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Middle East Television is a digital satellite channel located in Limassol, Cyprus. Middle East Television exists to promote goodwill, hope and peace to all people throughout the Middle East through entertaining, family oriented, television programs.
Middle East Television, also known as "METV" began broadcasting from South Lebanon on April 10, 1982. Since then, METV has broadcast the finest in family entertainment in order to enrich the lives of the vast viewing audience. Middle East Television has gained the respect of millions of people throughout the region. On June 5th, 1997 Middle East Television launched its 24-hour programming broadcast on satellite. In addition, METV broadcasts on all cable systems in Israel as Channel 24. This increased the potential audience from 11 million to 70 million viewers with a signal that is now reaching the entire Middle East -- from Tehran-Iran in the east, to Benghazi-Libya in the west, and from Ankara-Turkey in the north, to Aswan in South Egypt (a total of 15 countries).
In anticipation of the Israeli decision to pull out of Southern Lebanon, Middle East Television began searching for a new broadcast facility in May 1999. On May 2nd, 2000 Middle East Television completed construction of our new station and began its digital broadcast from the beautiful country of Cyprus.
And now the adventure continues...
 LeSEA Broadcasting has taken a bold step in the Middle East. LeSEA recently learned that METV was for sale. Answering the call in the spirit of the great adventurer for Christ, Dr. Lester Sumrall, LeSEA signed an agreement in April of 2001 to acquire METV and keep it on the air for Christ.
LeSEA Broadcasting has a long history in the Middle East and an abiding love for its people. Dr Lester Sumrall, LeSEA’s late founder, began to lead pilgrimages to the Holy Land in the 1960s. He personally visited Israel more than 100 times. This tradition has continued, with LeSEA Tours hosting an average of 800 visitors to Israel each year. For these accomplishments, Israel’s Tourism Administration has honored LeSEA Tours as an ambassador of international goodwill. Dr. Lester Frank Sumrall: Feb. 15, 1913 - Apr.28,1996 "We started with nothing, we had nothing, we returned with nothing and we desire nothing, but the privilege of proclaiming the glad news that 'Hallelujah, our Lord God Omnipotent Reigneth!' May the Lord be magnified in all things."
"ADVENTURER FOR CHRIST" Lester Sumrall was an adventurer of a different kind. He was a spiritual adventurer, traveling the world proclaiming God’s love for man. "To me it seems that the work of the explorer has been triumphantly finished", he wrote. Our generation is the first with such a marvelous worldwide scope." He fell in love with Israel when he and his young family lived in Jerusalem in1956 during the Sinai War. Later, he returned to the Holy Land , often several times a year, to lead pilgrimages and to write his many study guides and teachings on the Land of the Bible. Dr. Sumrall’s missionary zeal also took him to over 100 nations, and he published more than 100 books. He employed mass media, -radio, television and publications as "tools" for the harvest. He established dozens of churches around the world, most of which are still active today. In 1957, he founded LeSEA (Lester Sumrall Evangelistic Association) - a ministry which has subsequently given birth to 13 television stations, a satellite television ministry, FM radio stations and five shortwave radio stations The shortwave radio outreach covers ninety percent of the world population. LeSEA also operates LeSEA Global Feed the Hungry a humanitarian relief organization distributing food to the needy around the world. Today with LeSEA's Middle East Television, Lester Sumrall's adventure of faith continues under the direction of his son Peter Sumrall.
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