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80-604: WKBS-TV (channel 47) is a religious television station in Altoona, Pennsylvania , United States, owned and operated by Cornerstone Television . The station's transmitter is located in Logan Township . WKBS-TV operates as a full-time satellite of Cornerstone's flagship station , Greensburg -licensed WPCB-TV (channel 40), whose studios are located in Wall, Pennsylvania . WKBS-TV covers areas of West-Central Pennsylvania that receive

160-472: A European country that permits asking viewers for money on air. Stations may appear to be based in the UK, but actually broadcast from another country. However Ofcom since lifted the restriction, and channels with UK licences can now ask for funds on air. The other primary method for raising funds to run religious channels is to accept paid advertising. Traveling preachers and large churches and ministries often set up

240-549: A TV department filming what they do; they then buy slots on TV channels to show their programmes. Often the same programme from an organization is shown on several channels at different times as they buy slots. The vast majority of organizations which do this are US-based. In the UK this tends to make Christian TV channels appear to be US-based, as most material originates there. Some UK TV channels have invested in making programmes to complement advertising, most notably GOD TV and Revelation TV. Blackheath, London Blackheath

320-656: A different subchannel lineup. In 1983, Cornerstone Television was granted a construction permit for channel 47 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, to serve the Johnstown–Altoona market. It bought the transmitter used by the original WKBS-TV (channel 48) in Philadelphia when that station went dark in 1983, and used this transmitter to put channel 47 on the air November 2, 1985, reusing the WKBS-TV call sign. The station's digital signal

400-509: A dispersed audience throughout the U.S.. The Moody Bible Institute was the first religious organization to use satellite radio to reach a larger audience than before. The Moody Bible Institute was also one of the first religious broadcasting networks to receive a non-commercial educational FM license from the FCC allowing them to open other stations. Religious broadcasting in the United States is mainly

480-506: A furore: Jesus: The Evidence (London Weekend Television for Channel 4), broadcast over the Easter period in 1984, proved to be a pivotal moment in the disintegrating relationship between the broadcasting institutions and the churches. In 2010, the commercial public service television broadcasters de-prioritised their religious output due to commercial pressures. The 2009 Ofcom report found that religious broadcasting on public service channels

560-556: A genre group or locality, such as Cross Rhythms based in Stoke-on-Trent, a contemporary music station with a local FM community radio license. Branch FM operates across West Yorkshire and is a volunteer-run community Christian radio station. Like most other local Christian stations, they also use the Internet to gain national coverage. There are other UK-based radio channels which apply for regular temporary licenses, such as Flame FM on

640-478: A house with very large grounds adjoining the heath and its continuation Greenwich Park. The house which was originally built around 1720 remains, remodelled slightly, Vanbrugh Castle . In his estate he had 'Mince Pie House' built for his family, which survived until 1911. Its church, St John the Evangelist's , was designed in 1853 by Arthur Ashpitel . The Blackheath High School buildings on Vanbrugh Park include

720-509: A marginal to non-existent over-the-air signal from WPCB-TV, although there is significant overlap between the two stations' contours otherwise. WKBS-TV is a straight simulcast of WPCB-TV; on-air references to WKBS-TV are limited to Federal Communications Commission (FCC)-mandated hourly station identifications during programming. Besides the transmitter, WKBS-TV does not maintain any physical presence in Altoona, and unlike its parent station, it does not broadcast in high definition and has

800-405: A move described as 'dangerous' by at least one national newspaper, suggesting that the decision was based on a mistaken presumption that religion was 'a preoccupation of people who are old, strange or both, something of no interest to those happy enough to be neither' The BBC's decision, and the quantitative decline in religious broadcasting over several decades (as well as a growing sense that there

880-399: A religious format where on the other hand about 80 percent of the 2,400 Christian radio stations and 100 full-power Christian TV stations throughout the entire United States are considered non-profit. In some countries, particularly those with an established state religion , broadcasting related to one particular religion only is allowed, or in some cases required. For example, a function of

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960-635: A spherical, and the other of a cylindrical, form; and in 1803, several more were discovered in the gardens of the Earl of Dartmouth and given to the British Museum . Certain monarchs passed through and their senior courtiers kept residences here and in Greenwich. Before the Tudor -built Greenwich Palace and Stuart-built Queen's House , one of the most frequently used was Eltham Palace about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to

