Laudato TV

Laudato TV is a Croatian local television station headquartered in Zagreb, with an additional studio in Split. The station began broadcasting at Christmas 2015 and operates as a Christian-oriented television outlet serving audiences in Croatia. Its programming and institutional identity are associated with Catholic media, placing it within the broader ecosystem of Catholic television channels and religious broadcasting services. The station’s principal offering is television programming rather than a consumer product line. Its output is distributed through broadcast television and supported by the wider Laudato digital presence, including the laudato.hr web portal and an official YouTube channel. The brand’s programming model is centered on Christian and Catholic themes, while its broader media activity includes collaboration with EWTN and other Christian television organizations. These relationships connect Laudato TV with an international network of religious broadcasters while retaining a specifically Croatian editorial and audience focus. Laudato TV has maintained a geographic presence in more than one Croatian media center. Zagreb serves as its base, while the Split studio supports production and regional reach. The station’s launch at Christmas gave it a distinctive religious and seasonal point of entry into the Croatian television market. By 2019, it was reported as the most-viewed local television station in Croatia, indicating substantial audience reach within the local television segment. The brand should be understood primarily as a broadcast-station identity rather than as a general-purpose entertainment brand. Its differentiation comes from its Christian orientation, Catholic media affiliations, Croatian-language local-market focus, and combination of linear television with online video and web publishing. Publicly available reference material provides limited detail about its ownership structure, leadership, financial performance, exact distribution footprint, and programming schedule; those fields are therefore left unspecified.

Laudato TV emerged as a Croatian local television station with a Christian and Catholic editorial orientation. Its broadcasting began at Christmas 2015, establishing the station during a period when religious media organizations were increasingly combining conventional television with websites, online video, and social distribution. From the outset, the station’s identity was linked to Catholic and Christian broadcasting rather than to the general entertainment or commercial local-news categories. Zagreb became the station’s base, and Laudato TV also established a studio in Split. This two-city presence gave the broadcaster a connection to Croatia’s principal capital and media center as well as to the Dalmatian region. The available reference material does not provide a detailed account of the station’s founding organization, ownership, financing, technical distribution, or changes in management, so those aspects cannot be stated reliably. The station’s media activity extends beyond its linear broadcast service. Laudato TV operates in conjunction with the laudato.hr web portal and maintains an official YouTube presence, allowing selected programming and audiovisual material to reach audiences online. It also collaborates with EWTN and other Christian television stations. These relationships place Laudato TV within a wider Catholic and Christian media network, while its broadcast identity and principal market remain Croatian. Audience recognition was significant by 2019. Laudato TV was reported to be the most-viewed local television station in Croatia that year. This distinction indicates that the station had achieved notable visibility in the country’s local television sector, although the available source does not provide audience figures, methodology, or comparative rankings. No subsequent milestones, ownership transactions, leadership changes, major programming launches, regulatory events, or controversies are documented in the supplied reference material. Accordingly, the known history is best characterized by its 2015 launch, development of Zagreb and Split operations, cooperation with Christian broadcasters, and reported audience strength in 2019.

• 2019

  Reported as Croatia’s most-viewed local television station

  [1]Laudato TVen.wikipedia.org

  Laudato TV was reported as the most-viewed local television station in Croatia, marking a notable audience position within the local broadcasting market.

• 2015

  Television broadcasting begins

  [1]Laudato TVen.wikipedia.org

  Laudato TV began television broadcasting at Christmas, launching its Croatian Christian-oriented local television service.

A Croatian Christian and Catholic-oriented local television station combining broadcast programming with digital media distribution.

• Television broadcasting · 2015

  Laudato TV broadcast programming

  The station’s core offering is a Croatian local television service with Christian and Catholic-oriented programming. The broadcast identity distinguishes Laudato TV from general-interest local stations and connects its output to the broader Catholic television sector. Available reference material does not specify individual program titles or a complete schedule.

• Digital media

  Laudato.hr web portal

  The laudato.hr website extends the station’s media presence beyond linear television. It functions as the brand’s official web portal and provides an online point of access to Laudato’s broader publishing and audiovisual activities. The supplied sources do not document its full editorial structure or specific digital services.

• Online video

  Official YouTube channel and video archive

  Laudato TV maintains an official YouTube presence through which its audiovisual output can be distributed online. The channel and associated video archive complement the broadcast service and help make selected content accessible outside scheduled television transmission.

1. 1Laudato TVen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Laudato official websitelaudato.hr