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JBN-TV (Jesus Broadcasting Network) is a Honduran television channel dedicated to Christianity in the Spanish language. Part of the International Family Network, the channel was founded in 2000 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
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Part of the International Family Network, the television channel was founded by the Manmin Central Church [1] in 2000 in the city of Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras. JBN-TV's headquarters are in the city of San Pedro Sula, department of Cortés, Honduras.
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Currently, JBN-TV is also the Honduran satellite channel with the most coverage in international news. JBN-TV offers news, sports, lifestyle and entertainment programs including movies, documentaries, music, reviews, interviews and special events marked by the values of Christianity, and particularly refers to Manmin Central Church, an evangelical church. Founded in Seoul, South Korea, in 1982. JBN-TV transmits through 5,000 cable television companies and 35 television channels throughout Latin America, while in Honduras it transmits with an approximate number of 700 companies throughout the country.
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In 2000, JBN TV Canale 39 was founded in the city of Tegucigalpa, later it received the opportunity in 2002 to broadcast its programs throughout the country. Currently, JBN-TV has more than 35 channels in Honduras, including channel 51 in San Pedro Sula. Since May 2006, JBN-TV has been broadcasting 806 NOTICIAS via satellite, reaching more than 700 cables in Honduras and 5,000 in Latin America.
The open frequencies with national coverage are distributed as follows:
Telecommunication in Honduras started in 1876 when the first telegraph was introduced, continued development with the telephone in 1891, radio in 1928, television in 1959, the Internet in the early 1990s, and cellphones in 1996.
Transport in Honduras refers to transport in Honduras, a country in Central America.
San Pedro Sula is the capital of Cortés Department, Honduras. It is located in the northwest corner of the country in the Sula Valley, about 50 kilometers south of Puerto Cortés on the Caribbean Sea. With a population of 701,200 in the central urban area and a population of 1,445,598 in its metropolitan area in 2023, it is the nation's primary industrial center and second largest city after the capital Tegucigalpa, and the largest city in Central America that is not a capital city.
The Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) is an American Christian media production and distribution organization. Founded in 1960 by Pat Robertson, it produces the long-running TV series The 700 Club, co-produces the ongoing Superbook anime, and has operated a number of TV channels and radio stations. Its headquarters are in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States.
El Progreso is a city, with a population of 120,600, and a municipality located in the Honduran department of Yoro.
Liga de Ascenso is the second division of Honduran football; it was founded on 17 December 1979 as Segunda División and renamed Liga de Ascenso on 21 July 2002. The league is divided into 4 groups: Zona Norte y Atlántica, Zona Norte y Occidente, Zona Centro y Sur, Zona Sur y Oriente. The top 2 teams of each group qualifies for the liguilla (play-offs). Each season is divided into two tournaments, Apertura (opening) and Clausura (closing). The champions of the opening and closing tournament compete for the promotion to Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras in a two-legged match.
The Francisco Morazán Stadium is one of the three stadiums available to the city of San Pedro Sula, Honduras. It is an official stadium for games of the National League of Professional Football in Honduras and international matches and international competitions of the Confederation of North, Central America, and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) and FIFA.
Drinking water supply and sanitation coverage in Honduras has increased significantly in the last decades. However, the sector is still characterized by poor service quality and poor efficiency in many places. Coverage gaps still remain, particularly in rural areas.
Television in Honduras consists of both local channels and foreign television, normally distributed through cable.
Telesistema Informativo is a television station in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, broadcasting on Channel 3 and Channel 7 in NTSC and is owned by TVC. The station has repeaters in La Ceiba and Puerto Cortés, also on channel 7. Until 2016, the channel had programs of news, entertainment, series, sports and movies.
Water privatization in Honduras has been limited to the city of San Pedro Sula which has signed a 30-year concession contract with a private operator. Two other cities, Puerto Cortes and Choloma, have introduced an interesting management model that cannot be characterized as either private or public. They have created mixed companies without the involvement of a private company. Instead, the majority of shares in the municipal company are held by cooperatives, unions and the local business association, with a minority ownership by the municipality.
Radio in Honduras began in 1928, when the Tela Railroad Company established Tropical Radio. The first commercial radio station, Radio HRN, began broadcasting in 1933.
The predominant religion in Honduras is Christianity, with Catholicism and Evangelicalism being its main denominations. The country is secular and the freedom of religion is enshrined in the nation's constitution.
The fertility rate was approximately 3.7 per woman in Honduras in 2009. The under-five mortality rate is at 40 per 1,000 live births. The health expenditure was US$197 per person in 2004. There are about 57 physicians per 100,000 people.
The 1994 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament was an association football tournament that took place in Honduras in August 1994. It determined the two CONCACAF teams that participated at the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Honduras is a touristic destination that attracts visitors due to its natural environment, white and dark sand beaches, coral reefs, abundant flora and fauna, colonial era towns, and archaeological sites. Other attractions include the area's customs and traditional foods. In 2019 Honduras received 2.8 million foreigners, half of those tourists are cruise passengers.
The network of highways in Honduras is managed by the Secretariat of public works, transport and housing (SOPTRAVI), through the General Directorate of Roads, which is responsible for planning construction and maintenance work on the country's roads. Honduras has more than 15,400 kilometres (9,600 mi) of roads. Up to 1999, only 3,126 kilometres (1,942 mi) had been paved.
Theatrical productions in Honduras are a relatively new phenomenon, with no established theatrical tradition.
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| Corporacion Televicentro |
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| Albavision Honduras |
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| R-Media (Grupo Continental) | |
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