Luntha TV
Malawi’s Catholic television station: daily Mass, news, prayer and church events, live online for free. Watch on YouTube or Facebook on your phone, or on a pay-TV decoder at home.
- Live on YouTube & Facebook
- Daily Mass streamed
- GOtv 807 · StarTimes 474
Quick answer: Open the Luntha TV official YouTube channel (@lunthatv) and tap the Live tab: a programme marked with a red LIVE badge is on now. The same shows go live on the Luntha television Facebook page. It is free; you only pay for data, about 90 MB an hour on the lowest quality. Luntha streams programme by programme, not one nonstop 24-hour feed, so if nothing is live, watch a recent one.
Three ways to watch
Watch Luntha TV live on YouTube
No account is needed to watch. Use the YouTube app or any browser.
Open the official channel
Tap Watch live on YouTube at the top of this guide, or search YouTube for Luntha TV official. The right channel is @lunthatv, with the red Luntha logo.
Skip channels that re-upload Luntha clips. Only the official one streams live.
Tap the Live tab
Under the channel name, swipe the tabs (Home, Videos, Shorts) and tap Live. Our button opens this tab for you.
Pick the stream with the red LIVE badge
A programme that is on now sits at the top with a red LIVE badge. Tap it to watch.
No red badge? Nothing is live right now. Every stream stays below it, newest first, titled like LUNTHA TV || NEWS || 16 OCTOBER 2026, so you can watch one you missed.
Get a reminder for the next one
Tap Subscribe, then the bell, and pick All. YouTube then tells you when Luntha goes live. This part needs a Google account.
Save data: tap the gear icon on the video, then Quality, and pick Data saver or 144p. Mass and talk shows still look fine on a phone at low quality.
Watch Luntha TV live on Facebook
Luntha’s About page says it streams live on both YouTube and Facebook. Its Facebook page is Luntha television, with about 294,000 followers.
Open the Luntha television page
Tap Watch on Facebook at the top of this guide, or search Facebook for Luntha television. Check that the page links to lunthatv.com.
Follow the page
Tap Follow. Live videos from pages you follow show up in your feed, and Facebook can notify you when one starts.
Find live and past videos
When Luntha is live, the video plays at the top of the page with a red LIVE label. Earlier streams are under Videos or Live on the page.
Luntha TV on pay-TV decoders
At home, a decoder uses no mobile data. Luntha lists these channel numbers on its website.
Luntha TV channel numbers
- GOtv: channel 807
- StarTimes: channel 474
- StarSat and TopStar: channel 474
- Zuku: channel 51
- Azam TV: channel 386
- Kiliye Kiliye: channel 007
Channel numbers and packages can change. If Luntha is not on the number above, rescan your decoder or ask your provider which bouquet carries it.
How much data does Luntha TV use online?
Live video uses far more data than radio, and the same hour can cost 90 MB or more than 1 GB depending on quality. These are rounded typical figures for YouTube; Facebook video is similar. A one-hour Mass on Data saver is about the same as six hours of online radio. Ways to make a bundle last: our mobile data guide.
Who runs Luntha TV?
Luntha Television is a Catholic TV station set up by the Montfort Missionaries in 2005, with the motto “Bringing Wisdom into Your Home” (luntha means wisdom in Chichewa). MACRA licenses it as a national broadcaster, and it was officially launched on 5 May 2008.
Its main studio is at Bishop Nervi House in Area 2, Lilongwe, with a second studio in Balaka. It shows Mass and prayer, news and current affairs, sport, church events and development programmes, in English and Chichewa, and works closely with the Episcopal Conference of Malawi. Though Catholic, it says its programmes are for everyone.
- Run by
- Montfort Missionaries
- Studios
- Lilongwe & Balaka
- Launched
- 5 May 2008
- Online
- YouTube & Facebook
Luntha TV FAQ
Is Luntha TV free to watch online?
Yes. YouTube and Facebook are free and need no subscription. You only pay for the data you use.
Is Luntha TV live 24 hours a day online?
No. Online, Luntha streams programme by programme: several times a day, such as Mass, news and church events. Between streams nothing is live, but recent programmes stay on its YouTube Live tab and Facebook page.
What time is Mass on Luntha TV?
Luntha streams a Mass (titled Eucharistic Celebration) every day. In 2024 Vatican News reported the daily live Mass at 6 am. Times change on Sundays and feast days, so subscribe on YouTube to get a notice when it starts.
Can I watch from outside Malawi?
Yes. YouTube and Facebook work anywhere. Malawi is on Central Africa Time (GMT+2), so convert programme times to your own.
Is there an official Luntha TV app or website player?
lunthatv.com has news but no live player, and Luntha does not link an app of its own from its website. Use YouTube or Facebook, and avoid “Malawi TV” apps and channels from other people that re-upload its programmes.
Is Luntha TV the same as Radio Maria Malawi?
No. Both are Catholic, but Radio Maria Malawi is a separate radio station on 91.2 and 91.4 FM. Luntha is television.
