WTCT

TCT flagship station in Marion, Illinois

WTCT

* Marion, Illinois
* United States

Channels|

* Digital: 30 (UHF)
* Virtual: 27

Programming
Affiliations|

* 27.1: TCT
* for others, see § Subchannels

Ownership
Owner|

* Tri-State Christian Television
* (Radiant Life Ministries, Inc.)

History

First air date

| August 1981 (42 years ago) (1981-08)[a]

Former call signs

| WDDD-TV (1981–1984)

Former channel number(s)

* Analog: 27 (UHF, 1981–2009)
* Digital: 17 (UHF, 2009–2020)

Former affiliations

* Independent (1981–1986)
* TBN (1986–2007)

Call sign meaning

| Tri-State Christian Television
Technical information[1]

Licensing authority

| FCC
Facility ID| 67786
ERP| 1,000 kW
HAAT| 228.5 m (750 ft)
Transmitter coordinates| 37°33′26″N 89°1′24″W﻿ / ﻿37.55722°N 89.02333°W﻿ / 37.55722; -89.02333
Links

Public license information

* Public file
* LMS

Website| www.tct.tv

WTCT (channel 27) is a religious television station licensed to Marion, Illinois, United States, serving the Paducah–Cape Girardeau–Harrisburg television market as the flagship station of the locally based Tri-State Christian Television (TCT) network. WTCT's transmitter is located near Goreville, Illinois. The national feed of TCT via WTCT is available on DirecTV channel 377.

## History[edit]

The station signed on the air in August 1981 as independent station WDDD-TV. In 1984, its call letters were changed to WTCT. The station carried business news programming from the Financial News Network after the late movie each weeknight before sign-off until 1985. It became a TBN station in 1986 along with a few independent stations that switched to the religious network during that year. In 2007, the TCT network permanently dropped all TBN programming.

## Technical information[edit]

### Subchannels[edit]

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WTCT[2] Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name  | Programming

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27.1  | 1080i | 16:9 | WTCT HD | TCT
27.2  | 480i | SBN | Sonlife
27.4  | LAFF | Laff
27.5  | StartTV | Start TV
27.6  | StoryTV | Story Television
27.7  | Quest | Quest
27.8  | INFO CH | Infomercials
27.9  |  | Blank
27.10  | ShopLC | Shop LC

### Analog-to-digital conversion[edit]

WTCT shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 27, on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 17,[3] using virtual channel 27\.

### Former translators[edit]

WTCT previously broadcast on low-power translators W54AE (channel 54) in Paducah, Kentucky, KCGI-CA (channel 45) in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and K54CA (channel 54) in Sikeston, Missouri; these translators ceased operation around 2010.

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ The Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook says August 16, while the Television and Cable Factbook says August 24.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WTCT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. ^ RabbitEars TV Query for WTCT
3. ^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2012.

## External links[edit]

* Tri-State Christian Television

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Broadcast television in Southeast Missouri, Southern Illinois, Western Kentucky and Northwest Tennessee

This region includes the following cities: Paducah, KY
Cape Girardeau, MO
Harrisburg, IL
Union City, TN
Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable or satellite television

Paducah, KY|

* WPSD-TV (6.1 NBC, 6.2 Cozi, 6.3 ANT)
* WQWQ-LD (9.1 TMD)
* WKMU 21 / WKPD 29 (xx.1 KET/PBS, xx.2 KET2, xx.3 KY Channel, xx.4 PBS Kids)
* WDKA (49.1 MNTV, 49.2 Charge!, 49.3 TBD, 49.4 Nest, 49.5 Dabl, 49.6 Court)

Cape Girardeau/Poplar Bluff, MO|

* K10KM-D 3 / KPOB-TV 15 (xx.1 ABC, xx.2 H&I, xx.3 Crime, xx.4 Court, xx.5 Ion)
* KFVS-TV (12.1 CBS, 12.2 CW, 12.3 Outlaw, 12.4 MeTV, 12.5 Grit, 12.6 Oxygen)
* KDKZ-LD (18.1 AMGTV, Farmington)
* KBSI (23.1 Fox, 23.2 MNTV, 23.3 Comet, 23.4 Defy, 23.5 Bounce, 23.6 Scripps)

Harrisburg/Carbondale, IL|

* WSIL-TV (3.1 ABC, 3.2 H&I, 3.3 Crime, 3.4 Court, 3.5 Ion)
* WSIU-TV (8.1 PBS, 8.2 World, 8.3 Create, 8.4 PBS Kids, 8.5 WSIU-FM)
* W15BU-D (15.1 3ABN, 15.2 3ABN Latino, 15.3 3ABN Radio, 15.4 Radio 74 Internationale)
* WTCT (27.1 TCT, 27.2 SBN, 27.3 Grio, 27.4 Laff, 27.6 Bounce, 27.7 Quest, 27.8/9 [Blanks], 27.10 Shop LC)

