Televisione Cristiana in Italia (TCI), also known as TBNE (Trinity Broadcasting Network Europe), is a
free-to-air Italian religious TV channel headquartered in
Marnate, Italy. It was founded by Chuck Hall and his late wife Nora in 1979. It is available throughout Europe via
Hot Bird
Hot Bird (also styled HOTBIRD) is a group of satellites operated by Eutelsat, located at 13 °E over the equator ( orbital position) and with a transmitting footprint over Asia, Europe, North Africa, Americas and the Middle East.
Only digital r ...
6, and in Italy (
Piedmont,
Lombardy
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and
Lazio) via
DVB-T
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. Besides locally produced Italian televangelistic programmes, the channel broadcasts
Christian rock
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music videos and dubbed or subtitled programmes produced by the
Trinity Broadcasting Network in the
United States.
Programming
*''Per lodare Te''
*''Questo è il tuo giorno'' (''
'')
*''TBNEWS''
*''Dietro le quinte''
*''Controcorrente''
Personalities
*
Benny Hinn
*Chuck Hall
*Nora Hall (died 2007)
External links
TBNEon
YouTubeHistory of TBNE
Trinity Broadcasting Network
Evangelical television networks
Television channels and stations established in 1979
Television channels in Italy
Italian-language television stations
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