40-608: KTTW (channel 7) is a religious television station in Sioux Falls, South Dakota , United States, owned and operated by Tri-State Christian Television (TCT) with transmitter in Rowena, South Dakota . It is rebroadcast on KTTM in Huron , whose transmitter is located near Alpena, South Dakota . KTTM covers areas of south-central and southeastern South Dakota that receive a marginal to non-existent over-the-air signal from KTTW. Established as
80-483: A Fox affiliate on channel 17 in 1987, KTTW was the fourth commercial station to be built in Sioux Falls and the first Fox affiliate in the state. KTTM went on the air in 1991. Its owner, Independent Communications, Inc., sold the programming and Fox affiliation, as well as its five dependent translators, to Gray Television in 2020, resulting in the establishment of Fox Sioux Falls, a subchannel of KDLT-TV . It then sold
120-748: A 45-mile (72 km) radius of the city including those on the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail and the Southern Illinois Wine Trail , Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge adjacent to the city, Lake of Egypt immediately to the south and the Shawnee National Forest and various state parks that stretch along the Shawnee Hills from river to river. Marion's city government is led by Mayor Mike Absher who assumed office on April 22, 2019, after defeating Incumbent Anthony Rinella who
160-496: A Veteran population of 1,544 persons. The Cost of Living Index estimates the relative price levels for consumer goods and services. When applied to wages and salaries, the result is a measure of relative purchasing power. The cost of living is 8.0% lower in Marion city, IL than the U.S. average. The largest sector in the Marion city, IL is Health Care and Social Assistance, employing 4,015 workers. The next-largest sectors in
200-516: A month earlier. However, Fox did not consider itself a network at the time, but a "satellite-delivered national program service" that only carried programming on weekends. Thus, for all intents and purposes, KTTW was programmed as an independent, as was the case with most early Fox affiliates. It filled the weekday schedule with cartoons, home shopping shows, and fare from the Hit Video USA service and American Christian Television System . Chuck Poppen
240-564: A newspaper, is based in Marion. Marion is served by local radio stations WGGH-FM and WGGH-AM along with a local Christian Contemporary Station. Marion Community Unit School District 2 operates public schools, including Marion High School . Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois , formerly Williamson County Regional Airport, serves the area and is located at the extreme western edge of the city. Contour Airlines provides daily passenger flights to O'Hare International Airport in Chicago . Both
280-422: A point on top of a slight hill of 448 feet (137 m) above sea level. The site sat in a small open grassland known as Poor Prairie. For a name, they chose Marion to honor American Revolutionary War hero Gen. Francis "Swamp Fox" Marion . William and Bethany Benson had entered the quarter-quarter section of land that contained the future site of Marion just the previous year on September 8, 1838. He had lived in
320-507: A typical city commission form of government. The Marion Park District is independent of city government. It operates the parks system under a separately elected five-member board. The library board though is appointed by the mayor and city council. The Swinford Media Group, based in Marion, publishes a weekly newspaper, The Marion Star, along with news coverage on social media via WFCN News. The company also owns publications in nearby Carterville and Herrin, Illinois. The Daily Republican ,
360-411: Is 17 miles (27 km) to the west, and Harrisburg is 22 miles (35 km) to the east. According to the 2010 census, Marion has a total area of 16.217 square miles (42.00 km ), of which 15.99 square miles (41.41 km ) (or 98.6%) is land and 0.227 square miles (0.59 km ) (or 1.4%) is water. As of the census of July 1, 2022, there were 16,729 people, and 8,028 households residing in
400-712: Is expected in Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations (361 jobs) and Office and Administrative Support Occupations (244). As of March 30, 2009, the largest employers located inside the city limits were as follows: Other major nearby employers include: Downtown Marion is home to the Little Egypt Arts Gallery operated by the Little Egypt Arts Association as well as the Williamson County Historical Society museum and
440-460: Is the county seat of Williamson County , Illinois , United States . The population in Marion, IL was 16,855 according to the 2020 census. It is part of a dispersed urban area that developed out of early 20th-century coal fields. Today Marion serves as the largest retail trade center in Southern Illinois with its central location along Interstate 57 and Illinois Route 13. It was dubbed
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#1732863189207480-578: The Union Pacific and Burlington Northern railroads have lines running through the city. Local service from those lines is provided by the Crab Orchard and Egyptian Railroad headquartered in Marion. Amtrak passenger rail service is available at Carbondale , 16 miles (26 km) west of Marion. Rides Mass Transit District operates fixed-route and demand-response transit services in Marion and Southern Illinois . The Bill Jung Transfer Center serves as
520-399: The poverty line . The region has a civilian labor force of 7,866 with a participation rate of 57.8%. Of individuals 25 to 64 in the Marion city, IL, 30.1% have a bachelor’s degree or higher. As of 2023Q4, total employment for the Marion city, IL was 18,253 (based on a four-quarter moving average). Over the year ending 2023Q4, employment increased 2.1% in the region. As of 2022, Marion has
560-660: The "Hub of the Universe" by former mayor Robert L. Butler . Today, the motto under current Mayor, Mike Absher, is the "Oasis of Opportunity." The city is part of the Marion-Herrin Micropolitan Area and is a part of the Carbondale -Marion- Herrin , Illinois Combined Statistical Area with 123,272 residents, the sixth most populous Combined statistical area in Illinois. Following the creation of Williamson County out of
