The station signed on the air in August 1981 as independent station WDDD-TV. In 1984, the station's call letters were changed to WTCT and became a TBN station in 1986 along with a few independent stations that switched to the religious network during that year.
The television station launched on August 1981 under the name WDDD-TV as an independent broadcaster. Two years later, its call letters were changed to WTCT and it partnered with TBN in 1986, joining a small group of other stations that made the switch during that year.