WPVN-CD
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| Affiliations | see§ Subchannels |
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| History | |
| Founded | May 27, 1987 |
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Call signmeaning | Polvision |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 168237 |
| ERP | 15kW |
| HAAT | 388.4 m (1,274 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 41°53′56.1″N87°37′23.2″W/ 41.898917°N 87.623111°W |
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WPVN-CD(channel 24) is alow-power,Class A television stationinChicago, Illinois,United States. The station is owned byInnovate Corp.[2]WPVN-CD's studios are located on West Belmont Avenue in northwest Chicago, and its transmitter is located atop theJohn Hancock Centerin downtown Chicago.
History[edit]
The station became aRetro TVaffiliate 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 byWeigel Broadcastingin December 2010 when they decided to end carrying it over toWCIU-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 ofJBTVreplacedKBS Worldon channel 24.7.
On May 25, 2018,HC2 Holdingsannounced 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 anowned-and-operated stationof HC2's networkAzteca América,which currently broadcasts on WCHU-LD (channel 61). With Polvision also selling offMilwaukeesister stationWPVS-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]
Subchannels[edit]
The station's digital signal ismultiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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| 24.1 | 720p | 16:9 | WPVN-CD | Main WPVN-CD programming (Visión Latina) |
| 24.2 | Universal Living Faith Network | |||
| 24.3 | 480i | SWAAG TV (Shows With African-American Greatness) | ||
| 24.4 | The 365 | |||
| 24.5 | Win-TV /MBC-D(Korean) / MCTV (Korean) | |||
| 24.6 | Law & Crime | |||
| 24.7 | BeIN Sports Xtra | |||
| 24.8 | Outlaw |
References[edit]
- ^"Facility Technical Data for WPVN-CD".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^abDigital TV Market Listing for WPVN-CD
- ^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 (June 5, 2018)."Windy City LPTV Secured For Azteca Owner".Radio & Television Business Report.RetrievedSeptember 12,2018.
- ^"ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT by and between HC2 STATION GROUP, INC., as Buyer, and POLNET COMMUNICATIONS, LTD., as Seller".Federal Communications Commission.July 31, 2018.RetrievedAugust 24,2018.
- ^"Displacement for LPTV Station Application".Federal Communications Commission. August 21, 2018.RetrievedAugust 24,2018.
- ^https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/draftCopy.html?displayType=html&appKey=25076f91706e97590170778e86200241&id=25076f91706e97590170778e86200241