The Family Channel (American TV network, founded 2008)
| Type | Broadcast television network |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Availability | Nationwide via OTA digital television (covering 21% of the U.S.)[1] |
| Owner | ValCom Luken Communications |
Launch date | December 15, 2008 (as My Family TV) December 2013 (as The Family Channel) |
Former names | My Family TV Faith TV |
Official website | www |
| Replaced | Faith TV |
The Family Channel is an American general entertainment television network owned by Luken Communications, and based in Chattanooga, Tennessee.[2][3]
History
In September 2008, ValCom announced that they would purchase the assets of Faith 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] The network had no connections with the similarly-named MyNetworkTV programming service, owned by Fox Television Stations.
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 as Route 66, Lassie, Highway to Heaven and Daniel Boone also aired on sister network RTV.
In December 2013, Luken Communications rebranded MyFamilyTV as The Family Channel.[7] "The Family Channel" name was formerly used by the cable channel owned by Christian Broadcasting Network that became Freeform in January 2016; outside of some shared public domain programming once aired in the CBN/Family Channel era of Freeform, the two networks have no relation to each other.
Affiliates
| City | Station | Virtual channel |
Physical channel |
Owner | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama | |||||
| Birmingham | WSWH-LD | 22.3 | 22 | Luken Communications | |
| Fayette | WSSF-LD | 51.5 | 15 | Ettie Clark | |
| Berry | WSFG-LD | 51.5 | 38 | ||
| Opelika, Alabama | WQMK-LP | 18.2 | 18 | Ben Jordan | |
| Scottsboro | WNAL-LD | 32.1 | 31 | Luken Communications | |
Arizona | |||||
| Lake Havasu City | KLHU-CD | 45.1 | 45 | Jensen Media Group | |
Arkansas | |||||
| Bentonville | K28NT-D | 48.1 | 28 | Victory Communications | |
| Monroe-El Dorado | KCIB-LD | 5.1 | 5 | Immanuel Baptist Church | |
California | |||||
| Fresno | KSDI-LP | 33.2 | 44 | Cocola Broadcasting | |
| Redding | KGEC-LD | 26.3 | 26 | Cooper Communications | |
| San Jose | KAXT-CD | 1.2 | 42 | KAXT LLC | |
Colorado | |||||
| Cortez | K26CI-D | 27.3 | 26 | Southwest Colorado TV Translator Association | |
| Denver | KZDN-LD | 16.5 | 16 | Syncom Media Group | |
Florida | |||||
| Inglis-Yankeetown | WYKE-CD | 47.1 | 47 | Citrus County Association for Retarded Citizens, Inc. | |
| Orlando | WRCF-CD | 29.1 | 35.3 | LocusPoint Networks | |
| WSWF-LD | 10.1 | 45 | Mundial Media Productions | ||
| Miami/Ft. Lauderdale | WBEH-CD | 38.1 | 38 | Prime Time Partners, LLC | |
| St. Augustine/Jacksonville | WQXT-CD | 22.6 | 28 | A1A TV, Inc. | |
| Tampa/St. Petersburg | WDNP-LD | 36.1 | 36 | Luken Communications | |
Georgia | |||||
| Atlanta | WANN-CD | 32.6 | 29 | Prism Broadcasting Network | |
| Augusta | WBPI-CD | 49.1 | 49 | Watchmen Broadcasting | |
| Dalton | WDNN-CD | 49 | 49 | North Georgia Television | |
| Summerville | WKSY-LD | 21.2 | 22 | Audio Graphics, Inc. | |
Idaho | |||||
| Twin Falls | KCTF-LP | 45 | 45 | Christian Broadcasting of Idaho, Inc. | |
Indiana | |||||
| Evansville | WYYW-CD | 15.2 | 15 | Evansville Low Power Partnership | |
