WHTN

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = WHTN
city =
station_
station_slogan =
station_branding = CTN; sometimes called "Nashville 39"
analog = 39 (UHF)
digital = 38 (UHF)
other_chs =
affiliations = CTN
network =
founded =
airdate = December 30, 1983
location = Murfreesboro/Nashville, Tennessee
callsign_meaning = Heart of TeNnessee
former_callsigns = WFYZ (1983-1985)
former_channel_numbers =
owner = Christian Television Network, Inc.
licensee =
sister_stations =
former_affiliations =
effective_radiated_power = 5000 kW (analog)
1000 kW (digital)
HAAT = 250 m (both)
class =
facility_id = 11117
coordinates = coord|36|5|0.3|N|86|25|50.8|W|type:landmark_scale:2000
homepage = [http://www.ctntv.org/ www.ctntv.org]

WHTN channel 39 is a not-for-profit television station licensed to Murfreesboro, Tennessee that serves the Nashville market. It's owned by Clearwater, Florida-based Christian Television Network. WHTN offers 24-hour religious programming, much of which is produced either locally or at the CTN home base in Florida. WHTN's studios are currently located in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee.

History

WHTN signed on as WFYZ on December 30, 1983 with a general entertainment format featuring cartoons, sitcoms, movies and music videos. It was originally owned by Murfreesboro TV Corporation. In 1984, lacking the resources to grow and admist signal problems in parts of Nashville, the station's management realized it was unable to compete against other independent stations Channel 30 (WCAY-TV, then owned by TVX, Inc.) and Channel 17 (WZTV, then owned by Multimedia). By 1985, the station shifted to a 24-hour music video format. Later in 1985, the station was sold to CTN and flipped to an all-religious format and became WHTN at the beginning of 1986.

ee also

Christian Television Network

External links

* [http://www.ctntv.org/ Official site for WHTN(-TV) CTN 39]
*TVQ|WHTN
*BIA|WHTN|TV|TV