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.

W40CN-D
Sugar Grove, Illinois
United States
ChannelsDigital: 27 (UHF)
Virtual: 40
Programming
AffiliationsSilent
Ownership
OwnerLocal Media TV Holdings LLC
History
Former call signsW54BE (1989–2008)
W40CN (2008-2011)
Technical information
Facility ID71111
ClassClass A
ERP15 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]

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