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{{short description|Religious independent TV station in Grundy, Virginia}}
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{{Infobox television station
| callsign = WLFG
| city = Grundy, Virginia
| logo = Lftv.jpg
| logo_size = 175px
| branding = LFTV: Living Faith Television
| analog =
| digital = 14 (]), shared with WAGV
| virtual = 68
| translators =
| affiliations = {{ubl|'''68.1:''' ] ]|''for others, see {{section link||Subchannels}}''}}
| network =
| country = United States
| founded =
| airdate = {{start date and age|1995|1|2|p=y}}
| last_airdate =
| location = {{ubl|]–]|]–]–|]}}
| callsign_meaning = Living Faith Grundy
| former_callsigns =
| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analog:''' 68 (UHF, 1995–2007)|'''Digital:''' 49 (UHF, 2003–2019)}}
| owner = Living Faith Ministries, Inc.
| licensee =
| sister_stations =
| former_affiliations =
| erp = {{ubl|''']1:''' 479 kW|'''DTS2:''' 0.1 kW}}
| haat = {{ubl|'''DTS1:''' {{convert|662|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}|'''DTS2:''' {{convert|482|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}}}
| class =
| facility_id = 37808
| coordinates = {{ubl|'''DTS1:''' {{coord|36|49|47.3|N|82|4|44.4|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}|'''DTS2:''' {{coord|36|48|0.3|N|83|22|35.6|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}}}
| licensing_authority = ]
| website = {{URL|http://livingfaithtv.com/}}
}}


'''WLFG''' (channel 68) is a ] ] licensed to ], United States, serving the ] area of ] and northeastern ]. The station is owned by ]–based Living Faith Television. WLFG broadcasts from a two-site ], with transmitters near ], and ].
{{Infobox_Broadcast |
call_letters = WLFG / WAGV / WLFB|
station_logo = ]|
station_slogan = |
station_branding = LFTV:Living Faith Television|
analog = WLFG: 68 (])<br>WAGV: 44 (])<br> WLFB: 40 (])|
digital = WLFG: 49 (])<br>WAGV: 51 (])<br> WLFB: 14 (])|
affiliations = religious independent|
location = '''WLFG:''' ]<br>'''WAGV:''' ]<br> '''WLFB:''' ]|
callsign_meaning = WLFG: '''W''' '''L'''iving '''F'''aith '''G'''rundy<br>WLFB: '''W''' '''L'''iving '''F'''aith '''B'''luefield WAGV: '''W'''e '''A'''ll '''G'''ot '''V'''isions of God.|
owner = Living Faith Ministries, Inc.|
founded = ], ]|
former_callsigns = |
former_affiliations |
effective_radiated_power = |
homepage =|}}


The station's programming is relayed on two ]: WAGV (channel 68) in Harlan (which shares transmitter facilities with WLFG) and WLFB (channel 40) in ] (with transmitter atop East River Mountain, south of ]). WAGV was the first to broadcast exclusively in digital following a malfunction at its analog transmitter.<ref name="Form 387">{{cite web|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getattachment_exh.cgi?exhibit_id=730296&formid=387&q_num=5020|title=FCC Form 387, Exhibit 3: Updated DTV Status Report|date=February 9, 2009|publisher=FCC Database|access-date=March 12, 2009}}</ref>
'''WLFG''' is a religious station in the mountains of southwestern Virginia, licensed in ] and owned by Living Faith Ministries in ]. WLFG operates on channel 68 analog, channel 49 digital.


==History==
WLFG also owns and operates two satellites, '''WAGV''' channel 44 in ] and '''WLFB''' channel 40 in ].
Living Faith Television was founded by The Reverend Buford Smith who stated that God had given him a vision to build a TV station in Virginia.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} The station grew from the original station in Grundy to include the other two transmitters.


Rev. Smith was pastor of Tookland Pentecostal Church in Grundy until his death in May 2003. His son, Michael Smith, was president of the station until Buford Smith's death, when he became president and CEO of Living Faith Television.
WLFG programming can also be seen in the ] area on '''W14CX''' channel 14 in ], a repeater owned by the ].


