Jump to content

Tri-State Christian Television: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
No edit summary
dead link
 
(101 intermediate revisions by 47 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{short description|American religious broadcast network}}
{{Infobox broadcasting network
{{Infobox television channel
|name = Tri-State Christian Television
|logo = [[File:TCT TV.PNG]]
| name = Tri-State Christian Television (TCT)
| image = [[File:TCT-Logo-Updated.png]]
|type = [[Terrestrial television|Broadcast]] and <br />[[television network]]
| logo_size =
|branding = TCT Network, TCT World
|airdate =
| logo_alt =
| logo_caption =
|country = [[United States]]
| country = [[United States]]
|available = Regionally on over the air stations (see list below)<br> [[DirecTV]]: channel 377<br> also distributed worldwide
| affiliates = See [[#Television_network_affiliates|below]]
|founded =
|founder = [[Garth Coonce|Garth]] and [[Tina Coonce]]
| founder = Garth and Tina Coonce
| launch_date = {{start date and age|May 20, 1977}}
|slogan = ''Total Christian Television''
| website = [http://www.tct.tv/ TCT Network]<br>[http://www.abnsat.com Aramaic Broadcast Network]
|motto =
| terr_serv_1 = Available in select areas
|market_share =
| terr_chan_1 = see [[#Television network affiliates|chart]] below
|license_area =
| online_serv_1 = Internet Channel 1
|broadcast_area = Nationally via satellite, [[United States Midwest|Midwestern]] [[United States]], [[Mid-Atlantic States]] via [[Terrestrial television|over-the-air]]
| online_chan_1 = [http://www.tct.tv/watch-tct/watch-live/tct TCT-SD]
|area =
| online_serv_2 = Internet Channel 2
|erp =
| online_chan_2 = [http://www.tct.tv/watch-tct/watch-live/tct-family TCT-HD/TCT Family]
|owner =
| online_serv_3 = Internet Channel 3
|key_people =
| online_chan_3 = [http://www.tct.tv/watch-tct/watch-live/tct-kids TCT-SD2 Kids]
|foundation =
| online_serv_4 = Internet Channel 4
|launch_date = {{start date and age|May 20, 1977}}
| online_chan_4 = [http://www.tct.tv/watch-tct/watch-live/abn TCT-SD3/Aramaic Broadcast Network]
|dissolved =
|former_names =
|digital =
|analog =
|servicename1 = TCT
|service1 =
|servicename2 = TCT Family
|service2 =
|servicename3 = TCT Kids
|service3 =
|servicename4 = ABN
|service4 =
|callsigns =
|callsign_meaning =
|former_callsigns =
|affiliation =
|affiliates = See [[#Television_Network_Affiliates|Below]]
|groups =
|former_affiliations =
|website = [http://www.tct.tv/ TCT Network]<br>[http://www.abnsat.com Aramaic Broadcast Network]
|footnotes =
}}
}}
'''Tri-State Christian Television, Inc.''', [[trade name|doing business as]] '''TCT Network''' and '''TCT Ministries''', is a [[religious broadcasting|religious]] [[television]] network in the [[United States]]. The network was founded in May 1977 by spouses Garth and Tina Coonce.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Leadership {{!}} TCT Network|url=http://www.tct.tv/about/leadership|access-date=2020-09-18|website=www.tct.tv}}</ref>
{{Infobox TV channel
| terr serv 1 = Available in select areas
| terr chan 1 = see [[Tri-State Christian Television#Television Network Affiliates|chart]] below
| sat serv 2 = [[DirecTV]] (TCT-SD)
| sat chan 2 = 377
| sat serv 3 = [[Dish Network]] (TCT-SD)
| sat chan 3 = TBA
| sat serv 4 = OlympuSat (TCT-SD)
| sat chan 4 = Galaxy 23 - 211
| cable serv 1 = Available on selected cable systems
| cable chan 1 = Check local listings; not all subchannels available in all areas
| online serv 1 = Internet Channel 1
| online chan 1 = [http://www.tct.tv/watch-tct/watch-live/tct TCT-SD]
| online serv 2 = Internet Channel 2
| online chan 2 = [http://www.tct.tv/watch-tct/watch-live/tct-family TCT-HD/TCT Family]
| online serv 3 = Internet Channel 3
| online chan 3 = [http://www.tct.tv/watch-tct/watch-live/tct-kids TCT-SD2 Kids]
| online serv 4 = Internet Channel 4
| online chan 4 = [http://www.tct.tv/watch-tct/watch-live/abn TCT-SD3/Aramaic Broadcast Network]
}}
'''Tri-State Christian Television''', doing business as '''TCT Network''' and '''TCT Ministries''', is a network of ten religious television stations and their repeaters, mainly in the Midwest. TCT Network provides a mix of original [[talk show]] programming such as ''TCT Today'', ''TCT Alive'' and ''Come On In'', along with a children-oriented programming block made by the network branded as ''[[TCT Kids]]'' (used to meet [[E/I]] mandates), some [[Southern gospel]] music programming, traditional [[televangelism]] (which makes up the majority of the network's program lineup) and feature films with Christian themes; films were a recent addition to the network's lineup, only being added in the mid-2010s.

