Salt + Light Television

Salt + Light Television

Salt + Light Television logo
Launched July 2003
Owned by Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
Country Canada
Broadcast area National
Headquarters Toronto, Ontario
Website Salt + Light TV
Availability
Satellite
Shaw Direct Channel 558 Classic / 293 Advanced
Cable
Available on many Canadian cable systems Check local listings, channels may vary[1]
IPTV
Bell Fibe TV Channel 654
Optik TV Channel 873
Streaming media
Watch live

Salt + Light Television (French: Télévision Sel + Lumière) is a Canadian category 2 digital cable specialty channel. Owned by the not-for-profit Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation and based in Toronto, Ontario, Salt + Light Television is supported by St. Joseph Communications. Both St. Joseph and Salt + Light were founded by businessman Gaetano Gagliano.

Background

The logo used during French programming, Télévision Sel + Lumière

Launched in July 2003, it is the first Catholic national television channel in Canada. The channel airs programming in several languages, although prominently in English along with several French programs airing under the brand Télévision Sel + Lumière as well as Italian and Chinese programs.

The name of the station derives itself from the theme of World Youth Day 2002, "You are the salt of the earth... you are the light of the world," part of the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:13-14). The National Director of WYD 2002, Fr. Thomas Rosica, is the Chief Executive Officer of Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation.

Programs range from daily news and current events to special features and films. Most programming falls into one of five categories:

Salt + Light Television has been endorsed by national and international Catholic leaders and organizations, including the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Vatican Television Center, and many departments of the Vatican. [2]

On-air hosts

See also

References

  1. ↑ Subscribe to Salt and Light Television
  2. ↑ http://saltandlighttv.org/about/faq.php
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