1040-536: A wide list of animal species, including natterjack toads , hares , common lizards , bats , quail , ring ouzel and nightingale . Today, bats remain and migrating ring ouzel may occasionally be seen in spring. Extensive mineral extraction in the 18th and early 19th centuries, when gravel, sand and chalk were extracted left the heath transformed. This left large pits in many parts. In 1945 pits were filled with bomb rubble from World War II , then covered with topsoil and seeded with rye grass , leaving Vanbrugh Pits to

1120-472: Is multiplexed : WKBS-TV shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 47, on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 46, using virtual channel 47. This article about a television station in Pennsylvania

1200-528: Is Blackheath could derive from the 1665 Plague or the Black Death of the mid-14th century. A local burial pit is nonetheless likely during the Black Death, given the established village and safe harbour (hithe) status of Greenwich . At those times the high death rate meant that a guaranteed churchyard burial became impractical. A key Celtic trackway (becoming a Roman road and later Watling Street ) scaled

1280-501: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Religious television station Religious broadcasting can be funded commercially or through some sort of public broadcasting -style arrangement (religious broadcasters are often recognized as non-profit organizations). Donations from listeners and viewers, often tax-deductible , are solicited by some broadcasters. In the US, 42 percent of non-commercial radio stations currently have

1360-507: Is also growing. The audience for religious television is still mainly white, middle-class, evangelicals but, that is also changing as there is an increase in young Catholic viewers and Spanish-language religious television. There has also been a growth in the number and power of television preachers in the United States, particularly evangelical preachers, also known as televangelists. In the United States , Christian organizations are by far

1440-591: Is an area in Southeast London, straddling the border of the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the London Borough of Lewisham . Historically within the county of Kent , it is located 1-mile (1.6 km) northeast of Lewisham , 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of Greenwich and 6.4 miles (10.3 km) southeast of Charing Cross , the traditional centre of London. The area southwest of its station and in its ward

1520-558: Is named Lee Park. Its northern neighbourhood of Vanbrugh Park is also known as St John's Blackheath and despite forming a projection has amenities beyond its traditional reach named after the heath. To its west is the core public green area that is the heath and Greenwich Park , in which sit major London tourist attractions including the Greenwich Observatory and the Greenwich Prime Meridian . Blackheath railway station

1600-501: Is not rigid; broadcasters in both areas may appear in the Radio or Television section in this article.) Networks Also available over-the-air in: Channels In the Middle East, Christian satellite broadcaster SAT-7 operates five channels, SAT-7 ARABIC, SAT-7 PARS (Farsi), SAT-7 KIDS (Arabic), SAT-7 PLUS (Arabic) and SAT-7 TÜRK (Turkish), which broadcast in the prominent languages of

1680-537: Is one of the oldest documented rugby clubs in the world and was located until 2016 at Rectory Field on Charlton Road. The Blackheath club also organised the world's first rugby international (between England and Scotland in Edinburgh on 27 March 1871) and hosted the first international between England and Wales ten years later – the players meeting and getting changed at the Princess of Wales public house. Blackheath

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1760-664: Is recorded in an inscription on a memorial fountain. Just south of the railway station is the Blackheath Conservatoire of Music and the Arts . It is located close to Blackheath Halls , a concert venue today owned and managed by Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance . To the north of the railway station, in Tranquil Vale, All Saints' Parish Hall is a locally listed building in Arts and Crafts style , built in 1928. It has housed

1840-405: Is south of the heath. The name is from Old English spoken words 'blæc' and 'hǣth'. The name is recorded in 1166 as Blachehedfeld which means "dark, or black heath field" – field denotes an enclosure or clearing. Lewis 's topological dictionary opines, considering the adjective developed equally into derived term bleak, that Blackheath "takes its name either from the colour of the soil, or from

1920-559: The British Broadcasting Corporation , and the importance attributed to the place of its religious output is predominantly due to the distinctive and formative role played by the BBC's first director-general, John Reith . Reith was the son of a Presbyterian minister. Although opposed to narrow dogmatism, he strongly believed that it was a public service duty of the BBC to actively promote religion. The pattern established by Reith in

2000-725: The Church Army Chapel . Blackheath Park occupies almost all of former 0.4-square-mile (1.0 km ) Wricklemarsh House . Developed into upper middle class homes by John Cator , it forms the south-east of Blackheath: from Lee Road, Roque Lane, Fulthorp Road and the Plantation to all houses and gardens of right-angled Manor Way. Built up in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, it contains large and refined Georgian and Victorian houses – particularly Michael Searles ' crescent of semi-detached/terrace houses linked by colonnades, The Paragon ( c.  1793-1807 ). Its alternate name,

