Tri-State Christian Television

{{short description|American religious broadcast network}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox television channel

| name = Tri-State Christian Television (TCT)

| image = File:TCT-Logo-Updated.png

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| country = United States

| affiliates = See below

| founder = Garth and Tina Coonce

| former_names = Total Christian Television

| launch_date = {{start date and age|May 20, 1977}}

| website = [http://www.tct.tv/ TCT Network]

| terr_serv_1 = Available in select areas

| terr_chan_1 = see chart below

| online_serv_1 = Internet Channel 1

| online_chan_1 = [http://www.tct.tv/watch-tct/watch-live/tct TCT-SD]

| online_serv_2 = Internet Channel 2

| online_chan_2 = [http://www.tct.tv/watch-tct/watch-live/tct-family TCT-HD/TCT Family]

| online_serv_3 = Internet Channel 3

| online_chan_3 = [http://www.tct.tv/watch-tct/watch-live/tct-kids TCT-SD2 Kids]

| online_serv_4 = Internet Channel 4

| online_chan_4 = [http://www.tct.tv/watch-tct/watch-live/abn TCT-SD3/Aramaic Broadcast Network]

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Tri-State Christian Television, Inc., doing business as TCT Network and TCT Ministries (formerly Total Christian Television), is a religious television network in the United States. The network was founded in May 1977 by spouses Garth and Tina Coonce.{{Cite web|title=Leadership {{!}} TCT Network|url=http://www.tct.tv/about/leadership|access-date=2020-09-18|website=www.tct.tv}}

TCT Network includes traditional televangelism, talk shows, children-oriented programming such as TCT Kids (used to meet E/I mandates), Southern gospel music, and feature films with Christian themes. TCT has an international service, TCT World, which broadcasts in over 170 countries.{{Cite web|title=Channel Lineup {{!}} Welcome to TCT|url=https://tctelco.net/channel-lineup/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901233901/http://www.tctelco.net/channel-lineup/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 1, 2016|access-date=2020-09-18|language=en-US}}

From the mid-1980s to 2007, TCT was an affiliate of the Trinity Broadcasting Network. The network currently maintains a relationship with the Christian Broadcasting Network, airing that network's flagship program The 700 Club twice daily as well as CBN's nightly newscast.

From 2011{{Cite web|url=http://trademarks.justia.com/853/93/la-fuente-85393193.html|title = LA FUENTE Trademark - Registration Number 4294271 - Serial Number 85393193 :: Justia Trademarks}} to 2013, TCT operated a Spanish-language sub-channel which was available both online and over the air on TCT stations called La Fuente. This subchannel was ultimately discontinued, but reactivated in August 2014 for a simulcast of the Aramaic Broadcast Network (ABN). It was discontinued no later than 2017.

In June 2018, TCT ended local operations at all of its owned-and-operated stations, consolidating all of its stations into a single national feed.Pergament, Alan. [https://buffalonews.com/2018/07/02/wnyb-tv-ends-local-productions-station-site-is-for-sale/ WNYB-TV ends local productions, station site is for sale]. The Buffalo News. Retrieved July 2, 2018. The change came after the Federal Communications Commission lifted its Main Studio Rule, which had required broadcast stations to have a local studio.