Channel 19 is an interfaith religious cable television ministry, available to more than 215,000 subscribers of Insight Cable in the Louisville area. Established in 1987, this unique channel was made possible through a generous grant from the Mary and Barry Bingham Sr. fund. Channel 19 is operated by the unique partnership of the Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville, The Baptist Consortium and the Kentuckiana Interfaith Community.
The guiding mission of Channel 19 is to:
- Communicate diverse religious beliefs to the community.
- Provide wholesome family entertainment.
- Provide a vehicle to share the vitality of the faith communities.
- Raise the moral and ethical consciousness of the community.
Channel 19 is committed to high-quality, value-guided programming that respects the diversity of its members and will not accept programming that:
- Engages in proselytizing.
- Attacks or demeans other religions or religious traditions.
- Engages is on-air solicitation of funds for a particular congregation or religious body.
- Endorses political candidates or parties.
Channel 19 can be seen twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week and is part of the basic service package offered by Insight Cable. Channel 19 offers a variety of quality, locally produced programs as well as programming from national satellite sources including EWTN (Roman Catholic) and Family Net (Interfaith). Channel 19 offers a rich mix of faith and values-based entertainment, music, drama, children's and public affairs programs in addition to inspirational bible study and worship services.
Faith groups represented on Channel 19 include Roman Catholic, Southern Baptist, Presbyterian, United Methodist, General Association of Baptist, Jewish, Disciples of Christ, Eastern Orthodox, Episcopal, Lutheran, the United Church of Christ, the Salvation Army and many others.
Channel 19 is considered a model for interfaith cooperation in religious and family-based television.
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