WOCK-CD
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| Branding | WOCK 13 |
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| History | |
| Founded | August 22, 1984 |
Former call signs | W13BE (1984–1994) WOCK-LP (1994–2000) WOCK-CA (2000–2009) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog:13 (VHF,1984–2009) |
| Independent(1984–1991, 2016–2020) The Box,MTV2(1991–2001) CCTV(2001–2003) Azteca América(2003–2008) CV Network(2008–2010) Mega TV(2010–2012) MundoFox/MundoMax(2012–2016) | |
Call signmeaning | Rock music(for formermusic videoformat) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 35092 |
| Class | CD |
| ERP | 3 kW |
| HAAT | 390.1 m (1,280 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 41°53′56.1″N87°37′23.2″W/ 41.898917°N 87.623111°W |
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WOCK-CD(channel 13) is alow-power,Class A television stationinChicago, Illinois,United States, affiliated withShop LC.The station is owned bySkokie-based KM Communications. WOCK-CD's studios are located on North Kedzie Avenue in Chicago, and its transmitter is located atop theJohn Hancock Center.
History[edit]
The station was originally assigned thetranslatorcall signof W13BE; it changed to WOCK-LP in 1994, and received Class A status in 2000, making it WOCK-CA.
WOCK was an affiliate ofThe Boxuntil that network's acquisition byViacomin 2001, resulting in The Box being merged intoMTV2.The station became an affiliate of Florida-basedVideomixwhich airedhip hopmusic videos,during the mid-summer 2001. That autumn, it began broadcasting programs fromChina Central Television,carrying a mix ofCCTV-4andCCTV-9programming provided by China Star TV. It switched toAzteca Américain October 2003, and then toCV Networkin late 2008.
WOCK-CA received aconstruction permitto build a low-powerdigital televisionstation, WOCK-CD, on channel 4,radiatingprimarily to the southwest. This took to the air at midnight on June 4, 2009, with WOCK then ceasing its analog transmission.
After the transition, WOCK was running the CV Network programming previously seen on the analog signal onvirtual channel13.1, andKorean languageprogramming, simulcast from co-ownedWOCH-CA,on virtual channel 13.2. WOCK dropped CV Network for Mega TV on January 11, 2010.[2]
In July 2010, WOCK acquiredLATVfromWGN-TV,after the latter dropped the network; it shortly after began its run on WOCK-CD's subchannel, 13.3.[3]
In August 2012, WOCK moved MegaTV to 13.5 and began carrying theMundoFoxnetwork on the primary 13.1 in HD. They also dropped LATV, which moved toW25DW-Das 25.5. Additionally, WOCK's main signal was picked up byFox Television StationsonWPWR-TVover their 50.3digital subchannel,both to provide a full-power over-the-air signal of MundoFox to the market and to address the weaknesses of transmitting in the low VHF band digitally.
On January 28, 2013, America One/Asian American Network on 13.4 was replaced byWeatherNation TV.[4]
On May 27, 2013, MegaTV was replaced bySoul of the South Network.[5]
In January 2014, WeatherNation TV was replaced by Infomercials, then replaced byTheCoolTVa few months later.[6]
On March 1, 2015, Soul of the South was replaced byArirangafter WOCK's owners filed a lawsuit for breach of contract due to non-payment of lease fees.[7]
On March 1, 2015, TheCoolTV was replaced byKarmaloopTV. It was then replaced by FAD Channel in May 2015.
Some time in August 2015, the WPWR-DT3 simulcast of 13.1 was taken dark after ownership of MundoFox was transferred fully toRCN Televisión;the network was rebranded as MundoMax, and Fox had no further obligations to extend WOCK's signal.
In August 2016, 13.1 stopped airing MundoMax and began airinginfomercials.
Newscasts[edit]
WOCK-CD launched a 9 p.m. newscast,Hoy Noticias MundoFox 13(laterHoy Noticias MundoMax) on April 18, 2014. The newscast was produced by theChicago Tribune-owned Spanish-language newspaperHoy.[8]
Subchannels[edit]
The station's digital signal ismultiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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| 13.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | ShopLC | Shop LC |
| 13.2 | 480i | KBC | KBC-TV (KBS America) | |
| 13.3 | 1080i | NTD | NTDTV | |
| 13.4 | 480i | CGTN-N | CGTN | |
| 13.5 | CGTN-D | CGTN Documentary | ||
| 13.6 | SonLife | Sonlife |
References[edit]
- ^"Facility Technical Data for WOCK-CD".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^Malone, Michael (January 11, 2010)."Mega TV Debuts in Major Markets".Broadcasting & Cable.RetrievedJanuary 11,2010.
- ^"LaTV Affiliates".Archived fromthe originalon 2013-07-23.Retrieved2023-09-30.
- ^"WOCK-TV Introduces 24-Hour WeatherNation TV to Chicago".January 28, 2013.RetrievedJanuary 29,2013.
- ^"SOUL OF THE SOUTH NETWORK Set to Launch Memorial Day Weekend After Securing Nearly $10 Million Investor Infusion".April 18, 2013.RetrievedMay 29,2013.
- ^"News & Notes: Sun-Times; Chris Myers; WeatherNation; Janet Davies; Steve Downes; Maya Akai; Mancow; Steve Dolinsky; More".Chicagoland Radio and Media. 2014-01-17. Archived fromthe originalon 2014-11-02.Retrieved2023-09-30.
- ^Beherc, Sean (February 18, 2015)."Soul of the South Sued for Alleged Breach of Contract".Arkansas Business.RetrievedMarch 3,2015.
- ^Channick, Robert (April 3, 2014)."Hoy to launch nightly newscast on MundoFox Chicago".Chicago Tribune.RetrievedApril 3,2014.