(also known as '''"METV"''') is a
Christian -based
Satellite television broadcasting network located in
Limassol ,
Cyprus . Programming on METV includes a mixture of Christian programming, plus non-religious entertainment programs like ''
The Red Green Show '', ''
The Mary Tyler Moore Show '', ''
The Lone Ranger '' and
NFL Football.
On
April 10 ,
1982 , a Christian-based television station in
South Lebanon , Hope TV, was donated to the
Christian Broadcasting Network , and became METV.
On
June 5 ,
1997 METV launched its 24-hour programming broadcast on a
Satellite . This increased the potential audience from 11 million to 70 million viewers with a signal that is now reaching the entire
Middle East .
In anticipation of the Israeli decision to pull out of Southern Lebanon, Middle East Television began searching for a new broadcast facility in May 1999.
On
May 2 ,
2000 Middle East Television completed construction of its new station and began its digital broadcast from
Cyprus .
METV was sold to a like-minded ministry,
LeSEA Broadcasting , in July 2001.
