fill s ▁this ▁purpose ). ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁Spring field , ▁Ohio - based ▁Miami ▁Valley ▁Christian ▁Television ▁launched ▁W TL J , ▁as ▁a ▁Christian - orient ed ▁independent ▁station . ▁The ▁station ▁would ▁eventually ▁be ▁sold ▁to ▁its ▁present ▁own ers , ▁Tri - State ▁Christian ▁Television . ▁The ▁history ▁of ▁its ▁Kal am az oo ▁repe ater , ▁W J GP - LD , ▁is ▁unknown , ▁other ▁than ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁its ▁application ▁to ▁move ▁its ▁signal ▁from ▁U H F ▁channel ▁ 2 4 ▁to ▁channel ▁ 2 6 ▁was ▁approved ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 8 ; ▁the ▁channel ▁switch ▁occurred ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁facil itate ▁W TL J ' s ▁event ual ▁digital ▁channel ▁ 2 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁rece iv able ▁in ▁analog ▁on ▁the ▁western ▁shore ▁of ▁Lake ▁Michigan ▁in ▁the ▁Wisconsin ▁cities ▁of ▁She bo yg an ▁and ▁Mil w au kee ▁because ▁of ▁channel ▁ 5 4 ' s ▁transmit ter ▁being ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁Lake ▁Michigan ▁shore , ▁although ▁T CT ▁does ▁not ▁explicitly ▁market ▁to ▁those ▁cities ▁or ▁have ▁any ▁cable ▁coverage . ▁With ▁the ▁term ination ▁on ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁of ▁the ▁analog ▁channel ▁ 2 4 ▁signal ▁of ▁Mil w au kee ' s ▁W CG V , ▁the ▁station ' s ▁digital ▁signal ▁is ▁also ▁easily ▁picked ▁up ▁in ▁Wisconsin . ▁ ▁W TL J ▁is