WPVN-CD

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WPVN-CD
Channels
Programming
Affiliationssee § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner
W31EZ-D
History
FoundedMay 27, 1987(37 years ago) (1987-05-27)
Former call signs
  • W24AJ (1987–2007)
  • W22DG-D (2007–May 2009)
  • W20CX-D (May–June 2009)
  • WPVN-CA (2009–2011)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 24 (UHF, 1987–2011)
  • Digital: 20 (UHF, 2010–2021)
Call sign meaning
Polvision
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 168237
Class CD
ERP 15 kW
HAAT 388.4 m (1,274 ft)
Transmitter coordinates 41°53′56.1″N87°37′23.2″W / 41.898917°N 87.623111°W / 41.898917; -87.623111
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WPVN-CD (channel 24) is a low-power, Class A television station in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The station is owned by Innovate Corp. [2] WPVN-CD's studios are located on West Belmont Avenue in northwest Chicago, and its transmitter is located atop the John Hancock Center in downtown Chicago.

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History

The station became a Retro TV affiliate for the Chicago television market on November 13, 2010 (through June 30, 2013), but the main purpose of the station is to relocate much of the ethnic programming removed by Weigel Broadcasting in December 2010 when they decided to end carrying it over to WCIU-DT6.[ citation needed ]

On March 28, 2011, WPVN-CA applied to move its transmitting facilities to the Trump International Hotel and Tower from its current analog and digital locations. The application was approved on August 31, 2011, [3] along with getting Class A digital status on October 7, 2011. [4]

In July 2016, a 24-hour broadcast of JBTV replaced KBS World on channel 24.7.

On May 25, 2018, HC2 Holdings announced it would purchase WPVN-CD for $7 million plus costs. [5] ). If the purchase is approved and the station does go on the air, it is likely to become an owned-and-operated station of HC2's network Azteca América, which currently broadcasts on WCHU-LD (channel 61). With Polvision also selling off Milwaukee sister station WPVS-LP (channel 29) (which has yet to launch in eight years since Polvision's purchase of the license), the company will complete a withdrawal from over-the-air television broadcasting ownership, though retains control of WPVN's fourth subchannel. [6] [7]

In February 2020, WPVN-CD was issued a license to transmit from the John Hancock Center in Chicago. [8]

In 2023, due to Azteca América ceasing operations, the station flipped to Visión Latina. [9]

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WPVN-CD [2]
Channel Res. Aspect Short nameProgramming
24.1 720p 16:9 WPVN-CDVisión Latina
24.2 480i Fubo Sports Network
24.3SWAAG TV (Shows With African-American Greatness)
24.4 365BLK
24.5Win-TV / MBC-D (Korean) / MCTV (Korean)
24.6 Defy
24.7 Infomercials
24.8 Outlaw
24.9 Law & Crime Network

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WPVN-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. 1 2 "WPVN-CD CHICAGO, IL". www.rabbitears.info.
  3. ↑ "CDBS Print". licensing.fcc.gov.
  4. ↑ "CDBS Print". licensing.fcc.gov.
  5. ↑ Jacobson, Adam (June 5, 2018). "Windy City LPTV Secured For Azteca Owner". Radio & Television Business Report. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
  6. ↑ "ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT by and between HC2 STATION GROUP, INC., as Buyer, and POLNET COMMUNICATIONS, LTD., as Seller". Federal Communications Commission. July 31, 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Displacement for LPTV Station Application". Federal Communications Commission. August 21, 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Licensing and Management System".
  9. ↑ Humbert, Raymie (January 29, 2023). "What Is Visión Latina?". Medium. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
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