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{{Short description|Television station in Charleston, South Carolina}}
{{More citations needed|date=January 2009}}
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{{Infobox television station
| callsign               = WLCN-CD
| logo                   = CTN Charleston logo.png
| logo_size              = 240px
| branding               = CTN Charleston
| digital                = 18 ([[UHF]])
| virtual                = 18
| subchannels            = 
| translators            = 
| affiliations           = {{ubl|'''18.1:''' [[Christian Television Network|CTN]]|''for others, see {{Section link||Subchannels}}''}}
| country                = United States
| city                   = 
| founded                = 
| airdate                = {{start date and age|2009|6|12}}
| last_airdate           = 
| location               = [[Charleston, South Carolina]]
| callsign_meaning       = {{ubl|[[Lowcountry]] Community Network (original)|
"We Love Christ Now" (current)}}
| former_callsigns       = {{ubl|W18BK (1992–1997)|WJRB-LP (1997–January 2009)|WLCN-CA (January–July 2009)}}
| former_channel_numbers = '''Analog:''' 18 (UHF, 1997–2009)
| owner                  = Christian Television Network
| licensee               = Christian Television Network of [[South Carolina]], Inc.
| sister_stations        = 
| former_affiliations    = {{ubl|[[Independent station|Independent]] (2009–2011)|[[America One]]/[[My Family TV]] (secondary, 2009–2011)}}
| erp                    = 15 [[kW]]
| haat                   = {{convert|84.2|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| facility_id            = 55203
| class                  = [[Class A television service|CD]]
| coordinates            = {{coord|33|1|24.2|N|80|7|22.3|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}
| licensing_authority    = [[FCC]]
| website                = {{URL|https://ctnonline.com/affiliate/ctn-charleston/}}
}}

'''WLCN-CD''' (channel 18) is a [[low-power broadcasting#Television|low-power]], [[Class A television station]] in [[Charleston, South Carolina]], United States, [[owned and operated]] by the [[Christian Television Network]] (CTN). The station's transmitter is located in [[Summerville, South Carolina]]. WLCN-CD offers 24-hour [[religious programming]], much of which is produced either locally or at the CTN [[WCLF|home base]] in [[Clearwater, Florida]].

==History==
WLCN-CD began broadcasting on June 12, 2009, under the ownership of Jen Rose Broadcasting. The station offered local news, weather, and sports programming along with [[syndicated programming]] from [[America One]] and [[My Family TV]]. After its conversion to digital, the station added [[Retro TV]] and Untamed Sports to its subchannels. WLCN produced local shows with emphasis on political, financial and spiritual support, as well as local sports such as [[South Carolina Stingrays]] [[ice hockey]] and [[Summerville High School]] Greenwave football.

On January 23, 2011, the station's previous owners, Faith Assembly of God of Summerville, sold the station to the Christian Television Network. The sale closed on January 23, 2012. Soon afterward, programming on WLCN switched to programming and services similar to other CTN stations.

==Subchannels==
The station's signal is [[multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:
{| class="wikitable"
|+Subchannels of WLCN-CD<ref>[http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WLCN#station RabbitEars TV Query for WLCN]</ref>
! [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
! [[Display resolution|Res.]]
! [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
! Short name
! Programming
|-
! scope = "row" | 18.1 
| [[720p]] || [[16:9]] || WLCN-DT || [[Christian Television Network|CTN]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 18.2 
| rowspan=4| [[480i]] || rowspan=4| [[4:3]] || Lifesty || CTN Lifestyle
|-
! scope = "row" | 18.3 
| CTNi || CTN International
|-
! scope = "row" | 18.4 
| WLCN-SD || [[standard-definition television|SD]] simulcast of 18.1
|-
! scope = "row" | 18.5 
| BIZ-TV || Biz TV
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|https://ctnonline.com/affiliate/ctn-charleston/}}
* [http://www.wjrb.com Jen Rose Broadcasting] (former owners of WLCN, as WJRB)
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{{Christian Television Network}}
{{Charleston TV}}
{{Other South Carolina Stations}}

[[Category:1997 establishments in South Carolina]]
[[Category:Christian Television Network stations]]
[[Category:Low-power television stations in South Carolina|LCN-CD]]
[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 1997]]
[[Category:Television stations in Charleston, South Carolina|LCN-CD]]