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57-421: World Harvest Television (WHT), on DirecTV , focuses mostly on direct televangelism , carrying hosts such as Sid Roth , Joseph Prince , Joyce Meyer , and James Robison . Program time not filled by televangelists is filled with infomercials ; WHT does air some limited entertainment programming, consisting mainly of a block with The Real McCoys and the public-domain episodes of The Beverly Hillbillies in

114-424: A 30% stake to TPG Inc. , while retaining a 70% stake in the new standalone company. The deal closed on August 2, 2021. On September 30, 2024, AT&T announced that they would sell their remaining 70% stake to TPG Inc. for $ 7.6 billion. Once the transaction is completed, TPG Inc. will have 100% ownership of DirecTV, splitting the company off from AT&T for the first time since 2015. AT&T and TPG Inc. expect

171-627: A global network of shortwave radio transmitters. Transmitter facilities are located in South Carolina and in Palau , Oceania (T8WH). Six transmitters are in operation full-time, named the Six Angels. In August 2020, it was announced that WHRI was selling its facilities to Allen Weiner, owner of Monticello, Maine -based shortwave station WBCQ , pending FCC approval. Harvest 103.1 FM, or WHME (FM) , began broadcasting in 1968. The radio station, which serves

228-474: A lawsuit against DIRECTV for deceptive advertising. The FTC claimed that DIRECTV failed to properly disclose terms of its TV packages, such as contractual obligations and premiums. On December 2, 2015, DirecTV adopted a new logo, replacing its previous emblem (which was retired upon its acquisition by AT&T, leaving only the wordmark, which sometimes appeared with an AT&T byline) with that of AT&T. In February 2016, Bloomberg reported that AT&T

285-834: A motion for a preliminary injunction was filed to block the company from automatically removing the fees from customers' bank accounts or charging their credit card accounts without their prior knowledge and written consent. In 2009, the Washington Attorney General's office filed a civil complaint against DirecTV, finding that the company allegedly engaged in numerous repeated violations of the state's Consumer Protection Act. Violations included: unclear rebate terms and conditions, unfair advertisement, and automatically extending customer contracts. On May 4, 2009, Liberty announced that it would split off Liberty Entertainment, Inc., and Liberty's 65% interest in Game Show Network , into

342-595: A multi-year sponsorship agreement with DirecTV. DirecTV became the exclusive provider of NFL Sunday Ticket across Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in September 2023. DirecTV is sponsoring the US Baseball Team in the 2023 World Baseball Classic . As of February 2020 , DirecTV manages a fleet of 12 satellites in geostationary orbit at positions ranging from 95°W to 119°W , ensuring strong coverage of

399-465: A private consortium led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts for $ 3.53 billion. On April 22, 2005, DirecTV spun off Hughes Network Systems into a separate entity and sold 50% of the new entity to SkyTerra , acquiring $ 157.4 million in the transaction. In January 2006, DirecTV sold its remaining 50% share in Hughes Network Systems to SkyTerra for $ 100 million. In 2004, DIRECTV exited

456-548: A secondary affiliation. KWHE, whose secular programming is usually family-friendly, was one of three stations in Honolulu that carried reruns of the crime drama Hawaii Five-O , which was filmed in Honolulu (the other two being KFVE and KGMB , originally on channel 9, now on channel 5, whose real-life news crew was often featured in many episodes). The show remains popular among viewers in the state and has continued to be syndicated since it ended its run on CBS in 1980. KWHE dropped

513-490: A separate company to be merged with The DirecTV Group. The merger was completed on November 19, 2009, with The DirecTV Group and Liberty Entertainment becoming subsidiaries of a new company named DirecTV. On June 16, 2010, Malone exchanged his preferred stock in DirecTV with equivalent amounts of common stock , with Malone ending his managerial role at DirecTV. On February 9, 2010, DirecTV dropped Sirius XM Radio and replaced

