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SAT-7 is a Christian satellite television network broadcasting in Arabic, Persian, and Turkish across 22 countries in the Middle East and North Africa, along with 50 countries in Europe. SAT-7 was founded as a nonprofit organization in 1995 with support from a majority of Middle Eastern churches. SAT-7 is the first, oldest, and largest Christian satellite organization operating in the Middle East and North Africa. Founder Dr. Terence Ascott has served as International CEO since 1995, and the not-for-profit organization is governed by an international volunteer board. "Vision": To see a growing Church in the Middle East and North Africa, confident in Christian faith and witness, serving the community and contributing to the good of society and culture. "Mission": To provide the churches and Christians of the Middle East and North Africa an opportunity to witness to Jesus Christ through inspirational, informative, and educational television services. ==SAT-7 Network== The Christian media network consists of five distinct channels: SAT-7 ARABIC, SAT-7 KIDS (Arabic language), SAT-7 PARS (Persian language), SAT-7 TÜRK (Turkish language) and SAT-7 PLUS (Arabic). More than 80% of programming is produced in the Middle East by Middle Easterners. A wide variety of television program genres are employed: dramas, music videos, films, cartoons, game shows, teaching programs, documentaries, talk shows, current events programs, and many more. The (SAT-7 Ethos ) is distinctive. SAT-7 Ethos goals are to educate, inform, inspire and motivate. Programming is claimed to be culturally, politically, and religiously sensitive. It avoids criticism of other churches, or ethnic or religious groups. It seeks to show the unity in Christianity, with all its diversity and will not promote any political party or ideology. It encourages the defense of peace, human rights, justice, and social and economic development and does not sell airtime to other ministries. It also does not solicit funds for itself on air. SAT-7 programming is available "free to air" to any viewer with access to a television and satellite connection within satellite coverage areas. Estimates indicate about 90% of individuals in the region have access to a television and an average of 55-60% have access to satellite. In countries like Iraq, satellite access is approaching 90% of the population. An independent survey indicated 1 in 3 Iraqi children and 1 in 4 Saudi Arabian children watch SAT-7 KIDS. In 2014, the overall viewing audience of all channels is estimated at over 15 million. SAT-7 is financially supported by interested individuals, churches, corporations, and foundations from the Middle East and North Africa and from around the world. The organization's mission is also advanced by four nonprofit support offices: SAT-7 Canada, SAT-7 Europe, SAT-7 UK, and (SAT-7 USA ) Rex M. Rogers. SAT-7 USA is a 501(c)3 organization at (SAT-7 USA English language home page ). The SAT-7 international headquarters is located in Nicosia, Cyprus. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SAT-7」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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