2080-619: The Devil's Toothpick ). Nearby, within the Blackheath Park conservation area, is Our Lady of Christians Church , a Catholic church built from 1890 to 1891 and designed by Alfred Edward Purdie in the Gothic Revival style . It has a complete set of stained glass windows by Hardman & Co. and it is a Grade II listed building. The Church of the Ascension (see local II* listed buildings )

2160-709: The Federal Council of Churches petitioned the National Association of Broadcasters and the Federal Communications Commission formally requesting that all paid religious programs be barred from the air. The major radio networks at this time donated time to the three major divisions of organized religion in the United States: Protestant , Roman Catholic , and Judaism . Protestant programming had been placed under exclusive direction of

2240-747: The Mary Evans Picture Library since 1988. The heath was host to an annual fireworks display on the Saturday in November closest to Guy Fawkes Night . This was jointly organised and financed by the London Boroughs of Greenwich and Lewisham, but Greenwich Council withdrew its share of the funding in 2010. The event was suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, and central government funding cuts forced its suspension from 2021. In September 2014,

2320-593: The National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) organization. Financially, US channels tend to fare a lot better than UK based ones. The American concept of asking viewers to donate money to a channel to keep it going on air is considered more culturally acceptable than in the UK; as a result more money is raised this way. However this has become more contentious as television preachers have been accused of corruption and soliciting donations for their own personal use. There used to be no advertising revenue model –

2400-549: The 19th century (neighbouring Montagu House , demolished in 1815, was a royal residence of Caroline of Brunswick ). Since 2002, Ranger's House has housed the Wernher Collection of art. The Pagoda is a notably exquisite home, built in 1760 by Sir William Chambers in the style of a traditional Chinese pagoda. It was later leased to the Prince Regent , principally used as a summer home by Caroline of Brunswick. Blackheath

2480-484: The BBC will: Raise our game across all output – Increase specialist expertise with a new Religious Affairs Team and Religion Editor in News (p19); Create networks of specialists (p27); Develop stakeholder relations (p27); Reach as many people as possible – Landmark series and programmes (p21); Cross-genre commissions (p16), A 'Year of Beliefs' in 2019 (p23); Content and social media aimed at a next generation audience (p23); Portray

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2560-509: The Cator Estate, extends to lands earlier those of Sir John Morden , whose Morden College (1695) is a landmark in the north, with views of the heath. The estate has 1950s and '60s Span houses and flats with gardens with discreet parking. Its Anglican church ( St Michael & All Angels ) is dubbed the Needle of Kent in honour of its tall, thin spire (it is also nicknamed the Devil's Pick or

2640-708: The Earl of Dartmouth and, as to that part that was the Royal Manor of Greenwich, the Crown Estate . The heath's chief natural resource is gravel, and the freeholders retain rights over its extraction. In 1608, according to tradition, Blackheath was the place where golf was introduced to England – the Royal Blackheath Golf Club (based in nearby Eltham since 1923) was one of the first golf associations established (1766) outside Scotland . Blackheath also gave its name to

2720-551: The Internet or, like TBN , broadcast 24 hours on terrestrial Freeview . Dedicated religious channels available include: http://www.ltbs.tv In the UK, Vision TV UK is available to viewers with Religious channels: Revelation TV, Firstlight, Good News TV, Dunamis TV, and Daystar TV. Also available are 3ABN television networks: 3ABN , 3ABN Latino, 3ABN Proclaim!, 3ABN Dare to Dream, 3ABN Français, 3ABN Russia, 3ABN Kids, and 3ABN Praise Him Music. http://www.visiontv.co.uk See also List of Islamic television and radio stations in

2800-608: The Isle of Man) and Trans World Radio (from Monte Carlo). Although there are tight restrictions on religious groups setting up their own radio and TV stations, there is a legal requirement for the BBC and ITV to broadcast a certain amount of religious programming. Some commercial local radio stations carry a limited amount of religious programming, particularly in Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland . On January 2, 1921, KDKA broadcast