570-472: A separate entity, selling a 30% stake to TPG Inc. , while retaining a 70% stake in the new standalone company. The deal closed on August 2, 2021. DirecTV Stream, which offers Live TV and On Demand content, launched in August 2021. Soon after, DirecTV's “Get Your TV Together” ad campaign launched, which featured Serena Williams and cast members of The Real Housewives alongside NFL players. In January 2022,

627-409: A two-year deal with Action Adventure Network to offer original series and telefilms for pay-per-view viewing, for $ 2.99 with the intent to expand. In December 1998, DirecTV acquired USSB for $ 1.3 billion, and combined the two satellite services. In 1999, DirecTV acquired PrimeStar , a competitor in the satellite television industry, for $ 1.83 billion, dramatically increasing its share of

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684-528: Is a digital satellite service serving the United States. It also provides traditional linear television service delivered by IP through its U-verse TV brand and a virtual multichannel video programming distributor service through its DirecTV Stream brand. Its primary competitors are Dish Network , traditional cable television providers, IP-based television services , and other over-the-top video services. On July 24, 2015, after receiving approval from

741-484: Is an American cable and satellite television network owned by the Family Broadcasting Corporation. The network features classic movies. FMC launched on October 28, 2021 on Dish Network to 9 million subscribers. In 2022, streaming services Frndly TV , DirecTV Stream and Philo added the movie service to their offerings. Originally acquired by Family Broadcasting Corporation in 1972, WHMB-TV 40

798-772: Is known as DirecTV for Business . Yahoo expanded its partnership with DirecTV advertising to include set-top box data in October 2022. In June 2023, Southwest Airlines and DirecTV partnered together to support RMHC by providing meals for families staying at the Ronald McDonald House in Dallas , Texas. The same month, DirecTV announced a multi-year renewal of its affiliation agreement with NFL Media that will extend its existing carriage of NFL Network on DirecTV and will add distribution via DirecTV Stream and U-verse. In August 2023, Big Ten Network and Big Ten Conference announced

855-474: Is located in Limassol , Cyprus , and broadcasts to all of Western Asia . The station was sold to Sid Roth 's Messianic Vision, Inc, in September 2016. Since 1985 Family Broadcasting Corporation has operated World Harvest Radio International (WHRI), designed to reach the over 200 million shortwave radio receivers in the world. Family Broadcasting Corporation is the only Christian broadcaster currently operating

912-492: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) as commercial outlets. KWHE first signed on the air on August 23, 1986. From its sign-on, the station has offered a mix of secular general entertainment programs (mostly sitcoms , classic westerns , dramas , first-run syndicated fare and local sports events), with religious programming filling most of its schedule. The station would later expand its reach across

969-473: The Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice , AT&T acquired DirecTV in a transaction valued at $ 67.1 billion. As of the end of Q1 2021, AT&T had 15.9 million pay-TV customers, including DirecTV, U-Verse, and DirecTV Stream subscribers. On February 25, 2021, AT&T announced that it would spin-off DirecTV, U-Verse TV, and DirecTV Stream into a separate entity, selling

1026-770: The Hispanic Federation , Kids in the Spotlight, the Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission, and the Plus Me Project. Yahoo and DirecTV announced an advertising deal in June 2022; under this partnership, Yahoo's omnichannel demand-side platform provided advertisers access to DirecTV's programmatic inventory on linear addressable and connected TV platforms while DirecTV gained access to Yahoo's supply-side platform , making its streaming inventory available across

1083-598: The Trinity Broadcasting Network from its current channel lineup plus request additional proposals from other programmers. DirecTV had given PBS Kids , PBS's original application, carriage that did not count against the set aside six weeks before the deadline. DirecTV selected an additional six channels; Clara+Vision, Inspirational Life , NASA TV , PBS YOU , StarNet and WorldLink TV , for the mandate. The USSB and DirecTV programming services were launched on June 17, 1994. On November 11, 1997, DirecTV signed

1140-587: The August 1998 launch of PAX TV, today's Ion Television . WHNO TV 20 New Orleans signed on in October 1994. The station was sold to the Christian Television Network in April 2018. WCVI-TV 23 was acquired in 2014 and is the Family Broadcasting Corporation station in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The station was sold to Lilly Broadcasting in 2020. Middle East Television was acquired from CBN in July 2001. It

