The Family Channel is an American general entertainment

television network A television broadcaster or television network is a telecommunications network for the distribution of television show, television content, where a central operation provides programming to many television stations, pay television providers or ...

owned by Get After It Media (formerly Luken Communications and Reach High Media Group), and based in

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History

In September 2008, ValCom announced that they would purchase the assets of Faith TV, relaunching it as a more broadly-distributed family television network. On December 15, 2008, ValCom deal to purchase Faith TV closed and they relaunched Faith TV as My Family TV. On October 1, 2009, ValCom completed the purchase of the network after making its final $250,000 payment. On March 22, 2011, ValCom announced that My Family TV would become a joint venture with Luken Communications. Many of the programs seen on My Family TV, such as '' Route 66'', '' Lassie'', '' Highway to Heaven'' and ''

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'' also aired on sister network RTV. In December 2013, Luken Communications rebranded MyFamilyTV as The Family Channel. "The Family Channel" name was formerly used by the cable channel owned by

Christian Broadcasting Network The Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) is an American Christian media production and distribution organization. Founded in 1960 by Pat Robertson, it produces the long-running TV series ''The 700 Club'', co-produces the ongoing ''Superbook (198 ...

that became Freeform (now owned by Disney 15 years later) in January 2016; outside of some shared

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programming once aired in the CBN/Family Channel era of Freeform, the two networks have no relation to each other.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Family Channel, The Television networks in the United States Companies based in Chattanooga, Tennessee Christian television networks Religious television stations in the United States Television channels and stations established in 2008 2008 establishments in Tennessee American companies established in 2008