WESV-LD

WESV-LD, virtual channel 40 (UHF digital channel 31), is a low-powered Estrella TV owned-and-operated television station licensed to Chicago, Illinois, United States. The station is owned by Estrella Media. The station transmits from the Willis Tower.

WESV-LD
Chicago, Illinois United States
City	Chicago, Illinois
Channels	Digital: 31 (UHF) Virtual: 40 (PSIP)
Branding	Estrella TV Chicago
Programming
Affiliations	Estrella TV (2010-present)
Ownership
Owner	Estrella Media (Estrella Television License LLC)
History
Founded	December 8, 1987 (1987-12-08)
Former call signs	W36AO (1987–2002) W68DO (2002–2006) W40BY (2006–2010) WESV-LP (2010–2011)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 36 (UHF, 1987–2002) 68 (UHF, 2002–2006) 40 (UHF, 2006–2010)
Former affiliations	TBN
Call sign meaning	W-EStrella TV
Technical information
Facility ID	68043
ERP	6 W
HAAT	455 m (1,493 ft)
Links
Website	http://www.estrellatv.com/

History

Prior to becoming an Estrella TV affiliate, this station was licensed to Palatine and it was owned by Trinity Broadcasting Network. It was used as a translator of full-power station WWTO-TV (channel 35) in LaSalle for Chicago's northwest suburbs before moving to Chicago proper in the digital age. Liberman bought the license in February 2010.[1] The sale was closed on December 6 and the station signed on with Estrella TV programming the following day.[2]

Digital channels

Channel	Video	Aspect	PSIP Short Name	Programming
40.1	720p	16:9	WESV-LP	Main WESV-LD programming / Estrella TV
40.2	480i	4:3	E-NEWS	Unknown
40.3	480i	Unknown	WESV-3	Unknown

References

"Liberman gains Chicago TV outlet". Television Business Report. February 22, 2010. Archived from the original on April 13, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
"Chicago LPTV Station Sold". Chicagoland Radio and Media. 2010-12-07. Retrieved 2011-01-04.

External links

WESV-LD in the FCC's TV station database

Broadcast television in Northeast Illinois and Northwest Indiana, including Chicago, Aurora, Joliet, Gary, and Hammond
Network O&Os are in bold
Commercial stations	WBBM 2 (.1 CBS, .2 Start, .3 Dabl) WMAQ 5 (.1 NBC, .2 Cozi, .3 Lx) WRME-LP 6_Analog (MeTV-FM/oldies audio) WLS 7 (.1 ABC, .2 Localish) WGN 9 (.1 Ind., .2 ANT, .3 Court TV, .4 TBD) WOCK-CD 13 (.1 Ads, .3 Veria Living, .4 Scene Network/Ind.) WRJK-LP 22 (.1 Diya TV, .2 Ads, .3 This, .4 FNX, .5 Comet, .6 NewsNet, .7 SSN) WWME-CD 23 (.1 MeTV, .2 H&I) WPVN-CD 24 (.2 beIN Sports Extra, .3 Infomercials) W25DW-D 25 (.1 HSN, .2 HSN2, .3 LC, .4 QVC2, .5 LATV, .6 Almavision, .7 Ind., .8 QVC3, .9 Ads) WCIU 26 (.1 CW, .2 The U, .3 MeTV, .4 H&I, .5 Bounce, .6 Decades) WAUR-LD 29 (.1 Ind.) WLPD-CD 30 (.1 Hillsong Channel) WFLD 32 (.1 Fox, .2 Movies!, .3 Buzzr, .4 TheGrio.TV; 1/21) WEDE-CD 34 (.2 Retro, .3 Gem Shopping Network) WCPX 38 (.1 Ion, .2 Qubo, .3 Ion+, .4 Ion Shop, .5 QVC, .6 HSN) WMEU-CD 48 (.1 The U, .2 Start, .3 CBS, .4 Decades) WPWR 50 (.1 MNTV) WXFT 60 (.2 Mystery, .3 Quest) WCHU-LD 61 (.1 Ads, .2 Light TV) WJYS 62 (.1 Ind., .2 Stadium, .3 Charge!, .4 Heartland, .5 QVC, .7 JTV, .8 Comet, .9 HSN) WGBO 66 (.2 Laff, .3 getTV, .4 Crime, .5 Grit)
Public television	WTTW 11 (.1 PBS, .2 Prime, .3 Create/World, .4 PBS Kids) WYCC 20 (.1 FNX) WYIN 56 (.1 PBS, .2 NHK)
Spanish-language stations	WPVN-CD 24 (.1 Azteca) W25DW-D (.5 LATV) WESV-LD 40 (.1 Estrella) WSNS 44 (.1 TMD, .2 TXO) WXFT 60 (.1 UniMás) WJYS 62 (.6 Canal de la Fe) WGBO 66 (.1 UNI)
Religious	WOCK-CD 13 (.6 SonLife) WRJK-LP 22 (.8 FaithUSA) WPVN-CD 24 (.6 Win TV) W25DW-D 25 (.6 ALMA) WLPD-CD 30 (.1 SonLife) WEDE-CD 34 (.1 MCTV/Ind.) WWTO 35 (.1 TBN, .2 Hillsong, 35.3 Enlace, 35.4 Positiv) WDCI-LD 57 (.1 Daystar) WJYS 62 (.10 MCTV)
Other language stations	WOCK-CD 13 (.2 KBC World (Korean), .5 Arirang, .6 KBC World, .8 Arirang) WODN-LP 13 (DW (German/Spanish/English)) WPVN-CD 24 (.4 Polvision (Polish)), .5 MBC (Korean)) W25DW-D 25.7 (Peace TV (Arabic))
Local cable channels	Bostel CAN-TV Marquee Sports Network NBC Sports Chicago TLN WGN America (satellite)
Local streaming channels	CBSN Chicago
Defunct	CLTV FSN Chicago Hawkvision KS2XBS ONTV Spectrum Sportsvision WHNW-LD 18 / WHVI-LP 24 (LeSEA) WOCH-CD 41 (.1 Charge!, .2 Comet) WCAE 50 WLXT 60
Silent	WSPY 31 W40CN-D 40 (Jewelry TV) WAAA-LD 49 KPDS-LD 49 WUVI-LD 65
Adjacent areas	Milwaukee Rockford South Bend Central Illinois Lafayette, Indiana Indianapolis Peoria Madison

