Christian Television Network
| Type | television network |
|---|---|
| Branding | Christian Television Network |
| Country | United States |
| Availability | United States, worldwide (not available in all markets or regions) |
Launch date | 1979 |
Official website | http://www.ctnonline.com/ |
Christian Television Network (CTN) is a non-profit broadcast television network of small owned-and-operated stations (O&O) that broadcasts religious programmin]. 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 Florida region in 1979. It is now available on DirecTV channel 376 and Dish Network channel 267/9399. It was founded by Robert D'Andrea, who still remains the president to this day.
In addition to the main network, CTN also operates CTNi, a Spanish-language Christian network; and LifeStyle Family TV, which offers entertainment programming with a Christian slant. These services are available as subchannels on most CTN stations.
Stations (by callsign)
All stations are owned and operated by CTN unless specified. Stations indicated by two plus signs ("++") are stations that were signed on by CTN or a CTN subsidiary.
Former Affiliates (by callsign)
| Call letters | Channel | City and state | Current Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEJC ++ | 20 | Lexington/Winston-Salem/Greensboro/High Point, North Carolina | Now WCWG, a CW affiliate owned by the New World TV Group |
| WSWS | 66 | Opelika, Alabama / Columbus, Georgia | Now WLGA, a WeatherNation affiliate owned by Pappas Telecasting Companies |
| WTGL-TV ++ | 52 | Cocoa / Orlando, Florida | Originally the second station established by CTN; now WHLV-TV, a religious station owned by TBN |
| WIRB | 56 | Melbourne / Orlando, Florida | Owned by CTN from 1996-1997, LMA'd to Paxson Communications (now ION Media Networks); bought by Paxson outright in January 1998; now WOPX, an ION Television affiliate |
| WKID-TV | 51 | Fort Lauderdale / Miami, Florida | Purchased evening airtime in the late-1970s, before the establishment of WCLF;[1] now WSCV, a Telemundo O&O owned by NBCUniversal |
Note
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 The Impact Network.