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Emmanuel TV is a
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with headquarters in
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. It was founded by T.B. Joshua, former senior pastor of the
Synagogue, Church of All Nations The Synagogue Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) is a Charismatic Christianity, charismatic Christianity, Christian megachurch located in Lagos, Nigeria. History T. B. Joshua wrote that in a heavenly vision he received 'divine anointing' and a cov ...
(SCOAN), in Lagos, Nigeria. It is also the most subscribed Christian ministry channel on
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worldwide with well over 1,000,000 subscribers, as of January 2019.


History

In the late 1990s, SCOAN began gaining international attention due to the distribution of video cassettes, showing clips of Joshua's early ministry and alleged miracles. Additionally, Joshua began airing regular programs purporting to show 'miracles' on local Nigerian television. However, when Nigeria's
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(NBC), under the instruction of then President
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controversially banned the showing of 'miracles', in 2004, most of his programs were taken off air. This eventually paved the way for the emergence of Emmanuel TV on 8 March 2006 by T.B. Joshua. Since its inception, Emmanuel TV has broadcast Christian programmes, stating that its mission is 'to preach the Good News to all mankind.' From humble beginnings, it has rapidly grown to become one of Africa's most well known brands and popular television stations. In its profile on Joshua, the
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described him as "Nigeria's best known televangelist".


Programming

Emmanuel TV broadcasts a range of programmes from Synagogue, Church of All Nations (SCOAN). It has gained a reputation for being a Christian station that does not run any on-air campaigns for financial assistance and among the only Christian stations that does not syndicate programs of other pastors.


Emmanuel TV DStv Channel

Emmanuel TV is also found on DStv Channel 390 where biblical readings, testimonies, teaching and Christian kids programmes like cartoons which are mainly about the Bible and
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are found.


Reach

Emmanuel TV is broadcast worldwide on various satellites. Its programmes air weekly on a number of local television stations across Africa, debuting on DStv and GOtv in November 2015, as well as Startimes in February 2016. Its playout centre is located in Johannesburg, South Africa. Emmanuel TV's motto is 'Changing Lives, Changing Nations, Changing the World.' The station is also known for its catch-phrase, 'Distance Is Not A Barrier', encouraging viewers to 'pray along' with T.B. Joshua by 'touching the screen'. There are several claims of people receiving miraculous 'healing' through these prayers, including popular
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who said Joshua's prayers ended her 14-year smoking addiction. T.B. Joshua has donated televisions to prisons and hospitals so that they will be able to watch the Emmanuel TV broadcasts.T.B. Joshua Donates TV Sets To Khami Maximum Security Prison
NewsDay, Sunday 12 June 2011
Prophet T.B. Joshua Makes Donation To Accra Psychiatric Hospital
Ghana News Agency, Sunday, 11 December 2011


YouTube channel

Emmanuel TV's
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channel is the most subscribed Christian ministry YouTube channel worldwide and the third most subscribed in Nigeria.
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ranked one of Emmanuel TV's YouTube videos as the fourth most viewed clip ever within Nigeria. YouTube has shut down the channel, which claimed over 1.8 million subscribers and 600 million viewers, on April 13, 2021. YouTube says that it "prohibits content which alleges that someone is mentally ill, diseased, or inferior because of their membership in a protected group including sexual orientation."


References

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External links


Official website of the SCOAN

Official website of Emmanuel TV
Christian mass media companies Evangelical television networks Television channels and stations established in 2006 Religious television stations in Nigeria Television stations in Lagos International broadcasters