Other television stations in the state of Illinois
Chicago market independent stations	WGN-TV 9 WCIU-TV 26.2 & WMEU-CD 48 WJYS 62 (Hammond, IN)
Chicago market Spanish stations	WOCK-CD 13 (Mega TV) WESV-LD 40 (Estrella) WSNS-TV 44 (TMD) WXFT-DT 60 (UniMás, Aurora) WCHU-LD 61 (Azteca) WGBO-DT 66 (UNI, Joliet)
Chicago market religious stations	WEDE-CD 34 (Arlington Hts.) WWTO-TV 35 (TBN, Naperville) WDCI-LD 57 (Daystar)
Other stations	WPXS 13 (Daystar, Mt. Vernon) W15BU-D 15 (3ABN, Johnston City) WTJR 16 (CTN, Quincy) WHOI 19 (Comet, Peoria) WYCC 20 (FNX, Chicago) WWME-CD 23 (MeTV, Chicago) KNLC 24 (MeTV, St. Louis, MO) WTCT 27 (TCT, Marion) W29CI-D 29 (3ABN, Salem) WFBN-LD 33 (H&I DT1, TMD DT2 via WYTU-LD Milwaukee, Rockford) W40CN-D 40 (Edu. Ind., Sugar Grove) WLCF-LD 45 (CTN, Decatur) WBXC-CD 46 (Buzzr, Champaign) W50CH-D 50 (Religious Ind., Alton) WMWC-TV 53 (TBN, Galesburg) WAOE 59 (Ads, Peoria)
Defunct	WLPD-LP 30 WOCH-CD 41
See also ABC CBS CW Fox Ion MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in Illinois

Estrella Media
LBI Radio	KBOC KBUA KBUE KEBN KEYH KJOJ-FM KNOR KNTE KQQK KRQB KTJM KVNR KWIZ KZMP KZMP-FM KZZA
Television stations	KETD KPNZ KRCA KSDX-LD KVPA-LD KZJL WASA-LD WESV-LD WGEN-TV WVFW-LD
Television networks	Estrella TV
Other assets	Liberman Broadcasting tower (Era, Texas)
Website: estrellamedia.com

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