Tookland Pentecostal Church was a major financier when the station was founded; it broke most of its ties with the station after it declared its independence in 2006.
==History==

Living Faith Television (LFTV) began on ], ] as they signed on for ''WLFG-TV'' Channel 68 in ]. 3 years later on ], ] '''WAGV-TV'' Channel 43 in ] & 6 years Later on ], ] '''WLFB-TV'' Channel 40 signed on in ]. In ] WAGV-TV Changed the channel from Ch. 43 to Ch. 44 & on ], ] The 2 Stations (including WLFG-TV) are simulcasted together for the 1st Time and in ] WLFB-TV became the 3rd station to join the 2 stations became all 3 stations in the 5-State Area became The "LIVING FAITH TELEVISION" Network (LFTV). From ] to the present time, LFTV bringing on the digital stations to signed on each 1 to all 3 HDTV stations: WLFG-DTV 49, WAGV-DTV 51 & WLFB-DTV 14 are going to take control of each 1 of these 3 stations to used telecast religious shows, cartoons, sitcoms, talk shows & many more. Through Local, Regional & National Shows that broadcast on LFTV and launched their own website in ] and finally the 4th & Last TV station to join (LFTV) is '''W14CX''' Channel 14 in ]-] as an instant repeater.
Living Faith Television is now under the control of its ], with Mike Smith as president and CEO and wife Lisa Smith as CFO. Other personalities are Mary Smith (wife of the late Buford Smith), Laverne Tripp and Fred Schmidt, among others.

==Programming==
The station's programming consists mostly of content by other ministries that purchase air time, along with some ]s. Original programming is spread throughout the broadcast day by the flagship program ''Living Faith Now!'' (formerly ''From These Hills''), along with ''Sing Time'', Fred Schmidt, and ''Life Begins at Calvary,'' a program produced by Calvary Church of the Tri-Cities, and other programs.

==Technical information==
===Subchannels===
The station's signal is ]:
{| class="wikitable"
|+Subchannels of WLFG<ref>{{Cite web |title=RabbitEars TV Query for WLFG |url=https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WLFG |access-date=January 26, 2024 |website=]}}</ref>
! scope = "col" | ]
! scope = "col" | ]
! scope = "col" | ]
! scope = "col" | Short name
! scope = "col" | Programming
|-
! scope = "row" | 68.1
| rowspan=13|] || ] || WLFG-DT || Main WLFG programming
|-
! scope = "row" | 68.2
| ] || Defy || ]
|-
! scope = "row" | 68.3
| rowspan=2|4:3 || ION || ]
|-
! scope = "row" | 68.4
| TruReal ||
|-
! scope = "row" | 68.5
| 16:9 || GEB || ]
|-
! scope = "row" | 68.6
| 4:3 || Buzzr || ]
|-
! scope = "row" | 68.7
| rowspan=2|16:9 || QVC || ]
|-
! scope = "row" | 68.8
| Quest || ]
|-
! scope = "row" | 68.9
| 4:3 || Twist || ]
|-
! scope = "row" | 68.10
| 16:9 || Decades || ]
|-
! scope = "row" | 68.11
| rowspan=2|4:3 || GetTv || ]
|-
! scope = "row" | 68.12
| || ]
|-
! scope = "row" | 68.13
| 16:9 || TheGrio || ]
|}

===Analog-to-digital conversion===
WLFG shut down its analog signal, over ] channel 68, in May 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Public Attachmatch |url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-07-2236A1.pdf}}</ref> The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 49,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |title=DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds |access-date=March 24, 2012}}</ref> using ] 68.

==Satellite stations==
{| class="wikitable"
! Station
! ]
! ]<br />''(] / ])''
! First air date
! ]
! ]
! ]
! Transmitter coordinates
! Public license information
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| '''WAGV'''
| ]
| 14 (])<br />{{small|(shared with WLFG)}}<br />68
| {{start date and age|1999|8|p=y}}<br />{{small|(on ] channel 44)}}
| '''DTS1:''' 479&nbsp;kW<br />'''DTS2:''' 0.1&nbsp;kW
| '''DTS1:''' {{convert|662|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}<br />'''DTS2:''' {{convert|482|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| 37809
| '''DTS1:'''<br />{{nowrap|{{coord|36|49|47.3|N|82|4|44.4|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}}}<br />'''DTS2:'''<br />{{nowrap|{{coord|36|48|0.3|N|83|22|35.6|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}}}
| {{FCC-TV-Station-profile|WAGV|Public file}}<br />{{FCC-LMS-Facility|37809|3=LMS}}
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
| '''WLFB'''
| ]
| 25 (UHF)<br />40
| {{start date and age|2000|11|2|p=y}}
| {{nowrap|300 kW (])}}<br />{{nowrap|734 kW (CP)}}
| {{convert|411.8|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} (STA)<br />{{convert|399|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} (CP)
| 37806
| {{coord|37|13|12.3|N|81|15|19|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=WLFB}}
| {{FCC-TV-Station-profile|WLFB|Public file}}<br />{{FCC-LMS-Facility|37806|3=LMS}}
|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
|}

