Note: On 21 July 2008, Sky changed EWTN changed to 589 (previously 769).
EWTN is now live on SKY channel 589 as a freeview channel, making this excellent and fully Catholic television channel available to over seven million viewers in the UK.
This station explains the Catholic faith in all its glory, and includes daily mass, prayers, news, current affairs, chat shows, teaching, children's programs and movies.
EWTN was begun in 1981 by Mother Angelica, in Alabama, USA, under the first TV broadcasting licence granted to a monastery. Now in its 24th year, EWTN has become the largest religious media network in the world, transmitting programming 24 hours a day to more than 105 million homes in 110 countries and 16 territories, its mission - to bring the Eternal Word of Jesus Christ to all.
To learn all about EWTN, including current TV and radio schedules, visit their excellent website: www.ewtn.com.
EWTN is funded solely by donations and going onto SKY is expensive, so please sign up and make a monthly donation and keep the unique station on air. Donations to:
St. Clare Media (EWTN) Limited
PO Box 913, Enfield EN2 0WY.
Tel 0870 0636734
For those without a SKY satellite dish, looking for an alternative to SKY, EWTN is also available on Hotbird satellite by installing a separate dish - after the cost of installation, viewing is free. Click here to visit www.ewtn.co.uk for details on receiving EWTN via this route. |
