WTNB-CD

{{Infobox television station

| callsign = WTNB-CD

| logo = CTN Chattanooga logo.png

| logo_size = 220px

| logo_alt =

| image =

| image_size =

| location = Cleveland–Chattanooga, Tennessee

| country = United States

| city = Cleveland, Tennessee

| branding =

| analog =

| digital = 5 (VHF)

| virtual = 27

| subchannels =

| translators =

| affiliations = {{ubl|27.1: CTN|for others, see {{Section link||Subchannels}}}}

| owner = Christian Television Network{{Cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101816806&qnum=5040©num=1&exhcnum=1|title=WTNB-CD Asset Purchase Agreement}}

| licensee = Volunteer Christian Television, Inc.

| operator =

| founded = December 8, 1994

| airdate = {{start date and age|1997|10|p=y}}

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| callsign_meaning =

| sister_stations =

| former_callsigns = {{ubl|W27BQ (1994–1998)|WTNB-LP (1998–2003)|WTNB-CA (2003–2015)}}

| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|Analog: 27 (UHF, 1997–2015)|Digital: 27 (UHF, 2015–2019)}}

| former_affiliations = {{ubl|FamilyNet|My Family TV|Heartland (until 2022)}}

| erp = 1.67 kW

| haat = {{convert|245.4|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

| class = CD

| facility_id = 49240

| coordinates = {{coord|35|12|26|N|85|16|52|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|display=inline, title}}

| licensing_authority = FCC

| website = {{URL|https://ctnonline.com/affiliate/wtnb/}}

}}

WTNB-CD (channel 27) is a low-power, Class A religious television station licensed to Cleveland, Tennessee, United States, serving the Chattanooga area as an owned-and-operated station of the Christian Television Network (CTN). The station's transmitter is located on Sawyer Cemetery Road in unincorporated Mile Straight.

History

A construction permit for a low-power television station on UHF channel 27 in Cleveland was issued on December 8, 1994{{cite web |title=Application Search Details (1) |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=140627 |website=CDBS Public Access |accessdate=April 7, 2019}} under the call sign W27BQ{{cite web |title=Call Sign History (WTNB-CD) |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=49240&Callsign=WTNB-CD |website=CDBS Public Access |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |accessdate=April 7, 2019}} to North Georgia Television.{{cite book|title=Television & Cable Factbook 1997 Edition|year=1997|page=B-266|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1997-TV-Factbook/Television-Factbook-1997-ALL-OTHER.pdf|format=PDF|accessdate=April 7, 2019}} On October 27, 1997, the station filed for a license to cover, which was granted on November 17.{{cite web |title=Application Search Details (2) |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=256100 |website=CDBS Public Access |accessdate=April 7, 2019}} The call letters were changed to WTNB-LP on July 1, 1998; on June 12, 2003, the call sign was modified to WTNB-CA, after having been granted class A status on September 10, 2001.{{cite web |title=Application Search Details (3) |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=572152 |website=CDBS Public Access |accessdate=April 7, 2019}} Under North Georgia Television, WTNB was a sister station to WDNN-CA and WDGA-CA in Dalton, Georgia; by 2005, WTNB and WDNN programmed similar lineups featuring FamilyNet and local programming, though WTNB's local programming was separate from that on WDNN.{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Doug|title=TV News|url=https://www.wtfda.org/vud100s/2005/02-2005VUD.pdf|accessdate=April 7, 2019|newspaper=VHF-UHF Digest|date=February 2005|page=9|format=PDF}}

North Georgia Television sold WTNB-CA to PTP Holdings for $350,000 in 2009.{{cite news |author1=BIA Financial Networks |title=Deals |url=https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/deals-110169 |accessdate=April 7, 2019 |work=Broadcasting & Cable |date=June 13, 2009 |language=en-us}} After a period off the air, WTNB resumed broadcasting under the new ownership in January 2010 as a My Family TV affiliate.{{cite news|last=Higgins|first=Randall|date=January 31, 2010|title=Local TV returns to Cleveland|url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/news/story/2010/jan/31/local-tv-returns-cleveland/3871/|work=Chattanooga Times Free Press|location=Chattanooga, Tennessee|access-date=March 24, 2019}} On April 13, 2015, the call sign was modified to WTNB-CD, after converting to digital television in October 2014.{{cite web |title=Application Search Details (4) |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1653535 |website=CDBS Public Access |accessdate=April 7, 2019}} In the FCC's incentive auction, WTNB-CD sold its spectrum for $370,099 and elected to move to a low VHF channel;{{cite web|title=FCC Broadcast Television Spectrum Incentive Auction Auction 1001 Winning Bids|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2017/db0413/DA-17-314A2.pdf|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|accessdate=November 20, 2017|format=PDF|date=April 4, 2017}} the station was assigned channel 5.{{cite web |title=Incentive Auction Task Force and Media Bureau Announce Regional Coordinators to Facilitate Post-Auction Transition for Broadcast Stations |url=https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-17-376A1.pdf |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |accessdate=April 7, 2019 |format=PDF |date=April 20, 2017}}

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

class="wikitable" \|+Subchannels of WTNB-CD{{cite web\|title=Digital TV Market Listing for WTNB\|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WTNB#station\|website=RabbitEars\|access-date=May 14, 2025}} ! scope = "col" \| Channel ! scope = "col" \| Res. ! scope = "col" \| Aspect ! scope = "col" \| Short name ! scope = "col" \| Programming
scope = "row" \| 27.1 \| 1080i \|\| rowspan="5" \|16:9 \|\| WTNB-HD \|\| CTN
scope="row" \| 27.2 \| rowspan="4" \|480i \|\| Life \|\| CTN Lifestyle
scope="row" \| 27.3 \| CTNi \|\| CTN International
scope="row" \| 27.4 \| N2 \|\| Newsmax2
scope="row \| 27.5 \| BIZ-TV \|\| Biz TV

class="wikitable"

|+Subchannels of WTNB-CD{{cite web|title=Digital TV Market Listing for WTNB|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WTNB#station|website=RabbitEars|access-date=May 14, 2025}}

! scope = "col" | Channel

! scope = "col" | Res.

! scope = "col" | Aspect

! scope = "col" | Short name

! scope = "col" | Programming

scope = "row" | 27.1

| 1080i || rowspan="5" |16:9 || WTNB-HD || CTN

scope="row" | 27.2

| rowspan="4" |480i || Life || CTN Lifestyle

scope="row" | 27.3

| CTNi || CTN International

scope="row" | 27.4