2880-682: The London Society for Women's Suffrage . The Vanbrugh Pits, known locally as the Dips, are on the north-east of the heath. A former gravel workings site, it has long been reclaimed by nature and form a feature in its near-flat expanse; particularly attractive in spring when its gorse blossoms brightly. The remains of the pits and adjoining neighbourhood Vanbrugh Park, a north-east projection of Blackheath with its own church, so also termed St John's Blackheath , are named after Sir John Vanbrugh , architect of Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard , who had

2960-504: The Long Pond (also known as Folly Pond), close to the main entrance of Greenwich Park. On the Lewisham side are three ponds, with Hare and Billet pond considered to be the most natural and probably the best wildlife habitat. Lewisham retains important areas of acid grassland that support locally rare wild plants such as Common stork's bill , Fiddle dock and Spotted medick . Key areas are to

3040-592: The MW (medium wave) or VHF (FM) wavebands; others transmit using other methods, some of them nationally (such as via digital terrestrial TV broadcasting, satellite, and cable). Premier Radio is available on MW in the London area and also nationally on DAB. United Christian Broadcasters is available in both the London and Stoke-on-Trent areas, and nationally as well via DAB. TWR-UK is available on Sky, Freeview, Freesat and online. There are several UK-based radio stations that serve

3120-523: The Marathon start routes runs past the entrance to Blackheath High School for Girls, home of Blackheath Fencing Club. There is also a long history of kite flying on the heath. Blackheath is one of the largest areas of common land in Greater London , with 85.58 hectares (211.5 acres) of protected commons. The heath is managed by Lewisham and Greenwich councils. Highlights on the Greenwich side include

3200-423: The Middle East and North Africa, as well as supporters from Europe, Canada [2] , United States [3] , and Asia. A function of the state-owned Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation is by law "to broadcast such programmes as may promote Islamic ideology, national unity and principles of democracy, freedom equality, tolerance and social justice as enunciated by Islam..." (s. 10(1)(b)). Islamic broadcasters include: In

3280-560: The Ottoman Sultan. In 1415, the lord mayor and aldermen of London, in their robes of state, attended by 400 of the principal citizens, clothed in scarlet, came hither in procession to meet Henry V of England on his triumphant return from the Battle of Agincourt . Blackheath was, along with Hounslow Heath , a common assembly point for army forces, such as in 1673 when the Blackheath Army

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3360-542: The Radio or Television section in this article.) Religious radio stations include Religious broadcasting in the UK was established on 30 July 1922, a Sunday, when the first radio sermon was transmitted by J. Boon of the Peckham Christian Union, from the Burdette Aerial Works at Blackheath , to the congregation at Christ Church, Peckham , and listeners up to 100 miles distant. The religious ethos of

3440-687: The U.S. include: The UK equivalent of the NRB is the Christian Broadcasting Council, but affiliation is much less common. Additionally in the UK is the Church and Media Network, formed in 2009 as a successor to the Churches' Media Council, which states that it seeks to be a bridge between the media and the Christian community. Christian broadcasters (but not other religions) in the U.S. are organized through

3520-498: The UK, the first religious channel was Muslim TV Ahmadiyya , which launched in 1992. However, religious television is dominated by the main non-commercial terrestrial public service broadcaster, the BBC , obliged by its licence to broadcast 110 hours per year. Long-running programmes such as Songs of Praise continue to draw loyal audiences, although declining interest in devotional-style religious programmes — and sometimes erratic scheduling decisions — have taken their toll. Up until

3600-612: The United Kingdom Religious television stations in the United States experienced growth in the 1990s, the number of faith-based TV stations alone has tripled. The United States government does not regulate these networks to the same extent as it does commercial outlets, as the Free Exercise Clause limits how much the government can interfere in evangelism. Religious television is widely used by evangelical Christian groups, but other religions using television broadcasting

3680-584: The Wirral, Cheshire which applies for two months of local FM broadcasting per year via a Restricted Service Licence (RSL), and Refresh FM , which regularly broadcasts in Manchester for 3 or 4 weeks over the Easter period. Also, there are religious broadcasters that transmit to the UK from outside on medium wave at night (when MW signals travel much further) by buying airtime on commercial stations such as Manx Radio (from

3760-400: The air unless they are willing to pay prohibitively high prices....” This was defeated by Walter A. Maier and others. The most prominent religion on the radio in the United States is Christianity, particularly the evangelical sect. It has changed since its inception with a growing audience and different regulations. The audience for Christian radio has grown in the past twenty years and has

