MEDIA CONTACT
Bob
Blancato
Public
Affairs Officer
Loma
Linda Broadcasting Network
Office:
909-651-5542
Mobile:
909-488-6672
E-Mail:
Bob@llbn.tv
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www.llbn.tv
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press Release
Notable Speakers/Technology Mark LLBN’s 21st
Year
Christian telecaster Loma Linda Broadcasting
Network ends 2018 with noteworthy speakers; special programs; new streaming technology
Loma Linda, Calif. – December 10, 2018 – 2018 was a milestone year for Loma Linda
Broadcasting Network (LLBN) demonstrated by widely respected speakers appearing
on week-long TV specials, interviews with prominent Seventh Day Adventist (SDA)
leaders and major new social media and app streaming technologies to dramatically
grow its global viewership of 50 million.
Three special, five-night live broadcasts included guest speakers John
Bradshaw, Director of ‘It Is Written’ ministries, astronomer Jim Burr, host of
‘The Hubble, The Bible and The Big Bang’ TV series seen on LLBN and elsewhere, and
Dr. David Taylor, Professor Emeritus, Loma Linda University School of Religion.
Bradshaw focused on “Christ’s Righteousness”, Burr on “God’s Universe”, and Dr.
Taylor on “Jesus The King” during each presenter’s nightly one-hour broadcast.
Additionally, other SDA speakers recently appearing in separate LLBN
interviews included Pastor Doug Batchelor of Amazing Facts; Sr. Pastor Randy
Roberts, Loma Linda University Church; Shawn Boonstra, Voice of Prophecy ministries,
and; Lisa Beardsley-Hardy, Education Director of the SDA General Conference. These
complement recurring appearances by regularly-seen, locally-based SDA pastors
and speakers throughout the year.
The three, special week-long programs and individual interviews appeared
between September and December, making the network’s final two quarters of 2018
especially strong as it ended its 21st year of broadcasting, according
to Ganim Hanna, LLBN Director and CEO.
Also
noteworthy is the introduction of new live video streaming technologies during
the Fall, making LLBN accessible nearly everywhere in the world. The biggest advance
was the release of apps for both Android- and Apple-based mobile phones. Streaming
via app brings LLBN’s multi-lingual programming to a wider geographical audience
than currently covered by legacy television, cable and broadcast satellite providers.
Says
Hanna, “Until now, people wanting to view LLBN where local TV providers didn’t
offer it had to use desktop computers, laptops or phones to watch via a web
browser. Depending on the internet service provider’s (ISP) bandwidth capacity,
streaming programs sometimes froze, dropped-out or experienced other technical
disruptions that negatively impacted the overall user experience.”
He adds the LLBN app makes it easier to access LLBN’s eight channels
with fewer technical issues due to its running on the latest 4G LTE cellular
platform. “Nearly everybody has a
mobile device. As long as there’s 4G LTE service, there is now literally no
place on Earth where you can’t receive LLBN.” About 600 downloads per week are
occurring since each app became available.
The app can be downloaded free from the Google Play Store, the official
app source for all Android operating systems. Apple device users can obtain it free
from the App Store.
Also
launched in 2018 were live video streaming sites on social media giants YouTube,
Facebook and Apple TV allowing LLBN’s networks to be viewed in real-time using desktop
computers, laptops or any mobile device such as smartphones or tablets.
LLBN is a non-profit, viewer-funded ministry with all donations tax
deductible under 501(c)3 regulations. Many LLBN studio operations and daily
working support are handled by volunteers of all ages and walks of life who
provide their time and services for free. The Christian TV service is dedicated
to sharing Jesus Christ’s grace, mercy and love as depicted in the Bible in
fulfillment of Matthew 24:14; “And this
gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a
testimony to all nations…”
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About LLBN TV – From studios in Loma Linda, Calif., USA, LLBN
reaches every inhabited continent via satellite, Internet, IPTV, cable, mobile
devices and traditional terrestrial TV. Programs range from inspirational
church services and musical concerts to thought-provoking Bible studies and
documentaries. These are aired 24-hours daily in multiple languages on eight LLBN channels: His Word; His Light (English); Arabic; Chinese; Korean; Latino
and South Asia. An eighth channel, Smart LifeStyle Television (SLS) broadcasts
health and wellness programming daily around the clock. LLBN is a non-profit,
501(c)3 viewer supported TV ministry. Visit www.llbn.tv or
download the LLBN app from the Google Play Store (Android devices) or iStore
(Apple devices.)
(F – 20181205)
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