• Broadcast now extends to more than 17 countries

The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square will present a special broadcast of “Music and the Spoken Word” on Sunday, April 19, 2026, marking a significant expansion of the weekly broadcast’s reach across Africa.

The special episode, titled “The Joy We Share,” will air live on television networks in more than a dozen African countries, with additional distribution internationally. This will expand the reach of the program to an anticipated African audience of approximately 8 million people across the continent.

Elder Isaac K. Morrison, Second Counselor in the Africa West Area Presidency, said, “Music is such an important part of how we worship as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The gospel of Jesus Christ is joyful, hopeful, and filled with light. The music of the Choir is joyful, and we are so excited to be able to share this sacred music with our friends and neighbors across all of Africa. Our hope is that as people listen, they will feel hope, feel peace and feel the love of the Savior in their hearts.”

The “Music and the Spoken Word” weekly broadcast will originate from the Salt Lake Tabernacle at Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, at its regular time of 9:30 a.m. MDT. Special pre- and post-broadcast programming on April 19 in the Tabernacle will include performances by members of the St. Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and members of the Parley’s Creek Branch (Swahili speaking) of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This special program will include brief messages from Church leaders with connections to Africa.

Doors to the Tabernacle will open at 8:15 a.m. MDT. The special programming and broadcast will be available from 9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. MDT, both in person and on Facebook Live. For additional information, visit TabChoir.org/Africa.

About the Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra

The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square is a world-renowned, 360-member, all-volunteer choir known for its weekly broadcast, “Music and the Spoken Word,” which has aired more than 5,000 episodes. Now in its 97th year, the program is the longest-running continuous network broadcast in history.

The Orchestra at Temple Square is a 200-member, all-volunteer symphony orchestra organized in 1999 to accompany The Tabernacle Choir and its affiliated ensembles. Together, the Choir and Orchestra share their music and faith with audiences worldwide.

Live Broadcast Schedule by Station

TVA-TV (Televisão Africa) — Praia, Cape Verde — 2:30 p.m. CVT
(Portuguese; also reaches Angola, Mozambique and Guinea)

GH One — Accra, Ghana — 3:30 p.m. GMT

Channels Television — Lagos, Nigeria — 4:30 p.m. WAT

NTV — Nairobi, Kenya — 6:30 p.m. EAT

NBS — Kampala, Uganda — 6:30 p.m. EAT

Balaguru TV — Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — 6:30 p.m. EAT

Buja Media — Bujumbura, Burundi — 5:30 p.m. CAT

BT Media — Yaoundé, Cameroon — 4:30 p.m. WAT

B-One TV — Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo — 4:30 p.m. WAT

DRTV Congo — Brazzaville, Republic of Congo — 4:30 p.m. WAT

RBA-TV — Kigali, Rwanda — 5:30 p.m. CAT

Cape Town TV — Cape Town, South Africa (nationwide) — 5:30 p.m. SAST

Channel Ten Plus — Dar es Salaam, Tanzania — 6:30 p.m. EAT

ZTN-TV – Harare, Zimbabwe – 5:30 p.m. CAT

Tape-Delayed Broadcast

SABC-TV — Johannesburg, South Africa (nationwide + additional African countries) — Sunday, April 26, 2026, at 9 a.m. SAST (one-week tape delay)