WILC-CD (channel 8) is a low-power, Class A religious television station licensed to Sugar Grove, Illinois, United States, serving the Chicago area as an owned-and-operated station of the Daystar Television Network. The station's transmitter is located atop the John Hancock Center.
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.1 The station moved to channel 40 in 2008, with the call sign W40CN. The college marketed the station as primarily on cable: Comcast channel 99 or 17; Mediacom channel 15; or AT&T U-Verse channel 99.2
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.3 In April 2012, the college filed to sell W40CN to Local Media TV Holdings.4
On November 24, 2020, the station moved to digital channel 27, as W27EB-D. On October 24, 2022, the station changed its call sign to WILC-CD. On April 19, 2023, it was announced that WILC-CD would be sold to Daystar for $4,975,000; the transaction was completed on June 15.
Subchannels
Subchannels of WILC-CD5| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | WILC-CD | Daystar |
| 8.2 | 720p | WILC-ES | Daystar Español | |
| 8.3 | 480i | WILC-SD | Daystar Reflections |
External links
References
"Telecommunications in place at WCC". The Daily Chronicle. December 27, 1992. p. 7. Retrieved July 21, 2020. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55798731/ ↩
"Watching Waubonsee's Educational Television Channel". Sugar Grove, Illinois: Waubonsee Community College. Retrieved 2010-07-04. http://www.waubonsee.edu/prostudents/distance_learning/cable_tv.php ↩
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. https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101382901&formid=337&fac_num=71111 ↩
Seyler, Dave (April 16, 2012). "Local Media TV adds Chicago-area Class A". Television Business Report. Retrieved April 20, 2012. http://rbr.com/local-media-tv-adds-chicago-area-class-a/ ↩
Digital TV Market Listing for WILC-CD https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=71111#station ↩