, 2011, the church launched a large-scale satellite broadcast of The Old Path in Europe, Africa and the Middle East via Eutelsat Hot Bird 6/8/9 satellite, making it available even to countries where non-Islam religions are banned.^[4][5] On November 1, 2011, The TOP Channel began airing in larger parts of India, Australia, Africa, Middle East and Europe through Thaicom 5 satellite.

The Truth Channel

In 2016, the TOP Channel was rebranded as "The Truth Channel" to align its name with the other stations of the church, "TV Verdade" (English: Truth TV) for Portuguese-speaking countries and "TV La Verdad" (English: Truth TV) for Spanish-speaking countries. The Truth Channel's broadcast feed originates from the MCGI headquarters in Apalit, Pampanga while most of its content are recorded from its broadcast studio in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil, sharing space with its affiliate stations TV Verdade and TV La Verdad.

Satellite broadcast

The Truth Channel can be accessed by entering certain parameters^[2][3] in satellite receivers.^[5]

Internet streaming

Laptop and desktop users can watch the live 24/7 internet streaming of The Truth Channel by launching theoldpath.tv, the official website of The Old Path program in English.^[6]

Mobile application

In February 11, 2014, MCGI launched the MCGI Broadcast App for Apple iOS and Google Android mobile and tablet devices.^[7] In 2016, it was made available to Windows Mobile device users. By downloading the mobile application, users with stable internet connection will be able to watch the broadcast feed of The Truth Channel for free.

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