Broadcast ministry of Members Church of God International

Broadcast ministry of the Members Church of God International
Type Religious
Headquarters Philippines, Brazil
Region served
International
Website www.mcgi.org

Broadcast media is being utilized by the Members Church of God International (MCGI), an international Christian religious organization with headquarters in the Philippines, to preach the gospel and expand internationally. The church is producing religious programs in different languages, aired in various countries, by acquiring time slots in several television stations. The church also maintains its own radio and television network for its 24/7 terrestrial, satellite and internet broadcasts.

The MCGI started as a small group with less than a hundred believers in 1977. It is popularly known in the Philippines as Ang Dating Daan (ADD) (English: The Old Path), the title of its flagship radio and television program and currently the longest-running religious program in the Philippines with Eliseo Soriano (also known as "Bro. Eli") as the program's main host and the "Overall Servant" (Former title: "Presiding Minister") to MCGI. Most of its broadcast ministries are directly funded by the church, through voluntary contributions from its members, as the church do not accept monetary donations from non-members. Meanwhile, a few of its news and public affairs programs in the Philippines are supported by commercial advertisements.

Its global evangelism is conducted mostly via AM radio, FM radio, terrestrial television, cable television and direct-to-home satellite transmissions. Other platforms include internet streaming, mobile applications and various forms of social media. The group also conducts regular Bible Expositions aired live via satellite in all MCGI local congregations and through the "MCGI Broadcast" mobile app.

History

Soriano started his nightly town-to-town preaching in the 1970s but eventually realized that his lifetime is not enough to reach the entire Philippines. In 1980, he decided to go on radio and after a few years on television to preach the gospel. In 1999, the church took advantage of the advancement in internet technology. Its foray into satellite broadcasting happened in 2004, to reach more souls in different countries around the globe.

In October 1980, the 30-minute radio program Ang Dating Daan was aired in DWWA 1206 kHz with a shoe-string budget. In February 1983, the program was aired for the first time in television through IBC Channel 13. In 1997, the program moved to RJTV Channel 29, government-owned PTV-4 and later in SBN 21. In 1999, the church launched a nationwide radio broadcast through DZRH, RMN and 100 Radyo Natin stations.

Radio and television

UNTV Life, UNTV Radio La Verdad 1350 kHz, TOP Channel, The Truth Channel, TV Verdade and TV La Verdad are the official religious channels of the Members Church of God International.

Between 2010 and 2011, the MCGI programs reached the airwaves of India, Uruguay, Argentina, Bolivia and Portugal. To further boost viewership, the church acquired a 30-minute slot in Fox Channel which can be seen in over 50 cable networks in Central and South America. In 2012, MCGI launched its own channel TV La Verdad (English: Truth TV) for Spanish-speaking countries. In 2012, through a blocktime agreewith with PBC, MCGI's own radio station in Mega Manila, UNTV Radio La Verdad 1350 kHz was launched.

International broadcasts

Ang Dating Daan is being aired internationally, with programs usually lasting for an hour or two, through blocktime agreements with local television networks.

MCGI Local Free TV Broadcast (International)

UNTV Life (Philippines)

In 2004, UNTV-37 became the permanent home of MCGI when it acquired an exclusive blocktime agreement with UNTV's parent, the Progressive Broadcasting Corporation. In 2007, the station became a "Public Service Channel" when MCGI affiliate Breakthrough and Milestones Productions International, Inc. (BMPI), acquired the entire production and management operations of UNTV. The station operates 24/7 in Metro Manila and surrounding provinces with a power of 60 kilowatts, with several low-powered relay stations in the provinces. UNTV was aired nationwide via Mabuhay Agila 2. In 2011, UNTV left Agila 2 and transferred its free-to-air broadcast feed to MEASAT-3a satellite which covers Asia and selected parts of Australia, Middle East, Europe and Africa. UNTV is also being carried by Sky Cable and more than 200 local cable operators and Cignal, the largest direct-to-home satellite provider in the Philippines. In 2016, It was also included in the line-up of ABS-CBN's newest DTH service, Sky Direct.

Digital terrestrial (ISDB-T)

Channel Frequency Power Coverage Subchannels Stream Programming
UHF-38 617.143 TBA Mega Manila UNTV-1 SD UNTV Life
UNTV-2 SD UNTV Life
ADDTV HD ADD Channel test broadcast
UNTV 1SEG 1seg UNTV Life


Analog broadcast

UNTV Life (Philippines)

Cable television

CATV Provider Type Channel No. Coverage
SkyCable Analog 33 Metro Manila
Rizal
Cavite
Laguna
Bulacan
Digital 58
Destiny Cable Analog 9 Metro Manila
Digital 58
Cablelink Analog/Digital 99 Metro Manila

Direct-to-home (DTH) satellite

DTH Provider Satellite Channel No. Type Channel Coverage
Cignal SES-7 92 Digital UNTV Life Philippines
Sky Direct SES-9 40

UNTV Radio (Metro Manila)

In late 2011, BMPI acquired DWUN (formerly DZXQ) and immediately run a test broadcast using UNTV broadcast feed. On January 16, 2012, it was formally launched as UNTV Radio La Verdad 1350 kHz along with the UNTV Mobile Radio booth, a first in Philippine radio history.[1] It operates in Mega Manila with a 10,000 watts output.

