The Walk TV

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The Walk TV
Launched January 11, 2010 (2010-01-11)
Owned by The Walk Television Network, LLC
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
Slogan Exploring the Past, Enjoying the Present, Envisioning the Future
Country United States
Language English
Broadcast area Nationwide
Headquarters Odessa, Florida, USA
Formerly called Legacy TV (2010-2013)
Website The Walk TV at Wordpress
Availability
Terrestrial
Available on television stations in some markets via digital subchannels Affiliate list
Cable
Available on select U.S. cable systems Consult your local cable provider for channel availability
Digital Media Receiver Roku

The Walk TV (stylized as the WALK TV) is an American Christian specialty television network in the United States. The Walk TV is a sister channel to the Doctor Television Channel (DrTV) as they share broadcasting facilities at 2607 Success Drive in Odessa, Florida, a suburb on the north side of the Tampa area.

The network consists primarily of 263 low-powered television stations across the United States,[1] and is also available on C-band free-to-air satellite services.[2] In addition, The Walk TV is also available to users of the Roku Digital media receiver.[3]

History

The network was launched as LegacyTV on January 11, 2010. The purpose of this channel is to provide programming that helps people appreciate the Judeo-Christian legacy.[4] The name of the channel was changed to its current name in 2013. The network is currently run by James L. West, who also runs the Doctor TV channel.

Programming

General programming

The Walk TV programming lineup consists primarily of religious programming, family movies, off-network syndicated public domain episodes of Bonanza, and some Christian music programming. A few select programs on The Walk TV’s program lineup are also run on sister channel Doctor TV. The Walk TV also features a program produced and hosted by Randall Terry, "Voice of Resistance" in addition to religious news programs from CBN such as The 700 Club and CBN Newswatch.[5]

The channel also provides programming from The Worship Network from 4:00 to 5:30 a.m. Eastern time.[5]

Children’s educational programming

The following programs listed below are programs broadcast by The Walk TV to satisfy the Federal Communications Commission’s requirements to broadcast E/I programming.[6]

Sports programming

The Walk TV, along with the JUCE TV and Tri-State Christian Television networks, provide broadcasts of college football games involving the Lynchburg, Virginia-based Liberty University Flames, a member of the Big South Conference. The game broadcasts are produced by the university-operated Liberty Flames Sports Network.[5] Unlike JUCE TV, The Walk TV shows those games live.[7] Game On is a sports-related show that is offered by The Walk TV.[5][8] This is only available to full-time Walk TV affiliates.

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