1197-640: The Dish brand for the foreseeable future, and the company does not currently have plans to make changes to existing Dish operations. EchoStar and DirecTV expect the deal to close in the fourth quarter of 2025, contingent on regulatory approval and bondholders writing off nearly $ 1.6 billion in Dish-related debt. In November, DirecTV abandoned the deal due to opposition from its bondholders. Since 2022, DIRECTV has partnered with Ronald McDonald House Charities and its network of local chapters. DirecTV has also partnered with

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1254-606: The District of Columbia for $ 13.25 million. In July 2012, DirecTV had a major contract dispute with Viacom , leading to channels such as Nickelodeon , MTV and Comedy Central to be taken off the air temporarily In their place, a message appeared on screen reading as follows: "Viacom, the owner of this channel, forced DirecTV to suspend it despite our many requests to keep it on. We are working to bring it back as soon as possible without an unfair increase to your bill. Disruptions like this are brief. Go to DirecTVPromise.com for

1311-488: The Internet. Family Entertainment Television (FETV), on DirecTV Stream , DirecTV , Dish Network , Verizon Fios , AT&T U-Verse , Frndly TV , and Sling TV offers viewers a mix of religious and family-friendly programming. FETV provides such programming as Perry Mason , The Lone Ranger , Hazel , and Bewitched as well as a selection of televangelists in the morning time slots. Family Movie Classics ( FMC )

1368-482: The Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission announced that DirecTV would serve as Presenting Sponsor of The Chairman's Party , a Super Bowl after-party inside SoFi Stadium . DirecTV completed its national rollout of local PBS member stations in February 2022. Nearly 250 local PBS stations in 198 Nielsen DMAs were added that reach 99% of all U.S. TV homes. In February 2023, DirecTV presented and sponsored

1425-577: The Mexican market, even though it maintained 41% ownership of SKY México . On November 15, 2005, DirecTV stopped carrying Music Choice audio-only channels, replacing it with 73 channels of XM Satellite Radio . In 2007, DIRECTV exited the Brazilian market, with the customers being migrated to the 74% DirecTV-owned Brazilian affiliate of SKY Brasil . On November 1, 2005, DirecTV made its foray with its first original series, CD US, on Freeview. In December 2005,

1482-566: The Michiana viewing area, and soon to have local Spanish-language newscasts every day that will include a two-hour local morning newscast on weekdays, Primera Hora South Bend, leading into the national morning show Despierta América with Edición Digital South Bend at 12:30pm after Noticiero Univision: Edición Digital and Noticias 46 South Bend weeknights leading into the national evening newscasts, Noticiero Univision starts to air, and for weekend evenings at 6 and 11pm. KWHE TV 14 covers

1539-790: The North American continent. KWHE KWHE (channel 14) is a religious independent television station in Honolulu, Hawaii , United States. The station is owned by the Family Broadcasting Corporation (formerly known as LeSEA Broadcasting), and maintains studios on Bishop Street in downtown Honolulu; its transmitter is located near Hawaii Pacific University . KWHE's signal was formerly relayed on two satellite stations : KWHM (channel 21) in Wailuku and KWHD (channel 14) in Hilo . KWHM

1596-510: The South Bend, Indiana, area, features a mix of interactive talk, Bible teaching programs, and inspirational music 24 hours a day. Founded in 1996, Pulse FM WHPZ 96.9 broadcasts contemporary Christian music to the Michiana market. In December 2004, Family Broadcasting Corporation purchased WDOW 92.1 FM to increase Pulse FM's listening base, and the call letters are now WHPD 92.1. For many years,

1653-710: The U.S. Federal Trade Commission imposed a $ 5.3 million penalty on DirecTV for its violations of federal telemarketing regulations. It was the largest civil penalty the FTC had ever announced in a case enforcing any consumer protection law. In December 2006, News Corporation announced its intention to transfer its 38.5% controlling interest in The DirecTV Group, four regional Fox Sports Net stations, and $ 550 million cash to Liberty Media in exchange for Liberty's 19% interest in News Corp. The deal, valued at $ 11 billion,

