The Christian Internet Radio and Television Network
Press Release and Highlights.
The Beginning - 1996
RealAudio from Progressive Networks introduces live audio streaming on the Internet. In May of 1996, Christian Internet Radio Network (CIRNET.com) begins broadcasting the live church services of Jesus Fellowship in Miami, FL. This was a first for any local church.
Christian Internet Radio (CIRNET.COM)
May 1996 - CIRNET.com begins the first live 24-hour per day Christian Internet Only Radio station. CIRNET.com currently reaches over 12.5 million listeners annually world wide in 187 countries. CIRNET.com currently broadcasts live sermons, archived sermons, CD's, live talk shows, concerts, conferences, and seminars. CIRNET.com features the top Christian recording artists and groups in America with a CD rotation of over 200.
August 1996 - CIRNET.com hosts the first live church conference in history. In Orlando, FL at Disney World CIRNET.com broadcasts the 1996 conference for International Congress of Local Churches.
June 1997 - CIRNET.com broadcast the first Live Christian Concert in history! New Song and Erin O’Donnell live concert from Miami, Fl
Christian Internet TV (CITV.COM)
March 1997 - Christian Internet Television (CITV.com) begins broadcasting live on the Internet using RealVideo software. Palm Sunday, March 30, 1997 CITV.com broadcasts the first live church services at Jesus Fellowship in Miami, FL. Since March 30, 1997, Jesus Fellowship has broadcast all of their weekly services live through CITV.com and CIRNET.com.
April 1997 - CITV.com introduces the first on-line Christian Resource Center, encoding and broadcasting on demand hundreds of videos. Videos include on-line video sermons, teachings, conferences, concerts, music videos, entertainment videos, and made for the Internet productions.
May 1997 - CITV.com contracts with Harvest Productions to exclusively broadcast their made-for-Internet movies, sitcoms, and comedy productions.
June 1997 - CITV.com introduces the first on-line Messianic Jewish Video Resource Center, providing both videos and music CD’s that target the Messianic Jewish community.
July 1997 - CITV.com begins simulcasting Christian Radio and Television stations nationwide. Affiliates include TBN, Oral Roberts University, Word of Faith Network, and many others.
CITV & CIRNET Partnership begins
September 1997 - CITV.com & CIRNET.com partner to form Christian Internet Radio and Television Network. This new alliance creates the largest network of Christian radio and television stations working together on the Internet. It also provides the largest on-line audio and video Christian Resource Center.
September 1997 - The Christian Internet Radio & Television Network contracts with Miami Christian University to provide broadcasting services for all on-line classes, lectures, seminars, offering audio/video archives and live university level classroom lectures.
September 1997 - The Christian Internet Radio and Television Network contracts with COICOM, the World Federation of Christian Broadcasters and Mass Media, to bring on-line Spanish Christian radio and television stations.
June 1998 - The Christian Internet Radio and Television Network contracts with Amazon.com to sell Christian books, videos and CDs.
Live Conferences
The Christian Internet Radio & Television Network has hosted the following live conferences:
- Jubilee '97 in Tennessee with Max Lucado
- Youth For Christ - D.C. '97 Youth Conference
- International Congress of Local Churches - Orlando, FL
- Fire Power National Prayer Conference
- Atlanta '97 "Revival at the Crossroads"
- Victory '97 National Convention - National Association Women Church of God
- COICOM ‘97 in Quito, Ecuador
- Creation ‘97 - Mt. Union, PA
- La Conquista - Miami, FL
- Yuri Concert - Miami, FL
- Marcus Witt Concert - Miami, FL
Live Concerts
In 1997 CIRNET.com broadcasts the first Live Christian Concert in history! New Song and Erin O'Donnell live concert from Miami, FL. CIRNET.com currently broadcasts concerts throughout the country.
