WILC-CD

Last updated
WILC-CD
City Sugar Grove, Illinois
Channels
Programming
Affiliations8.1: Daystar
8.2: Daystar Español
8.3: Blank
Ownership
OwnerWord of God Fellowship, Inc. [1]
WDCI-LD
History
Former call signs
W54BE (1989–2008)
W40CN (2008–2011)
W40CN-D (2011–2020)
W27EB-D (2020–2022)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
54 (UHF, 1992–2008)
40 (UHF, 2008–2011)
Digital:
40 (UHF, 2011–2020)
Educational Independent (1989–2012)
Commercial Independent (2012–2020)
Translator of WAOE (MyNetworkTV) (2020–2022)
Corner Store TV (2022–2023)
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 71111
Class CD
ERP 15 kW
HAAT 381.1 m (1,250 ft)
Transmitter coordinates 41°53′56.1″N87°37′23.2″W / 41.898917°N 87.623111°W / 41.898917; -87.623111
Links
Public license information
Website www.daystar.com

WILC-CD (channel 8) is a low-power, Class A religious television station licensed to Sugar Grove, Illinois, United States, serving the Chicago area as an owned-and-operated station of the Daystar Television Network. The station's transmitter is located atop the John Hancock Center.

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History

Waubonsee Community College, which serves the Aurora area, launched the station on channel 54 as W54BE. Programming included distance education telecourses from the college and a community bulletin board. [3] The station moved to channel 40 in 2008, with the call sign W40CN. The college marketed the station as primarily on cable: Comcast channel 99 or 17; Mediacom channel 15; or AT&T U-Verse channel 99. [4]

The college was not able to construct a digital facility for the station, citing severe budget problems with Illinois state funding and the local district's real estate tax base as reasons. [5] In April 2012, the college filed to sell W40CN to Local Media TV Holdings. [6]

On November 24, 2020, the station moved to digital channel 27, as W27EB-D. On October 24, 2022, the station changed its call sign to WILC-CD. On April 19, 2023, it was announced that WILC-CD would be sold to Daystar for $4,975,000; the transaction was completed on June 15.

Subchannels

Subchannels of WILC-CD [7]
Channel Res. Aspect Short nameProgramming
8.1 1080i 16:9 WILC-CD Daystar
8.2 720p WILC-ESDaystar Español
8.3 480i WILC-SDDaystar Reflections

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References

  1. "Assignments". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. April 19, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  2. "Facility Technical Data for WILC-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. "Telecommunications in place at WCC". The Daily Chronicle. December 27, 1992. p. 7. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  4. "Watching Waubonsee's Educational Television Channel". Sugar Grove, Illinois: Waubonsee Community College. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
  5. Waubonsee Community College (2010-06-30). "FCC 337 Application for Extension of Time to Construct a Digital Television Broadcast Station (BEPDTA-20100630BIY)". Federal Communications Commission.
  6. Seyler, Dave (April 16, 2012). "Local Media TV adds Chicago-area Class A". Television Business Report. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
  7. Digital TV Market Listing for WILC-CD