There is also an international service, ''TCT World'', now broadcasting in over 170 nations, which covers every continent except South America and [[Antartica]]. TCT World's schedule is also around-the-clock. ''TCT World'', like their three over-the-air television feeds, can also be viewed online via their live streaming video feed on their website [http://www.tct.tv/ www.tct.tv] archived videos of recent
''TCT Today'' and ''TCT Alive'' programs are available for viewing on their website.

TCT is also available on [[DirecTV]] on channel 377, and on [[Sky Angel]] channel 133.


TCT Network includes traditional [[televangelism]], [[talk show]]s, children-oriented programming such as ''[[TCT Kids]]'' (used to meet [[E/I]] mandates), [[Southern gospel]] music, and feature films with [[Christianity|Christian]] themes. TCT has an international service, ''TCT World'', which broadcasts in over 170 countries.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Channel Lineup {{!}} Welcome to TCT|url=https://tctelco.net/channel-lineup/|access-date=2020-09-18|language=en-US}}{{dead link |date=December 2024}}</ref>
The network was founded in May 1977 by [[Garth Coonce|Garth]] and [[Tina Coonce]], who are still both involved in TCT today, as well as hosts of their flagship program, which, is ''TCT Today''.


From the mid-1980s to 2007, TCT was an affiliate of the [[Trinity Broadcasting Network]]. The network currently maintains a relationship with the [[Christian Broadcasting Network]], airing that network's flagship program ''[[The 700 Club]]'' twice daily as well as CBN's nightly newscast.
From the mid-1980s to 2007, TCT was an affiliate of the [[Trinity Broadcasting Network]]. The network currently maintains a relationship with the [[Christian Broadcasting Network]], airing that network's flagship program ''[[The 700 Club]]'' twice daily as well as CBN's nightly newscast.


From 2011<ref>http://trademarks.justia.com/853/93/la-fuente-85393193.html</ref> to 2013, TCT operated a Spanish-language subchannel which was available both on line and over the air on TCT stations called La Fuente. This subchannel was ultimately discontinued, but reactivated in August 2014 for a simulcast of the Aramaic Broadcast Network. It was discontinued no later than 2017.
From 2011<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://trademarks.justia.com/853/93/la-fuente-85393193.html|title = LA FUENTE Trademark - Registration Number 4294271 - Serial Number 85393193 :: Justia Trademarks}}</ref> to 2013, TCT operated a Spanish-language sub-channel which was available both online and over the air on TCT stations called La Fuente. This subchannel was ultimately discontinued, but reactivated in August 2014 for a simulcast of the Aramaic Broadcast Network (ABN). It was discontinued no later than 2017.


