News Items - Greater Marion Area Chamber of Commerce
May Membership Luncheon held
On Tuesday, May 10, the Marion Chamber of Commerce held a Membership Luncheon at Kokopelli.

 
May Monthly Membership Luncheon 

The Marion Chamber of Commerce Monthly Membership Luncheon was held on Tuesday, May 10 at noon at Kokopelli. 

The presenter was WSIL TV Channel 3's Ashley Smith about severe weather preparation.

Janet Jenson from the Marion Chamber of Commerce Marketing Committee gave the "Marketing Minute" at the May luncheon, and presented the Chamber's new tent, backdrop, and table cloths.

TCT was the sponsor of the May Monthly Membership Luncheon.

If any Marion Chamber of Commerce member would like to have fliers for an upcoming event, announcements, etc. placed at each attendee's seat at the luncheon, please contact the Chamber at 618.997.6311 to arrange for delivery of the fliers prior to the luncheon. 



Celebrating 39 years of broadcasting...
 
WTCT TV-27, operating from Marion, Illinois since May 20, 1977, is the flagship station of the TCT Network and has been serving southern Illinois, western Kentucky, and southeast Missouri for almost 40 years. Since its inception, TCT has grown to a Network of stations, 16 in total, broadcasting both nationally and internationally.  The TCT Network is a family friendly, inspirational, multi-station, multi-platform network, operating three high-definition broadcast channels per station for a total of 51 individual channel streams.

Also, as the local Network Command Center, WTCT broadcasts the Gospel to viewers through satellite, cable, on-air broadcast, Roku, Apple TV, Kindle, TCT Mobile (Apple and Android devices), and live streaming at www.tct.tv. As well as the latest in television applications such as Samsung Smart TV, Amazon TV, Apple TV, Android TV and  Kindle Fire.
 
In addition to our WTCT station, Marion, Illinois is also the home to TCT's World Headquarters at 11717 Route 37 North, Marion, IL 62959.  TCT operates multiple television stations throughout the US within major markets such as Detroit, MI; Cleveland/Canton/Akron, OH; Grand Rapids/Battle Creek/Kalamazoo, MI; Saginaw/Lansing, MI; Buffalo/Rochester/Orchard Park, NY; Greensboro/Asheboro/High Point, NC; Raleigh/Durham, NC; Atlanta, GA; and Nashville, TN.
 
Each of these stations houses a full state of the art production department and studios, a fully staffed Prayer Center, and multiple business offices.  From across the country and globe TCT hosts dignitaries, prominent guests, and music artists - bringing them to the Marion area for appearances on nationally broadcasted television programs.  This also generates additional community revenue to various local businesses.
 
TCT's long-standing commitment to broadcasting the Gospel and to local community involvement has earned the Network several prestigious honors in recent years:
2015 ICMA Network of the Year
2014 ICGMA Gold Cross Award
2013 International Gospel Music Award
2012 Marion Chamber Business of the Year
2010 ICMA Network of the Year
2010 Emmy
2009 Emmy Mid-America
2007 National Religious Broadcasters Network of the Year
2008 Sky Angel Network Broadcasters Award
1994 National Religious Broadcasters Network of the Year

Photos from the May Luncheon


Published: 05/10/16