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| Type | Religious broadcasting |
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| Availability | National, broadcast worldwide |
Official website | http://tlnmedia.com |
Total Living Network (TLN) is a religious broadcasting channel based inAurora, Illinois.[1]
TLN operates two feeds, one for theChicago metropolitan area and carried mainly onComcast/Xfinity digital cable systems in that area with a schedule customized for theCentral Time Zone, and the other ("TLN West") for theWestern United States with a limited number ofterrestrial over-the-air affiliates and customized for thePacific Time Zone. Both feeds carry the same programs, with slight differences in scheduling times.
TLN is a continuation of the former Christian Communications of Chicagoland, which owned WCFC-TV (channel 38) from 1976 until 1998, when the organization sold that station toPaxson Communications to become today'sWCPX-TV, now carryingIon Television, along withKTLN-TV (channel 68) from 1998 until 2019 in theSan Francisco Bay Area, and WCFC-CD (channel 51) from 1986 until 2008, which extended WCFC-TV's signal into theRockford area. TLN Media is currently broadcast onKQSL.[1]
In both feeds, TLN carries lifestyle-oriented Christiantelevangelism,infomercials, and a limited number of secular lifestyle programs.
Programs include:
TLN is also involved in the production of original specials, such asThe Da Vinci Code Deception. Much of TLN's programming consists oftelevangelism from outside providers that are distributed on numerous other televangelism networks, includingEnjoying Everyday Life withJoyce Meyer,In Touch Ministries withCharles Stanley,Sid Roth's It's Supernatural!,The 700 Club,Joseph Prince, and numerous others.
The network airs a limited amount of syndicated secular programming, includingSmall Town Big Deal,Real Life 101 (to meetE/I mandates),P. Allen Smith Gardens,Lindner's Fishing Edge andBusiness First AM. The remainder of the program time is paid programming.