In June 2018, TCT ended local operations at all of its owned-and-operated stations, consolidating all of its stations into a single national feed.<ref>Pergament, Alan. [https://buffalonews.com/2018/07/02/wnyb-tv-ends-local-productions-station-site-is-for-sale/ WNYB-TV ends local productions, station site is for sale]. ''The Buffalo News''. Retrieved July 2, 2018.</ref> The change came after the [[Federal Communications Commission]] lifted its Main Studio Rule, which had required broadcast stations to have a local studio. All local employees were laid off, and studio sites were placed up for sale. TCT stated that the change was made to free up capital to improve the network's programming, moving away from the straight [[televangelism]]-dominated lineup it had previously maintained (television remains the network's core programming) and adding more Christian films.
In June 2018, TCT ended local operations at all of its owned-and-operated stations, consolidating all of its stations into a single national feed.<ref>Pergament, Alan. [https://buffalonews.com/2018/07/02/wnyb-tv-ends-local-productions-station-site-is-for-sale/ WNYB-TV ends local productions, station site is for sale]. ''The Buffalo News''. Retrieved July 2, 2018.</ref> The change came after the [[Federal Communications Commission]] lifted its Main Studio Rule, which had required broadcast stations to have a local studio.


== TCT HD and TCT Family ==
== Television network affiliates ==
=== TCT HD ===
=== TCT-owned stations ===
*[[WFBD]] channel 48, [[Destin, Florida]] / [[Mobile, Alabama]]
TCT' High-Definition feed offers some programming differences from its primary, SD feed, and unlike most other digital broadcasters, the station's HD feed is on channel x.2 and its SD feed is on channel x.1.
*[[WBIH]] channel 29, [[Selma, Alabama|Selma]] / [[Montgomery, Alabama]]

*[[KDOC-TV]] channel 56, [[Anaheim, California|Anaheim]] / [[Los Angeles, California]]
=== TCT Family ===
*[[KTNC-TV]] channel 42, [[Concord, California|Concord]] / [[San Francisco, California]]
In late 2009, the network began rolling out a third video feed on their website and digital television stations on x.3 called TCT Family and TCT-SD3 on their website (which shows up at TCT-SD2 on [[PSIP]]). This feed primarily airs the [[TCT Kids]] children's programming block during weekday and Saturday mornings, with [[public domain]] secular [[situation comedy|sitcoms]] and programs such as ''[[Petticoat Junction]]'', ''[[Bonanza]]'', ''[[The Lucy Show]]'', ''[[The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet]]'', ''[[Racket Squad]]'', ''[[Dragnet (series)|Dragnet]]'', ''[[The Roy Rogers Show]]'' and ''[[The Beverly Hillbillies]]'' rounding out the schedule.
*[[KAIL]] channel 7, [[Fresno, California]]

*[[WIGL-LD]] channel 38, [[Athens, Georgia|Athens]] / [[Atlanta, Georgia]]
In fall 2017, the remaining owned-and-operated stations carrying TCT Family as a digital subchannel dropped the service in favor of [[Light TV]], a commercial television network jointly operated by [[MGM Television]], [[Roma Downey]] and [[Mark Burnett]]. TCT Kids continues to be offered as an Internet feed.
*[[WSCG (TV)|WSCG]] channel 34, [[Baxley, Georgia|Baxley]] / [[Savannah, Georgia]]

