- WTLW
Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = WTLW
city =
station_
station_slogan = Your Local Family Station
station_branding = WTLW 44
analog = 44 (UHF)
digital = 47 (UHF)
other_chs =
affiliations = independent
network =
founded =
airdate =June 13 ,1982
location =Lima, Ohio
callsign_meaning = Witnessing
The
Living
Word
former_callsigns =
former_channel_numbers =
owner = American Christian Television Services, Inc.
licensee =
sister_stations =
former_affiliations =
effective_radiated_power = 912 kW (analog)
100 kW (digital)
HAAT = 207 m (analog)
113 m (digital)
class =
facility_id = 1222
coordinates = coord|40|45|47.1|N|84|11|1.2|W|type:landmark_scale:2000
homepage = [http://www.wtlw.com/ www.wtlw.com]WTLW is a religious and family-entertainment television station in
Lima, Ohio . The station is owned by American Christian Television Services, and broadcasts its analog signal on UHF channel 44. It runsinfomercials and religious programming before 5 p.m.; and family dramas, first-run talk shows, family movies, and reality shows after 5 p.m.History
WTLW has its roots in
Christian radio station WTGN-FM, also in Lima. In 1976, WTGN solicited its listeners for seed money for a new television station. Before the station received FCC approval, however, WTGN opted not to own nor operate the new station, and the people behind the drive to get WTLW on the air decided to incorporate as American Christian Television Services, Inc.The station chose the hangar at the former Allen County Airport to build a studio. The new studios, measuring 80 feet by 80 feet (24 m by 24 m), was believed by the station founders to be the largest television studio in
Northwest Ohio . The hangar was converted into a television studio in 1980, through the efforts of volunteers.On
June 13 ,1982 , WTLW signed on the air.The station's owner, American Christian Television Services, should not be confused with Associated Christian Television System, owners of
WACX inOrlando, Florida .External links
* [http://www.wtlw.com/ Station website]
*TVQ|WTLW
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