KTO (TV channel)
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| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Language | French |
| History | |
| Launched | December 13, 1999 |
| Founder | Jean-Marie Lustiger Jean-Michel Di Falco |
| Links | |
| Website | KTO TV |
KTO is a French-language Catholic television channel. It is broadcast in France, Belgium, and Switzerland, as well as francophone countries in the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa.[1]
The channel was founded in 1999 by Jean-Marie Lustiger, who served as the Archbishop of Paris from 1981 to 2005. It is privately funded by 250,000 donors.[1]
Programs have included documentaries about the Vatican and Christians in Iraq,[2][3][4] as well as funny skits.[5]
On 15 June 2019 KTO broadcast the first service live from Notre-Dame (in Paris) since the fire.[6][7]
