Global InformationEWTN information
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 EWTN's main studio in Irondale, Alabama | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Worldwide Canada |
| Headquarters | Irondale, Alabama |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 480i for the SD feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Eternal Word Television Network Inc. (a non-profit corporation) |
| History | |
| Launched | August 15, 1981 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| WEWN (Eternal Word Radio Network) | Shortwave radio frequencies AM/FM affiliates |
| Streaming media | |
| LIVE Stream | Live TV Stream |
The Eternal Word Television Network, more commonly known by its initials EWTN, is an American basic cable television network which presents around-the-clock Catholic-themed programming. It is not only the largest Catholic television network in America,[1] but reportedly "the world's largest religious media network",[2] (and according to the network itself) reaching 425 million people in 160 countries,[2] with 11 networks. It was founded by Mother Angelica PCPA, in 1980[3] and began broadcasting on August 15, 1981, from a garage studio at the Our Lady of the Angels Monastery in Irondale, Alabama, which Mother Angelica founded in 1962.[4] She hosted her own show, Mother Angelica Live, until health issues led to her retirement in September 2001.[5] As of 2017, Michael P. Warsaw, who is a consultant to the Vatican's Dicastery for Communications, leads EWTN.[6]
In addition to its television network, EWTN owns the National Catholic Register newspaper, which it acquired in January 2011, and Catholic News Agency.[7] The network maintains an online presence through its primary site, EWTN.com, and it has a dedicated commercial site, EWTNReligiousCatalogue.com.[8] EWTN also has a 24-hour radio network, offering Catholic talk and worship programming to about 350 radio stations around the U.S. as well as SiriusXM Satellite Radio and shortwave radio.[9][10] Some of the schedule is the audio from EWTN television shows and some is original programming for radio listeners.
Regular network programs include a daily Holy Mass and sometimes Tridentine Mass format, the traditional Stations of the Cross, a taped daily recitation of the Rosary, and daily and weekly news, discussion, and Catechetical programs for both adults and children. Christmas and Easter programming; the installation Masses of bishops and cardinals; coverage of World Youth Days; and papal visits, deaths, funerals, conclaves, and elections are also presented. Spanish language broadcasts are available on all platforms.[11] On December 8, 2009, EWTN began broadcasting high-definition television.[12]
The network is overseen by trustees rather than shareholders or owners. All of the network's funding comes from viewer donations, protecting it from advertising secular or non-Catholic programming.[13]
- ^ Horowitz, Jason (October 28, 2021). "Meeting of Francis and Biden Will Highlight Rift With U.S. Bishops". The New York Times. New York Times. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ a b Dulle, Colleen (September 30, 2021). "Explainer: The story behind Pope Francis' beef with EWTN". America magazine, the Jesuit Review. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ "From the Bible Belt, EWTN shapes world Catholic news". National Catholic Reporter. January 15, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ^ "Mother Angelica Encyclopedia of Alabama". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
- ^ "EWTN Press Release — Two Years After Suffering a Major Stroke Mother Angelica Lives Her Life of Prayer". ewtn.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
- ^ "Pope taps James Martin and EWTN chief as communications consultants". Crux Now. April 12, 2017. Archived from the original on July 16, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- ^ "National Catholic Register". Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
- ^ "Religious Catalogue Featured Highlights". EWTN.
- ^ "EWTN Radio". SiriusXM. June 26, 2023.
- ^ "EWTN Shortwave Frequency Guide". ewtn.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2008. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
- ^ "EWTN Red Católica Mundial". EWTN.
- ^ "EWTN To Be Made Available in HD". Catholic Online.
- ^ "Does EWTN receive funding from the USCCB or the Vatican?". EWTN.