3840-429: The bleakness of its situation" before adding, reflecting Victorian appreciation, mention of "numerous villas with which it now abounds...it is pleasantly situated on elevated ground, commanding diversified and extensive views of the surrounding country, which is richly cultivated, and abounds with fine scenery". It was an upland, open space that was the meeting place of the hundred of Blackheath . By 1848 Blackheath

3920-476: The church services from Calvary Episcopal Church, Pittsburgh, PA. The Rev. Lewis B. Whittemore, an associate pastor of the church, conducted the service, thus becoming the first Christian broadcaster. In 1923, Calvary Baptist Church in New York City was the first church to operate its own radio station. "Tell It From Calvary" is a radio show that the church still produces weekly; its heard on WMCA AM570. In 1938

4000-857: The commons of Hackney, Tooting Bec and Clapham, its transfer was agreed at no expense, because the Earl of Dartmouth agreed to allow the encroachment to his manorial rights. It is held in trust for public benefit under the Metropolitan Commons Act of 1886. It passed to the London County Council in 1889, then to the Greater London Council , then in 1986 to the two boroughs of Greenwich and Lewisham, as to their respective extents. No trace can be found of use as common land but only as minimal fertility land exploited by its manorial owners ( manorial waste ) and mainly for small-scale mineral extraction. Main freeholds (excluding many roads) vest in

4080-551: The council, an organization which represented about thirty denominations but less than half of American Protestantism. Overtly liberal in its theology, the Federal Council would not sponsor a conservative program such as the Lutheran Hour . Jealous of its privilege, the council's general secretary was on record as having said in 1929, "in the future, no denomination or individual church will be able to secure any time whatever on

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4160-564: The diversity of beliefs and society – Diversify our range of contributors (p14); Increase coverage of religious events (p15); Enhance portrayal in mainstream programming (p17); Help people understand their values and decisions – Innovative content that works across genres (p17); Innovative online services that include archive content that is still relevant (p25) The BBC has yet to unveil details of plans for its 2019 'Year of Beliefs'. Dedicated religious channels are relatively new, and transmit via direct-to-home satellite, some, are streamed live via

4240-451: The early days, and the advisory system that he established, continued to exert a strong influence on the corporation's religious output through the war years and beyond, and eventually extend from radio into television. British broadcasting laws prohibit religious organizations, political parties, local government, and trade unions from running national analog terrestrial stations. Some religious radio stations are available in certain areas on

4320-485: The east of Granville Park between South Row and Morden Row and on the cricket field east of Golfers Road. The heath's habitat was well known to early botanists. In the 18th century Carl Linnaeus reportedly fell to his knees to thank God when he first saw the gorse growing there. However, this disputed account is more often attributed to Putney Heath . This environment supported both the flora and fauna of wild grassland. In 1859, Greenwich Natural History Society recorded

4400-512: The first hockey club, established during the mid 19th century. In the 18th century, Blackheath was the home of Greenwich Cricket Club and a venue for cricket matches. The earliest known senior match was Kent v London in August 1730. A contemporary newspaper report said "the Kentish champions would have lost their honours by being beat at one innings if time had permitted". The last recorded match

4480-595: The green is in the Westcombe Park neighbourhood, which has its own railway station about 400 metres north – part of East Greenwich. The total 0.35-hectare (0.9-acre) green and fountain sub-green was at first one village green , known during the 18th century as Sheepgate Green, beside a crossroads of what was the London-Dover road. Around 1885 local philanthropist William Fox Batley had it refurbished and it became known as Batley Green or Batley Park; Batley's contribution

4560-568: The inaugural On Blackheath festival was hosted on the heath. The line-up included Massive Attack , Frank Turner and Grace Jones . The festival was repeated in September in 2015 (included Elbow , Madness and Manic Street Preachers ), 2016 (included Primal Scream , James and Squeeze ), 2017 (included The Libertines , Travis and Metronomy ), and 2018 (included Squeeze, De La Soul and Paloma Faith ) then moved to July in 2019 (included Jamiroquai , Grace Jones, Soul II Soul ). The event

4640-497: The larger religious network providers available to the mass public, many smaller religious organizations have a presence on cable television systems, either with their own channels (such as the 3ABN service) or by transmissions on public-access television common for local congregations ) or leased access channels. Religious programs are sometimes also transmitted on Sunday mornings by general commercial broadcasters not dedicated to religious programming. Religious broadcasters in

