Tri-State Christian Television, Inc.,doing business asTCT Network andTCT Ministries (formerlyTotal Christian Television), is areligioustelevision 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 (used to meetE/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 2011[3] to 2013, TCT operated a Spanish-language sub-channel which was available both online and over the air on TCT stations called La Fuente. This subchannel was ultimately discontinued, but reactivated in August 2014 for a simulcast of the Aramaic Broadcast Network (ABN). It was discontinued no later than 2017.
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.[4] The change came after theFederal Communications Commission lifted its Main Studio Rule, which had required broadcast stations to have a local studio.