*[[KXTF]] channel 35, [[Twin Falls, Idaho]]
== Television Network Affiliates ==
=== TCT-Owned Stations ===
*[[WIGL-LD]] channel 38, [[Athens, Georgia|Athens]]/[[Atlanta, Georgia]]
*[[WTCT]] channel 27, [[Marion, Illinois]] '''([[flagship (television)|Flagship station]])'''
*[[WTCT]] channel 27, [[Marion, Illinois]] '''([[flagship (television)|Flagship station]])'''
*[[WINM]] channel 12, [[Angola, Indiana]]
*[[WINM]] channel 12, [[Angola, Indiana]]
**[[WINM|WEIJ-LD]] channel 38 [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]] (repeater of WINM)
**[[WINM|WEIJ-LD]] channel 38 [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]] (repeater of WINM)
*[[KDMI]] channel 19, [[Des Moines, Iowa]]
*[[KDMI]] channel 19, [[Des Moines, Iowa]]
*[[KWKB]] channel 20, [[Iowa City, Iowa]]
*[[WTLJ]] channel 54, [[Muskegon, Michigan|Muskegon]] / [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]]
*[[WTLJ]] channel 54, [[Muskegon, Michigan|Muskegon]] / [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]]
**[[WTLJ|WJGP-LD]] channel 26, [[Kalamazoo, Michigan]] ''(repeater of WTLJ)''
**[[WTLJ|WJGP-LD]] channel 26, [[Kalamazoo, Michigan]] (repeater of WTLJ)
*[[WAQP]] channel 49, [[Saginaw, Michigan|Saginaw]] / [[Flint, Michigan]]
*[[WAQP]] channel 49, [[Saginaw, Michigan|Saginaw]] / [[Flint, Michigan]]
**[[WAQP|WLNM-LD]] channel 27, [[Lansing, Michigan]] ''(repeater of WAQP)''
*[[KONC]] channel 7, [[Alexandria, Minnesota]]
*[[WNYB]] channel 26, [[Jamestown, New York]]
*[[KCWV]] Channel 27, [[Duluth, Minnesota]]
**[[WNYB|WNIB-LD]] channel 42, [[Rochester, New York]] ''(repeater of WNYB)''
*[[WFXW]] channel 15, [[Greenville, Mississippi]]
*[[WWJX]] Channel 23, [[Jackson, Mississippi]]
*[[WNYB]] channel 26, [[Jamestown, New York|Jamestown]] / [[Buffalo, New York]]
**[[WNYB|WNIB-LD]] channel 42, [[Rochester, New York]] (repeater of WNYB)
*[[WLXI-TV]] channel 43, [[Greensboro, North Carolina]]
*[[WLXI-TV]] channel 43, [[Greensboro, North Carolina]]
*[[WRAY-TV]] channel 30, [[Wilson, North Carolina|Wilson]] / [[Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina]]
*[[WRAY-TV]] channel 30, [[Wake Forest, North Carolina|Wake Forest]] / [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]] / [[Durham, North Carolina]]
*[[WRLM (TV)|WRLM]] channel 47, [[Canton, Ohio|Canton]] / [[Akron, Ohio]]
*[[WRLM (TV)|WRLM]] channel 47, [[Canton, Ohio|Canton]] / [[Akron, Ohio|Akron]] / [[Cleveland, Ohio]]
*[[WJFB]] channel 44, [[Lebanon, Tennessee|Lebanon]]/[[Nashville, Tennessee]]
*[[WACP]] channel 4, [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] / [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]]
*[[KTTW]] channel 7, [[Sioux Falls, South Dakota]]
** [[KTTW|KTTM]] channel 12 [[Huron, South Dakota]] (repeater of KTTW)
*[[WTWV]] channel 23, [[Memphis, Tennessee]]
*[[WWTW]] channel 34, [[Senatobia, Mississippi]]
*[[KPNZ]] channel 24, [[Salt Lake City, Utah]]
*[[KBCB]] channel 24, [[Bellingham, Washington]] / [[Vancouver, British Columbia]]


=== TCT Affiliates ===
=== TCT affiliates ===
*[[KZTN-LD]] channel 20.2, [[Boise, Idaho]]
*KZTN-LD channel 20.2, [[Boise, Idaho]] ''(owned by Celebration Praise, LLC)''
*[[WNYB|WBNF-CD]] channel 15.1, [[Buffalo, New York]] ''(repeater of WNYB, now owned by HME Equity Fund II)''
*[[WDWO-CD]] channel 18.4, [[Detroit, Michigan]] ''(owned by [[HC2 Holdings]])''
*[[WDWO-CD]] channel 18.1, [[Detroit, Michigan]]
*[[WLNM-LD]] channel 27.7, [[Lansing, Michigan]] ''(owned by [[Gray Television]]; former O&O repeater of WAQP)''
*[[K38HE-D]] channel 38.1, [[West Plains, Missouri]] (Part Time Affiliation)
**[[WILX-TV]] channel 10.7, [[Lansing, Michigan]] ''(owned by Gray Television)''
*[[W23EM-D]] channel 23.1, [[Ceiba, Puerto Rico]]
*[[K36NN-D]] channel 38.1, [[West Plains, Missouri]] ''(part-time affiliation; owned by Promised Land Ministries)''
*[[WOCB-CD]] channel 39.1, [[Marion, Ohio]] ''(owned by Central Ohio Association of Christian Broadcasters)''
*[[WGTB-CD]] channel 28.1, [[Charlotte, North Carolina]] ''(part-time affiliation, owned by Word of God Broadcasting Network<ref>{{cite web | url=https://wordnet.org/tv/ | title=TV | date=9 June 2019 }}</ref>)''
*[[KPLE-CD]] channel 31.1, [[Killeen, Texas]] ''(owned by Killeen Christian Broadcasting Corporation)''


