Eternal Word Television Network

E116503

Catholic television network nonprofit organization religious media organization television channel

Eternal Word Television Network is a global Catholic television and media network founded by Mother Angelica that broadcasts religious programming, including Masses, devotions, and catechesis.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
EWTN Asia-Pacific	2
Eternal Word Television Network canonical	2
EWTN	1
EWTN Africa	1
EWTN Español	1
EWTN HD	1
EWTN Live	1
EWTN News	1
EWTN Online	1
EWTN Radio	1
EWTN UK	1
EWTN studios	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T980221 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Eternal Word Television Network
Context triple: [Irondale, Alabama, hasMediaOrganization, Eternal Word Television Network]

A. Omni Television
Omni Television is a Canadian multilingual television network known for broadcasting programming in a wide range of languages to serve diverse ethnic communities.
B. El Rey Network
El Rey Network is an English-language American cable television channel known for its grindhouse-style action, cult films, and genre programming aimed at Latino and multicultural audiences, created by filmmaker Robert Rodriguez.
C. Iglesia ni Cristo
Iglesia ni Cristo is an independent Christian church that originated in the Philippines, known for its centralized leadership, strict discipline, and distinctive doctrines and worship practices.
D. ReFrame Ministries
ReFrame Ministries is a global Christian media organization that produces and distributes faith-based content and resources, historically connected with the Christian Reformed Church in North America.
E. TV5 Network
TV5 Network is a major Philippine television and media company known for its free-to-air channel TV5 and various entertainment, news, and sports programming.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Eternal Word Television Network
Target entity description: Eternal Word Television Network is a global Catholic television and media network founded by Mother Angelica that broadcasts religious programming, including Masses, devotions, and catechesis.

A. Omni Television
Omni Television is a Canadian multilingual television network known for broadcasting programming in a wide range of languages to serve diverse ethnic communities.
B. El Rey Network
El Rey Network is an English-language American cable television channel known for its grindhouse-style action, cult films, and genre programming aimed at Latino and multicultural audiences, created by filmmaker Robert Rodriguez.
C. Iglesia ni Cristo
Iglesia ni Cristo is an independent Christian church that originated in the Philippines, known for its centralized leadership, strict discipline, and distinctive doctrines and worship practices.
D. ReFrame Ministries
ReFrame Ministries is a global Christian media organization that produces and distributes faith-based content and resources, historically connected with the Christian Reformed Church in North America.
E. TV5 Network
TV5 Network is a major Philippine television and media company known for its free-to-air channel TV5 and various entertainment, news, and sports programming.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic television network ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ religious media organization ⓘ television channel ⓘ
broadcastArea	worldwide ⓘ
broadcastsFrom	Irondale, Alabama ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
foundedBy	Mother Angelica ⓘ
founder	Mother Angelica ⓘ
genre	religious broadcasting ⓘ
hasPart	EWTN Global Catholic Network ⓘ surface form: EWTN Africa Eternal Word Television Network self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: EWTN Asia-Pacific EWTN Global Catholic Network ⓘ surface form: EWTN Deutschland EWTN Global Catholic Network ⓘ surface form: EWTN Español EWTN Global Catholic Network ⓘ surface form: EWTN News EWTN Global Catholic Network ⓘ surface form: EWTN Radio EWTN Global Catholic Network ⓘ surface form: EWTN UK
headquartersLocation	Birmingham–Hoover metropolitan area ⓘ surface form: Birmingham, Alabama metropolitan area Irondale, Alabama ⓘ
inception	1981 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalForm	nonprofit ⓘ
motto	EWTN Global Catholic Network ⓘ surface form: The Global Catholic Network
namedAfter	Eternal Word ⓘ
networkType	cable television network ⓘ online streaming service ⓘ radio network ⓘ satellite television network ⓘ
owner	EWTN Global Catholic Network ⓘ
programmingIncludes	Catholic Mass ⓘ Catholic news programs ⓘ Catholic talk shows ⓘ Eucharistic adoration ⓘ catechesis programs ⓘ children's religious programming ⓘ devotional programs ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church
startDate	1981-08-15 ⓘ
subjectFocus	Catholic catechesis ⓘ Catholic devotions ⓘ Catholic liturgy ⓘ Catholic theology ⓘ pro-life issues ⓘ
website	https://www.ewtn.com ⓘ

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Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Irondale, Alabama → hasMediaOrganization → Eternal Word Television Network ⓘ

Irondale, Alabama → hasLandmark → Eternal Word Television Network ⓘ

this entity surface form: EWTN studios

Irondale, Alabama → hasReligiousOrganization → Eternal Word Television Network ⓘ

Eternal Word Television Network → hasPart → Eternal Word Television Network self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: EWTN Asia-Pacific

EWTN Global Catholic Network → shortName → Eternal Word Television Network ⓘ

this entity surface form: EWTN

EWTN Global Catholic Network → hasService → Eternal Word Television Network ⓘ

this entity surface form: EWTN Radio

EWTN Global Catholic Network → hasService → Eternal Word Television Network ⓘ

this entity surface form: EWTN News

EWTN Global Catholic Network → hasService → Eternal Word Television Network ⓘ

this entity surface form: EWTN Online