- Salt + Light Television
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name = Salt + Light Television
Télévision Sel + Lumière
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launch = July 2003
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owner = Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation
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country =Canada
broadcast area = National
headquarters =Toronto ,Ontario
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web = [http://www.saltandlighttv.org/ Salt + Light Television]
[http://www.seletlumieretv.org/ Télévision Sel + Lumière]
sat serv 1 =Bell TV
sat chan 1 = Channel 654
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cable serv 1 =Rogers Cable
cable chan 1 = Channel 395
cable serv 2 =Vidéotron
cable chan 2 = Channel 242
cable serv 3 = EastLink
cable chan 3 = Channel 356
cable serv 4 =Cogeco
cable chan 4 = Channel 185
cable serv 5 =Mountain Cablevision
cable chan 5 = Channel 387
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online chan 1 =Salt + Light Television ( _fr. Télévision Sel + Lumière) is a Canadian category 2
digital cable specialty channel . 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 programs.Owned by the not-for-profit "Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation" and based inToronto ,Ontario , "Salt + Light Television" is supported bySt. Joseph Communications , which is the largest privately owned communications company in Canada. Both St. Joseph and Salt + Light were founded by businessman Gaetano Gagliano.The name of the station derives itself from the theme of WYD 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 theChief Executive Officer of "Salt + Light Television". The station also employs people both in front of, and behind, the camera.Programs range from daily news and current events to special features and films. Most programming falls into one of five categories:
*National and international stories of
Catholic Action andSocial Justice
*Stories of Catholic Communities
*Learning andFaith Development
*Prayer , Devotion andMeditation
*Catholic liturgy, including daily Mass and Vatican ceremonies"Salt + Light Television" has been endorsed by national and international Catholic leaders and organizations, including the
Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops , theUnited States Conference of Catholic Bishops , theVatican Television Center , and many departments of the Vatican.On-air hosts include
*Mary Rose Bacani
*Kris Dmytrenko
*Matthew Harrison
*Gillian Kantor
*Sebastien Lacroix
*Jasmin Lemieux-Lefebvre
*Pedro Guevara Mann
*David Naglieri
*Michele Nuzzoee also
*Fr. Thomas Rosica
*World Youth Day 2002
*Salt and Light metaphor
*Eternal Word Television Network External links
* [http://www.saltandlighttv.org/ Salt + Light Television]
* [http://www.seletlumieretv.org/ Télévision Sel + Lumière] fr
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