1710-522: The Yahoo Exchange. In August 2022, DIRECTV and Amazon Prime announced a multi-year agreement for airing NFL Thursday Night Football games in over 300,000 venues. Amazon Prime holds exclusive rights to TNF games for 12 seasons beginning in 2022. DirecTV is also the national provider of MLS Season Pass, a new subscription service from Apple and Major League Soccer , to commercial establishments such as bars, lounges and restaurants. The offering

1767-467: The afternoons, along with non-religious E/I programs and a few syndicated programs such as Sports Stars of Tomorrow and Today's Homeowner with Danny Lipford on Saturdays, along with Israeli Basketball Premier League games. WHT is available in over 21.2 million homes across the country on DirecTV , as well as on the Sky Angel Faith Package; a video stream of the channel is available on

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1824-423: The airwaves with mostly religious programming, as well as some family programming. Today, WHME is Family Broadcasting Corporation's headquarters, housing a number of separate divisions. WHME-TV formerly aired programming that was a blend of religious programming (local and national), local sports, and family entertainment. It is now a Univision affiliate airing Spanish-language programming to Hispanic/Latino viewers in

1881-471: The channel lineup with Sonic Tap audio stations. On April 1, 2011, DirecTV announced it would be renaming its three Bally Sports channels as Root Sports , though the channels were still affiliated with Bally Sports . The case brought by Washington state was settled in December 2010, with DirecTV agreeing to pay over $ 1 million. DirecTV subsequently settled a similar suit with the other 49 states and

1938-473: The company was “lower than anyone else pays us in the industry.” The channels were only down for a few days, as contract negotiations were quickly settled after the channels were removed. In June 2013, DirecTV purchased Pennsylvania-based LifeShield, a maker of wireless home security systems , with plans to market the systems to its customers. On May 18, 2014, AT&T announced that it would purchase DirecTV for approximately $ 67.1 billion. The acquisition

1995-727: The company, for $ 6.6 billion, subject to SEC approval. The FCC voted 3–2 along party lines on December 19, 2003, to approve the deal subject to conditions, forcing News Corp. to agree to arbitration for all disputes with carriers of its media broadcasters, and to provide content through DirecTV neutrally rather than favoring its own networks. On January 31, 2005, Hughes announced its intent to focus solely on its satellite television operations and divest its other interests, renaming itself The DirecTV Group, Inc. on March 16, 2005, and changing its ticker symbol from "HS" to "DTV". In April of that year, it sold its controlling interest in PanAmSat to

2052-539: The latest info." DirecTV executive Derek Chang said in a statement to the media “We have been very willing to get a deal done, but Viacom is pushing DirecTV customers to pay more than a 30 percent increase, which equates to an extra $ 1 billion..." He then said that he couldn’t accept Viacom’s “extravagant financial demands.” Denise Denson, Viacom’s Executive Vice President of Content Distribution and Marketing, responded by mentioning how DirecTV refused to speak with Viacom past 11 a.m. Tuesday, saying that DirecTV’s last offer to

2109-556: The major population centers of Hilo, Maui, Kona, and Honolulu, with Christian and family programming. The station is carried on Oceanic Cable channel 11 and on Hawaiian Telcom channel 14. Purchased by Family Broadcasting Corporation in 1985, KWHB 47 is the oldest Christian television station in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Today, KWHB can be viewed on over 84 cable stations in Oklahoma, serving a potential audience of over 1.5 million people. The station

2166-435: The national morning show Despierta América , with Edición Digital Indianapolis at 12:30pm after Noticiero Univision: Edición Digital and Noticias 40 Indianapolis weeknights leading into the national evening newscasts, Noticiero Univision starts to air, and for weekend evenings at 6 and 11pm. WHMB reaches the entire Indianapolis, Indiana , television market. On September 10, 1977, WHME-TV 46 South Bend came onto

