W50CH-D

W50CH-D, virtual and UHF digital channel 36, is a low-powered, Class A GEB Network-affiliated television station licensed to Alton, Illinois, United States. The station is owned by the Liberty Communications subsidiary of River of Life Family Church (formerly Liberty Christian Center). W50CH-D's transmitter is located on Fosterburg Road north of Alton.

W50CH-D
Alton, Illinois United States
Channels	Digital: 36 (UHF) Virtual: 36 (PSIP)
Programming
Affiliations	GEB Network
Ownership
Owner	River of Life Family Church (Liberty Communications, Inc.)
History
Founded	October 28, 1998
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 50 (UHF, 1998–2014) Virtual: 1 (PSIP, 2014–2020)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	37238
Class	CD
ERP	15 kW
HAAT	54.2 m (178 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	38°55′12.1″N 90°6′18.3″W
Links
Public license information	Profile LMS

The station was founded October 28, 1998. Until 2020, it was one of only two stations in the United States that used virtual channel 1, alongside KAXT-CD in San Francisco/San Jose, California.

Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television
Network O&Os are in bold

Full-power

KTVI (2.1 Fox, 2.2 ANT, 2.3 Mystery, 2.4 Dabl)
KMOV (4.1 CBS, 4.2 Cozi, 4.3 MNTV, 4.4 Laff, 4.5 Circle)
KSDK (5.1 NBC, 5.2 Bounce, 5.3 True Crime, 5.4 Quest)
KETC (9.1 PBS, 9.2 PBS Kids, 9.3 World, 9.4 Create)
KPLR-TV (11.1 CW, 11.2 Court, 11.3 Comet, 11.4 Grit)
WPXS (13.1 Daystar, 13.2 Retro TV, 13.3 Daystar Español)
KNLC (24.1 MeTV, 24.2 Rel. Ind., 24.3 H&I, 24.4 Movies!, 24.5 Decades, 24.6 Start TV)
KDNL-TV (30.1 ABC, 30.2 TBD, 30.3 Charge!, 30.4 Stadium)
WRBU (46.1 Ion, 46.2 Qubo, 46.3 Ion Plus, 46.4 Ion Shop, 46.5 QVC, 46.6 HSN)

KPTN-LD (7.1 HSN, 7.2 SBN, 7.3 QVC2, 7.4 INFO, 7.5 INFO, 7.6 INFO, 7.7 Cheddar)
K15KP-D (15.1 HSN, 15.2 QVC, 15.3 HSN2, 15.4 QVC2, 15.5 QVC3, 15.6 Dabl (soon))
KDTL-LD (16.1 Retro TV)
KEFN-CD (20.1 EWTN)
K25NG-D (25.1 Azteca América, 25.2 3ABN, 25.3 INFO, 25.4 INFO, 25.5 LX, 25.6 INFO)
KBGU-LP (33.1 Buzzr, 33.2 Shop LC, 33.3 getTV, 33.4/5/6 ads.)
WODK-LD (45.1 INFO, 45.2 INFO, 45.3 INFO, 45.4 INFO, 45.5 INFO, 45.6 QVC2, 45.7 INFO)
W50CH-D 50 (Rel. Ind. / GEB America)
KUMO-LD (51.1 Daystar, 51.2 Daystar Español)

Outlying regions

Illinois	W29CI-D (29.1 Bounce TV, 29.2 Mystery, 29.3 Laff, 29.4 3ABN, 29.5 Cheddar (soon) -- Salem)

Cable

Defunct stations

See also: Quincy; Columbia/Jefferson City; Kansas City; Springfield, MO; Springfield, IL; Peoria; Evansville; Memphis; Paducah; Terre Haute

Other television stations in the state of Illinois
Chicago market independent stations	WGN-TV 9 WCIU-TV 26.2 & WMEU-CD 48 WJYS 62 (Hammond, IN)
Chicago market Spanish stations	WOCK-CD 13 (Mega TV) WESV-LD 40 (Estrella) WSNS-TV 44 (TMD) WXFT-DT 60 (UniMás, Aurora) WCHU-LD 61 (Azteca) WGBO-DT 66 (UNI, Joliet)
Chicago market religious stations	WEDE-CD 34 (Arlington Hts.) WWTO-TV 35 (TBN, Naperville) WDCI-LD 57 (Daystar)
Other stations	WPXS 13 (Daystar, Mt. Vernon) W15BU-D 15 (3ABN, Johnston City) WTJR 16 (CTN, Quincy) WHOI 19 (Comet, Peoria) WYCC 20 (FNX, Chicago) WWME-CD 23 (MeTV, Chicago) KNLC 24 (MeTV, St. Louis, MO) WTCT 27 (TCT, Marion) W29CI-D 29 (3ABN, Salem) WFBN-LD 33 (H&I DT1, TMD DT2 via WYTU-LD Milwaukee, Rockford) W40CN-D 40 (Edu. Ind., Sugar Grove) WLCF-LD 45 (CTN, Decatur) WBXC-CD 46 (Buzzr, Champaign) W50CH-D 50 (Religious Ind., Alton) WMWC-TV 53 (TBN, Galesburg) WAOE 59 (Ads, Peoria)
Defunct	WLPD-LP 30 WOCH-CD 41
See also ABC CBS CW Fox Ion MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in Illinois

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