references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . december 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message wlft cd baker baton rouge louisiana united states branding wlft 30 baton rouge s christian station metv baton rouge dt2 channels digital 30 uhf virtual 30 psip subchannels 30.1 .2 metv 30.3 gettv 30.4 antenna tv affiliations metv 2011 present owner touch family broadcasting bethany world prayer center inc. first air date august 31 1998 ; 18 years ago 1998 08 31 as a cable station 2005 over the air call letters meaning we re louisiana s family television former callsigns k52cq wjoy wlft ca former channel number s analog 52 uhf 1998 2002 30 uhf 2002 2011 former affiliations pax as a cable only channel family net early 2000s 2011 zuus country 2012 2013 on 30.3 tv scout 2013 2014 on 30.3 soul of the south network 2013 september 14 2016 on 30.4 transmitter power 150 kw transmitter coordinates 30 22 50 n 91 3 16 w 30.38056 n 91.05444 w 30.38056 ; 91.05444 licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website wlft.com wlft cd is a low power uhf television outlet located on channel 30 . it is locally owned via touch family broadcasting and affiliated with metv . it broadcasts local sports the 700 club and other christian ministry programming from a 500 foot 150 m tower in the greater baton rouge area . the tower is located on interstate 10 near siegen lane across from tinseltown . the station originates at its studios at 13567 plank road in baker louisiana . the flagship program of the station lifeline with larry stockstill is broadcast three times daily at 6 30 a.m. 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. the station carries a unique combination of programming ministry programs like enjoying every day life with joyce meyer lakewood with joel osteen life today with james robison and others . contents 1 history 2 digital television 2.1 digital channels 3 references 4 external links history edit wlft started as cox cable channel 4 with programming from the pax network in 1998 . it also broadcast local religious programming on cable channel 17 as wlft 2 . in 2002 wlft converted to all religious programming and pax was moved to cable channel 14 now on 70 as a direct network feed . in november 2002 wlft ca launched its new 500 foot 150 m tower allowing the station to increase its signal strength and reach more homes in communities like hammond gonzales new roads and st. francisville . in fall 2005 wlft ca would relocate from channel 52 where the signal wasn t as strong to channel 30 . in july 2011 the station converted to digital and began to carry programming from metv during the late afternoon through early morning hours . during daytime hours the station broadcast religious programming . in the fall of 2011 the station launched a second hd subchannel 30.2 which carried metv s entire lineup . wlft launched a third subchannel on october 3 2012 which carried the country network present day zuus country . one year later on october 2 2013 zuus country was removed in favor of tv scout . tv scout was removed in july 2014 in favor of gettv . in august 2013 the station added the african american centered soul of the south network to its fourth subchannel . on september 14 2016 wlft brought antenna tv programming to baton rouge on channel 30.4 . cox cable only carries channel 30.1 in its digital cable lineup ; the additional subchannels including metv s full feed are not available on cable . digital television edit digital channels edit the station s digital signal is multiplexed channel video aspect psip short name programming 1 30.1 480i 4 3 me tv metv 30.2 30.3 get tv gettv 30.4 ssn tv antenna tv references edit rabbitears tv query for wlft external links edit official website query the fcc s tv station database for wlft v t e television stations in eastern acadiana and the florida parishes including baton rouge and morgan city reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television local stations wbrz tv 2.1 abc 2.2 news2 louisiana 2.3 wx kjun cd 7.1 ind. wafb 9.1 cbs 9.2 bounce tv wbxh cd 9.4 mntv klfy tv 10.1 cbs 10.2 gettv 10.3 ion television kpbn ld 11.1 pursuit channel kzup cd 19.1 independent wbrl cd 21.1 cw kwbj cd 22.1 youtoo wsty ld 23.1 the family channel wlpb 27.1 pbs lpb 27.2 lpb pbs 27.3 create wlft cd 30.1 religious metv 30.2 metv 30.3 gettv 30.4 anttv soon wvla tv 33.1 nbc 33.2 laff wbxh cd 39.1 mntv 39.2 grit 39.3 escape kbtr cd 41.1 independent this tv kgla dt 42.1 tmd wgmb tv 44.1 fox 44.2 the cw w48dw d 48.1 daystar klwb tv 50.1 metv 50.2 h & i kdcg cd cable channels metro 21 cox 4 catholic life adjacent locals lafayette katc 3.1 abc 3.2 the cw klfy 10.1 cbs kadn 15.1 fox 15.2 nbc klaf ld klpb 24.1 pbs lpb kxkw ld 32.1 this 32.2 anttv klaf ld 46.1 nbc klwb 50.1 metv 50.2 heroes & icons kdcg cd new orleans wwl 4.1 cbs 4.2 justice wdsu 6.1 nbc 6.2 metv wvue 8.1 fox 8.2 grit wyes 12.1 pbs whno 20.1 lesea 20.2 cozi tv wgno 26.1 abc 26.2 antenna tv wlae 32.1 public ind. wnol 38.1 cw 38.2 this tv kgla 42.1 tmd wpxl 49.1 ion wupl 54.1 mntv alexandria kalb 5.1 nbc 5.2 cbs wntz 48.1 fox jackson mississippi wlbt 3.1 nbc wjtv 12.1 cbs wmau 17.1 pbs mpb defunct khma 11 houma ind. wcbz 7 the family channel other television stations in the state of louisiana alexandria market knts lp 17 ind. natchitoches klax tv 31 dt2 metv alexandria kbca 41 h & i dt2 anttv alexandria baton rouge market kpbn lp 11 a1 kzup cd 20 rtv baton rouge kwbj cd 22 a1 morgan city wlft cd 30 religious metv gettv baton rouge wbxh ca 39 dt2 escape dt3 grit baton rouge kbtr ca 41 ind. baton rouge lafayette market kxkw lp 6 ind. radio lafayette kdcg cd 22 this 22.1 & h & i 22.2 opelousas kxkw ld 32 this 32.1 & anttv 32.2 carencro klwb 50 metv h & i carencro monroe market kmlu 11 metv monroe kwms 17 h & i west monroe new orleans market whno 20 lesea new orleans wtno 22 aza new orleans kfol cd 30 kjun ca 7 ind houma morgan city wlae 32 public ind. new orleans kgla 42 telemundo hammond wpxl tv 49 ion new orleans knov cd 57 ind. new orleans defunct or silent kcdh lp 4 familynet winnfield see also abc cbs cw fox ion mynetworktv nbc pbs other stations in louisiana retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wlft cd & oldid 739467119 categories television stations in louisianame tv affiliatesantenna tv affiliatestelevision channels and stations established in 1998digital low power stationshidden categories articles lacking in text citations from december 2009all articles lacking in text citationsbroadcast infoboxes with deprecated parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 14 september 2016 at 21 29 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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