WLCN-CD

WLCN-CD (channel 18) is a low-power, Class A television station in Charleston, South Carolina, United States, owned and operated by the Christian Television Network (CTN). The station's transmitter is located in Summerville, South Carolina. WLCN-CD offers 24-hour religious programming, much of which is produced either locally or at the CTN home base in Clearwater, Florida.

WLCN-CD
Channels
BrandingCTN/WLCN
Programming
Affiliations18.1: CTN
18.2: CTNi
Ownership
Owner
  • Christian Television Network
  • (Christian Television Network of South Carolina, Inc.)
History
First air date
June 12, 2009 (2009-06-12)
Former call signs
W18BK (1992–1997)
WJRB-LP (1997–January 2009)
WLCN-CA (January–July 2009)
Former channel number(s)
Analog: 18 (UHF, 1997–2009)
Independent (2009–2011)
America One/My Family TV (secondary, 2009–2011)
Call sign meaning
Lowcountry Community Network (original)
"We Love Christ Now" (current)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID55203
ClassCD
ERP15 kW
HAAT84.2 m (276 ft)
Transmitter coordinates33°1′24.2″N 80°7′22.3″W
Links
Public license information
Websitectnonline.com/affiliate/ctn-charleston/

History

WLCN-CD began broadcasting on June 12, 2009 under the ownership of Jen Rose Broadcasting. The station offered local news, weather, and sports programming along with syndicated programming from America One and My Family TV. After its conversion to digital, the station added Retro TV and Untamed Sports to its subchannels. WLCN produced local shows with emphasis on political, financial and spiritual support, as well as local sports such as South Carolina Stingrays ice hockey and Summerville High School Greenwave football.

On January 23, 2011, the station's previous owners, Faith Assembly of God of Summerville, sold the station to the Christian Television Network. The sale closed on January 23, 2012. Soon afterward, programming on WLCN switched to programming and services similar to other CTN stations.

Subchannels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WLCN-CD[2]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
18.1 720p16:9WLCN-DTCTN
18.2 480i4:3CTNi
18.3 SD simulcast of 18.1

References
  1. "Facility Technical Data for WLCN-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. RabbitEars TV Query for WLCN
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