SAT-7

SAT-7 educates, informs, inspires and motivates the Arab Christians in the region. It encourages church attendance and stimulates spiritual growth and hopefully will reduce the emigration of Christians from the region. More than 115 million Arabic-speaking viewers have access to satellite television, but barely half of the 430 million in the region can read a newspaper. With the population in the region growing in many countries by 1 million every month, even basic education cannot keep up. Due to this widespread illiteracy rate, satellite is the most popular form of entertainment in the region. Growth of dish ownership is phenomenal, with government attempts to ban it proving ineffective. Also, the quality of local and national television keeps it from being competitive. ( www.sat7.org )