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| Type | Broadcasttelevision network |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Broadcast area | Nationwide viaOTA digital television (covering 21% of the U.S.)[1] |
| Headquarters | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | ValCom Get After It Media |
| History | |
| Launched | December 15, 2008 (as My Family TV) December 2013 (as The Family Channel) |
| Replaced | Faith TV |
| Former names | My Family TV Faith TV |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
The Family Channel is an American general entertainmenttelevision network owned byGet After It Media (formerly Luken Communications and Reach High Media Group), and based inChattanooga, Tennessee.[2][3]
In September 2008, ValCom announced that they would purchase the assets ofFaith TV, relaunching it as a more broadly-distributed family television network.[4] On December 15, 2008, ValCom deal to purchase Faith TV closed and they relaunched Faith TV as My Family TV.[5] On October 1, 2009, ValCom completed the purchase of the network after making its final $250,000 payment.[6]
On March 22, 2011, ValCom announced that My Family TV would become a joint venture with Luken Communications.[2][3] Many of the programs seen on My Family TV, such asRoute 66,Lassie,Highway to Heaven andDaniel Boone also aired on sister networkRTV.
In December 2013, Luken Communications rebranded MyFamilyTV as The Family Channel.[7] "The Family Channel" name was formerly used by the cable channel owned byChristian Broadcasting Network that becameFreeform (now owned by Disney 15 years later) in January 2016; outside of some sharedpublic domain programming once aired in the CBN/Family Channel era of Freeform, the two networks have no relation to each other.