W29CI-D

W29CI-D

Salem, Illinois St. Louis, Missouri United States
City	Salem, Illinois
Channels	Digital: 29 (UHF) Virtual: 29
Programming
Affiliations	see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Innovate Corp. (HC2 Station Group, Inc.)
History
Founded	May 28, 1987
First air date	1989;36 years ago (1989)
Former call signs	W28AI (1987–1998) W29CI (1998–2013)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	66996
Class	CD
ERP	15 kW
HAAT	128.2 m (421 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	38°33′46″N88°59′58″W / 38.56278°N 88.99944°W / 38.56278; -88.99944
Links
Public license information	LMS

W29CI-D (channel 29) is a low-power, Class A television station in Salem, Illinois, United States, serving the St. Louis area. The station is owned by Innovate Corp.

History

The station's construction permit was issued on May 28, 1987, under the callsign of W28AI and changed to W29CI on September 28, 1998. It changed to the current callsign W29CI-D on January 7, 2013. ^[2]

The station was owned by 3ABN until 2017, when it was included in a $9.6 million sale of 14 stations to Innovate Corp. ^[3]

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of W29CI-D ^[4]

Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
29.1	480i	16:9	W29CI-D	365BLK
29.2			3ABN-PR	NBC American Crimes
29.3			3ABN-DD	TeleXitos
29.4		4:3	3ABN	3ABN
29.5		16:9	3ABN-RD	Defy
29.6		4:3	3ABN-RL	[Blank] → Busted (eff. 3/1/2025)
29.7		16:9	Radio74	Salem News Channel

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for W29CI-D". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. "FCCInfo Results".
3. "3ABN Deals Away 14 LPTV Properties". Radio & Television Business Report. October 13, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
4. "Digital TV Market Listing for W29CI-D". RabbitEars.info . Retrieved August 22, 2024.