Type | Satellite, Cable, Television Network |
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Branding | BYU Television International |
Country | |
Availability | Latin America, Iberian Peninsula, Worldwide |
Owner | Brigham Young University |
Launch date | March 2007 |
Dissolved | June 30, 2018 |
Official website | BYU Television International |
Language | Spanish and Portuguese |
Brigham Young University Television International (BYUtv International) was a Utah-based cable and satellite television channel that broadcast throughout the American continents[1] and parts of Europe free of charge. Its headquarters were located on the Brigham Young University campus in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 2007[2] and shut down in 2018. As of January 2013, BYUtv International was available to 6.7 million households. Its content was available in Spanish and Portuguese and focused on world cultures, families, and doctrine from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[3] The channel, run by station manager Saul Leal, was nominated for 11 Emmy awards, winning five. Its slogan was “discovering cultures, inspiring lives.”