Jimmy Swaggart

===Television===
In 1973, Swaggart proposed to television producers in [[Nashville, Tennessee]] a television program including a fairly large music segment, a short sermon, and time for talking about current ministry projects. They accepted, and within weeks the ''Jimmy Swaggart Telecast'' was being broadcast around the United States.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}

In 1981, Swaggart launched a daily television program titled ''A Study in the Word''. From the beginning, the primary cable channels which the program was aired on were [[CBN Cable]] (now [[Freeform (TV channel)|Freeform]]), [[Trinity Broadcasting Network|TBN]], and the old [[PTL Satellite Network|PTL Network]] (now [[INSP (TV network)|the Inspiration Network]]).{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}

In 1988, Swaggart lost some of his broadcast and merchandise rights following his first prostitution scandal.<ref name="WaPo19880225" /><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-03-14-mn-715-story.html |title = Ministry Makes $150 Million a Year : Rich Life Style Reflects Swaggart Empire's Wealth|website = [[Los Angeles Times]]|date = March 14, 1988}}</ref>

In 1991, Swaggart's career as a standard televangelist came to an end after more local TV stations cancelled their contracts with him following his second prostitution scandal.<ref>{{cite web |date=October 27, 1991 |title=Can Jimmy Swaggart Survive His Second Fall from Grace? |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1991-10-27-9110270647-story.html |website=Orlandosentinel}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.apnews.com/2627f1b21a50de7edb48e568e4ddca05 |title = Jimmy Swaggart Losing International Television Ministry|website = [[Associated Press]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1991/10/26/Jimmy-Swaggarts-television-broadcast-empire-going-dark/1455688449600/ |title = Jimmy Swaggart's television broadcast empire going dark|website=Upi.com}}</ref>