The Truth Channel

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The Truth Channel
Type Religious broadcasting, television network
BrandingThe Truth Channel
The Truth TV
Country
Slogan Truth above all
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)
Affiliates TV Verdade
TV La Verdad
Official website
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]

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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 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]

SatelliteChannel IDBandPositionFrequencyPolaritySRCoverage
Hot Bird 6/8/9 The Truth Channel
(The Old Path TV)
Ku band13.0° E10815 MHzHorizontal (H)27500-5/6North America
Western Asia
Central Asia
South Asia
Europe
Western Russia
Northwestern China
Galaxy 19 The Truth Channel
(The Old Path TV)
Ku band97° W12060 MHzHorizontal (H)22000-3/4North America
Central America
Thaicom 5 The Truth Channel
(The Old Path TV)
C band78.5° E3551 MHzHorizontal (H)13333-3/4Asia
Europe
Australia
Africa

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

On 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.

ApplicationPlatformDownload Link
MCGI Broadcast AppApple iOS Apple iTunes Store
MCGI Broadcast AppGoogle Android Google Play Store
MCGI Broadcast AppMicrosoft Windows Mobile Microsoft Store

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