==References==
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==External links== ==External links==
* {{official website|http://livingfaithtv.com/}}
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*{{TVQ|WLFG}}
*{{TVQ|WAGV}}
*{{TVQ|WLFB}}
*{{TVQ|W14CX}}


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WLFG
CityGrundy, Virginia
Channels
BrandingLFTV: Living Faith Television
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerLiving Faith Ministries, Inc.
History
First air dateJanuary 2, 1995 (29 years ago) (1995-01-02)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 68 (UHF, 1995–2007)
  • Digital: 49 (UHF, 2003–2019)
Call sign meaningLiving Faith Grundy
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID37808
ERP
  • DTS1: 479 kW
  • DTS2: 0.1 kW
HAAT
  • DTS1: 662 m (2,172 ft)
  • DTS2: 482 m (1,581 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
Links
Public license information
Websitelivingfaithtv.com

WLFG (channel 68) is a religious independent station licensed to Grundy, Virginia, United States, serving the Tri-Cities area of southwestern Virginia and northeastern Tennessee. The station is owned by Abingdon, Virginia–based Living Faith Television. WLFG broadcasts from a two-site distributed transmission system, with transmitters near Hansonville, Virginia, and Harlan, Kentucky.

The station's programming is relayed on two satellite stations: WAGV (channel 68) in Harlan (which shares transmitter facilities with WLFG) and WLFB (channel 40) in Bluefield, West Virginia (with transmitter atop East River Mountain, south of Bluefield, Virginia). WAGV was the first to broadcast exclusively in digital following a malfunction at its analog transmitter.

History

Living Faith Television was founded by The Reverend Buford Smith who stated that God had given him a vision to build a TV station in Virginia. The station grew from the original station in Grundy to include the other two transmitters.

Rev. Smith was pastor of Tookland Pentecostal Church in Grundy until his death in May 2003. His son, Michael Smith, was president of the station until Buford Smith's death, when he became president and CEO of Living Faith Television.

Tookland Pentecostal Church was a major financier when the station was founded; it broke most of its ties with the station after it declared its independence in 2006.

Living Faith Television is now under the control of its board of directors, with Mike Smith as president and CEO and wife Lisa Smith as CFO. Other personalities are Mary Smith (wife of the late Buford Smith), Laverne Tripp and Fred Schmidt, among others.

Programming

The station's programming consists mostly of content by other ministries that purchase air time, along with some infomercials. Original programming is spread throughout the broadcast day by the flagship program Living Faith Now! (formerly From These Hills), along with Sing Time, Fred Schmidt, and Life Begins at Calvary, a program produced by Calvary Church of the Tri-Cities, and other programs.

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WLFG
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
68.1 480i 4:3 WLFG-DT Main WLFG programming
68.2 16:9 Defy Defy TV
68.3 4:3 ION Ion Television
68.4 TruReal
68.5 16:9 GEB GEB Network
68.6 4:3 Buzzr Buzzr
68.7 16:9 QVC QVC
68.8 Quest Quest
68.9 4:3 Twist Twist
68.10 16:9 Decades Catchy Comedy
68.11 4:3 GetTv getTV
68.12 Scripps News
68.13 16:9 TheGrio TheGrio

Analog-to-digital conversion

WLFG shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 68, in May 2007. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 49, using virtual channel 68.

Satellite stations

Station City of license Channels
(RF / VC) 		First air date ERP HAAT Facility ID Transmitter coordinates Public license information
WAGV Harlan, Kentucky 14 (UHF)
(shared with WLFG)
68 		August 1999 (25 years ago) (1999-08)
(on analog channel 44) 		DTS1: 479 kW
DTS2: 0.1 kW 		DTS1: 662 m (2,172 ft)
DTS2: 482 m (1,581 ft) 		37809 DTS1:
36°49′47.3″N 82°4′44.4″W / 36.829806°N 82.079000°W / 36.829806; -82.079000
DTS2:
36°48′0.3″N 83°22′35.6″W / 36.800083°N 83.376556°W / 36.800083; -83.376556 		Public file
LMS
WLFB Bluefield, West Virginia 25 (UHF)
40 		November 2, 2000 (24 years ago) (2000-11-02) 300 kW (STA)
734 kW (CP) 		411.8 m (1,351 ft) (STA)
399 m (1,309 ft) (CP) 		37806 37°13′12.3″N 81°15′19″W / 37.220083°N 81.25528°W / 37.220083; -81.25528 (WLFB) Public file
LMS

References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WLFG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "FCC Form 387, Exhibit 3: Updated DTV Status Report". FCC Database. February 9, 2009. Retrieved March 12, 2009.
  3. "RabbitEars TV Query for WLFG". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  4. "Public Attachmatch" (PDF).
  5. "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Retrieved March 24, 2012.

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