WLCN-CD

WLCN-CD is a low-power, Class A television station serving Charleston, South Carolina, and surrounding communities. The station broadcasts on channel 18 and is owned by the Christian Television Network (CTN), a religious television network headquartered in Clearwater, Florida. Its transmitter is located in Summerville, South Carolina, allowing it to serve the Charleston-area market while operating as a locally licensed broadcast outlet. The station began broadcasting on June 12, 2009, under Jen Rose Broadcasting. In its initial operating period, WLCN-CD followed a general local-television model rather than a solely religious format. Its programming included local news, weather, sports, and syndicated content supplied by America One and My Family TV. Following its conversion to digital broadcasting, the station also carried Retro TV and Untamed Sports on additional subchannels. This multiplexed approach allowed the station to offer several programming services through its digital signal. During its early years, WLCN-CD also produced local programming. Its locally oriented output included material dealing with political, financial, and spiritual support, as well as coverage connected with regional sports. Examples included broadcasts involving the South Carolina Stingrays ice hockey team and Summerville High School Greenwave football. These activities gave the station a community-facing role beyond the distribution of syndicated television services. Ownership changed during 2011–2012. On January 23, 2011, the station's previous owners, identified in the station's history as the Faith Assembly of God of Summerville, agreed to sell WLCN-CD to the Christian Television Network. The transaction closed on January 23, 2012. After the acquisition, the station's programming was reorganized to resemble the programming and ministry services carried by other CTN stations. WLCN-CD subsequently became a CTN outlet focused on continuous religious programming, with much of its content produced locally or at CTN's Clearwater, Florida, base. WLCN-CD's principal offering is therefore television broadcasting rather than a consumer product. Its current brand role is that of a local CTN distribution point: it combines a Charleston-area broadcast identity with CTN's broader religious programming model. The station's history reflects a transition from a mixed local and syndicated schedule to a network-affiliated Christian television format. Publicly available reference material provides limited information about its staffing, audience measurements, financial performance, and detailed current subchannel lineup.

WLCN-CD began broadcasting on June 12, 2009, as a low-power Class A television station serving the Charleston, South Carolina area. It was initially operated under Jen Rose Broadcasting. The station's early schedule combined local programming with syndicated services. Its output included local news, weather, and sports, alongside programming from America One and My Family TV. The station expanded its digital offering after converting to digital transmission. Additional subchannels carried Retro TV and Untamed Sports, giving WLCN-CD a broader entertainment and sports profile than its primary schedule alone. WLCN also developed local programs addressing political, financial, and spiritual support. Its local sports-related coverage included the South Carolina Stingrays ice hockey team and Summerville High School Greenwave football. A change in ownership began on January 23, 2011, when the station's previous owners, including the Faith Assembly of God of Summerville as identified in the station's historical account, sold WLCN-CD to the Christian Television Network. The transaction closed on January 23, 2012. After the closing, WLCN-CD shifted toward the format used by other CTN outlets. Its schedule became centered on 24-hour religious programming, with content produced either in the Charleston-area operation or at CTN's main base in Clearwater, Florida. The station's transmitter is located in Summerville, while its service identity is associated with Charleston, South Carolina. Its development illustrates the evolution of a small local digital broadcaster from a mixed local-and-syndicated schedule into a network-owned religious television outlet. Available reference material does not provide a detailed account of later technical changes, audience performance, staffing, or financial results.

• 2012

  CTN ownership completed

  [1]WLCN-CDen.wikipedia.org

  The sale closed on January 23, after which WLCN-CD adopted a CTN-style religious programming schedule.

• 2011

  Sale to Christian Television Network announced

  [1]WLCN-CDen.wikipedia.org

  The station's previous owners agreed to transfer WLCN-CD to the Christian Television Network.

• 2009

  WLCN-CD begins broadcasting

  [1]WLCN-CDen.wikipedia.org

  WLCN-CD commenced broadcasting on June 12 under Jen Rose Broadcasting.

• 2009

  Digital multicast services added

  [1]WLCN-CDen.wikipedia.org

  Following its digital conversion, the station added Retro TV and Untamed Sports to its subchannel offering.

A local low-power television station positioned as the Charleston-area broadcast outlet for the Christian Television Network, emphasizing continuous religious programming and community reach.

• Television broadcasting · 2009

  WLCN-CD broadcast service

  The station's core offering is its low-power, Class A digital television signal on channel 18. The service is aimed at viewers in the Charleston-area market, with the transmitter located in Summerville, South Carolina. Under CTN ownership, the primary role of the service is distribution of continuous Christian and religious programming.

• Community television · 2009

  Local programming

  During its period under earlier ownership, WLCN-CD produced local news, weather, sports, and community-oriented material. Its documented local output included programming related to political, financial, and spiritual support, as well as coverage of the South Carolina Stingrays and Summerville High School Greenwave football.

• Religious television · 2012

  CTN religious programming

  Following the completion of the CTN acquisition, WLCN-CD became a religious television outlet carrying programming and ministry services aligned with other Christian Television Network stations. Much of the schedule is produced locally or at CTN's Clearwater, Florida, base.

• 2012

  Transition to Christian Television Network ownershipM&A

  Background

  WLCN-CD had operated with a mixed schedule of local and syndicated programming under earlier ownership. Christian Television Network acquired the station to incorporate it into its group of religious television outlets.

  Action taken

  The sale agreed in 2011 closed on January 23, 2012, and the station's schedule was subsequently changed to resemble that of other CTN stations.

  Aftermath

  WLCN-CD shifted its identity toward 24-hour Christian programming, with content supplied by local production and CTN's Clearwater operation.

  Source

• 2012

  Christian Television Network completes purchase of WLCN-CD[1]WLCN-CDen.wikipedia.org

  M&A

  The acquisition of WLCN-CD by the Christian Television Network closed on January 23, 2012. The station subsequently adopted programming and services similar to those of other CTN stations.

• 2011

  Christian Television Network acquisition of WLCN-CD announced[1]WLCN-CDen.wikipedia.org

  M&A

  The station's previous owners agreed to sell WLCN-CD to the Christian Television Network on January 23, 2011.

1. 1WLCN-CDen.wikipedia.org
2. 2WLCN-CD official websitewlcntv.com