Outlying areas|

| Southern Illinois|

* WPXS (13.1 Daystar, 13.2 RTV; Mount Vernon, IL)

|

Southeast Missouri|

* K27OY-D 27 (Ind. \- Poplar Bluff, MO)

Northwest Tennessee|

* WLJT-DT (11.1 PBS, 11.2 PBS Kids, 11.3 Create; Lexington/Martin, TN)
* WUWT-CD (26.1 Retro, 26.2 Heartland; Union City, TN)

Kentucky broadcast television areas
Bowling Green/Smiths Grove
Kyova Tri-State
Ohio River Tri-State
Western Coal Field
East Tennessee
Central KY
Kentuckiana
Southern Illinois/Western Kentucky

Tennessee broadcast television areas by city
Chattanooga
Jackson
Knoxville
Memphis
Nashville
Martin/Union City
Tri-Cities

See also
Jonesboro TV
Little Rock TV
Springfield, IL TV
Springfield, MO TV
St. Louis TV
Terre Haute TV

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Other television stations licensed to and serving the state of Illinois

Chicago market
independent stations|

* WGN-TV 9
* WCIU-TV 26.2 & WMEU-CD 48
* WJYS 62 (Hammond, IN)

Chicago market
Spanish stations|

* WOCK-CD 13 (Mega TV)
* WESV-LD 40 (Estrella)
* WSNS-TV 44 (TMD)
* WXFT-DT 60 (UniMás, Aurora)
* WGBO-DT 66 (UNI, Joliet)

Chicago market
religious stations|

* WEDE-CD 34 (Arlington Hts.)
* WWTO-TV 35 (TBN, Naperville)
* WDCI-LD 57 (Daystar)

Other stations|

* WCHU-LD 3 (NewsNet, Oakwood Hills)
* WILC-CD 8 (Daystar, Sugar Grove)
* WPXS 13 (Daystar, Mt. Vernon)
* W15BU-D 15 (3ABN, Johnston City)
* WTJR 16 (CTN, Quincy)
* WHOI 19 (TBD, Peoria)
* WWME-CD 23 (MeTV, Chicago)
* KNLC 24 (MeTV, St. Louis, MO)
* WTCT 27 (TCT, Marion)
* W29CI-D 29 (3ABN, Salem)
* WFBN-LD 33 (H&I DT1, TMD DT2 via WYTU-LD Milwaukee, Rockford)
* WLCF-LD 45 (CTN, Decatur)
* WBXC-CD 46 (Buzzr, Champaign)
* WMWC-TV 53 (TBN, Galesburg)
* WTVK 59 (Ads, Peoria)

Defunct|

* WYCC 20
* WLPD-LP 30
* WOCH-CD 41

See also
ABC
CBS

Fox
Ion
MyNetworkTV
NBC
PBS
Other stations in Illinois

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Other television stations in the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Louisville/Kentuckiana market stations|

* WLCU-CD 4
* Edu. Ind.
* Campbellsville
* WDHC-LD 6
* YTA TV
* Lebanon
* WBNA 21
* Ind.
* Louisville
* WKUT-LD 25
* Azteca
* Elizabethtown
* WDYL-LD 28
* Daystar
* Louisville
* WBNM-LD 50
* Buzzr
* Louisville

Lexington/E. KY market stations|

* WBON-LD 9
* Retro TV/Jewelry TV
* East Bernstadt/London
* W10BM 10
* AMGTV/WHT
* Morehead
* WVTN-LD 48
* Rel. Ind./Daystar
* Corbin
* WLJC-TV 65
* Cozi TV
* Beattyville

Bowling Green market stations|

* WBGS-LD 34
* Telemundo
* Bowling Green
* WCZU-LD 39
* Court TV
* Bowling Green

Other adjacent urban areas|

* WQWQ-LD 18
* Telemundo
* Paducah, KY/Cape Girardeau, MO
* WBQC-LD 25
* Telemundo
* Cincinnati, OH
* WPBM-CD 31
* Religious Ind./GEB/WalkTV
* Scottsville
* WAGV 44
* Rel. Ind.
* Harlan
* WNAB 58ATSC 3.0
* Dabl
* Nashville
* WTSF 61
* Daystar
* Ashland

See also
ABC
CBS

Fox
Ion
MyNetworkTV
NBC
PBS
Other stations in Kentucky

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Broadcast television stations by affiliation in the state of Missouri

