is a
Canadian Category 2 Digital Cable Specialty Channel . Launched in July 2003, it is the first
Catholic national television channel in Canada.
Owned by the
Not-for-profit ''Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation'' and based in
Toronto ,
Ontario , ''Salt + Light Television'' is supported by
St. Joseph Communications , which is the largest privately owned communications company in Canada. Both St. Joseph and Salt + Light were founded by businessman
Gaetano Gagliano .
The impetus for creating a national Catholic television station grew from the surge of spirituality that followed , is the
Chief Executive Officer of ''Salt + Light Television''. The station also employs many young people both in front of, and behind, the camera -- distinguishing it from "older" Catholic networks such as
EWTN .
Programs range from daily news and current events to special features and films. Most programming falls into one of five categories:
The channel provides programming in several languages including
English ,
French and
Italian , with more multilingual programming planned in the future.
''Salt + Light Television'' has been endorsed by national and international Catholic leaders and organizations, including the
Canadian Conference Of Catholic Bishops , the
United States Conference Of Catholic Bishops , the
Vatican Television Center , and many departments of the
Vatican .
- Mary Rose Bacani
- Kris Dmytrenko
- Matthew Harrison
- Gillian Kantor
- Sebastien Lacroix
- Jasmin Lemieux-Lefebvre
- Pedro Guevara Mann
- David Naglieri
- Michele Nuzzo