2223-434: The network's children's programming block launched in September 1995; WB programs that contained sexual or violent content were not carried by the station due to content restrictions outlined by LeSEA for its stations. Partly due to these preemptions, KWHE lost its WB affiliation on December 28, 1998, when then- UPN affiliate KFVE (then on channel 5, now on channel 9) began carrying the network's entire programming schedule as

2280-496: The program in 2013, allowing KITV 's digital sub channel MeTV Hawaii to clear the program (which was substituted with Mission: Impossible because of KWHE holding the rights) for Hawaii from the MeTV national schedule in 2014. Cozi TV , which airs a mix of classic television series from the 1950s through the 1980s, movies, and first-run lifestyle programming; was added to KWHE's digital subchannel (14.2) sometime around 2015; in 2017, it

2337-589: The radio station hosted World Pulse Festival , a one-day Christian music festival. In 2017, Pulse FM transitioned to a new concert format named Pulse Summer Series, a series of three summer concerts in downtown South Bend, Indiana , at the Morris Performing Arts Center . DirecTV DirecTV, LLC is an American multichannel video programming distributor based in El Segundo, California . Originally launched on June 17, 1994, its primary service

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2394-875: The sale to close in the second half of 2025. In 1953, Howard Hughes created the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), to which he transferred full ownership of Hughes Aircraft . Following Hughes' death in 1976, HHMI was incorporated in 1977, and litigation ensued to determine whether it would be allowed to maintain its interest in Hughes Aircraft. In 1984, the court appointed a new board for HHMI, which proceeded to sell off Hughes Aircraft to General Motors on December 20, 1985, for an estimated $ 5.1 billion. General Motors then merged Hughes Aircraft with its subsidiary Delco Electronics to create Hughes Electronics Corporation. Stanley E. Hubbard founded United States Satellite Broadcasting (USSB) and

2451-553: The satellite television market in the US. In 2000, DirecTV introduced the first live in-flight television service for airlines; the system was first used by JetBlue and defunct startup carrier Legend Airlines . On April 9, 2003, News Corporation, the then-parent company of 20th Century Fox (now known as 20th Century Studios ) and Fox Television Studios , agreed to purchase a 34% controlling interest in Hughes , including GM's entire share of

2508-467: The secular shows are also seen on co-owned cable channel Family Entertainment Television. The station's signal is multiplexed : KWHE-TV discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over UHF channel 14, on January 15, 2009, the date on which full-power television stations in Hawaii transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts (five months earlier than the June 12 transition date for stations on

2565-459: The state with the launch of two satellite stations: KWHD signed on the air as KWHH on October 1, 1989, and KWHM signed on June 15, 1993. On January 11, 1995, KWHE became the market's charter affiliate of The WB . As with other LeSEA-owned stations that affiliated with the network, KWHE only carried family-oriented programs from the network (such as Sister, Sister , The Parent 'Hood and 7th Heaven ) as well as programming from Kids' WB when

2622-432: The third annual American Cornhole League (ACL) Pro Shootout Series, where Tyler Lockett represented DirecTV. In April 2023, DirecTV launched a brand campaign, “Overly Direct Spokesperson,” that stars Brian Cox ; this is part of its new brand strategy platform, “Entertainment Without Compromise”. On September 30, 2024, AT&T announced that they would sell their remaining 70% stake to TPG Inc. for $ 7.6 billion. Once

2679-483: The transaction is completed, TPG Inc. will have 100% ownership of DirecTV, splitting the company off from AT&T for the first time since 2015. AT&T and TPG Inc. expect the sale to close in the second quarter of 2025. On September 30, 2024, DirecTV announced that it would acquire rival Dish Network from EchoStar in a debt exchange transaction that includes a payment of $ 1 and the assumption of approximately $ 9.8 billion in debt. DirecTV stated its intent to support

2736-578: Was a leading proponent for the development of direct-broadcast satellite service in the United States. HHMI and other companies believed in the early 1990s that technology would soon make digital satellite television affordable. HHMI created DirecTV as a separate division and secured an agreement with USSB to build and launch the first high-power direct-broadcast satellite system. Direct satellite broadcasters were mandated in 1992 to set aside 4% of its channel space for noncommercial educational and informational programming. DirecTV selected C-SPAN , EWTN and

