NRB TV is an
evangelical Christian
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cable channel
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founded by members of the
National Religious Broadcasters
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, a non-partisan, international association of Christian communicators. While the NRB association is located in
Manassas, Virginia
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, the channel's corporate headquarters is located in
Nashville, Tennessee
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. Created in 2005, the network can be seen on
DirecTV
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satellite and broadcast affiliates making it available to a national audience of over 40 million viewers. Programming can also be streamed at nrbtv.org, on Roku players, and via a mobile app available for iPhones, iPods, iPads, Android phones,
Android tablets, and
Windows Phones.
Programming
Like the NRB association itself, the programming on NRB TV reflects on a belief in
conservative
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Christianity
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, particularly
Protestantism
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and
evangelicalism
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. Many programs broadcast on the NRB Network are produced by members of the National Religious Broadcasters association.
NRB TV broadcasts independently produced content in various formats, including talk shows, dramas, reality shows, and documentaries. Weekday morning programming is dedicated to devotional programming including ''Renewing Your Mind with
R.C. Sproul
Robert Charles Sproul ( ; February 13, 1939 – December 14, 2017) was an American Reformed theology, Reformed theologian and ordained pastor in the Presbyterian Church in America. He was the founder and chairman of Ligonier Ministries (named f ...
'', ''Precepts for Life with
Kay Arthur
Kay Lee Arthur (born November 11, 1933) is Christian author and bible teacher and co-founder of Precept Ministries International.
Early life and education
Kay Lee Arthur was born on November 11, 1933, in Jackson, Michigan. She grew up in a r ...
'', ''Quick Study with Rod Hembree''. The channel's daytime schedule is targeted to a female audience with fitness programs and talk shows that include ''New Life Live with Steve Arterburn'', ''
The 700 Club
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'', and ''Babbie's House,'' which is hosted by recording artist
Babbie Mason
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. NRB TV's primetime lineup features an emphasis on Christian apologetics and includes apologists
Ravi Zacharias
Frederick Antony Ravi Kumar Zacharias (26 March 194619 May 2020) was an Indian-born Canadian-American Christian evangelical minister and apologist who founded Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM). He was involved in Christian apologet ...
,
William Lane Craig
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,
Eric Metaxas
Eric Metaxas (born 1963) is an American author, speaker, and conservative radio host. He has written three biographies, ''Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery'' about William Wilberforce (2007), ''Bonhoeffer: P ...
,
Ken Ham
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and
John Lennox
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.
Weekend programming on the channel includes kids shows on Saturday mornings and teen programs in the evening. Sunday programming is dedicated to teaching and preaching shows from pastors representing a variety of evangelical denominations. Among NRB TV's Sunday lineup are ''Turning Point Ministries with
David Jeremiah
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'', ''Live at Thomas Road'' with
Jonathan Falwell
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Education
Falwell earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Liberty Universi ...
, ''Living Truth with Charles Price'', and ''Love Worth Finding'' with the late
Adrian Rogers
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Rogers was born ...
.
Affiliates
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WCKV-LD
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22.4
Clarksville, Tennessee
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WOBV 5.1
Starkville, Mississippi
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WJGN-CD
WJGN-CD (channel 38) is a low-power, Class A television station in Chesapeake, Virginia, United States. The station is owned by Bridge Media Networks, and has its studios on North Landing Road in Virginia Beach. Prior to the digital switchove ...
38.1
Chesapeake, Virginia
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KHWB-LD
KHWB-LD, virtual channel 38 (UHF digital channel 34), is a low-powered NRB TV- affiliated television station licensed to Eugene, Oregon, United States. The station is owned by His Word Broadcasting.
History
KHWB-LD signed on in May 1982 as W59 ...
38.1
Eugene, Oregon
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As of the 2020 United States Census, Eu ...
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WSOT-LD
WSOT-LD, virtual and UHF digital channel 27, is a low-power NRB- affiliated television station licensed
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27.1
Marion, Indiana
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WFTT-DT 62.1
Venice, Florida
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Television channels and stations established in 2005
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Mass media in Nashville, Tennessee
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