CMT Competitors

The Recording Industry Association of America® (RIAA) is the trade organization that supports and promotes the creative and financial vitality of the major music companies. Its members comprise the most vibrant record industry in the world, investing in great artists to help them reach their potential and connect to their fans. Nearly 85% of all legitimate recorded music produced and sold in the United States is created, manufactured or distributed by RIAA members. In support of this mission, the RIAA works to protect the intellectual property and First Amendment rights of artists and music labels; conduct consumer, industry and technical research; and monitor and review state and federal laws, regulations and policies. RIAA also certifies Gold®, Platinum®, Multi-Platinum™, Diamond and Los Premios De Oro y Platino™ sales and streaming awards.

Three Angels Broadcasting Network (3ABN) is a 24-hour Christian television and radio network, consisting of nine television channels and five radio channels in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, and French. Known as the “Mending Broken People Network,” we produce programming that reaches people where they hurt, offering real answers from God’s Word, and spiritual nourishment to help them grow. Each hour of every day, our television and radio channels offer sound biblical preaching and teaching, as well as the best guidance on a wide range of health and family topics. In addition, we provide programs that especially target the needs of urban audiences, including Christian money management, parenting, and ex-offender rehabilitation. All this, plus uplifting music, live event coverage, and children’s programming, helps us in proclaiming the three angels’ messages of Revelation 14:6–12. We broadcast our programs to every inhabited continent from our headquarters in southern Illinois through a network of eight satellites, hundreds of television and radio stations, over a thousand cable outlets, and increasingly, through Internet streaming and our mobile device apps. We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit company, and are governed by a Board of Directors who work very hard behind the scenes to ensure we stay true to our mission. We are not owned or operated by any person or outside organization, and neither are we funded by any church or denomination, although many of our employees and volunteers are members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Our “down-home” approach, and the absence of large fundraising efforts or telethons, results in the appreciation and financial support for all of our networks from people of all cultures and backgrounds.

Grand Ole Opry, headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and established in 1925, is a music venue that offers weekly country music stage concerts.