Country Cyprus Official website www.metv.org Launch date 10 April 1982 | Owner LeSEA Broadcasting Founded 1982 | |
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Availability The Middle Eastern countries in western Asia and northeastern Africa, plus Greece and Cyprus Type of business Religious and General Entertainment Broadcasting | ||
Middle East Television (also known as "METV") is a Christian-based satellite television broadcasting network located in Limassol, Cyprus. Programming on METV includes a mixture of Christian programming, plus non-religious entertainment programs like The Red Green Show, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Lone Ranger and NFL Football.
On April 10, 1982, a Christian-based television station in South Lebanon, Hope TV, was donated to the Christian Broadcasting Network, and became METV.
On June 5, 1997 METV launched its 24-hour programming broadcast on the Israeli satellite Amos 2. This increased the potential audience from 11 million to 70 million viewers with a signal that is now reaching the entire Middle East.
In anticipation of the Israeli decision to pull out of Southern Lebanon, Middle East Television began searching for a new broadcast facility in May 1999.
On May 2, 2000 Middle East Television completed construction of its new station and began its digital broadcast from Cyprus.
METV was sold to a like-minded ministry, LeSEA Broadcasting, in July 2001.