Television station in Illinois, United States
WESV-LD City Chicago, Illinois Channels Branding Estrella TV Chicago Affiliations Estrella TV (2010-present)Owner Founded December 8, 1987; 36 years ago (1987-12-08 ) Former call signs
W36AO (1987–2002) Former channel number(s)
Analog: Digital: TBN W -ES trella TV Licensing authority
FCC Facility ID 68043 ERP 6 W HAAT 455 m (1,493 ft) Public license information
LMS Website http://www.estrellatv.com/
WESV-LD , virtual channel 40 (UHF digital channel 31), is a low-power Estrella TV owned-and-operated television station licensed to Chicago, Illinois , United States. The station is owned by Estrella Media . The station transmits from the Willis Tower and shares its signal with W31EZ-D .
History
Prior to becoming an Estrella TV affiliate, this station was licensed to Palatine and it was owned by Trinity Broadcasting Network . It was used as a translator of full-power station WWTO-TV (channel 35) in LaSalle for Chicago's northwest suburbs before moving to Chicago proper in the digital age. Liberman bought the license in February 2010.[2] [3]
Broadcast television in the Chicagoland region, including Chicago/Aurora/Joliet, IL and Gary/Hammond, IN
Full power
WBBM-TV 2 (.1 CBS , .2 Start , .3 Dabl , .4 Fave , .5 Comet )WMAQ-TV 5 (.1 NBC , .2 Cozi , .3 LX , .4 Oxygen )WLS-TV 7 (.1 ABC , .2 Localish , .3 Charge! )WGN-TV 9 (.1 Ind. , .2 ANT , .3 Grit , .4 REW , .5 TBD )WTTW 11 (.1 PBS , .2 Prime, .3 Create , .4 PBS Kids , .5 World )WCIU-TV 26 (.1 CW , .2 The U , .3 MeTV , .4 H&I , .5 Story , .6 Catchy )WFLD 32 (.1 Fox , .2 Movies! , .3 Buzzr , .4 Grio , .5 Fox WX )WWTO-TV 35 (.1 TBN , .2 Smile , .3 Enlace , .4 Positiv )WCPX-TV 38 (.1 Ion , .2 Bounce , .3 Court , .4 Laff , .5 Defy , .6 Scripps , .7 JTV , 8. HSN )WSNS-TV 44 (.1 TMD , .2 TXO )WPWR-TV 50 (.1 MNTV )WYIN 56 (.1 PBS , .2 NHK )WTVK 59 (.1 Ads , .2 Grio )WXFT-DT 60 (.1 UniMás , .2 Mystery , .3 Quest )WJYS 62 (.1 Ind. , .2 Stadium , .3 Charge! , .4 Heartland , .5 QVC , .6 Canal de la Fe, .7 JTV , .8 Comet , .9 HSN , .10 Rel. Ind. )WGBO-DT 66 (.1 UNI , .2 Laff , .3 Get , .4 Crime , .5 Grit ) Low power
WCHU-LD 3 (.1 NewsNet , .2 SNHtv, .3 ShopHQ )
WILC-CD 8 (.1 Daystar , .2 DS Español, .3 Blank)WOCK-CD 13 (.1 LC , .2 KBC World (Korean ), .3 NTD , .4 CCTV News , .5 CCTV Documentary , .6 SonLife )WRJK-LD 22 (.1 Diya , .3 Novelisima , .4 FNX , 5. Ace TV .6 AWE .7 OAN Plus, .8 NewsNet , .9 Fun Roads, .11 HSN , .12 QVC2 )WWME-CD 23 (.1 MeTV , .2 H&I )WPVN-CD 24 (.1 VL, .2 LFN, .3 Ind. , .4 The365, .5 MBC (Korean), .6 Law & Crime , .7 beIN Xtra , .8 MMN)W31EZ-D 25 (.1 HSN , .2 HSN2, .3 LC , .4 QVC2 , .5 LATV , .6 Almavision , .7 Peace TV (Arabic ) .8 QVC3 , .9 Ads )WAUR-LD 29 (.1 Ind. )
WLPD-CD 30 (.1 Inspire )WRME-LD 33 (.1 JTV , 87.75 FM analog MeTV -FM/oldies audio)WEDE-CD 34 (.1 MCTV/Ind. , .2 Retro , .3 Gem Shopping Network)WESV-LD 40 (.1 Estrella )WMEU-CD 48 (.1 The U , .2 Start , .3 Catchy , .4 MeTV+ )WDCI-LD 57 (.1 Daystar , .2 DS Español, .3 Blank) ATSC 3.0 Cable Streaming Defunct Silent
Other television stations licensed to and serving the state of Illinois
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Illinois Chicago market independent stations Chicago market Spanish stationsChicago market religious stations Other stations
WCHU-LD 3 (NewsNet , Oakwood Hills )
WILC-CD 8 (Daystar , Sugar Grove )WPXS 13 (Daystar , Mt. Vernon )W15BU-D 15 (3ABN , Johnston City )WTJR 16 (CTN , Quincy )WHOI 19 (TBD , Peoria )WWME-CD 23 (MeTV , Chicago )KNLC 24 (MeTV , St. Louis, MO )WTCT 27 (TCT , Marion )W29CI-D 29 (3ABN , Salem )WFBN-LD 33 (H&I DT1, TMD DT2 via WYTU-LD Milwaukee , Rockford )WLCF-LD 45 (CTN , Decatur )WBXC-CD 46 (Buzzr , Champaign )WMWC-TV 53 (TBN , Galesburg )WTVK 59 (Ads , Peoria ) Defunct
Estrella Media
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