600-479: The 2009 analog shutoff date: Religious television station Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.150 via cp1114 cp1114, Varnish XID 457576531 Upstream caches: cp1114 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Fri, 29 Nov 2024 06:53:09 GMT Marion, Illinois The city of Marion
640-786: The KTTW and KTTM facilities and licenses to Radiant Life Ministries, a sister company of TCT. After applying on June 1, 1984, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted Family Broadcasting Company, Inc., of Fairfield, Iowa , a construction permit to build a new commercial television station on channel 17 in Sioux Falls in November of that year. Work began in earnest in 1986, and the station began broadcasting on May 29, 1987. Family Broadcasting soon reorganized as Independent Communications, Inc. Upon sign-on, channel 17 affiliated with Fox , which had launched its prime time schedule only
680-721: The Marion Carnegie Library. The major arts and culture institution though is the Marion Cultural and Civic Center. In 2004, the Marion Civic Center was awarded the Frank Lloyd Wright Award - Special Recognition from the American Institute of Architects, Illinois Chapter, at the organization's annual ceremony. The 35,000-square-foot (3,300 m ) facility, designed by White and Borgognoni Architects,
720-430: The Marion city, IL is expected to be Healthcare Support Occupations with a +0.9% year-over-year rate of growth. The strongest forecast by number of jobs over this period is expected for Healthcare Support Occupations (+11 jobs) and Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations (+5). Over the same period, the highest separation demand (occupation demand due to retirements and workers moving from one occupation to another)
760-420: The Marion city, IL with the highest average wages per worker are Management Occupations ($ 104,900), Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations ($ 101,500), and Legal Occupations ($ 92,100). The unemployment rate in the region varied among the major groups from 1.2% among Legal Occupations to 6.9% among Transportation and Material Moving Occupations. Over the next 1 year, the fastest growing occupation group in
800-442: The Marion city, IL with the highest average wages per worker are Utilities ($ 125,515), Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction ($ 73,866), and Health Care and Social Assistance ($ 65,918). Regional sectors with the best job growth (or most moderate job losses) over the last 5 years are Health Care and Social Assistance (+491 jobs), Accommodation and Food Services (+307), and Finance and Insurance (+194). The fastest growing sector in
840-454: The blaze was put out. The facade of the Orpheum was salvaged, but the remainder of the theater was razed, and in 2000, it was decided that a new Cultural and Civic Center would be built on the site of the old Orpheum and a couple of other demolished neighboring structures. Marion became a sister city to Kanie , Japan, on March 26, 2010. Tourism promotion and marketing in Marion is conducted at
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#1732863189207880-517: The city. The population density was 1,171.1 per square mile in 2020. There were 7,555 housing units at an average density of 589.0 per square mile (227.4/km ). Ower-occupied housing rate is 62.0%. Median value of owner-occupied housing is $ 143,600, and median gross rent is $ 823 per month. The racial makeup of the city was 86.0% White , 4.9% African American , 0.1% Native American , 2.8% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , and 5.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.9% of
920-548: The county at least since 1817, and was the first settler to enter land in Poor Prairie. At the time the commissioners platted Marion, he had a small crop of corn and wheat growing over what became the public square. The Williamson County Court organized in Marion on October 7, 1839, at the Benson log cabin. Overflow crowds had to use pumpkins for stools. The federal government established a post office at Marion on January 30, 1840, and
960-687: The county level with a county bed tax of five percent. Forty percent of that amount goes to the Williamson County Tourism Bureau and the remaining 60 percent to the Williamson County Events Commission for debt service on the bonds used to build the Williamson County Pavilion, a multi-use meeting and convention center immediately north of the Illinois Centre Mall in Marion. That building also houses
1000-464: The intent of constructing a parking lot. The mayor and the city council reconsidered their plan when they found that their citizenry was in favor of restoring the old theater for use by the community as a cultural and entertainment center. During the early morning hours, of March 10, 1997, a blaze quickly raced through the Civic Center, and totally gutted the theater, leaving it a smoldering shell after
1040-573: The legislature incorporated the community as a city on February 24, 1841. On May 29, 1982, one of the larger tornadoes in Illinois history, rated F4 , hit the city of Marion and Williamson County. Ten people died and 181 people were injured after this tornado ripped across a 17-mile (27 km) stretch. The Shawnee Village apartment complex was destroyed, and the Marion Ford-Mercury dealership sustained heavy damage. This tornado caused between $ 85 million and $ 100 million in damages. A memorial to
1080-408: The near future". On February 10, 2021, it was announced that Marion, Illinois –based Tri-State Christian Television would acquire the license assets of KTTW/KTTM for $ 850,000. The transaction was completed on December 21; the stations switched to TCT programming the next day. KTTW and KTTM both broadcast TCT and additional national multicast channels: Both stations shut down their analog signals for
