WESV-LD

WESV-LD
Chicago, Illinois United States
City	Chicago, Illinois
Channels	Digital: 31 (UHF) Virtual: 40
Branding	Estrella TV Chicago
Programming
Affiliations	Estrella TV (2010-present)
Ownership
Owner	Estrella Media (Estrella Television License LLC)
History
Founded	December 8, 1987; 34 years ago (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) Digital: 40 (UHF, 2010-2020)
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/

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.

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	720p	16:9	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 TV station database

v t Broadcast television in the Chicagoland region, including Chicago/Aurora/Joliet, IL and Gary/Hammond, IN
Full power	WBBM-TV 2 (.1 CBS, .2 Start, .3 Dabl, .4 Fave) WMAQ-TV 5 (.1 NBC, .2 Cozi, .3 Lx) WLS-TV 7 (.1 ABC, .2 Localish, .3 This) WGN-TV 9 (.1 Ind., .2 ANT, .3 Court TV, .4 Rewind, .5 TBD) WTTW 11 (.1 PBS, .2 Prime, .3 Create/World, .4 PBS Kids) WYCC 20 (.1 FNX) WCIU-TV 26 (.1 CW, .2 The U, .3 MeTV, .4 H&I, .5 MeTV+, .6 Decades) WFLD 32 (.1 Fox, .2 Movies!, .3 Buzzr, .4 Grio) WWTO-TV 35 (.1 TBN, .2 Smile, .3 Enlace, .4 Positiv) WCPX-TV 38 (.1 Ion, .2 Bounce, .3 Court TV, .4 Laff, .5 Defy, .6 TrueReal, .7 Newsy) WSNS-TV 44 (.1 TMD, .2 TXO) WPWR-TV 50 (.1 MNTV) WYIN 56 (.1 PBS, .2 NHK) WAOE 59 (.1 Ads, .2 Grio, .3 VPOD) WXFT-DT 60 (.1 UniMás, .2 Mystery, .3 Quest) WJYS 62 (.1 Ind., .2 Stadium, .3 Charge!, .4 Heartland, .5 QVC, .6 Canal de la Fe, .7 JTV, .8 Comet, .9 HSN, .10 Rel. ind.) WGBO-DT 66 (.1 UNI, .2 Laff, .3 getTV, .4 Crime, .5 Grit, .6 Twist)
Low power	WOCK-CD 13 (.1 LC, .2 KBC World (Korean), .3 NTD, .4 CCTV News, .5 CCTV Documentary, .6 SonLife) WODN-LP 13 (DW (German/Spanish/English)) WRJK-LP 22 (.1 Diya, .2 Ads, .3 This, .4 FNX, .5 Comet, .6 NewsNet, .7 SSN, .8 FaithUSA) WWME-CD 23 (.1 MeTV, .2 H&I) WPVN-CD 24 (.1 Azteca, .2 beIN Xtra, .3 Ads, .4 Polvision (Polish)), .5 MBC (Korean), .6 Win TV) W31EZ-D 25 (.1 HSN, .2 HSN2, .3 LC, .4 QVC2, .5 LATV, .6 Almavision, .7 Peace TV (Arabic) .8 QVC3, .9 Ads) (.1 Ind.) WLPD-CD 30 (.1 Inspire) WEDE-CD 34 (.1 MCTV/Ind., .2 Retro, .3 Gem Shopping Network) WESV-LD 40 (.1 Estrella) WMEU-CD 48 (.1 The U, .2 Start, .3 CBS, .4 Decades) WDCI-LD 57 (.1 Daystar) WCHU-LD / W27EB-D 59 (.1 Ads, .2 Grio, .3 VPOD)
ATSC 3.0	WRME-LD 33 (.1 JTV, 87.75 FM analog MeTV-FM/oldies audio)
Cable	Bostel CAN-TV Marquee Sports Network NBC Sports Chicago TLN
Streaming	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-TV 60
Silent	WSPY-LD 31 WAAA-LD 49 W27EB-D 59 (Jewelry TV) WUVI-LD 65

v t 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 (TBD, 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) W36EX-D 36 (Religious Ind., Alton) WLCF-LD 45 (CTN, Decatur) WBXC-CD 46 (Buzzr, Champaign) WMWC-TV 53 (TBN, Galesburg) WAOE 59 (Ads, Peoria) W27EB-D 59 (Edu. Ind., Sugar Grove)
Defunct	WLPD-LP 30 WOCH-CD 41
See also ABC CBS CW Fox Ion MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in Illinois

v t 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 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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