Christian Television Network
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Type | television network |
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Branding | Christian Television Network |
Country | United States |
Availability | United States, worldwide (not available in all markets or regions) |
Launch date | 1979 |
Official website | http://www.ctnonline.com/ |
Christian Television Network (CTN) is a non-profit broadcast television network of small owned-and-operated stations (O&O) that broadcasts religious programmin]. It is based in Largo, Florida (with a mailing address of Clearwater), and the flagship station is WCLF channel 22, which signed on the air in the Tampa Bay region in 1979. It is now available on DirecTV channel 376 and Dish Network channel 267/9399. It was founded by Robert D'Andrea, who still remains the president to this day.
In addition to the main network, CTN also operates CTNi, a Spanish-language Christian network; and LifeStyle Family TV, which offers entertainment programming with a Christian slant. These services are available as subchannels on most CTN stations.
Stations (by callsign)
All stations are owned and operated by CTN unless specified. Stations indicated by two plus signs ("++") are stations that were signed on by CTN or a CTN subsidiary.
CTN's Puerto Rico outlets are owned by Senda Educational Broadcasting, a subsidiary of CTN.
Call letters | Channel | City and state | Notes |
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WCLF ++ | 22 | Clearwater/Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida | flagship station |
KFXB-TV | 40 | Dubuque/Cedar Rapids/Iowa City/Waterloo, Iowa | Was Fox until 2004 |
WYBU-CD | 16 | Columbus, Georgia | Formerly WCGT |
WFGC | 61 | West Palm Beach, Florida | |
WGNM | 45 | Macon, Georgia | Carried UPN along with CTN until September 2006 |
WHBR ++ | 33 | Pensacola, Florida/Mobile, Alabama | |
WHTN | 39 | Murfreesboro/Nashville, Tennessee | |
WSJN-CD | 20 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Owned by Senda Educational Broadcasting, operated by CTN |
WVQS-LD | 50 | Isabel Segunda, Puerto Rico | Owned by Senda Educational Broadcasting, operated by CTN |
WQSJ-CD | 48 | Quebradillas, Puerto Rico | Satellite of WSJN-CD |
WELU | 32 | Aguadilla, Puerto Rico | Owned by Senda Educational Broadcasting, operated by CTN |
WUSP-LD | 25 | Ponce, Puerto Rico | Daystar affiliate owned by Senda, operated by CTN |
W50EN-D | 50 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | TBN station owned by Senda, operated by CTN |
WLCN-CD | 18 | Charleston, South Carolina | |
WRXY-TV ++ | 49 | Fort Myers, Florida | |
WVLR ++ | 48 | Knoxville, Tennessee | |
WVUP-CD ++ | 45 | Tallahassee, Florida | |
WTJR | 16 | Quincy, Illinois | |
KNLJ | 25 | Jefferson City, Missouri | |
WLCF-LD | 45 | Decatur, Illinois | |
WEPH ++ | 49 | Tupelo, Mississippi | |
KQCK | 33 | Cheyenne, Wyoming | Owned by Casa Media Partners, LLC, operated by CTN |
KQDK-CD | 39 | Aurora, Colorado | Owned by Casa Media Partners, LLC, operated by CTN |
Former Affiliates (by callsign)
Call letters | Channel | City and state | Current Affiliation |
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WEJC ++ | 20 | Lexington/Winston-Salem/Greensboro/High Point, North Carolina | Now WCWG, a CW affiliate owned by the Lockwood Broadcast Group |
WSWS | 66 | Opelika, Alabama / Columbus, Georgia | Now WLGA, an Antenna TV affiliate owned by CNZ Communications, LLC |
WTGL-TV ++ | 52 | Cocoa / Orlando, Florida | Originally the second station established by CTN; now WHLV-TV, a religious station owned by TBN |
WIRB | 56 | Melbourne / Orlando, Florida | Owned by CTN from 1996-1997, LMA'd to Paxson Communications (now ION Media Networks); bought by Paxson outright in January 1998; now WOPX, an ION Television affiliate |
WKID-TV | 51 | Fort Lauderdale / Miami, Florida | Purchased evening airtime in the late-1970s, before the establishment of WCLF;[1] now WSCV, a Telemundo O&O owned by NBCUniversal |
Note
Until 2011, Detroit, Michigan-based WLPC-LD also used the CTN and Christian Television Network names, but was never affiliated or associated with this network; that station has since renamed itself as The Impact Network.