Positiv is an American

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owned and operated by the

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. It mainly consists of a lineup of all

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, varying between smaller independent studio productions and major Hollywood studio productions. Positiv is carried over-the-air on

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s of TBN owned-and-operated and affiliated stations nationwide, usually on that station's fifth subchannel. Positiv is also available on pay television providers as well as on select digital streaming platforms like

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, and

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that offer TBN's six U.S. networks. Positiv is also available worldwide, like in Australia on FaithStream TV.

History

Positiv launched on January 26, 2020, replacing

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in its channel allotments.

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* {{American broadcast television English-language television stations in the United States Television channels and stations established in 2020