INSP (TV network)
American digital cable and satellite TV channel
INSP (formerly The Inspiration Network) is an American digital cable television network that features primarily western programs and films and is headquartered in Indian Land, South Carolina, a suburb of Charlotte, North Carolina.
Until 2010, INSP was a non-profit ministry focused network. In October 2010, it was rebranded and launched as a socially conservative, commercial-supported family entertainment network (over time becoming centered around westerns), and has Nielsen C3 ratings status. As of 2021, more than 60 million households receive INSP.
History
INSP was founded in 1978 as the PTL Television Network, a religious television network founded by Christian televangelists Jim Bakker and his wife, Tammy Faye Bakker. The network was the flagship channel for their daily Christian variety program, The PTL Club. The network later became known as the PTL Satellite Network and then PTL – The Inspirational Network.
In 1990, after Jim Bakker resigned, the PTL Television network filed for bankruptcy. Morris Cerullo World Evangelism eventually purchased the network from the United States Bankruptcy Court in Columbia, South Carolina, and subsequently removed PTL from its name. Morris Cerullo's son, David Cerullo, is CEO of the network.
In October 2010, the network had a major rebranding with an added emphasis on family programming.
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