WHTN

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WHTN
Murfreesboro / Nashville, Tennessee
Branding	CTN; sometimes called Nashville 39
Channels	39 (UHF) analog, 38 (UHF) digital
Affiliations	CTN
Owner	Christian Television Network
Founded	1983
Call letters meaning	Heart of TeNnessee
Former callsigns	WFYZ
Website	www.ctntv.org

WHTN, channel 39, is a not-for-profit television station licensed to Murfreesboro, Tennessee that serves the Nashville market. It is owned by Clearwater, Florida-based Christian Television Network. WHTN offers 24-hour religious programming, much of which is produced either locally or at the CTN home base in Florida. WHTN's studios are currently located in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee.

[edit] History

WHTN signed on as WFYZ in 1983 with a general entertainment format featuring cartoons, sitcoms, movies, and music videos. It was originally owned by Murfreesboro TV Corporation. In 1984, lacking the resources to grow and admist signal problems in parts of Nashville, the station's management realized it was unable to compete against other independent stations Channel 30 (WCAY, then owned by TVX, Inc.) and Channel 17 (WZTV-TV, then owned by Multimedia). By 1985, the station shifted to a 24-hour music video format. Later in 1985, the station was sold to CTN and flipped to an all-religious format.

[edit] See also

Christian Television Network

[edit] External links

• Official site
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WHTN

Broadcast television in the Nashville market  (Nielsen DMA #30)
WKRN 2 (ABC) - WSMV 4 (NBC) - WTVF 5 (CBS) - WNPT 8 (PBS) - WETV 11 (Ind) - WIIW 14 (Religious/DS) - WZTV 17 (Fox) - WCTE 22 (PBS) - WNPX 28 (i) - WUXP 30 (MNTV) - WJNK 34 (3ABN) - W36AK 36 (TBN) - WHTN 39 (CTN) - WPGD 50 (TBN) - W52CT 52 (A1) - WNAB 58 (The CW) - WJFB 66 (ShopNBC)