4720-746: The most widespread compared with other religions, with upwards of 1,600 television and radio stations across the country (not necessarily counting broadcast translators , though because many outlets have low power and repeat national telecasts, the difference is often hard to define). Christian television outlets in the U.S. usually broadcast in the UHF band. While there are many religious content providers for religious and faith-based television, there are few nationally recognized non-commercial television networks —funded by soliciting donations—such as Daystar Television Network (operated by Marcus Lamb and Joni Lamb ) and Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) (operated by Paul Crouch and Jan Crouch ). Unlike

4800-439: The north-east side and Eliot Pits in the south-west. Infilled areas stand out, especially in late spring and early summer, from their deep-green rye grass. Two clusters of amenities vie for retail and leisure: the "Village" around Blackheath railway station to the south of the heath and the "Standard" in the north of St Johns/Vanburgh Park i.e. beyond the A2 road, named after the Royal Standard pub (in Greenwich ). The north of

4880-537: The parish church, All Saints , began in 1857), then others (in 1859, 1883 and 1886) which reflected considerable housing built on nearby land. In local government, Blackheath never saw independence; at first split between the Lewisham, Lee, Charlton and Greenwich vestries or civil parish councils and Kidbrooke liberty, which assembled into Greenwich , Plumstead (in final years called Lee) and Lewisham Districts then re-assembled with others into Greenwich and Lewisham metropolitan boroughs in 1900. An urban myth

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4960-499: The province of local or regional networks which produce programming relevant to their community, and is usually heard on stations holding non-commercial educational broadcast licenses . Although religious radio began as locally owned, because of the deregulation in the 1996 Telecommunications act it has become more consolidated with local affiliates under a national radio company. Several national networks do exist, which include: (The distinction between radio and television broadcasters

5040-423: The region with more than 80% of programs made by and for people of the region. SAT-7's satellite footprints reach 22 countries in the Middle East and North Africa, as well as 50 countries in Europe, with "free to air" programming. SAT7 , founded in 1995, is the first and largest Christian satellite broadcast organization operating in the region. It is supported by Christian churches from a variety of denominations in

5120-425: The rise over the last few years. The main reason for the increase is that the cost to set up and operate is significantly less than traditional radio and TV stations. This is huge for religious organisations as it allows them to put their religious content to a world wide audience at a fraction of the cost. (The distinction between radio and television broadcasters is not rigid; broadcasters in both areas may appear in

5200-425: The rise that is shared with Greenwich Park and a peak 1 mile (1.6 km) east-by-southeast , Shooters Hill . In the west this traversed the mouth of Deptford Creek (the River Ravensbourne ) (a corruption or throwback to earlier pronunciation of deep ford). Other finds can be linked to passing trade connected with royal palaces. In 1710, several Roman urns were dug up, two of which were of fine red clay, one of

5280-401: The southeast of the ridge, under the late Plantagenets , before cessation as a royal residence in the 16th century. On the north side of the heath, Ranger's House , a medium-sized red brick Georgian mansion in the Palladian style, backs directly onto Greenwich Park. Associated with the Ranger of Greenwich Park, a royal appointment, the house was the Ranger's official residence for most of

5360-436: The state-owned Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation is by law "to broadcast such programmes as may promote Islamic ideology, national unity and principles of democracy, freedom equality, tolerance and social justice as enunciated by Islam..." (s. 10(1)(b)). Broadcasting in both radio and TV has taken on a new look with the development of the internet and mobile devices. Internet radio stations and internet TV stations have been on

5440-451: The traditional method of running commercial TV in the UK – that worked for religious TV channels. The UK government's Broadcasting Act 1990 allowed ownership of broadcasting licences by religious organisations and their officers and those who controlled them in some circumstances; this had previously not been allowed. Religious channels aimed at a UK audience could get around this previous restriction by basing themselves offshore, often in

5520-511: The turn of the century, the ITV network and Channel 4 also produced religious programme content, and for many years, Sunday evenings were dominated by 'the God slot' — a 70-minute period of religious programmes broadcast simultaneously on BBC1 and ITV. Attempts to extend the range of formats and experiment in more populist styles reached its zenith in the late 1960s with the light entertainment show, Stars on Sunday (Yorkshire Television, 1969–1979) on ITV, reaching audiences of 15 million. The show

