The Family Channel (American TV network, founded 2008)

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The Family Channel
The Family Channel Logo.png
Type Broadcast television network
Country United States
Broadcast areaNationwide via OTA digital television
(covering 21% of the U.S.) [1]
Headquarters Chattanooga, Tennessee
Programming
Language(s) English
Ownership
OwnerValCom
Get After It Media
History
LaunchedDecember 15, 2008 (as My Family TV)
December 2013 (as The Family Channel)
Replaced Faith TV
Former namesMy Family TV
Faith TV
Links
Website www.getafteritmedia.com/fam

The Family Channel is an American general entertainment television network owned by Get After It Media (formerly Luken Communications and Reach High Media Group), and based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. [2] [3]

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History

In September 2008, ValCom announced that they would purchase the assets of Faith TV, relaunching it as a more broadly-distributed family television network. [4] On December 15, 2008, ValCom deal to purchase Faith TV closed and they relaunched Faith TV as My Family TV. [5] On October 1, 2009, ValCom completed the purchase of the network after making its final $250,000 payment. [6] The network had no connections with the similarly-named MyNetworkTV programming service, owned by Fox Television Stations.

On March 22, 2011, ValCom announced that My Family TV would become a joint venture with Luken Communications. [2] [3] Many of the programs seen on My Family TV, such as Route 66 , Lassie , Highway to Heaven and Daniel Boone also aired on sister network RTV.

In December 2013, Luken Communications rebranded MyFamilyTV as The Family Channel. [7] "The Family Channel" name was formerly used by the cable channel owned by Christian Broadcasting Network that became Freeform (now owned by Disney 15 years later) in January 2016; outside of some shared public domain programming once aired in the CBN/Family Channel era of Freeform, the two networks have no relation to each other.

Affiliates

CityStationVirtual
channel
Physical
channel
OwnerComments

Alabama

Birmingham WSWH-LD 22.322 Get After It Media
Fayette WSSF-LD 51.515Ettie Clark
Berry WSFG-LD 51.531
Opelika, Alabama WQMK-LP 18.218Ben Jordan
Scottsboro WNAL-LD 32.131 Get After It Media

Arkansas

Bentonville K28NT-D 48.128Victory Communications
Monroe-El Dorado KCIB-LD 5.15Immanuel Baptist Church

California

Fresno KSDI-LP 33.244Cocola Broadcasting
Redding KDRC-LD 26.326Cooper Communications

Colorado

Cortez K26CI-D 27.326Southwest Colorado TV Translator Association
Denver KZDN-LD 16.516Syncom Media Group

Florida

Inglis-Yankeetown WYKE-CD 47.147Citrus County Association for Retarded Citizens, Inc.
Orlando WRCF-CD 29.135.3LocusPoint Networks
WSWF-LD10.145Mundial Media Productions
Miami/Ft. Lauderdale WBEH-CD 38.138Prime Time Partners, LLC
St. Augustine/Jacksonville WQXT-CD 22.628A1A TV, Inc.
Tampa/St. Petersburg WDNP-LD 36.134 Get After It Media

Georgia

Atlanta WANN-CD 32.629Prism Broadcasting Network
Augusta WBPI-CD 49.149Watchmen Broadcasting
Dalton WDNN-CD 4949North Georgia Television
Rome WKSY-LD 21.224Audio Graphics, Inc.

Indiana

Evansville WYYW-CD 15.215Evansville Low Power Partnership
Indianapolis WSOT-LD 27.127Sunnycrest Baptist Church

Kansas

Wichita KSMI-LD 30.530Great Plains Television Network
Garden City/Sublette KDGL-LD 23.423High Plains Broadcasting

Kentucky

Harlan WAGV 44.451Living Faith Ministries
Paducah-Cape Girardeau WUWT-CD 26.226Harpole Telecom, Inc.

Louisiana

Shreveport KVPO-LD 30.530 Get After It Media

Michigan

Millington WXON-LD 9.529P & P Cable Holdings

Mississippi

Cleveland/Greenwood WPYM-LD 38.138 Get After It Media

Montana

Glasgow K20JS-D 20.120Valley County TV District #1
Fort Peck K47CY-D 47.147

Nevada

Pahrump KPVM-LP 46.346Vernon Van Winkle

North Carolina

Raleigh WAUG-LD 8.24 St. Augustine's University

Pennsylvania

Charleroi WWAT-CD 45.145Local Media TV
Pittsburgh WBPA-LD 12.312 Get After It Media
Philadelphia WACP 4.64Western Pacific Broadcast LLC

Puerto Rico

Arecibo WMEI 14.214 Max Media
Ponce WQQZ-CD 33.230

South Carolina

Greenville WGGS-TV 16.216Carolina Christian Broadcasting
Myrtle Beach WTNG-CD 14.314Dilicast Broadcast Services

Tennessee

Knoxville, Tennessee WKXT-LD 34.134 Get After It Media

Texas

Beaumont KAOB-LD 27.327C. Dowen Johnson
Crockett/Tyler KIVY-LD 16.216Leon Hunt
Houston KUGB-CD 28.528 Frequency Communications, Inc.
Wichita Falls K24HH-D 24.324Christian Family Television Network, Inc.

Utah

Cedar City KCSG 14.214Southwest Media, LLC
Kanab K28IT-D 6.128Western Kane County Service District
Logan KUTO-LD15.215Soule Video Productions

West Virginia

Bluefield WLFB 40.440Living Faith Ministries

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