ABC|

* KQTV 2 (St. Joseph)
* KTVO 3 (Kirksville)
* WOI-DT 5 (Ames, IA)
* WSIL-TV 3 / KPOB-TV 15 / K10KM-D 10 (Harrisburg, IL/Poplar Bluff/Cape Girardeau)
* KETV 7 (Omaha, NE)
* KHQA-DT 7.2 (Hannibal)
* KMBC-TV 9 (Kansas City)
* KODE-TV 12 (Joplin)
* KMIZ 17 (Columbia)
* WATN-TV 24 (Memphis, TN)
* KDNL-TV 30 (St. Louis)
* KSPR-LD 33 / KYTV-DT 33.1 (Springfield)

CBS|

* KMTV-TV 3 (Omaha, NE)
* KTVO 3.2 (Kirksville)
* WREG-TV 3 (Memphis, TN)
* KMOV 4 (St. Louis)
* KCTV 5 (Kansas City)
* KHQA-TV 7 (Hannibal)
* KOAM-TV 7 (Pittsburg, KS)
* KCCI 8 (Des Moines, IA)
* KOLR 10 (Springfield)
* KFVS-TV 12 / K17LV-D 12 (Cape Girardeau/Poplar Bluff)
* KRCG 13 (Jefferson City)
* KCJO-LD 30 / KNPN-LD 26.2 (St. Joseph)

Fox|

* KTVI 2 (St. Louis)
* WDAF-TV 4 (Kansas City)
* WGEM-DT 10.3 (Quincy, IL)
* WHBQ-TV 13 (Memphis, TN)
* KFJX 14 / KOAM-TV 7.2 (Pittsburg, KS)
* KYOU-TV 15 / K30MG-D 15 (Ottumwa, IA/Kirksville)
* KDSM-TV 17 (Des Moines, IA)
* KQFX-LD 22 / K18KK-D 18 / KMIZ 17.4 (Columbia)
* KBSI 23 (Cape Girardeau)
* KNPN-LD 26 (St. Joseph)
* KPTM 42 (Omaha, NE)
* KRBK 49 (Osage Beach)

NBC|

* KYTV 3 (Springfield)
* KSDK 5 (St. Louis)
* WMC-TV 5 (Memphis, TN)
* WOWT 6 (Omaha, NE)
* WPSD-TV 6 (Paducah, KY)
* KOMU-TV 8 (Columbia)
* WGEM-TV 10 (Quincy, IL)
* WHO-DT 13 (Des Moines, IA)
* KYOU-TV 15.2 / K30MG-D 30.2 (Ottumwa, IA/Kirksville)
* KSNF 16 (Joplin)
* KNPG-LD 21 (St. Joseph)
* KSHB-TV 41 (Kansas City)

The CW|

* KOMU-DT 8.3 (Columbia)
* WGEM-DT 10.2 (Quincy, IL)
* KPLR-TV 11ATSC 3.0 (St. Louis)
* KFVS-DT 12.2 / K17LV-D 12.2 (Cape Girardeau/Poplar Bluff)
* KFJX-DT 14.2 (Pittsburg, KS)
* KYOU-DT 15.4 / K30MG-D 30.4 (Ottumwa, IA/Kirksville)
* KNPG-LD 21.2 (St. Joseph)
* KCWI 23 (Ames, IA)
* KYCW-LD 25 / KSPR-LD 33.2 / KYTV 33.2 (Branson/Springfield)
* KCWE 29 (Kansas City)
* WLMT 30 (Memphis, TN)
* KPTM-DT 42.3 (Omaha, NE)

MyNetworkTV|

* KMOV-DT 4.2 (St. Louis)
* KCCI-DT 8.3 (Des Moines, IA)
* KMIZ-DT 17.3 (Columbia)
* KOZL-TV 27 (Springfield)
* WLMT 30 (Memphis, TN)
* KPTM-DT 42.2 (Omaha, NE)
* WDKA 49 / KBSI-DT 23.2 (Paducah, KY/Cape Girardeau)
* KSMO-TV 62ATSC 3.0 (Kansas City)

Ion Television|

* KQTV-DT 2.3 (St. Joseph)
* WSIL-DT 3.5 / KPOB-DT 15.5 / K10KM-D 10.5 (Harrisburg, IL/Poplar Bluff/Cape Girardeau)
* WOWT-DT 6.4 (Omaha, NE)
* KODE-DT 12.4 (Joplin)
* KGKM LD 36.2 (Columbia)
* KFPX-TV 39 (Newton, IA)
* WRBU 46 (East St. Louis, IL)
* KRBK-DT 49.4 (Osage Beach)
* KPXE-TV 50 (Kansas City)
* WPXX-TV 50 (Memphis, TN)

