WPVN-CD
| Aurora / Chicago, Illinois | |
|---|---|
| Channels |
Digital: 20 (UHF) (to move to 26 (UHF)) Virtual: 24 |
| Subchannels |
24.1 - Movee 4 U (480i, 4:3) 24.3 - The Action Channel (480i, 16:9) 24.4 - Polvision (480i, 16:9) 24.5 - Win TV/MBC (480i, 4:3) 24.6 - MC-TV (480i, 4:3) (Korean Christian programming) 24.7 - JBTV (480i, 16:9) [1] |
| Owner | HC2 Holdings |
| Founded | May 27, 1987 |
| Call letters' meaning | W-PolVisioN |
| Sister station(s) | WPVS-LP Milwaukee |
| Former callsigns |
W24AJ WPVN-CA (2009-2011) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 24 (UHF, 1987–2011) |
| Former affiliations | Retro Television Network |
| Transmitter power | 10 kW (digital) |
| Facility ID | 72079 |
WPVN-CD is a Class A Digital television station that is licensed to Aurora, Illinois and serves the Chicago area, and is owned by ethnic broadcaster HC2 Holdings & is the Chicago affiliate for Movee 4 U. This station became a Retro Television Network affiliate for the Chicago television market on November 13, 2010 (ending 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 WCIU-DT6.
On March 28, 2011, WPVN-CA applied to move its transmitting facilities to the Trump International Hotel & Tower from its current analog & digital locations. The application was approved on August 31, 2011,[2] along with getting Class A digital status on October 7, 2011.[3]
In July of 2016, a 24-hour broadcast of JBTV replaced KBS World on channel 24.7. The channel is still listed as KBS by PSIP short name.
On May 25, 2018, HC2 Holdings announced it would purchase WPVN-CD for $7 million plus costs.[4]). If the purchase is approved and the station does go on the air, it is likely to become an owned-and-operated station for HC2's network Azteca América, which currently broadcasts on WCHU-LD (channel 61). With Polvision also selling off Milwaukee sister station WPVS-LP (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.[5][6]
Digital Television
Digital Channels
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming [7][8] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24.1 | 480i | 4:3 | MOVEE4U | Movee 4 U |
| 24.3 | 16:9 | Tuff TV | The Action Channel | |
| 24.4 | POLVISN | Polvision | ||
| 24.5 | 4:3 | WIN TV | MBC | |
| 24.6 | MC-TV | Korean Christian programming | ||
| 24.7 | 16:9 | KBS | JBTV (formerly KBS World) |
References
- ↑ "WPVN TV 24 Reshuffles Programming Line Up January 27th 2014". Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ↑ FCC 346 FOR COMMISSION USE ONLY FILE NO. BPDTL - 20110809AAM
- ↑ FCC 302-CA APPLICATION FOR CLASS A TELEVISION BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE
- ↑ Jacobson, Adam (5 June 2018). "Windy City LPTV Secured For Azteca Owner". Radio & Television Business Report. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ↑ "ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT by and between HC2 STATION GROUP, INC., as Buyer, and POLNET COMMUNICATIONS, LTD., as Seller". Federal Communications Commission. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ↑ "Displacement for LPTV Station Application". Federal Communications Commission. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ↑ "RabbitEars TV Query for WPVN-TV". RabbitEars.
- ↑ "Stations for Network - MC-TV".