Emmanuel TV

==History==
In the late 1990s, the SCOAN began to gain international attention due to the distribution of videotapes showing clips of God's early ministries and miracles.  Additionally, Joshua began airing regular programs purporting to show 'miracles' on local Nigerian television. However, when Nigeria's [[National Broadcasting Commission]] (NBC), under the instruction of then President [[Olusegun Obasanjo]] controversially banned the showing of 'miracles', in 2004, most of his programs were taken off air.<ref>{{Cite news | first = Sam | last = Olukoya | title = Nigerians Divided By TV Miracle Ban | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3784659.stm | work = BBC | date = 2004-06-08 | access-date = 8 March 2016 | archive-date = 24 March 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160324125452/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3784659.stm | url-status = live }}</ref> This eventually paved the way for the emergence of Emmanuel TV on 8 March 2006 by [[T.B. Joshua]].<ref>{{Cite news | first = Helen | last = Baker | title = Emmanuel TV: Celebrating A Decade of Blessings | url = http://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2016/03/08/emmanuel-tv-celebrating-a-decade-of-blessings-by-helen-baker/ | work = PM News (Nigeria) | date = 2016-08-03 | access-date = 10 March 2016 | archive-date = 2 August 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190802120641/https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2016/03/08/emmanuel-tv-celebrating-a-decade-of-blessings-by-helen-baker/ | url-status = live }}</ref>

Since its inception, Emmanuel TV has broadcast Christian programmes, stating that its mission is 'to preach the Good News to all mankind.'<ref name="Who We Are">{{cite web |title=Who We Are |work=TB Joshua |publisher=Emmanuel TV website |url=http://www.emmanuel.tv/about_us.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090805033828/http://emmanuel.tv/about_us.html |archive-date=5 August 2009}}</ref> From humble beginnings, it has rapidly grown to become one of Africa's most well known brands and popular television stations. In its profile on Joshua, the [[BBC]] described him as "Nigeria's best known televangelist".<ref>{{Cite news| first = Tomi| last = Oladipo| title = TB Joshua: Nigeria's best known televangelist| url = https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-29234245| work = BBC| date = 2014-09-17| access-date = 21 June 2018| archive-date = 23 January 2018| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180123221341/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-29234245| url-status = live}}</ref>