| Clearwater/Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida | |
|---|---|
| City of license | Clearwater, Florida |
| Channels | Digital: 21 (UHF) |
| Subchannels |
22.1 CTN |
| Affiliations | Christian Television Network |
| Owner | Christian Television Network, Inc. (Christian Television Corporation, Inc.) |
| First air date | October 24, 1979 |
| Call letters' meaning | Where Christ's Love Flows -or- CLearwater, Florida |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 22 (1979-2009) |
| Transmitter power | 1 megawatt |
| Height | 409 m |
| Facility ID | 11125 |
| Website | www.ctnonline.com |
WCLF is one of America's oldest religious stations, having its start in October 1979. The station presents religious programming around the clock, as flagship of the nationwide Christian Television Network, which has owned-and-operated and affiliated stations throughout the southeast and in Iowa. WCLF and CTN presents programs produced in-house, such as long-running children's show Joy Junction (which, in the early-1980s, had their version of Three Dog Night's "Joy to the World" as its theme), and the late-night discussion and call-in show, You and Me. In the late 1980s the station used out dated equipment to produce these shows but nonetheless some of WCLF's programming are also seen on other networks like TBN and Daystar, while WCLF and CTN presents others' shows, like The 700 Club.
The station's terrestrial signal has been digital-only since February 17, 2009.[1] WCLF broadcasts on digital channel 21, from the antenna farm near Riverview. Prior to its digital transition, the station broadcasted on analog channel 22 from WTSP's transmitting facilities near Holiday in southwestern Pasco County.
On cable, WCLF has a prime cable slot on channel 2 on Bright House systems in Pinellas County and channel 3 in Hillsborough County . In Sarasota County, Comcast cable carries it on channel 22.
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