1120-425: The population. There were 8,028 households, out of which 21.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 23.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.05. The median household income in the Marion city, IL is $ 54,052 and the median house value is $ 143,600. The per capita income for the city was $ 36,935. About 15.0% of the population were living below
1160-410: The region are Accommodation and Food Services (2,364 workers) and Retail Trade (2,134). High location quotients (LQs) indicate sectors in which a region has high concentrations of employment compared to the national average. The sectors with the largest LQs in the region are Finance and Insurance (LQ = 2.33), Health Care and Social Assistance (1.50), and Accommodation and Food Services (1.49). Sectors in
1200-516: The region are Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations (1,932 workers) and Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations (1,822). High location quotients (LQs) indicate occupation groups in which a region has high concentrations of employment compared to the national average. The major groups with the largest LQs in the region are Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations (LQ = 1.70), Healthcare Support Occupations (1.40), and Protective Service Occupations (1.37). Occupation groups in
1240-491: The region is expected to be Transportation and Warehousing with a +0.5% year-over-year rate of growth. The strongest forecast by number of jobs over this period is expected for Health Care and Social Assistance (+16 jobs), Transportation and Warehousing (+3), and Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (0). The largest major occupation group in the Marion city, IL is Office and Administrative Support Occupations, employing 2,191 workers. The next-largest occupation groups in
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1280-535: The south half of Franklin County by the Illinois General Assembly, three commissioners appointed by the lawmakers met at Bainbridge, Illinois, on August 19, 1839, for the purpose of locating a new county seat as close to the center of the county as possible. The next day, August 20, they laid out a town of 20 acres (81,000 m ) with a public square about one-quarter of a mile east of the county's center, but
1320-683: The station had turned the corner from what Elmen would recall as "a couple years of H-E-double-L" financially. The station moved to offices on West 11th Street in 1995, which it would occupy for 25 years. In 1997, Poppen resigned, citing differences with the majority stakeholders. After the digital television transition , in 2009, KTTW changed its branding from its former analog channel 17 to its digital physical channel of 7. On November 2, 2020, KTTW's non-license assets were purchased by Gray Television , owner of ABC affiliate KSFY-TV (channel 13) and NBC affiliate KDLT-TV (channel 46); Fox programming moved to KDLT on digital subchannel 46.2. Cozi TV , which
1360-454: The ten people who perished that day was later erected on the south side of Tower Square Plaza. Marion is in central Williamson County, with a narrow strip of city limits extending south beyond Creal Springs to the valley of Sugar Creek in Johnson County . Marion is 44 miles (71 km) south of Mount Vernon, Illinois , and 57 miles (92 km) north of Paducah, Kentucky . Carbondale
1400-416: The tourism bureau. Camping facilities in the city include the new Marion Campground & RV Park, located off of Exit 53 on the east side of the interstate. Major attractions that draw visitors to Marion include events at Marion Stadium (Mt Dew Park), events at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale , The Southern Illinois Roller Girls bouts at The Pavilion Events, approximately two dozen wineries within
1440-418: Was also carried on KTTW, moved to subchannel 46.4. KTTW and KTTM's main channels began carrying This TV . Independent also sold five translators of KTTW, at Aberdeen , Brookings , Pierre , Watertown , and Worthington, Minnesota , to Gray for $ 1. According to a local business publication, Independent Communications was exiting television altogether and intended to sell or donate KTTW "to a nonprofit entity in
1480-408: Was appointed after longtime mayor Robert L. Butler resigned. The city operates on a city commission system of government with the mayor and four city commissioners, each elected for four-year terms. The council calendar calls for meetings on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month at City Hall. The city is also a home rule community, a status that gives the council greater flexibility to act than
1520-656: Was completed in June 2004. After a 1997 fire destroyed the city's former civic center, the new facility was crafted using parts of the old Orpheum Theater building. The grand opening of the Orpheum Theatre was on January 2, 1922. Built in the southwest corner of the downtown square, she was the flagship of a chain of vaudeville and moving picture theaters constructed to tap into the wealth generated by agriculture and mining in Southern Illinois. The Orpheum Theatre sat over 900, and
1560-400: Was ornately decorated in a mix of Renaissance and Neoclassical styles, complete with gold leaf, elaborate plasterwork, and a multicolored terra-cotta facade. The Orpheum was quite successful until the advent of television. Decreasing profits forced the Orpheum to exclusively be a motion picture theater in the mid-1950s and to close in 1971. The City of Marion purchased the building in 1973 with
1600-720: Was the general manager, with rental company owner Jim Elmen as the major financial backer of the venture; the Elmens would own 89 percent of KTTW. Elmen recalled in 1991 that he bought into the station to give viewers a chance to see programming that had previously only been seen on cable, particularly children's programming. By then, the station had significantly upgraded its programming, airing both Star Trek: The Original Series and Star Trek: The Next Generation as well as Minnesota Twins baseball and Minnesota Timberwolves basketball. On August 31, 1991, KTTM signed on, expanding coverage to cities including Huron and Mitchell . By this time,
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