W27EB-D

W27EB-D, virtual channel 59 (UHF digital channel 27), is a low-power, Class A television station serving Chicago, Illinois, United States that is licensed to Sugar Grove and primarily airs paid programming. It is a translator of Oswego-licensed WAOE (channel 59) which is owned by Venture Technologies Group; it is also a sister station to WRME-LD (channel 6). W27EB-D's transmitter is located atop the John Hancock Center.

W27EB-D
Translator of WAOE, Oswego, Illinois
Sugar Grove/Chicago, Illinois
United States
CitySugar Grove, Illinois
ChannelsDigital: 27 (UHF)
Virtual: 59
Programming
Affiliations59.1: Infomercials
59.2: TheGrio TV
59.3: VPOD TV[1]
Ownership
OwnerVenture Technologies Group
(Local Media TV Chicago, LLC)
WRME-LD
History
Former call signs
W54BE (1989–2008)
W40CN (2008–2011)
W40CN-D (2011–2020)
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
54 (UHF, 1992–2008)
40 (UHF, 2008–2011)
Digital:
40 (UHF, 2011–2020)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID71111
ClassCD
ERP15 kW
HAAT381.1 m (1,250 ft)
Transmitter coordinates41°53′56.1″N 87°37′23.2″W
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS
Websitewaoetv.com

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.[2] The station moved to channel 40 in 2008. The college marketed the station as primarily on cable: Comcast channel 99 or 17; Mediacom channel 15; or AT&T U-Verse channel 99.[3]

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.[4] In April 2012, the college filed to sell W40CN to Local Media TV Holdings.[5]

On November 24, 2020, the station moved to digital channel 27, as W27EB-D.

Subchannels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP short name Programming[1]
59.1720p16:9WAOE-HDSimulcast of WAOE / Infomercials
59.2480iGRIOTVSimulcast of WAOE-DT2 / TheGrio TV
59.3720pVPODSimulcast of WAOE-DT3 / VPOD TV

References
  1. Digital TV Market Listing for W27EB-D
  2. "Telecommunications in place at WCC". The Daily Chronicle. December 27, 1992. p. 7. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  3. "Watching Waubonsee's Educational Television Channel". Sugar Grove, Illinois: Waubonsee Community College. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
  4. 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.
  5. Seyler, Dave (April 16, 2012). "Local Media TV adds Chicago-area Class A". Television Business Report. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
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