PBS|

* KMOS-TV 6 (Sedalia)
* WSIU-TV 8 (Carbondale, IL)
* KETC 9 (St. Louis)
* WKNO 10 (Memphis, TN)
* KDIN-TV 11 (Des Moines, IA)
* K18GU-D 12 (Ottumwa, IA)
* KCPT 19 (Kansas City)
* KOZK 21 / KOZJ 26 (Springfield / Joplin)
* KYNE-TV 26 (Omaha, NE)
* WQEC 27 (Quincy, IL)

Other|

* WPXS 13 / KUMO-LP 51 (Daystar, St. Louis/Mount Vernon, IL)
* KXVO 15ATSC 3.0 (TBD, Omaha, NE)
* KTAJ-TV 16 (TBN, Kansas City/St. Joseph)
* WTJR 16 (CTN, Quincy, IL)
* WQWQ-LD 18 (TMD, Paducah, KY/Cape Girardeau)
* KUKC-LD 20 (UNI, Kansas City)
* KNPG-LD 21.3 (TMD, St. Joseph)
* WTWV 23 (Rel. Ind., Memphis, TN)
* KNLC 24 (MeTV, St. Louis)
* KFDR 25 (CTN, Jefferson City)
* WTCT 27 (TCT, Marion, IL)
* KDNL-TV 30 (.2 TBD, .3 Charge!, .4 Nest, St. Louis)
* KWBM 31 (Daystar, Harrison, AR)
* KBNS-CD 36 (Ind., Branson)
* KMCI-TV 38ATSC 3.0 (Ind., Lawrence, KS)
* KGKC-LD 39 (TMD, Lawrence, KS)

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Other television stations licensed to and serving the state of Tennessee

Southeast Tennessee|

* WOOT-LD 6
* Heartland
* Chattanooga
* W18DS-D 18
* 3ABN
* Chattanooga
* WELF-TV 23
* TBN
* Dalton, GA
* WTNB-CD 27
* Heartland
* Cleveland
* WCNT-LP 36
* Ind.
* Chattanooga
* WDSI-TV 61
* This TV
* Chattanooga

Mid-west Tennessee|

*     * UBN
* Adamsville
* WYJJ-LD 27
* Court TV/MNTV
* Jackson

Mid-Eastern Tennessee|

* WKNX-TV 7
* Ind.
* Knoxville
* The Walk TV
* Pigeon Forge
* W14CX-D 14
* 3ABN
* Farragut
* WDTT-LD 24
* Daystar
* Knoxville
* W30EG-D 45
* HSN
* Knoxville
* WVLR 48
* CTN
* Tazewell
* WKXT-LD 61
* Retro TV
* Morristown

West Tennessee|

* WPGF-LD 6ATSC 3.0
* Classic hip hop
* Memphis
* WTWV 23
* Rel. Ind.
* Memphis
* WWTW 34
* TCT
* Senatobia, MS
* WPYM-LD 38
* Retro TV
* Memphis
* WBUY-TV 40
* TBN
* Holly Springs, MS
* W50EA-D 50
* 3ABN
* Memphis
* WDNM-LD 59
* Daystar
* Memphis

Middle Tennessee|

* WDHC-LD 11
* The Family Channel
* Dickson
* WIIW-LD 14
* NewsNet
* WTNX-LD 15/WFET-LD 29
* Telemundo
* Nashville/Lewisburg
* WCKV-LD 21
* The Walk TV
* Clarksville
* WNTU-LD 26
* Daystar
* Nashville
* WJDE-CD 31
* Heartland
* Nashville
* WJNK-LD 34
* 3ABN
* Nashville
* WHTN 39
* CTN
* Murfreesboro
* WKUW-LD 40
* Buzzr
* White House
* WLLC-LD 42
* UNI
* Nashville
* WJFB 44
* MeTV
* Lebanon
* WPGD-TV 50
* TBN
* Hendersonville
* WNAB 58ATSC 3.0
* Dabl
* Nashville

Tri-Cities/Far East TN|

* WOPI-CD 9
* Laff
* Kingsport
* WKPT-TV 19
* Cozi TV
* Kingsport
* WAPK-CD 36
* MeTV
* Kingsport
* WLFG 68
* Rel. Ind.
* Grundy, VA

Northwest Tennessee|

* WUWT-CD 26
* Retro TV
* Union City
* WTCT 27
* TCT
* Marion, IL

Defunct|

* WRTN-LD 6
* Daystar
* Alexandria
* WETV-CD 11
* Ind.
* Murfreesboro
* WIIW-LP 14
* Ind.
* Nashville

See also
ABC
CBS

Fox
Ion
MyNetworkTV
NBC
PBS
Other stations in Tennessee

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