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  Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.  
Matthew 5:16

Rev. Bashford taping The Good Samaritan HourGood News Channel 5 is a viewer supported Christian and family oriented television station devoted to reaching out to the Hampton Roads community with the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ. As the exclusive affiliate of FamilyNet in the region, Good News Channel 5 presents a mix of the best in Christian programming from some of the greatest preachers in America to a wealth of child-safe family shows plus
  • (VHF) Channel 5 on the Southside WJGN-CA
  • (UHF) Channel 51 on the Peninsula W51DO
  • The FamilyNet affiliate for Hampton Roads.
  • Viewer supported.
  • Operates 24 hours a day.
locally-produced Christian programming. The latest national and international news to Christian talk shows, inspiring Gospel Music and sports, arts and crafts are just part of Channel 5's programming. From legendary preachers like Charles Stanley, Adrian Rogers and Tony Evans to classical family TV shows like Andy Griffin and Loretta Young, Channel 5 has wonderful 24 hour programming designed to feed the Body of Christ plus draw in the unsaved and lead them to the Good News of Jesus Christ. Now simulcast on Channel 51 on the Peninsula, over-the-air Channel 5 reaches the homes of more than one million people.

Channel 5 (VHF) on the Southside
Channel 51 (UHF) on the Peninsula


Program guides are available free of charge from our office or you can download the guide if your local newspaper doesn't list Channel 5 and 51 programming.

To view and print the programming guide for Good News Channel 5, you will need Adobe's Acrobat Reader. It's a free download available from Adobe's website.

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Good News program guide
View the program guide
Christmas week program guide
NEW - See what's on during Christmas Week!

If you would like to make a donation to help Good News Channel 5 and 51 stay on the air or if you would like to receive a program guide please contact Frank White, Operation Director, at:

Good News Channel 5
3000 North Landing Rd.
Virginia Beach, VA 23456
(757) 430-2313

One of televisions most enduring programs, The Good Samaritan Hour, hosted by Dr. Ted Bashford, airs several times each week on Channel 5 and on three other local TV stations.

  • Sundays - 5:30 a.m. on UPN 27
    9:00 a.m. on FOX 43
    10:00 a.m. on PAX 49

You can also listen to Reverend Bashford on the radio. The radio ministry broadcasts daily on AM radio (WKGM 940 at 11:00 a.m. and WPMH 1010 at 6:30 a.m.), reaching many more with the light of the Word of God.

Union Mission Ministries
130 Brooke Ave. - P.O. Box 3203
Norfolk, VA 23514
Site Map Phone: (757) 427-1500
Fax: (757) 430-3968
E-mail: info@ummnorva.org
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