Daystar Television Network

==History==
In 1984, [[Marcus Lamb|Marcus]] and [[Joni Lamb]] (née Trammell) moved to [[Montgomery, Alabama|Montgomery]], [[Alabama]] to launch the state's first full-power Christian television station, [[WMCF-TV]]. The Lambs built the station for the next five years, and sold it in 1990. They next moved to [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], where, in 1993, they purchased the formerly defunct [[KMPX]]. In 1996, with a large contribution from [[Kenneth Copeland]] Ministries, the Lambs purchased a station in [[Colorado]], officially turning their television ministry into a network. In August 1997, the small staff moved into a {{convert|32,000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} facility that included production studios; Daystar was officially launched on [[New Year's Eve]] 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.daystar.com/about|title=About Daystar Television with Marcus Lamb and Joni Lamb}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.christiansattv.com/daystar.php|title=Daystar - Christian Satellite TV|access-date=July 26, 2011|archive-date=August 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120802024819/http://www.christiansattv.com/daystar.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On March 21, 2011, Daystar announced that it would downsize its production studios in [[Ashland, Kentucky]]; [[Houston, Texas]]; and [[Denver, Colorado]], effective the following month; the facilities would continue to be used as transmitters, but not broadcasting centers, leading to layoffs. Further studios were abandoned and centralized to the network's [[Bedford, Texas]] headquarters with the 2019 repeal of the FCC's Main Studio Rule.

On November 30, 2021, Marcus Lamb died after being hospitalized with [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2021/11/30/marcus-lamb-founder-of-dallas-area-christian-tv-network-daystar-dies-at-64/|title=Marcus Lamb, founder of Dallas-area Christian TV network Daystar, dies at 64|first=Catherine|last=Marfin|publisher=Dallas Morning News|date=November 30, 2021|access-date=November 30, 2021}}</ref>