W40CN-D
W40CN-D is a low-power Class A television station in Sugar Grove, Illinois, United States. The station is presently silent awaiting construction of its facilities on physical channel 27.
| Sugar Grove, Illinois United States | |
|---|---|
| Channels | Digital: 27 (UHF) Virtual: 40 |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | Silent |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Local Media TV Holdings LLC |
| History | |
| Former call signs | W54BE (1989–2008) W40CN (2008-2011) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 71111 |
| Class | Class A |
| ERP | 15 kW |
History
Waubonsee Community College, a community college serving 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. 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]
References
- "Telecommunications in place at WCC". The Daily Chronicle. December 27, 1992. p. 7. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
- "Watching Waubonsee's Educational Television Channel". Sugar Grove, Illinois: Waubonsee Community College. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
- 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.
- Seyler, Dave (April 16, 2012). "Local Media TV adds Chicago-area Class A". Television Business Report. Retrieved April 20, 2012.