| Indianapolis | WSOT-LD | 27.1 | 27 | Sunnycrest Baptist Church | |
Kansas | |||||
| Wichita | KSMI-LP | 51.2 | 51 | Great Plains Television Network | |
| Garden City/Sublette | KDGL-LD | 23.4 | 23 | High Plains Broadcasting | |
Kentucky | |||||
| Harlan | WAGV | 44.4 | 51 | Living Faith Ministries | |
| Paducah-Cape Girardeau | WUWT-CD | 26.2 | 26 | Harpole Telecom, Inc. | |
Louisiana | |||||
| Hammond | WSTY-LP | 23.1 | 23 | Ponchatrain Inverstors, LLC | |
| Lake Charles | KYHT-LD | 43.3 | 43 | GGAV Media Corporation | |
| McComb, MS | WEAZ-LD | 36.1 | 49 | Luken Communications | |
Michigan | |||||
| West Branch | WUWB-LD | 20.4 | 20 | M33 Media, LLC | |
Mississippi | |||||
| Cleveland/Greenwood | WPYM-LD | 38.1 | 38 | Luken Communications | |
Montana | |||||
| Glasgow | K20JS-D | 20.1 | 20 | Valley County TV District #1 | |
| Fort Peck | K47CY-D | 47.1 | 47 | ||
Nevada | |||||
| Pahrump | KPVM-LP | 46.3 | 46 | Vernon Van Winkle | |
North Carolina | |||||
| Raleigh | WAUG-LD | 8.2 | 8 | St. Augustine's University | |
Pennsylvania | |||||
| Charleroi | WWAT-CD | 45.1 | 45 | Local Media TV | |
| Pittsburgh | WIIC-LD | 31.3 | 31 | Luken Communications | |
Puerto Rico | |||||
| Arecibo | WMEI | 14.2 | 14 | Max Media | |
| Ponce | WQQZ-CD | 33.2 | 30 | ||
South Carolina | |||||
| Greenville | WGGS-TV | 16.2 | 16 | Carolina Christian Broadcasting | |
| Myrtle Beach | WTNG-CD | 14.3 | 14 | Dilicast Broadcast Services | |
Tennessee | |||||
| Knoxville, Tennessee | WKXT-LD | 34.1 | 34 | Luken Communications | |
Texas | |||||
| Beaumont | KAOB-LD | 27.3 | 27 | C. Dowen Johnson | |
| Crockett/Tyler | KIVY-LD | 16.2 | 16 | Leon Hunt | |
| Houston | KUGB | 28.5 | 28 | Frequency Communications, Inc. | |
| Wichita Falls | K24HH-D | 24.3 | 24 | Christian Family Television Network, Inc. | |
Utah | |||||
| Cedar City | KCSG | 14.2 | 14 | Southwest Media, LLC | |
| Kanab | K28IT-D | 6.1 | 28 | Western Kane County Service District | |
| Logan | KUTO-LD | 15.2 | 15 | Soule Video Productions | |
West Virginia | |||||
| Bluefield | WLFB | 40.4 | 40 | Living Faith Ministries | |
| Huntington | WJOS-LD | 58.1 | 45 | William A. Barnhardt | |
References
- ^ "The Top 25 Digital Broadcast Networks". TVNewsCheck.com. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ a b Frank, Judy (March 22, 2011). "Chattanooga's Luken Communications Enters Joint Venture With ValCom Entertainment Company". Chattanoogan. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
- ^ a b "ValCom, Inc. Announces Joint Venture With Luken Communications". Marketwire. March 22, 2011. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
- ^ "Valcom to Purchase Faith TV; Re-launch as Family Television Network". tvover.net. September 3, 2008. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
- ^ "ValCom, Inc. Closes Deal With Faith TV; Ready to Launch "My Family TV" Network". MarketWire. December 15, 2008. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
- ^ "MyFamilyTV now solely owned by Valcom". Tampa Bay Business Journal. October 1, 2009. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
- ^ "Luken Communications launches The Family Channel". RBR-TVBR. Retrieved 13 May 2014.