5600-525: Was Kent v London in August 1769, Kent winning by 47 runs. Cricket continued to be played on the 'Heath' but at a junior level. By 1890, London County Council was maintaining 36 pitches. Blackheath Cricket Club has been part of the sporting fabric of the area, joining forces with Blackheath Rugby Club in 1883 to purchase and develop the Rectory Field as a home ground in Charlton. Blackheath Cricket Club hosted 84 first-class Kent County matches between 1887 and 1971. Blackheath Rugby Club , founded in 1858,

5680-527: Was a rallying point for Wat Tyler 's Peasants' Revolt of 1381, and for Jack Cade 's Kentish rebellion in 1450 (both recalled by road names on the west side of the heath). After camping at Blackheath, Cornish rebels were defeated at the foot of the west slope in the Battle of Deptford Bridge (sometimes called the Battle of Blackheath) on 17 June 1497. In 1400, Henry IV of England met here with Byzantine Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos who toured western royalty to seek support to oppose Bayezid I (Bajazet) ,

5760-465: Was also a notorious haunt of highwaymen during the 17th and 18th centuries. As reported in Edward Walford's Old and New London (1878), "In past times it was planted with gibbets , on which the bleaching bones of men who had dared to ask for some extension of liberty, or who doubted the infallibility of kings, were left year after year to dangle in the wind." In 1909 Blackheath had a local branch of

5840-512: Was an absence of informed portrayals of religion in content more generally), has been implicated in what has been described as a rise in "religious illiteracy". Partly in response to these concerns, there was a major internal review at the BBC during 2017 'to reassess our role and strategy in this area, and reconsider how best to deliver our public service mission'. According to the BBC's internal report in December of that year: In practice, that means

5920-634: Was assembled under Marshal Schomberg to serve in the Third Anglo-Dutch War . In 1709–10, army tents were set up on Blackheath to house a large part of the 15,000 or so German refugees from the Palatinate and other regions who fled to England, most of whom subsequently settled in America or Ireland. With Watling Street carrying stagecoaches across the heath, en route to north Kent and the Channel ports, it

6000-625: Was cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021. Blackheath station serves the area with National Rail services to London Victoria , London Charing Cross , London Cannon Street , Slade Green via Bexleyheath , Dartford via Bexleyheath or via Woolwich Arsenal and Gravesend . Westcombe Park station also serves northern parts of Blackheath, with National Rail services to Luton via London Blackfriars , London Cannon Street, Barnehurst via Woolwich Arsenal, Crayford via Woolwich Arsenal and Rainham via Woolwich Arsenal. Blackheath

6080-627: Was conceived and presented by Yorkshire Television 's Head of Children's Programmes, Jess Yates and ran for a decade. Serious documentary-style religious content emerged in the 1970s, with the BBC's Everyman , and ITV's Credo programme series'. Religious broadcasting declined in the later 1970s and 1980s. The birth of the fourth public service channel in 1982, with a remit to cater for minority interests, raised expectations followed by disappointment among many who believed that Channel 4 would provide new opportunities for religious broadcasting. Channel 4's first major religious programme commission caused

6160-479: Was founded by Susannah Graham late in the 17th century. Its rebuilding was arranged about 1750 by her descendant, the 1st Earl of Dartmouth . Further rebuilding took place in the 1830s leaving at least parts of the east end from the earlier rebuild. At this time galleries for worshippers overlooked three sides. In 1871 the management of the heath passed by statute to the Metropolitan Board of Works . Unlike

6240-400: Was noted as a place with two dependent chapels under Lewisham vestry and another, St Michael and All Angels , erected 1828-1830 designed by George Smith . The latter made use of £4000 plus land from land developer John Cator , plus a further £11,000 from elsewhere. The name of Blackheath gained independent official boundaries by the founding of an Anglican parish in 1854 (construction of

6320-616: Was one of the 12 founding members of the Football Association in 1863, as well as nearby Blackheath Proprietary School and Percival House (Blackheath) . Along with neighbouring Greenwich Park , Blackheath is the start point of the London Marathon . This maintains a connection with athletics dating back to the establishment of the Blackheath Harriers (now Blackheath and Bromley Harriers Athletic Club ) in 1869. One of

6400-448: Was watched on average for 2.3 hours per year per viewer on the main PSB channels in 2011, 2.7 hours in 2008, reducing steadily from 3.2 in 2006 and 3.6 in 2001. In 2006, 5% of viewers found religious broadcasting to be of personal importance. In 2017, the BBC announced that it was closing its dedicated Religious and Ethics Department and outsourcing its religious expertise and production work:

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