Smile (TV network)

"Smile of a Child" redirects here. For the 1911 film, see The Smile of a Child.
This article is about the defunct children's television channel owned by the Trinity Broadcasting Network. For the unrelated television channel in Greece, see Smile TV (Greece).

Smile TV
Final logo used from January 1, 2017 to January 12, 2025
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaNationwide
HeadquartersGarland, Texas
Programming
LanguageEnglish
Picture format480i SDTV
Ownership
OwnerTrinity Broadcasting Network
History
LaunchedDecember 24, 2005 (2005-12-24)
ClosedJanuary 12, 2025 (2025-01-12)
Replaced by
Former namesSmile of a Child (2005–2016)
Links
Websitesmileofachildtv.org (archived January 2017.)

Smile (shortened from its former name of Smile of a Child) was an American Christian free-to-air television network owned and operated by the Trinity Broadcasting Network. The network was aimed at children aged 2–12 and offered a mixture of children's religious and family-oriented programming. The network was founded as the television branch of TBN's Smile of a Child ministry, created by TBN co-founder Jan Crouch.

Smile was also available on pay-TV providers, which usually carried it in a company with TBN's other networks, in addition to worldwide satellite and streaming availability. In addition, the parent network TBN carried a "Smile" block on Saturday mornings.

The channel closed on January 12, 2025, with all of its programming being moved to the TBN-operated streaming platform Yippee TV.

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