TV Verdade

Type	Religioustelevision network
Country	Brazil
Broadcast area	Portuguese-speaking countries
Stations	List of TV Stations
Headquarters	Florianópolis,Santa Catarina
Programming
Languages	Portuguese (primary) English (secondary)
Picture format	NTSC480i (4:3SDTV) 16:91080p (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	Members Church of God International
Key people	Eli Soriano Daniel Razon
Sister channels	List TV Verdade HD UNTV STV The Truth Channel TV La Verdad Truth Channel
History
Founded	2009
Launched	December 26, 2009; 15 years ago (2009-12-26)
Founder	Members Church of God International
Links
Webcast	ocaminhoantigo.tv/24-7-live-stream
Website	http://www.ocaminhoantigo.tv
Availability
Terrestrial
Terrestrial television	List UHF 19 (Patos de Minas) UHF 40 (Juiz de Fora) UHF 50 (Montes Claros) UHF 48 (Uberava) UHF 33 (Teofilo Otoni) UHF 46 (Belem) UHF 27 (Perolina) UHF 40 (Aracaju) UHF 49 (Natal) UHF 40 (Cornélio Procópio)
Streaming media
TV VERDADE 24/7	YouTube Facebook
MCGI Broadcast	O Caminho Antiguo

TV Verdade (lit. 'Truth TV') is a multinationalBrazilian-based religious broadcast station of the internationalChristian organization,Members Church of God International (Portuguese:Membros da Igreja de Deus Internacional) for thePortuguese-speaking countries.^[1][2][3]

TV Verdade airs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week viaStar One C2 satellite in South American countries andSES-6 satellite which also covers South American countries as a redundancy, including other nations in North America, Europe and North Africa.^[4][5][6]

Its studios are located in a broadcast facility, a garage transformed into a makeshift studio inFlorianópolis,Santa Catarina,Brazil, shared with MCGI's other television stations,TV La Verdad andThe Truth Channel.^[7]

It is known for its broadcast ofO Caminho Antigo (English: The Old Path,Tagalog:Ang Dating Daan), thelongest-running religious program in thePhilippines,^[3] hosted by international televangelist Bro.Eli Soriano and KuyaDaniel Razon of the Members Church of God International.^[3]

On December 26, 2009, During the second day of theInternational Thanksgiving ofMCGI, Bro.Eli Soriano (via live video streaming) announced the launched of a new television channel outside thePhilippines, the Brethren of the church gathered worldwide. A huge crowd gathered at theADD Convention Center inApalit,Pampanga cheered as the then-Presiding Minister showed the new TV network's logo on LED screens positioned across the center.^[8][1][9]

TV Verdade's test broadcast started in December 2009. Its broadcast feed originates from a small garage, around 48 square meters, transformed into a makeshift broadcasting studio located inFlorianópolis,Santa Catarina,Brazil.^[10] It originally aired the Portuguese and Spanish versions ofAng Dating Daan until 2012 whenTV La Verdad was release.^[10]

The station currently carries the 24-hour Portuguese broadcast ofO Caminho Antigo (English: The Old Path, Tagalog:Ang Dating Daan), the longest-running religious program in the Philippines.^[3][11]

In 2015, TV Verdade was granted the authority by theMinistry of Communications (Portuguese:Ministério das Comunicações, abbreviated MiniCom) to build and operate its own television network in Brazil, initially in Minas Gerais, the second most populous state the country. Roll-out of itsanalog relay stations in various cities in the state ofParaná is ongoing.^[12]

In December 2016, TV Verdade HD was launched in high definition (HD) format (1080p) for households inSouth andCentral America and some parts ofNorth America via SES-6 for free.^[7] It also completed the upgrade of its satellite systems, production facilities, including the acquisition of HD cameras in South America to comply with the requirements of theMinistry of Communications in Brazil.^[7]

In April 2020,O Caminho Antiguo began its live broadcast with all of itshost and viewers are online, as the world prepares for theCOVID-19 pandemic.^[13]

In May 2020, theMembers Church of God International announced the release of theOração Global pela Humanidade (English: Global Prayer for Humanity) in different languages includingPortuguese virtually, it aims to gather people from across the globe, with different races and religions in praying together and asking for God's help and mercy during these perilous times in the pandemic.^[14]

In June 2020,O Caminho Antiguo introduced for the first time to the public theO Caminho Antiguo: Doutrinação em Massa through TV Verdade and different social media platforms in preparation for thenew normal.^[15]

TheMembers Church of God International has conducted a series of relief operations inLatin America where cases of COVID-19 continue to surge. Volunteers have brought food and supplies and church members delivered relief assistance using their own vehicles, while still observing all the safety protocols while distributing the goods.^[13]

• O Caminho Antiguo (2009)
  • O Caminho Antiguo: Doutrinação em Massa (2020)
• Oração Comunitária (2011)
• Oração Global pela Humanidade (2020)
• Pergunte ao Irmão Eli Soriano, A Bíblia Responderá (2009)

• El Camino Antiguo(2009-2012; moved toTV La Verdad)

TV Verdade can be received via satellite inBrazil and other countries in Asia, Australia, North America, South America, Europe and Africa.^[16]

* On-Air

On February 11, 2014, MCGI launched the MCGI Broadcast App foriOS andAndroid for mobile and tablet devices. In 2016, it was also made available toWindows Mobile device users. By downloading themobile application, users with stable internet connection will be able to watch the broadcast feed of TV Verdade for free.^[6]

• Members Church of God International
• Religious broadcasting
• Television networks in Brazil
• Television channels and stations established in 2009

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