- Muslim Television Ahmadiyya International
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MTA International Industry Broadcasting Founded January 1994 Headquarters London, United Kingdom Area served Worldwide Services Television & Online Website www.mta.tv Muslim Television Ahmadiyya (MTA) is the global satellite TV network consisting of 4 international channels run and funded by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. The first channel, MTA 1 was officially launched on 1 January 1994. Earlier, in 1992 the station started its digital service and in the UK it was available on Sky (Channel 787) network as a free channel. Initially it was named AMP or Ahmadiyya Muslim Presentation. The name was afterwards changed to Muslim Television Ahmadiyya or MTA International and then to MTA1 (MTA Al-Ula). The channel was established by Mirza Tahir Ahmad. For details of each channel see:
- MTA 1
- MTA 2
- MTA 3
- MTA 1 + 3, which is MTA 1 with a delay of 3 hours. (North America only)
- MTA info cast, which provides a 24 hour channel guide. (North America only)
Multi-media services
Other than Television broadcasts, MTA International provides online service in various languages covering MTA1 and MTA3 broadcasts. MTA also has a channel in the popular video-sharing site Youtube. MTA International also has a Google Chrome extension, which allows Google Chrome users to watch MTA without going to any web page.
In prophecy
Ahmadis believe that the transmission of the message of Ahmadiyya Islam worldwide via MTA International fulfils a prophecy as prophesied by the their founder Mirza Ghulam Ahmad:
“ I will convey thy message to reach the ends of the Earth ” —1 February 1886[1]
Satellite broadcasts in were also alluded to in his vision where he saw a column of light ascending into space and descending back to earth as a number of coloured beams
References
- ^ "Friday Sermon 23 October 2009". alislam.org. http://www.alislam.org/archives/friday/FSS20091023-EN.html. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
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