Vision TV
Type	Cable television specialty channel
Country	Canada
Availability	National
Owner	S-VOX
Launch date	1988
Website	visiontv.ca

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Programming

Vision TV has two programming streams, Mosaic and Cornerstone.

Its Mosaic bloc consists of faith related programming representing 75 faith groups within seven major religions from Roman Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox Christian denominations to Muslim, Jewish, Hindu and Sikh oriented programming. While the station sells time to several television evangelists most of its Christian programming tends to originate from more mainstream denominations such as the United Church of Canada and the Catholic Church. The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... The Eastern Orthodox Church is a Christian body that views itself as the historical continuation of the original Christian community established by Jesus and the Twelve Apostles, preserving the traditions of the early church unchanged, accepting the canonicity of the first seven ecumenical councils held between the 4th and the... Christians believe that Jesus is the mediator of the New Covenant (see Hebrews 8:6). ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Turkish: Müslüman, Persian and Urdu: مسلمان, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of Islam. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination... This article discusses the adherents of Hinduism. ... A Sikh (IPA: or ; Punjabi: , , IPA: ) is an adherent of Sikhism. ... In the USA and Canada, a televangelist (a portmanteau of television evangelist) is a priest or minister who devotes a large portion of his (or her) ministry to TV broadcasts to a regular viewing and listening audience. ... The United Church of Canada (French: lÉglise Unie du Canada) is Canadas second largest church (after the Roman Catholic Church), and its largest Protestant denomination. ...

Vision's Cornerstone programs include music, feature films, dramas, British comedies, documentaries and programming on social issues.

History & Viewership

Though the station airs commercials, it is a not-for-profit entity. Licensed in 1987, the channel launched in 1988 and was initially one of Canada's more popular cable channels. However, with the proliferation of new cable channels, and with Vision TV lacking clout with cable carriers due to it being owned by a one channel operation owned by a not-for-profit corporation rather than a large commercial entity operating many channels, the service has been moved up the dial by carriers and become less available to audiences causing a drop in its viewership. As well, evangelical Christian denominations view the station as liberal in orientation and thus prefer more evangelically oriented operations such as CTS in Ontario and OMNI.10 in Vancouver. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Christian Left or Religious Left are terms used to describe those who hold a strong Christian belief and share left-wing, liberal, or socialist ideals. ... CITS is an Ontario-based Christian television station. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English (de facto) Flower White Trillium Tree Eastern White Pine Bird Common Loon Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 106 24... CHNU is a religious television station in Surrey, British Columbia, owned by Rogers Media. ... Vancouver (pronounced: ) is a city in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. ...

Programs

Original Series

• 360 Vision
• Credo
• Divine Restoration
• Gospel Challenge
• Prenup Challenge
• Recreating Eden
• Seekers
• Shrines and Home-Made Holy Places

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• Chef!
• Yes Minister
• Yes, Prime Minister
• Doc Martin

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• Party of Five
• Everwood
• McLeod's Daughters
• Mysterious Ways
• Wonderfalls

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• Amen
• Higher Ground
• Little Men
• My Favorite Martian
• Mysterious Island
• 7th Heaven
• The Flying Nun
• Touched by an Angel
• Twice in a Lifetime

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• Gaither Gospel Hour
• Songs of Praise

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• Des Pardes
• Gaunda Punjab
• Gurbani
• Jawani
• Jee Aayan Nu
• Mehfil
• Sandli Pairhaan Presents Lashkara
• Taur Punjabi Di
• Punjab Darpan
• Watno Dur

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External links

• Official Site
• S-VOX
• Broadcaster with Vision profile from For A Change magazine