Enlace is a
Latin American
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Christian
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-based
broadcast
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television network
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. The network primarily broadcasts faith-based programming targeted to the
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to Vic ...
community. Enlace's primary headquarters are in
San José, Costa Rica
San José (; meaning "Saint Joseph") is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica, and the capital of the province of the same name. It is in the center of the country, in the mid-west of the Central Valley, within San José Canton. San ...
, with studios, offices, and call centers in most Latin American countries.
In the United States, Enlace is distributed by
Trinity Broadcasting Network
The Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) is an international Christian-based broadcast television network and the world's largest religious television network. TBN was headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, until March 3, 2017, when it sold its ...
(as Enlace TBN). Its broadcast facilities are located in
Irving, Texas
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.
Around the world, the channel is aired free-to-air via satellite as well on
Digital terrestrial television
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in Peru, Costa Rica, Spain, Panama and Bolivia.
History
Jonas González Rodriguez first got the idea for Enlace in 1981, and in 1984 Rodriguez sent a letter to Costa Rica's national Radio control department. On July 17, 1986, he was awarded television license under Number 167 for use of the channel 23 UHF frequency in the Metropolitan region of Costa Rica.
1987 saw the establishment of an office in
San Antonio, TX
("Cradle of Freedom")
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in the
Continental Building
The Continental Building, formerly Braly Block, is a 151 ft (46 m), 13-story high-rise residential building on Spring Street in the Historic Core of Los Angeles. The Continental Building is part of the Spring Street Financial District whic ...
. In August 1988,
TBN founder
Paul Crouch
Paul Franklin Crouch /kraʊtʃ/ (March 30, 1934 – November 30, 2013) was an American television evangelist. Crouch and his wife, Jan, founded the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) in 1973; the company has been described as "the world’s la ...
donated a driver with 10 watts to Channel 23. Later engineer
Ricardo Jarquín
Ricardo is the Spanish language, Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese cognate of the name Richard. It derived from Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic ''*rīks'' 'king, ruler' + ''*harduz'' 'hard, brave'. It may be a given name, or a s ...
installed the first transmitter for Channel 23. Channel 23 began transmitting on September 9, 1988. In January 1990 they installed a transmitter with 1000 watts in the Irazú volcano. During 1991 a trademark was filed for the name Enlace. In 1992 Channel 23 began expansion progress. The channel installed three repeaters in
Limón
Limón (), commonly known as Puerto Limón, is a district, the capital city and main hub of Limón province, as well as of the Limón canton in Costa Rica. It is the seventh largest city in Costa Rica, with a population of over 55,000, and is ho ...
,
Santa Elena and
Cerro de la Muerte
Cerro de la Muerte is a mountain peak of a massif in Costa Rica, it is located within the
Tapantí — Cerro de la Muerte Massif National Park, and is the highest point on the Pan-American Highway.
Toponymy
Its name means "Mountain of Death", " ...
. In 1994, Channel 23 opened its first studio. Later on August 2 of that year Channel 23 began transmitting vía satellite during
TBN's flagship program ''
Praise the Lord.''
In 1996 Enlace launched on the Mexican satellite
Soldaridad 2 transmitting 24 hours a day, extending their signal all over Latin America. During 1998 they changed their satellite to
Pas-5 extending all over Europe. In 2000 they changed their satellite again to
Pas-9, also on that year Enlace Juvenil TV was launched. In 2002 TBN Enlace USA was launched as part of TBN's digital lineup alongside
The Church Channel
TBN Inspire is an American Christian broadcast television network owned by the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN). It is carried on the digital subchannels of TBN's stations.
The network originally launched as The Church Channel, which focu ...
and
JCTV
JUCE TV is a defunct youth-oriented Christian television network and is a current YouTube channel owned and operated by the Trinity Broadcasting Network. The channel is aimed at teenagers and young adults between the ages of 13 and 30 years, a ...
. In 2003, Enlace started transmitting on the satellites
Hispasat-1C and
Hotbird 6 extending to the Middle East. In 2005, Enlace started transmitting on
Galaxy 23
Galaxy 23 is the name given to the C-band service of the Galaxy 23/EchoStar 9 communications satellite jointly owned by Intelsat and EchoStar located at 121° W longitude, serving the North American market. It was built by Space Systems/Lor ...
and
Galaxy 19
Galaxy 19 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat located at 97° West longitude, serving the North American market. Galaxy 19 replaced Galaxy 25 which is nearing the end of its design life and has been moved to 93.1°W longitude. It was ...
extending to North America. In 2006 they moved transmission to the satellite
Galaxy 14
A galaxy is a system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar medium, interstellar gas, cosmic dust, dust, dark matter, bound together by gravity. The word is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek ' (), literally 'milky', a reference to the ...
