Three Angels Broadcasting Network
| Founded | November 15, 1984 (1984年11月15日) |
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| Founder | Danny and Linda Shelton |
| Headquarters | West Frankfort, IL |
| Location |
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Region served | Worldwide |
| Products | Television, Radio, Christian music recording, OTT video streaming platform, Video on Demand |
President | Greg Morikone |
Vice President | Jill Morikone |
| Website | 3abn |
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The Three Angels Broadcasting Network (3ABN) is an American Christian media television and radio network which broadcasts Seventh-day Adventist religious, music, health, lifestyle and public affairs programming, based in West Frankfort, Illinois. Although it is not formally tied to any particular church or denomination, much of its programming focuses on Seventh-day Adventist theology and Adventist doctrine.[1]
History
[edit ]In 1984, Three Angels Broadcasting Network was founded by Danny Shelton and his second wife Linda Shelton in West Frankfort, Illinois.[2] In July 2017, 3ABN announced the sale of 60 low-powered television (LPTV) stations and 10 LPTV construction permits to Edge Spectrum.[3] In October 2017, 3ABN announced the sale of 14 LPTV stations to HC2 Holdings.[4] In September 2019, Danny Shelton resigned as president, though he remains a central figure and the highest paid person at the network.[2] [5]
Controversies
[edit ]In 2004, co-founder Linda Shelton left the network after the couple accused each other of cheating, and then that same year co-founder and then president Danny Shelton filed for a divorce.[2]
On July 19, 2010, Tommy Shelton, the brother of Danny Shelton and a former 3ABN production manager, turned himself in to police in Fairfax County, Virginia, and pleaded guilty to two felony counts of taking indecent liberties with a child.[6] [7] Shelton's attorneys and Fairfax prosecutors agreed to a plea deal in which he would serve probation. However, a judge doubted Shelton's alleged remorse and rejected the plea deal.[8] On January 24, 2012, Shelton reached a second plea deal shortly before his scheduled trial, in which he entered Alford pleas on all four of the molestation charges brought against him.[9] On February 24, 2012, Shelton was sentenced to six years in prison.[10]
On June 20, 2011, a lawsuit was filed against 3ABN on behalf of one of Shelton's accusers at the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, claiming that the network was negligent in how it handled the allegations against Tommy Shelton.[11]
Since 2011, 3ABN has been a party in a land dispute in the Bahamas, wherein a visually impaired man stated he had attempted to donate one to two acres for the construction of a church sanctuary, while 3ABN stated that he had in fact signed away full control of his 400 acres (162 ha) of land through an irrevocable charitable trust agreement. The dispute is pending in the Supreme Court of the Bahamas.[5]
On December 31, 2018, the network fired Brenda Walsh, host of the show Kids Time. Later in February 2019, the network released a video on their Facebook and YouTube channels accusing her of mishandling money that was being raised for a children's network in Collegedale, Tennessee. The network never gave the 2ドル million to her ministry that had been raised, even though they had promised to do so in a separation agreement.[2]
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ About 3ABN, 3abn.org. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d Johnson, Alva; Wieder, Ben (September 26, 2024). "Scandals over the years at the Christian TV ministry". Miami Herald . Retrieved April 11, 2025.
- ^ "Edge Spectrum Inc Acquires 3ABN Stations | Broadcasting Alliance". Archived from the original on 2017年12月22日. Retrieved 2017年12月21日.
- ^ "3ABN Deals Away 14 LPTV Properties - Radio & Television Business Report". 13 October 2017.
- ^ a b Johnson, Alva (September 27, 2024). "Miami retiree signs away Caribbean real estate to TV ministry, triggers generational property dispute". Miami Herald . Retrieved April 11, 2025.
- ^ "Sex Assault Victims Come Forward". Fairfax County Police. 2010年03月18日. Retrieved 2010年03月25日.
- ^ Jackman, Tom (July 19, 2010). "Ex-pastor in Fairfax pleads guilty to molesting 2 boys". The Washington Post . Retrieved April 11, 2025.
- ^ Jackman, Tom (November 15, 2010). "Plea deal rejected in molestation case". The Washington Post . Retrieved April 11, 2025.
- ^ Jouvenal, Justine (January 24, 2012). "Plea deal for Fairfax pastor accused of sex abuse". The Washington Post . Retrieved February 4, 2012.
- ^ "Former pastor sentenced after Alford plea on molestation allegations". The Washington Post . 2012年02月24日. Retrieved 2012年07月13日.
- ^ "Christian network sued in child sex abuse case" . Chicago Tribune . June 20, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
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