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| Type | Television network |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Broadcast area | United States, worldwide (not available in all markets or regions) |
| History | |
| Launched | 1979 |
| Founder | Robert D'Andrea |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.ctnonline.com/ |
Christian Television Network, Inc. (CTN) is an American non-profit broadcast television network of small owned-and-operated stations (O&O) that broadcasts religious programming. 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, Dish Network channel 262, and Glorystar channel 117. The channel was started to produce and broadcast programming to teach and encourage Christian living. It was founded by Robert D'Andrea, who died in January 2022.
Program services
CTN operates three channels:
- The main CTN service focuses primarily on televangelism with some alternative medicine infomercials.
- CTNi is also televangelism-based but with all programming in Spanish.
- CTN Lifestyle includes secular syndicated programming (such as Small Town Big Deal, Positively Paula and Ron Hazelton's HouseCalls) along with some Christian talk shows (The 700 Club, AFA Focal Point), movies and Christian-themed entertainment programs.
Stations (by callsign)
All stations are owned and operated by CTN unless specified. A blue background indicates a station signed on by CTN or a CTN subsidiary.
Former affiliates (by callsign)
| Call sign | Channel | City of license / Market | Current Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEJC | 20 | Lexington/Winston-Salem/Greensboro/High Point, NC | The CW affiliate WCWG, owned by Hearst Television |
| WSWS | 66 | Opelika, AL / Columbus, GA | Lx affiliate WGBP-TV, owned by CNZ Communications, LLC |
| WTGL-TV | 52 | Cocoa / Orlando, FL | TBN owned-and-operated WHLV-TV |
| WIRB | 56 | Melbourne / Orlando, FL | Ion Television owned-and-operated WOPX |
| WKID-TV | 51 | Fort Lauderdale / Miami, FL | Telemundo owned-and-operated WSCV |
Note
- Purchased evening airtime in the late-1970s before the establishment of WCLF.
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 Impact Network.
Programming
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- COME HOME with Jen Mallan
- Man 360
- It's Time With Herman and Sharon (also known as It's Time With Herman and Friends)
- You and Me
- Christian Fitness
- Gospel Voice
- Bridges
- Christian Music Countdown
- The Awakening
- Tightline
- Bayfocus
- Real Life
- In The Blink Of An Eye
- Homekeeper's Classics
- Destined 2 Roam
- Generation Now
- We Got Next
References
- "Christian Television Network Inc - GuideStar Profile". www.guidestar.org. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- St. Petersburg Times (Crossroads section): "Nation's Newest Christian TV Station Begins Operations", October 27, 1979.
External links
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- Television channels and stations established in 1979
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