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Christian Television Network

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Christian Television Network, Inc.
TypeTelevision network
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaUnited States, worldwide (not available in all markets or regions)
History
Launched1979
FounderRobert D'Andrea
Links
Websitehttp://www.ctnonline.com/

Christian Television Network, Inc. (CTN) is an American non-profit broadcast television network of small owned-and-operated stations (O&O) that broadcasts religious programming. It is based in Largo, Florida (with a mailing address of Clearwater), and the flagship station is WCLF channel 22, which signed on the air in the Tampa Bay region in 1979. It is now available on DirecTV channel 376, Dish Network channel 262, and Glorystar channel 117. The channel was started to produce and broadcast programming to teach and encourage Christian living.[1] It was founded by Robert D'Andrea, who died in January 2022.

Program services

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CTN operates two channels:

A third channel, CTN Lifestyle, consisted of secular nonfiction programs from the syndication market; as of 2026, this channel is no longer offered.

Stations

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All stations are owned and operated by CTN unless specified.

(**) - indicates a station signed on by CTN or a CTN subsidiary.
Media market State/Terr. Station Channel Notes
Colorado SpringsColorado KWHS-LD 51
Denver KQDK-CD 39[a]
Fort MyersFlorida WRXY-TV ** 49
Inglis–Yankeetown–Lecanto WYKE-CD 47
Pensacola WHBR ** 33
Tallahassee WVUP-CD ** 45
Tampa–St. Petersburg WCLF ** 22
West Palm Beach WFGC 61
ColumbusGeorgia WYBU-CD 16
Macon WGNM 45[b]
DecaturIllinois WLCF-LD 45
Quincy WTJR 16
Cedar Rapids–WaterlooIowa KFXB-TV 40
New OrleansLouisiana WHNO 20
TupeloMississippi WEPH ** 49
Jefferson CityMissouri KFDR 25
Las VegasNevada KEEN-CD 17
TulsaOklahoma KWHB 47
AguadillaPuerto Rico WELU 34[c]
Isabel Segunda WVQS-LD 50[c]
Quebradillas WQSJ-CD 48[d]
Ponce WUSP-LD 25[e]
San Juan WSJN-CD 20[c]
CharlestonSouth Carolina WLCN-CD 18
ChattanoogaTennessee WTNB-CD 27
Knoxville WVLR ** 48
Nashville WHTN 39
HoustonTexas KHLM-LD 12
CheyenneWyoming KQCK 33[a]

Former affiliates

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Media market State Station Channel Notes
OrlandoFlorida WTGL-TV 52
WIRB 56
Fort Lauderdale–Miami WKID-TV 51[f]
ColumbusGeorgia WSWS 66
Winston-Salem–GreensboroNorth Carolina WEJC 20

Notes

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  1. 1 2 Owned by Casa Media Partners, LLC.
  2. ↑ Carried UPN along with CTN until September 2006.
  3. 1 2 3 Owned by Senda Educational Broadcasting.
  4. ↑ Satellite of WSJN-CD.
  5. ↑ Daystar affiliate owned by Senda and operated by CTN.
  6. ↑ Purchased evening airtime in the late-1970s before the establishment of WCLF.[2]

Until 2011, Detroit, Michigan-based WLPC-LD also used the CTN and Christian Television Network names, but was never affiliated or associated with this network; that station has since renamed itself as Impact Network.

References

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  1. ↑ "Christian Television Network Inc - GuideStar Profile". www.guidestar.org. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  2. ↑ St. Petersburg Times (Crossroads section): "Nation's Newest Christian TV Station Begins Operations", October 27, 1979.
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