.
In 2007, Enlace started infrastructure changes in Costa Rica. Also, on that year Enlace launched on the
Nossa TV
Nossa TV (Eng: ''Our TV'') is a Brazilian satellite television service of R.R. Soares' International Church of God's Grace. The service was officially launched on 14 September 2007 in the metropolitan regions of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, bu ...
platform in Brazil transmitting on its satellite
Galaxy 28
Galaxy 28 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat located at 89° West longitude, serving the North America and South America market. It was built by Space Systems/Loral, as part of its SSL 1300 line. Galaxy 28 was formerly known as Tels ...
. In 2008, Enlace and Enlace Juvenil received new imagery and look. Also on that year Enlace started transmitting on
DirecTV Latin America
Vrio Corp. (formerly DirecTV Latin America LLC; stylized as Vгio) is an American company that manages the commercial operations of the Latin American branch of DirecTV (mostly known as DirecTV Latin America). It is owned by Grupo Werthein. It p ...
for the first time on their satellite
Galaxy 3C
Galaxy 3C (or Galaxy 13) is a communications satellite operated by PanAmSat from 2000 to 2006, and by Intelsat from 2006 to today. It spent most of its operational life at an orbital location of 95° W. Galaxy 3C was launched on June 15, 2002, with ...
.
Background
The network's lineup consists of faith programs including church services, music videos, concerts, talk shows, children's programs, and movies. Over 80% of its programs are produced in Latin America by ministries such a
Claudio Freidzonof
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
, Cash Luna of Casa De Dios in
Guatemala
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, and U.S. Hispanic organizations such a
Guillermo Maldonadoof
Miami
Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade C ...
,
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
, and
Danilo Montero
Danilo Montero (born 1 November 1962) is a Costa Rican contemporary Christian music singer, author, and pastor, who currently serves as pastor of Lakewood Church's Spanish-speaking congregation.
Biography
Born on 1 November 1962, in San Jose, ...
of
Lakewood Church
Lakewood Church is a non-denominational evangelical Christian megachurch located in Houston, Texas. It is one of the largest congregations in the United States, averaging about 45,000 attendees per week. The 16,800-seat Lakewood Church building, ...
in
Houston
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,
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
.
Availability
The network is accessed via free-to-air satellite. Having been launched in the United States on May 1, 2002, Enlace is currently available through various cable providers nationwide, and is carried over-the-air on
digital subchannel
In broadcasting, digital subchannels are a method of transmitting more than one independent program stream simultaneously from the same digital radio or television station on the same radio frequency channel. This is done by using data compress ...
s of TBN
owned-and-operated and affiliated stations, usually on the fourth subchannel. Enlace is also available across North America, including Mexico on
Glorystar Christian Satellite. The network is also streamed on Enlace and TBN's official website for use externally in browsers and media players, available at different speeds for dial-up and broadband connections, and is also available through TBN's
iOS
iOS (formerly iPhone OS) is a mobile operating system created and developed by Apple Inc. exclusively for its hardware. It is the operating system that powers many of the company's mobile devices, including the iPhone; the term also includes ...
,
Google Play
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and
Roku
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The first Roku model, developed in collaboration with Netflix, was introduce ...
apps.
On December 16, 2009,
DirecTV
DirecTV (trademarked as DIRECTV) is an American multichannel video programming distributor based in El Segundo, California. Originally launched on June 17, 1994, its primary service is a digital satellite service serving the United States. It ...
in the United States began carrying Enlace on channel 448, making it available for part of its various English, Spanish and international packages. In February 2011,
Dish Network
DISH Network Corporation (DISH, an acronym for DIgital Sky Highway) is an American television provider and the owner of the direct-broadcast satellite provider Dish, commonly known as Dish Network, and the over-the-top IPTV service, Sling TV. A ...
began carrying Enlace on channel 9411.
[MyDISH: Real-Time Online Guide. Retrieved on 2016-09-28 from https://www.mydish.com/guide.]
References
External links
Enlace Internacional
{{Costa Rica TV
Christian mass media companies
Evangelical television networks
Religious television stations in the United States
Trinity Broadcasting Network
Spanish-language television networks in the United States
Television channels and stations established in 2002