American religious broadcast network
Television channel
Tri-State Christian Television, Inc. ,doing business as TCT Network andTCT Ministries (formerlyTotal Christian Television ), is areligious television network in theUnited States . The network was founded in May 1977 by spouses Garth and Tina Coonce.[ 1]
TCT Network includes traditionaltelevangelism ,talk shows , children-oriented programming such asTCT Kids E/I mandates),Southern gospel music, and feature films withChristian themes. TCT has an international service,TCT World , which broadcasts in over 170 countries.[ 2]
From the mid-1980s to 2007, TCT was an affiliate of theTrinity Broadcasting Network . The network currently maintains a relationship with theChristian Broadcasting Network , airing that network's flagship programThe 700 Club
In June 2018, TCT ended local operations at all of its owned-and-operated stations, consolidating all of its stations into a single national feed.[ 3] Federal Communications Commission lifted its Main Studio Rule, which had required broadcast stations to have a local studio.
Television network affiliates [ edit ] WFBD channel 48,Destin, Florida /Mobile, Alabama WBIH channel 29,Selma /Montgomery, Alabama KDOC-TV channel 56,Anaheim /Los Angeles, California KTNC-TV channel 42,Concord /San Francisco, California KAIL channel 7,Fresno, California WIGL-LD channel 38,Athens /Atlanta, Georgia WSCG channel 34,Baxley /Savannah, Georgia KXTF channel 35,Twin Falls, Idaho WTCT channel 27,Marion, Illinois (Flagship station ) WINM channel 12,Angola, Indiana KDMI channel 19,Des Moines, Iowa KWKB channel 20,Iowa City, Iowa WTLJ channel 54,Muskegon /Grand Rapids, Michigan WAQP channel 49,Saginaw /Flint, Michigan KONC channel 7,Alexandria, Minnesota KCWV Channel 27,Duluth, Minnesota WFXW channel 15,Greenville, Mississippi WWJX Channel 23,Jackson, Mississippi WNYB channel 26,Jamestown /Buffalo, New York WLXI-TV channel 43,Greensboro, North Carolina WRAY-TV channel 30,Wake Forest /Raleigh /Durham, North Carolina WRLM channel 47,Canton /Akron /Cleveland, Ohio WACP channel 4,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania /Atlantic City, New Jersey KTTW channel 7,Sioux Falls, South Dakota WTWV channel 23,Memphis, Tennessee WWTW channel 34,Senatobia, Mississippi KPNZ channel 24,Salt Lake City, Utah KBCB channel 24,Bellingham, Washington /Vancouver, British Columbia KZTN-LD channel 20.2,Boise, Idaho (owned by Celebration Praise, LLC) WDWO-CD channel 18.4,Detroit, Michigan (owned byHC2 Holdings ) WLNM-LD channel 27.7,Lansing, Michigan (owned byGray Television ; former O&O repeater of WAQP) K36NN-D channel 38.1,West Plains, Missouri (part-time affiliation; owned by Promised Land Ministries) WOCB-CD channel 39.1,Marion, Ohio (owned by Central Ohio Association of Christian Broadcasters) WGTB-CD channel 28.1,Charlotte, North Carolina (part-time affiliation, owned by Word of God Broadcasting Network[ 4] KPLE-CD channel 31.1,Killeen, Texas (owned by Killeen Christian Broadcasting Corporation) Former TCT-owned or affiliated stations [ edit ] W23EM-D channel 23.1,Ceiba, Puerto Rico (now translator ofWCCV-TV )WBNF-CD channel 15.1,Buffalo, New York (repeater of WNYB, now owned by HME Equity Fund II and operating as a Spanish Catholic station) WDYR-CD channel 33,Dyersburg, Tennessee (now defunct)WJFB channel 44.6,Lebanon /Nashville, Tennessee (affiliation discontinued on November 11, 2020, after a change in ownership.)WMDV-LD channel 44,Danville, Virginia (now an independent station)
Major Public Specialty
Domestic news International news Weather Sports Minority
Reality and lifestyle Music Legal & true crime Classic Films Comedy Westerns Drama & action Niche & genre Religious Home shopping
Major commercial Minor commercial Public Unlaunched proposals Specialty
News Sports Home shopping Music
c - Now cable-only,i - Now internet-only
Major domestic Minor domestic Major imported Religious Specialty Cine Mexicano Tele N MiCasa Network Mira TV ¡Sorpresa! TeLe-Romántica Defunct
TBN Networks English
Spanish French Defunct
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