Lester Sumrall

Lester Sumrall was an ordained minister and established the Lester Sumrall Evangelistic Association (LeSEA). In 1968 he founded LeSEA Broadcasting's flagship station, WHME-TV Harvest 103.1 FM. Sumrall has been called the "father of Christian television". He secured the first license for 24-hour Christian television from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and launched WHMB Christian Television in Noblesville, Indiana in 1973.