TV Verdade (Brazil)

In December 2009, the church's own religious channel TV Verdade (English: Truth TV) was launched in Brazil, airing O Caminho Antiguo in Portuguese via satellite. Its broadcast feed originates from a small garage, around 48 square meters, transformed into a makeshift broadcasting studio located in Florianópolis, the capital city of the state of Santa Catarina. In 2015, TV Verdade was granted the authority by Ministério das Comunicações (English: Ministry of Communications, abbreviated as "MiniCom") of Brazil to build and operate its own broadcast network. The network roll-out started in Minas Gerais, Brazil's second most populous state then followed by relay stations in the state of Paraná). In May 2016, its relay station in the municipality of Cornélio Procópio in Paraná was activated.

TV Verdade (Brazil)

TV La Verdad (El Salvador)

In February 2014, MCGI began its 24/7 free-to-air terrestrial broadcast of TV La Verdad (English "The Truth TV") in El Salvador, the smallest and most densely populated country in Central America.

TV La Verdad (El Salvador)

Satellite broadcasting

On October 7, 2004, the church administration signed a contract with GlobeCast to air the TOP Channel in United States and Canada via a direct-to-home satellite broadcast, its own television channel featuring "The Old Path" as flagship program. On March 24, 2010, TOP Channel was aired in the Asia-Pacific region through Dream Satellite TV. Today, MCGI programs are carried by at least seven satellites across the globe.[2]

MCGI Satellite Broadcast
SES-6
Channel Band Position Frequency Polarity SR
TV Verdade C Band 40.5° W 4168 MHz Left 2400-2/3
TV La Verdad C Band 40.5° W 4178 MHz Left 3200-3/4
North America | South America | Europe | North Africa
Galaxy 19
Channel Band Position Frequency Polarity SR
The Truth Channel Ku Band 97.0° W 12060 MHz Horizontal 22000-3/4
North America USA • Canada • Mexico • Saint Pierre & Miquelon Greenland | Central America Guatemala • Belize, Costa Rica • El Salvador Honduras • Nicaragua • Panama • Caribbean • Antigua & Barbuda • Cuba • Bahamas • Barbados • Dominican Republic • Dominica • Grenada • Haiti • Saint Kitts & Nevis Saint Lucia • Jamaica • Saint Vincent & The Grenadines • Aruba • Trinidad • Tobago, Anguilla • Bermuda Bonaire • Martinique Monsterrat • Saba • Navassa Island • Puerto Rico
Hotbird 6/8/9
Channel Band Position Frequency Polarity SR
The Truth Channel Ku Band 13.0° E 10815 MHz Horizontal 27500-5/6
North America Morocco • Algeria • Western Sahara • Tunisia • Libya • Egypt | Western Asia Israel • Lebanon • Syria • Jordan • Turkey • Iraq • Saudi Arabia • U.A.E. • Bahrain • Qatar • Armenia • Azerbaijan • Georgia • Kuwait | Central Asia | South Asia | Europe | Western Russia | Northwestern China
Thaicom 5
Channel Band Position Frequency Polarity SR
TV Verdade C Band 78.5° E 3551 MHz Horizontal 13333-3/4
Asia | Europe | Australia | Africa
Star One C2
Channel Band Position Frequency Polarity SR
TV Verdade C Band 70.0° W 3947 MHz Horizontal 7200-2/3
South America Argentina • Bolivia • Brazil • Chile • Colombia • Ecuador • Guyana • Paraguay • Peru • Suriname • Uruguay • Venezuela & The Territories of Falkland Islands • French Guiana • South Georgia • South Sandwich Islands
Measat-3A
Channel Band Position Frequency Polarity SR
UNTV Life C Band 91.5° E 3705 MHz Horizontal 4290-3/4
TOP Channel C Band 91.5° E 3710 MHz Horizontal 2860-3/4
Asia | Australia | Middle East | Europe | Africa
Note: TOP Channel is exclusive for MCGI worship services (encypted)

References

  1. ↑ "UNTV-Radio launches Mobile Booth". The Philippine Star. January 30, 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "MCGI Broadcasts (Satellite)". www.mcgi.org.
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