KVTN-DT

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KVTN-DT / KVTH-DT / KVTJ-DT
Little Rock, Arkansas
Branding VTN
Slogan Your Arkansas Christian Connection
Channels Digital: see table below
Affiliations Victory Television Network
Owner Agape Church, Inc.
First air date December 1, 1988
Call letters' meaning all stations:
Victory
Television
4th letter: see table below
Transmitter power see table below
Height see table below
Facility ID see table below
Transmitter coordinates see table below
Website www.vtntv.com

The Victory Television Network, or VTN, is a statewide Christian television network founded in 1988 by husband-and-wife Happy and Jeanne Caldwell. KVTN in Little Rock was the first station to sign on the air on December 1, 1988. VTN is available on more than 225 cable systems across the region. The main KVTN station is also available to DirecTV and Dish Network customers within the Little Rock market.

VTN carries a combination of the most popular national Christian programs, as well as locally-produced religious shows. Original program features such as Community Connection, More Than Champions and VTN Carbonated are also seen.

Stations

The VTN network comprises three stations:

Station City of license Channel VC1 First air date 4th letter’s
meaning
ERP HAAT Facility ID Transmitter Coordinates
KVTN-DT Pine Bluff 24 (UHF) 25 December 1, 1988 Network 725 kW 355.5 m 607 34°31′55.7″N 92°2′41.6″W / 34.532139°N 92.044889°W / 34.532139; -92.044889
KVTH-DT Hot Springs 26 (UHF) 26 April 2, 1995 Hot Springs 66.4 kW 258 m 608 34°22′20.2″N 93°2′48.9″W / 34.372278°N 93.046917°W / 34.372278; -93.046917 (KVTH-DT)
KVTJ-DT Jonesboro 48 (UHF) 48 June 19982 Jonesboro 780 kW 297 m 2784 35°36′13.1″N 90°31′18.5″W / 35.603639°N 90.521806°W / 35.603639; -90.521806 (KVTJ-DT)

Notes:

  • 1. Virtual channel (PSIP).
  • 2. The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says KVTJ signed on June 6, while the Television and Cable Factbook says it signed on June 26.

As of 10:00 AM February 9, 2009 VTN's three stations are digital only.

VTN is the only Christian television network headquartered in Arkansas—reaching 1.2 million homes across the state of Arkansas, Western Tennessee (including the Memphis area), the bootheel of Missouri and portions of Northern Mississippi. It is also one of the few religious independent stations outside of major U.S. markets.

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