By the end of 2016, Lumen TV, Zambia’s first national television station, will start airing its programs. Just a few months from now, this sub-Saharan country will fulfill the long-held dream of its Local Church to launch a broadcasting station powerful enough to reach the whole country.
In fact, it was during the first African Synod in 1994 that the Zambian bishops began to reflect on the use of the means of mass communication for evangelization, focusing above all on the radio. The result was the creation of a series of diocesan radio stations which up until now have been the most efficacious way of proclaiming the Gospel and forming the faithful.
With the advent of Lumen TV, all Zambians will have access not only to strictly religious programs but also to information and to educational programs aimed at social development (for example, health care). Practically speaking, Lumen TV Zambia is an extension of activities the Local Church has already been carrying out for years in the country.