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Trinity Broadcasting Network is launching a news show with Fox News alumni.

Why it matters is that the Christian lifestyle brand is being built rather than just preaching and teaching.

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Centerpoint will air at 7:30 pm. On weekdays, it will be on replay at 10:30 p.m. West Coast audiences will get it at 7:30 p.m. There will be another half hour added to the show in the fall.

  • It will be produced by Michael Clemente, former Newsmax CEO and Fox News EVP of News, and will be anchored by former Fox News Washington correspondent Doug McKelway.

  • The show will cover news of the day and other top stories, according to Clemente, who joined the network full-time this year.

  • The programming is not meant to be politically biased. The show will feature newsmakers as guests with the possibility of recurring panelists down the line.

  • Clemente plans to hire more reporters in the future, but will also use existing partnerships with the overseas bureaus. Clemente wants to launch more news programs.

Paul and Jan Crouch founded the station as a small part-time station in 1973. Their son is now the president.

  • It is one of the largest Christian broadcasters in the world and reaches over 175 countries in more than 14 languages. There are 32 foreign partner networks, including theMiracle Channel in Canada.

  • Preacher programming is one of the things that makes TBN best known. The specials encouraged viewers to donate to the network.

The network has had its fair share of controversy.

  • The granddaughter of Paul and Jan Crouch was awarded $2 million by a jury after they concluded that Jan Crouch acted outrageously in failing to report her sexual assault.

  • Brittany Koper is a granddaughter of the Crouch's. Third-party charity transparency group Charity Navigator warns of the lack of financial accountability and transparency of the charity.

The main network reaches 95 million households across over-the-air, cable and satellite providers.

  • The second largest channel is the preaching, teaching and worship channel. Positiv TV plays mostly feel-good movies about redemption.

  • There is an $8 monthly streaming service called "Yippee.tv" that has tens of thousands of paying subscribers.

In recent years, the non-profit has diversified its revenue opportunities and made most of its money from donations.

  • Trinity Christian Center of Santa Ana Inc., the non-profit parent, had over $1 billion in assets before transferring most of them to a Texas-based non-profit in 2019.

  • Contributions revenue has fallen in recent years. The network sold some of its broadcast spectrum to the FCC.

Christian broadcast networks are a big part of the TV industry. They are usually political and conservative.

  • Religious broadcasters are very knowledgeable at navigating FCC regulations.

  • 80% of the 2,400 Christian radio stations and 100 full-power Christian TV stations are nonprofits according to the FCC.

  • National Religious Broadcasters data shows that 40% of Christian TV and radio programs are news and information.

Christian Broadcasting Network was founded in 1960 by Pat Robertson.

There is more political, news and lifestyle programming being tested by the network.

  • Daniels said that the launch of a talk show with Mike Huckabee gave them confidence as they move into the space.

  • In November, it launched a show called "Takeaways" with actor and evangelical activist Kirk Cameron. The show will be hosted by Mike Rowe and Matt Crouch.

Daniels said that they are working on building more towards a daytime lineup.

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