WCFC-CA
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| WCFC-CA | |
|---|---|
| Rockford, Illinois | |
| Branding | TLN-TV 51/Rockford TV51 |
| Slogan | Serving the families of Rockford |
| Channels | 51 (UHF) analog, N/A digital |
| Affiliations | Total Living Network |
| Owner | Total Living Network, through its subsidiary Christian Communications of Chicagoland, Inc. |
| Founded | 1986 |
| Call letters meaning | Winning Chicagoland For Christ (former calls on former sister, Chicago's Channel 38) |
| Former callsigns | WCFC-LP (11 May 1998 to 2 May 2002) W51CD (6 October 1993 to 11 May 1998) W68BR (29 August 1986 to 6 October 1993) |
| Website | www.tlntv51.com |
WCFC-CA (Channel 51) is the Rockford, Illinois-based owned and operated television station of the Total Living Network, a religious broadcaster based in Chicago, Illinois.
[edit] History
This station started out in 1986 as a low-power satellite station of Chicago's WCFC (Channel 38, now WCPX). However, when WCPX was sold to Paxson Communications in 1998, Rockford's Channel 51 became more of a full-fledged station of its own. It was later on that WCFC-CA opened its own studio facility in Rockford. In January 2001, WCFC-CA applied for and was granted a Class A broadcast license. That, in essence, upgraded the broadcasting signal, more than tripling its power.
WCFC and TLN carry selected programs from fellow religious broadcaster, the Trinity Broadcasting Network, and family-based secular programs such as Little House on the Prairie.
