KTO is a French-language

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television channel. It is broadcast in France, Belgium, and Switzerland, as well as francophone countries in the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa.

History

The channel was founded in 1999 by

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, who served as the Archbishop of Paris from 1981 to 2005. It is privately funded by 250,000 donors. Programs have included documentaries about the

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and

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, as well as funny skits. On 15 June 2019 KTO broadcast the first service live from Notre-Dame (in Paris) since the

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French-language television stations Television channels and stations established in 1999 1999 establishments in France Catholic television channels {{Catholicism-stub

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