2793-552: Was approved by News Corp. shareholders. On January 9, 2007, DirecTV announced it would introduce up to 100 national HD channels during 2007, all of which would be MPEG-4 encoded. On December 13, 2007, DirecTV purchased most of the assets of ReplayTV from D&M Holdings. In September 2008, consumers filed a class action lawsuit with the Los Angeles Superior Court to stop DirecTV's practice of charging early cancellation penalties to subscribers. In September 2009,

2850-473: Was directly competing against Sling TV . On October 20, 2016, it was reported that AT&T was in talks to acquire Time Warner, in an effort to increase its media holdings. On October 22, 2016, AT&T reached a deal to buy Time Warner for over $ 80 billion. The merger was approved by federal regulators, bringing DirecTV under the same umbrella as HBO , Cinemax , Turner Broadcasting System , Warner Bros. , and Telepictures . On July 13, 2017, it

2907-756: Was in the process of phasing out the U-verse IPTV service by encouraging new customers to purchase DirecTV satellite service instead, and by ending the production of new set-top boxes for the service. AT&T CFO John Stephens had also previously stated that DirecTV's larger subscriber base as a national service gave the service a higher degree of leverage in negotiating carriage deals, thus resulting in lower content costs. On March 1, 2016, AT&T announced plans for several DirecTV-branded over-the-top services, including AT&T TV, DIRECTV Mobile, and DIRECTV Preview to be offered under one platform called DirecTV Stream . DirecTV Stream launched on November 30, 2016, and

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2964-534: Was officially approved by the FCC in 2015; it was subject to conditions for four years, requiring AT&T to expand its fiber-optic broadband service to additional customers, public libraries, and schools, and to "refrain from imposing discriminatory usage-based allowances or other discriminatory retail terms and conditions on its broadband internet service". On March 11, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission filed

3021-572: Was replaced with Light TV ( KUPU (channel 15) subsequently picked up the Cozi TV affiliation for the Hawaii market). Since September 2017, KWHE began following the mandate of its sister stations in expanding its secular programming, adding more syndicated shows and off-network fare, starting at 12 noon Monday through Friday, all day on Saturdays, and from 12 noon to 7 p.m. and after 10 p.m. on Sundays. Religious programs are shown on Sunday through Friday mornings and from 7 to 10 p.m. on Sunday nights. Some of

3078-535: Was reported that AT&T would introduce a cloud-based DVR streaming service as part of its effort to create a unified platform across DIRECTV and its DIRECTV Stream service. On July 30, 2019, DirecTV Now customers received notices saying the name of that service had been changed to AT&T TV Now, and AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said DirecTV will continue to operate even after the launch of AT&T TV. On February 25, 2021, AT&T announced that it would spin-off DirecTV, U-Verse TV, and DirecTV Stream into

3135-428: Was sold in 2018 and is now KLEI, a satellite of Telemundo affiliate KFVE ; KWHD was sold in 2020 and is now KEKE , a Spanish-language independent. KWHE, along with KKAI , is one of only two religious stations in the Honolulu market (out of the six licensed to the area, which include KAAH-TV , KALO , KWBN and KUPU ) that broadcasts secular programming; KWHE and KKAI, as well as KAAH and KUPU are licensed by

3192-408: Was sold to the Christian Television Network on February 20, 2020. WHFT TV 45 Miami, Florida signed on in 1975, was acquired by LeSea in the summer of 1976, and was sold to Trinity Broadcasting Network in July 1980. WHKE signed on in June 1988 and was owned by LeSea. The station was sold to Paxson Communications in 1995, being a temporary affiliate of the paid programming network inTV before

3249-538: Was the longest, continually operated Christian television station in the United States. WHMB-TV is now affiliated with the Univision network broadcasting Spanish-language programming to Hispanic/Latino viewers in the Indianapolis and Central Indiana viewing area, and soon to have local Spanish-language newscasts every day that will include a two-hour local morning newscast on weekdays, Primera Hora Indianapolis leading into

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