WINM
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WINM is a religious
television station
in Angola, Indiana
, broadcasting locally on digital
channel 12. It is a Tri-State Christian Television
owned-and-operated station
. WINM also broadcasts in Fort Wayne, Indiana
on digital repeater station W38EA.
Although it is licensed to Angola, the studios and transmitter for WINM are located in Ohio
, 125 yards (114 meters) east of the Indiana-Ohio border, midway between Butler, Indiana
and Edgerton, Ohio
. This gives WINM greater coverage of the Fort Wayne
market
area. The Fort Wayne repeaters broadcast from the transmitter site of WFWA
. WINM is managed by Leo Vogt.
affiliate. In 1984, the call sign
was changed to WBKZ, and was changed again in 1986 to WINM, when the license was purchased by Manna for Modern Man Ministries. Quad M productions, as it was called was fully owned by Calvary Temple Worship Center and solely run by the Paul Paino family. The studio facilities were located in the old Calvary Temple location on Clinton St in Fort Wayne. After encountering financial problems, the station filed for bankruptcy and closed. The license was purchased in 1991 by Tri-State Christian Television
(TCT), who began producing their own part-time network feed of religious programming, and began airing it on their O&O stations. TCT fully disassociated with TBN in April 2007.
On February 27, 2004, the call sign of WINM's Fort Wayne
translator, previously W66BD, was changed to W43CF and moved to channel 43. TCT can now be seen on digital channel 38 in Fort Wayne on W38EA.
WINM can be seen on Comcast Cable on channel 10, and on DISH Network on channel 63 and on Verizon FIOS channel 12. Outside of the Fort Wayne area WINM is on channel 11 for MediaCom Cable and in Ohio it can be seen on various channels (mostly channel 22) for Time Warner Cable. On Direct TV, the TCT Network can be seen on channel 377.
WINM current broadcast facilities are located in the old PBS broadcast facilities at 3632 Butler Rd (corner of Hildagas & Butler Rd) In Fort Wayne, IN.
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Religious broadcasting
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television station
Television station
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in Angola, Indiana
Angola, Indiana
Angola is a city in Pleasant Township, Steuben County, Indiana, United States. The population was 8,612 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Steuben County . Angola was founded by Thomas Gale and Cornelius Gilmore. Angola is home to Trine University...
, broadcasting locally on digital
Digital terrestrial television
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channel 12. It is a Tri-State Christian Television
Tri-State Christian Television
Tri-State Christian Television is a network of eight religious television stations and their repeaters, mainly in the Midwest. TCT Network provides Christian programming such as teaching, preaching, family-based movies, music, documentaries, youth and children, live broadcasts and original content...
owned-and-operated station
Owned-and-operated station
In the broadcasting industry , an owned-and-operated station usually refers to a television station or radio station that is owned by the network with which it is associated...
. WINM also broadcasts in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne is a city in the US state of Indiana and the county seat of Allen County. The population was 253,691 at the 2010 Census making it the 74th largest city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana...
on digital repeater station W38EA.
Although it is licensed to Angola, the studios and transmitter for WINM are located in Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, 125 yards (114 meters) east of the Indiana-Ohio border, midway between Butler, Indiana
Butler, Indiana
Butler is a city in DeKalb County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,684 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Butler is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
and Edgerton, Ohio
Edgerton, Ohio
Edgerton is a village in Williams County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,117 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Edgerton is located at ....
. This gives WINM greater coverage of the Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne is a city in the US state of Indiana and the county seat of Allen County. The population was 253,691 at the 2010 Census making it the 74th largest city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana...
market
Media market
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area. The Fort Wayne repeaters broadcast from the transmitter site of WFWA
WFWA
WFWA is a Public television station in Fort Wayne, Indiana, broadcasting locally on channel 39 as a Public Broadcasting Service member station. Bruce Haines is the current president and general manager of WFWA.-History:...
. WINM is managed by Leo Vogt.
History
On April 22, 1983, WXJC-TV signed on as a TBNTrinity Broadcasting Network
The Trinity Broadcasting Network is a major American Christian television network. TBN is based in Costa Mesa, California, with auxiliary studio facilities in Irving, Texas; Hendersonville, Tennessee; Gadsden, Alabama; Decatur, Georgia; Miami, Florida; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Orlando, Florida; and New...
affiliate. In 1984, the call sign
Call sign
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was changed to WBKZ, and was changed again in 1986 to WINM, when the license was purchased by Manna for Modern Man Ministries. Quad M productions, as it was called was fully owned by Calvary Temple Worship Center and solely run by the Paul Paino family. The studio facilities were located in the old Calvary Temple location on Clinton St in Fort Wayne. After encountering financial problems, the station filed for bankruptcy and closed. The license was purchased in 1991 by Tri-State Christian Television
Tri-State Christian Television
Tri-State Christian Television is a network of eight religious television stations and their repeaters, mainly in the Midwest. TCT Network provides Christian programming such as teaching, preaching, family-based movies, music, documentaries, youth and children, live broadcasts and original content...
(TCT), who began producing their own part-time network feed of religious programming, and began airing it on their O&O stations. TCT fully disassociated with TBN in April 2007.
On February 27, 2004, the call sign of WINM's Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne is a city in the US state of Indiana and the county seat of Allen County. The population was 253,691 at the 2010 Census making it the 74th largest city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana...
translator, previously W66BD, was changed to W43CF and moved to channel 43. TCT can now be seen on digital channel 38 in Fort Wayne on W38EA.
WINM can be seen on Comcast Cable on channel 10, and on DISH Network on channel 63 and on Verizon FIOS channel 12. Outside of the Fort Wayne area WINM is on channel 11 for MediaCom Cable and in Ohio it can be seen on various channels (mostly channel 22) for Time Warner Cable. On Direct TV, the TCT Network can be seen on channel 377.
WINM current broadcast facilities are located in the old PBS broadcast facilities at 3632 Butler Rd (corner of Hildagas & Butler Rd) In Fort Wayne, IN.
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