Our live concert broadcasts include:
- Creation ’97 & ‘98 (The largest Christian Festival in the world)
- Amy Grant
- Steve Green
- Carman
- Michael W. Smith
- Rebecca St. James
- Jars of Clay
- Point of Grace
- Out of Eden
- Anointed
- Jaci Velasquez
- Truth
- Sandy Patty
- Crystal Lewis
- M.C. Hammer
- Clint Brown
- Jews for Jesus / Liberated Wailing Wall
- Nic at Night
- Five Iron Frenzy
- Sarah Jahn and Band
- Big Tent Revival
- Audio Adrenaline
- Allstar Unites
- Room 749
- Sara Masen
- Erin O’Donnel
- Sixpence None The Richer
- Plankeye
- Christafari
- Newsboys
- Vigilantes of Love
- Church of Rhythm
- Worldwide Message Tribe
- The Waiting
- Third Day
- Pat Mesiti
- James Ward
- Duffy Robbins
- Miles McPherson
- Tony Campolo
- E. Glenn Wagner
- Buster Soaries
- Mike Silva
- Lori Salierno
- Andy Hawthorne
- Greg Laurie
- Higher Ground
- Harvest Creek
Spanish Live Concerts:
- Marcos Witt
- Marcos Barrientos
- The Katinas
- Doris Machin
- Jaime Murrell
- One Voice
Live Speakers:
- Pope John Paul II
- Luis Palau
- Morris Cerullo
- Nikky Cruz
- Kenneth Hagin
- Benny Hinn
- Jack Hayford
- Reinhard Bonnke
- Kenneth Copeland
- Pat Robertson
- Evander Holyfield
- Rod Parsley
- Clarence McClendon
- John Maxwell
- Noel Jones
- Bill McCarthy
- Luther Blackwell
- Donnie Meares
- John Avanzini
- Mark Chironna
- Rick Thomas
- Glen Frazier
- John Hagee
- Bishop Earl Paulk
- Dr. James Kennedy
- Bishop T. D. Jakes
- Sarita Jakes
- Joyce Meyer
- Marilyn Hickey
- James Robison
- Dr. E. V. Hill
- Jesse Duplantis
- Myles Monroe
- Mario Murillo
- Dr. Robert Schuller
- Brother Andrew
- John Avanzini
- Jerry Barnard
- Larry Burkett
- Dwight Thompson
Affiliate Radio Stations:
- Apple Sauce Kids - Kankakee, IL
- Alive 93.5 - Jackson, MS
- American Christian Network - WA, ID, OR
- Harvest Time Church - Huntsville, AL
- Jesus Fellowship - Miami, FL
- KHCB AM/FM - Houston/Galveston, TX
- KNLE-FM - "Candle 88" - Round Rock & Austin, TX
- Miami Christian University - Miami, FL
- Positive Life Radio - Walla Walla, WA
- Ready for Life Ministries - Kankakee, IL
- Templo El Rey Jesus Radio - Miami, FL
- Trinity Broadcasting Network - Santa Ana, CA
- WACX - TV 55 - Orlando, FL
- WGNZ "Good News 1110" - Dayton, OH
- WLAB - The Source - Ft. Wayne, IN
- WONU - Today's Christian Radio - Kankakee, IL
Network Capacity
The Christian Internet Radio & Television Network has the largest on-line capacity in the Christian Market. We currently use a network of dedicated ISDN, T-1 lines to feed our encoded streams to our T-3 based servers. Our servers are Pentium 4, Windows 2000 Servers with SCSI drives that allow for rapid growth and expansion.
Our corporate staff includes Ph.D's, graduate students, technicians and interns that allows for rapid expansion and a research and development department that will make certain The Christian Radio & Television Network will remain the Christian Internet Television leader.
Our commitment to reach the world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ drives our price structure to the lowest possible costs, allowing all Christian radio and television stations the opportunity to financially afford using the Internet to simulcast and archive. Our pricing structure also allows churches of all sizes the capacity to broadcast live their church services worldwide.
Corporate Office & Address:
CHRISTIAN INTERNET RADIO & TELEVISION NETWORK
9775 S.W. 87 Avenue
Miami, FL 33176-2900
Phone (305) 595-7642 FAX (305) 596-4564
Internet Address http://cirnet.com http://citv.com
E-mail Address: citv@citv.com
Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Rick L. Patterson
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