WLFG is a religious station in the mountains of southwestern Virginia, licensed in Grundy, Virginia and owned by Living Faith Ministries in Abingdon, Virginia. WLFG operates on channel 49 digitally; until May 2007, WLFG was available on channel 68 analog.
WLFG also owns and operates two satellites, WAGV digital channel 51 (former analog channel 44) in Harlan, Kentucky and WLFB channel 40 in Bluefield, West Virginia. WLFG programming can also be seen in the Knoxville area on W14CX channel 14 in Farragut, Tennessee, a repeater owned by the Three Angels Broadcasting Network. WLFB and W14CX are still available in analog. Due to a malfunction at WAGV's analog transmitter, WAGV is broadcasting exclusively in digital.[1]
In May 2007, WLFG received permission to shut down their analog transmitter on channel 68 and operate as a digital-only station on channel 49.[2]
[edit] Programming
The programing is mostly other ministries that purchase air time, along with some infomercials. Original programing is spread throughout the programing day with the flagship program Living Faith Now! (formerly From These Hills) along with Sing Time, Fred Schmidt, Life Begins at Calvary a program produced by Calvary Church of the Tri-Cities and other programs.
The general audience is middle aged and older. There is no youth programing available and a small amount of children's programing on Saturday mornings to meet the FCC E/I programming requirements.
[edit] History
Living Faith Television was founded by Rev. Buford Smith who claimed 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 3 transmitters.
Rev. Buford 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 to the founding of the station and broke most ties with the station after the station declared its independence in 2006.
Living Faith Television is now under the control the board of Living Faith Television, 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.
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[edit] Out-of-market cable carriage
In recent years, WLFG has been carried by multiple cable systems in North Carolina within the Charlotte media market.[3] According to Zap2it, WLFG has been carried on cable in College Grove, Tennessee, which is within the Nashville market.[4]
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WAZT 10 (Woodstock, Religious Independent) - WFDC 14 (Arlington, Univision) - WXOB 17 (Richmond, Religious) - WEFC 24 (Danville, Independent) - WNVT 30 (Goldvein, MHz Networks) - W39CO 39 (Richmond, TBN) - WMDV 44 (Danville, Independent) -
WRID 48 (Richmond, DS) - WNVC 56 (Fairfax, MHz Networks) - WLFG 68 (Grundy, Religious Independent)
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Louisville market stations:
WLCU-CA 4 (Religious independent, Campbellsville) - WBXV-CA 13 (MTV2, Louisville) - WBNA 21 (ION, Louisville) - WKYI-CD 24 (JTV, Louisville)
Lexington market stations:
WOBZ 9 (A1/JTV, East Bernstadt/London) - W10BM 10 (AMGTV/WHTV, Morehead) - WLJC 65 (TBN, Beattyville) - WUPX 67 (ION, Morehead)
Other markets:
WPBM-LP 31 (FN, Scottsville) - WKAG-CA 43 (A1, Hopkinsville) - WAGV 44 (Religious independent, Harlan) - W54AE 54 (TCT, Paducah) - WTSF 61 (Daystar, Ashland)
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