Jewish Life Television
Jewish Life Television (JLTV) is an American entertainment television network broadcasting Jewish–themed programming. The network was founded in 2007 by Phil Blazer, a longtime journalist and producer of programming for the Jewish community.[1][2] In the United States, JLTV is available in over 40 million households through Comcast, Spectrum, and DirecTV as well as various regional cable systems, in addition to offering a live feed of its programming on the Internet.
| Jewish Life Television | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Launched | 2007 |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | North America |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles New York City Toronto, Ontario, Canada Hatillo, PR |
| Website | www.jltv.tv |
Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| WIMN-CD (Arecibo, PR) | 36.1 |
| Satellite | |
| DirecTV (USA) | Channel 366 |
| Cable | |
| Available on most cable systems | Varies by cable provider |
| IPTV | |
| Bell Fibe TV (Canada) | Channel 751 |
| Streaming media | |
| Digital media receiver | Roku |
JLTV's programming includes news, sports, lifestyle and entertainment programming such as films, documentaries, music, reviews, interviews and special events, such as programming from the Maccabiah Games.[3] The network also carries a collection of classic general-interest television series with Jewish hosts or lead actors, including episodes of The Jack Benny Program, That Show with Joan Rivers, Candid Camera with Allen Funt, You Bet Your Life with Groucho Marx, The Soupy Sales Show, Bonanza (Lorne Greene and Michael Landon), and the mid-20th century dramedy The Goldbergs, along with some public domain Westerns and sitcoms without any connection to Judaism (The Lucy Show, The Beverly Hillbillies, Stories of the Century and Annie Oakley).
JLTV's broadcast facilities are in Los Angeles.
Canadian distribution
In 2011, JLTV was officially added to the CRTC's approved list of foreign services, allowing the channel to expand into Canada. Ethnic Channels Group, who sponsored the application to get JLTV on the approved list, is the official Canadian distributor of the channel.[4] In July 2014, JLTV officially launched in Canada on Bell Fibe TV.
References
- Gideon Spanier, "Gideon Spanier profiles Phil Blazer, the man behind Jewish Life TV", Jewish Quarterly, Autumn 2007.
- Dan Klein, "The actually Jewish-controlled media tries to make its mark", Jewish Telegraphic Agency, January 4, 2012.
- "Soboroff Raises Bar for 18th Maccabiah", Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, July 29, 2009; "L.A. Fifth-Grader Ready for Prime Time", Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, July 10, 2009.
- Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2011-45