=== Former TCT Owned or Affiliated Stations ===
=== Former TCT-owned or affiliated stations ===
*[[WDYR-CD]] channel 33, [[Dyersburg, Tennessee]] (Currently Silent)
*[[W32FB-D|W23EM-D]] channel 23.1, [[Ceiba, Puerto Rico]] (now translator of [[WCCV-TV]])
*[[WNYB|WBNF-CD]] channel 15.1, [[Buffalo, New York]] ''(repeater of WNYB, now owned by HME Equity Fund II and operating as a Spanish Catholic station)''
*[[WMDV-LD]] channel 44, [[Danville, Virginia]] (Now an Independent Station)
*[[WDYR-CD]] channel 33, [[Dyersburg, Tennessee]] (now defunct)
*[[WJFB]] channel 44.6, [[Lebanon, Tennessee|Lebanon]]/[[Nashville, Tennessee]] (affiliation discontinued on November 11, 2020, after a change in ownership.)
*[[WMDV-LD]] channel 44, [[Danville, Virginia]] (now an independent station)


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[TCT Kids]]
* [[TCT Kids]]


== External links ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
*[http://www.tct.tv/ Tri-State Christian Television]
*[http://www.tctkids.tv/ TCT Kids]


{{U.S. broadcast television}}
{{U.S. broadcast television}}


[[Category:Television networks in the United States]]
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:American television networks]]
[[Category:Lists of American television network affiliates]]
[[Category:Lists of American television network affiliates]]
[[Category:Religious television stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Religious television stations in the United States]]

Latest revision as of 23:43, 18 December 2024

Tri-State Christian Television (TCT)
CountryUnited States
AffiliatesSee below
History
LaunchedMay 20, 1977; 47 years ago (May 20, 1977)
FounderGarth and Tina Coonce
Links
WebsiteTCT Network
Aramaic Broadcast Network
Availability
Terrestrial
Available in select areassee chart below
Streaming media
Internet Channel 1TCT-SD
Internet Channel 2TCT-HD/TCT Family
Internet Channel 3TCT-SD2 Kids
Internet Channel 4TCT-SD3/Aramaic Broadcast Network

Tri-State Christian Television, Inc., doing business as TCT Network and TCT Ministries, is a religious television network in the United States. The network was founded in May 1977 by spouses Garth and Tina Coonce.[1]

TCT Network includes traditional televangelism, talk shows, children-oriented programming such as TCT Kids (used to meet E/I mandates), Southern gospel music, and feature films with Christian themes. TCT has an international service, TCT World, which broadcasts in over 170 countries.[2]

From the mid-1980s to 2007, TCT was an affiliate of the Trinity Broadcasting Network. The network currently maintains a relationship with the Christian Broadcasting Network, airing that network's flagship program The 700 Club twice daily as well as CBN's nightly newscast.

From 2011[3] to 2013, TCT operated a Spanish-language sub-channel which was available both online and over the air on TCT stations called La Fuente. This subchannel was ultimately discontinued, but reactivated in August 2014 for a simulcast of the Aramaic Broadcast Network (ABN). It was discontinued no later than 2017.

In June 2018, TCT ended local operations at all of its owned-and-operated stations, consolidating all of its stations into a single national feed.[4] The change came after the Federal Communications Commission lifted its Main Studio Rule, which had required broadcast stations to have a local studio.

Television network affiliates

[edit]

TCT-owned stations

[edit]

TCT affiliates

[edit]

Former TCT-owned or affiliated stations

[edit]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Leadership | TCT Network". www.tct.tv. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  2. ^ "Channel Lineup | Welcome to TCT". Retrieved 2020-09-18.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ "LA FUENTE Trademark - Registration Number 4294271 - Serial Number 85393193 :: Justia Trademarks".
  4. ^ Pergament, Alan. WNYB-TV ends local productions, station site is for sale. The Buffalo News. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  5. ^ "TV". 9 June 2019.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Tri-State_Christian_Television&oldid=1263842703"