Salt + Light Television
Roman Catholic television channel in Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Salt + Light Television is a Canadian multi-lingual Category B television channel owned by the not-for-profit Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation and based in Toronto, Ontario. The channel broadcasts faith-based programming for Roman Catholics, which includes televised daily Mass, documentaries, live event coverage and talk shows. Programs are primarily broadcast in English, along with French (under the brand Sel + Lumière Média), Italian and Chinese languages.
Country | Canada |
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Broadcast area | National Worldwide |
Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
Programming | |
Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) 480i (SDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation |
History | |
Launched | July 2003; 20 years ago (2003-07) |
Links | |
Website | slmedia |
The name of the station derives itself from the theme of World Youth Day 2002, "You are the salt of the earth... you are the light of the world," part of the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:13-14). The National Director of WYD 2002, Fr. Thomas Rosica, was the chief executive officer of Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation. Fr. Alan J. Fogarty, S.J., has been appointed chief executive officer effective August 1, 2020.