Three Angels Broadcasting Network
Seventh-day Adventist television and radio network From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Three Angels Broadcasting Network (3ABN) is a Christian media television and radio network which broadcasts Seventh-day Adventist religious, music and health-oriented programming, based in West Frankfort, Illinois, United States. Although it is not formally tied to any particular church or denomination, much of its programming focuses on Seventh-day Adventist theology and Adventist doctrine.[1]
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| Founded | November 15, 1984 |
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| Founder | Danny and Linda Shelton |
| Headquarters | West Frankfort, IL |
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Area served | United States, Canada, Caribbean, Cuba, Philippines, Russia, Kenya, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Papua New Guinea, India, Martinique, Australia, United Kingdom |
| Products | Television, Radio, Christian music recording, OTT video streaming platform, Video on Demand |
President | Greg Morikone |
Vice President | Jill Morikone |
| Website | 3abn |
History
Three Angels Broadcasting Network is located in West Frankfort, Illinois. In July 2017, 3ABN announced the sale of 60 low-powered television (LPTV) stations and 10 LPTV construction permits to Edge Spectrum.[2] In October 2017, 3ABN announced the sale of 14 LPTV stations to HC2 Holdings.[3]
Controversies
In 2004, co-founder and longtime host Linda Shelton abruptly left the network prior to her husband, network co-founder and then president Danny Shelton, filing for divorce.[4]
On July 19, 2010, Tommy Shelton, the brother of co-founder Danny Shelton and a former 3ABN production manager, turned himself in to police in Fairfax County, Virginia, and pleaded guilty to two felony counts of taking indecent liberties with a child.[5][6] Shelton's attorneys and Fairfax prosecutors agreed to a plea deal in which he would serve probation. However, a judge doubted Shelton's alleged remorse and rejected the plea deal.[7] On January 24, 2012, Shelton reached a second plea deal shortly before his scheduled trial, in which he entered Alford pleas on all four of the molestation charges brought against him.[8] On February 24, 2012, Shelton was sentenced to six years in prison.[9]
On June 20, 2011, a federal lawsuit was filed against 3ABN on behalf of one of Shelton's accusers, claiming that the network was negligent in how it handled the allegations against Tommy Shelton.[10]
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