About Us

1980's

Founding Moment

Founder Dr. Terence Ascott saw something life-changing in the busy streets of Cairo, Egypt. As he spotted a family watching television, he had a “eureka!” moment. Most who cannot read can watch television; they can hear about the love of God. From this, a dream was born: to establish a Christian satellite television network that would reach across the Middle East and North Africa.

1990's

A Movement Launches!

SAT-7 begins weekly 2-hour-long broadcasts. From there we started offering an innovative service at the time: phone counseling services. The first telephone counseling workshop takes place in Nicosia, Cyprus (1997).

2000's

Expanding our Reach

Iranian Christian Broadcasting airs Farsi programs on SAT-7 for the first time.
The first live broadcast airs from Lebanon (2005). TURK-7 begins airing Turkish programs on SAT-7 and SAT-7 PARS officially launches to families in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan. (2006)
SAT-7 KIDS becomes the first Arabic Christian channel for kids! (2007)

2010's

Adding to the Family

The SAT-7 ACADEMY channel launches to address the educational crisis in the region. Programs cover lifelong education for all, health, and social development. (2017)
As of 2018, we have over 21.5 million people turning on SAT-7 programs.

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