'''Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN)''' is a the largest Christian television network. Currently headquarted in [[Costa Mesa, California]] TBN was founded in 1973 by [[Jim Bakker|James Bakker]] and [[Tammy Faye Bakker]] with [[Paul Crouch]] and [[Jan Crouch]]. TB TBN is carried in over 70 countries. Shows carried by TBN include [[The Way of the Master]] television show, the [[700 Club]] and [[Travel the Road]].
TBN's network and flagship station were previously in the Orange County suburb of [[CategoryTustin, California]]; however, in 2023 the network relocated the majority of its operations to [[Fort Worth]], [[Texas]]. It also owns numerous studios and stations:outside of Tustin it operates a major studio [[Hendersonville, Tennessee]] (outside [[Nashville]], which was the former home of country music superstar [[Conway Twitty]] and was purchased from his estate). TBN features 24-hours of evangelical Christian Mediaprogramming in addition to five specialty networks: [[Hillsong Channel]](formerly the Church Channel, operated in partnership with the Australian-based [[Hillsong]] Church), [[JUCE TV]], [[Enlace]] (a Spanish-language channel), [[TBN Salsa]] (an English-language channel tailored for Hispanic viewers), and children's channel [[Smile (TV network)|Smile]] (formerly Smile of a Child). TBN carries Christian programming from various conservative-leaning preachers, though the majority of it leans toward [[Pentecostal]] and [[charismatic]] teachers. It has been frequently criticized for its Word Faith teaching; a common pejorative is to refer to TBN as "The Blasphemy Network". ==External links==*[http://www.tbn.org/index.php/3/18.html TBN website] [[Category:Religious Broadcasting]]