The Stimme der Hoffnung Media Center in Alsbach, Germany, has successfully completed the development of the iPhone App (applications for iPhone and iPod Touch by Apple). An App is a program which can be installed on a mobile phone, making it possible for the iPhone and iPod owner to watch the Hope Channel programs anytime and anywhere. All information related to the time zone of the respective mobile phone is displayed automatically.
Hope Channel is the first German TV station releasing an iPhone App. The app is programmed to receive several channels and was presented by its developers at the Church world conference in Atlanta, USA, in June 2010. It is available from the app store for the price of only Euro 0.99 (itunes.com/apps/hopechannel) and permits the free reception of the Hope Channel in German as well as in other languages.
In early 2009, Hope Channel received the required licenses from the Hesse State Office for Private Broadcasting and New Media (LPR), and from the Commission for the Evaluation of Concentration in the Media (KEK) as a 24/7 TV station. Hope Channel programs can be received free of charge via ASTRA satellite, some cable networks and the Internet.
