WWTO-TV
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WWTO-TV is a television station licensed to LaSalle, Illinois, owned-and-operated
by the Trinity Broadcasting Network
, broadcasting a digital
signal on VHF channel 10. Before 2009, the station broadcasted on analog channel 35. Though nominally within the Chicago
television media market
, LaSalle is geographically at the far edges of several television markets.
of WEEK-TV
in Peoria
. WEEK and WEEQ were acquired by a company related to Kerr-McGee
, but sold off after Senator Robert S. Kerr
's death. The sale, approved by the FCC on 13 July 1966, was for $3,088,650 ($ adjusted for inflation) and transferred the stations to Mid-America Television Co., owned by Kansas City Southern Industries
. The station still appeared in the 1973 Broadcasting Yearbook but not the 1974 edition.
WWTO-TV began its operations in early December 1986.
. The Federal Communications Commission
has declared many communities in Chicago area cable systems to be outside WWTO-TV's market, and denied must-carry
status. In 1997 ruling in favor of Time Warner Cable
, the FCC noted that "WWTO-TV has at best a minimal viewing presence in the Chicago, ADI as a whole, and the communities are located approximately 65 to 70 miles from WWTO-TV. Furthermore, the station has never been carried on the cable system in question, offers no programming specifically for the relevant communities, and provides no over-the air signal coverage of the Communities." The FCC made a similar ruing in 1999 concerning dozens of cable services in McHenry, DuPage, Lake, Cook, Kane, and Will Counties in Illinois and Lake, Porter, LaPorte and, Jasper Counties in Indiana. In that order, the FCC noted that "out of the 10 counties herein, the A.C. Nielsen 1997 County/Coverage Survey does not even list WWTO-TV and for the one where it is listed, Will County, only minimal viewership is recorded."
With the switch of many of Comcast
's Chicago systems to analog to digital-exclusive, that provider has added WWTO and its subchannel services to their system, with each of the services segmented according to genre: JCTV is within the music tier for instance, while TBN and The Church Channel are near other traditional religious networks. It is likely however that the services are acquired directly via satellite from Olympusat (which contracts to provide the TBN networks to cable providers) due to the distance between LaSalle and Chicago and the need for a viewable signal.
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Owned-and-operated station
In the broadcasting industry , an owned-and-operated station usually refers to a television station or radio station that is owned by the network with which it is associated...
by the Trinity Broadcasting Network
Trinity Broadcasting Network
The Trinity Broadcasting Network is a major American Christian television network. TBN is based in Costa Mesa, California, with auxiliary studio facilities in Irving, Texas; Hendersonville, Tennessee; Gadsden, Alabama; Decatur, Georgia; Miami, Florida; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Orlando, Florida; and New...
, broadcasting a digital
Digital television
Digital television is the transmission of audio and video by digital signals, in contrast to the analog signals used by analog TV...
signal on VHF channel 10. Before 2009, the station broadcasted on analog channel 35. Though nominally within the Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
television media market
Media market
A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area , Television Market Area , or simply market is a region where the population can receive the same television and radio station offerings, and may also include other types of media including newspapers and Internet content...
, LaSalle is geographically at the far edges of several television markets.
History
The first station to broadcast on channel 35 from LaSalle went on the air on 7 November 1957 as WEEQ, a broadcast relay stationBroadcast relay station
A broadcast relay station, relay transmitter, broadcast translator , rebroadcaster , or repeater is a broadcast transmitter which relays, repeats, or reflects the signal of another radio station or television station, usually to an area not covered by the signal of the originating station...
of WEEK-TV
WEEK-TV
WEEK-TV is the NBC-affiliated television station for West-Central Illinois licensed to Peoria. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 25 from a transmitter at studios on Springfield Road in East Peoria. The station can also be seen on Comcast channel 10 and in high definition...
in Peoria
Peoria, Illinois
Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, in the United States. It is named after the Peoria tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city was the seventh-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 115,007, and is the third-most populated...
. WEEK and WEEQ were acquired by a company related to Kerr-McGee
Kerr-McGee
The Kerr-McGee Corporation, founded in 1929, was an energy company involved in the exploration and production of oil and gas. On June 23, 2006, Houston-based Anadarko Petroleum Corporation agreed to acquire Kerr-McGee in an all-cash transaction totaling $16.5 billion plus the assumption of $2.6...
, but sold off after Senator Robert S. Kerr
Robert S. Kerr
Robert Samuel Kerr was an American businessman from Oklahoma. Kerr formed a petroleum company before turning to politics. He served as the 12th Governor of Oklahoma and was elected three times to the United States Senate...
's death. The sale, approved by the FCC on 13 July 1966, was for $3,088,650 ($ adjusted for inflation) and transferred the stations to Mid-America Television Co., owned by Kansas City Southern Industries
Kansas City Southern Industries
Kansas City Southern Industries is the former diversified parent company of the Kansas City Southern Railway, a Class I railroad headquartered in the Quality Hill neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri, USA...
. The station still appeared in the 1973 Broadcasting Yearbook but not the 1974 edition.
WWTO-TV began its operations in early December 1986.
Cable carriage
LaSalle lies at the far western end of its nominal Chicago media marketMedia market
A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area , Television Market Area , or simply market is a region where the population can receive the same television and radio station offerings, and may also include other types of media including newspapers and Internet content...
. The Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
has declared many communities in Chicago area cable systems to be outside WWTO-TV's market, and denied must-carry
Must-carry
In cable television, governments apply a must-carry regulation stating that locally-licensed television stations must be carried on a cable provider's system.- Canada :...
status. In 1997 ruling in favor of Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable is an American cable television company that operates in 28 states and has 31 operating divisions...
, the FCC noted that "WWTO-TV has at best a minimal viewing presence in the Chicago, ADI as a whole, and the communities are located approximately 65 to 70 miles from WWTO-TV. Furthermore, the station has never been carried on the cable system in question, offers no programming specifically for the relevant communities, and provides no over-the air signal coverage of the Communities." The FCC made a similar ruing in 1999 concerning dozens of cable services in McHenry, DuPage, Lake, Cook, Kane, and Will Counties in Illinois and Lake, Porter, LaPorte and, Jasper Counties in Indiana. In that order, the FCC noted that "out of the 10 counties herein, the A.C. Nielsen 1997 County/Coverage Survey does not even list WWTO-TV and for the one where it is listed, Will County, only minimal viewership is recorded."
With the switch of many of Comcast
Comcast
Comcast Corporation is the largest cable operator, home Internet service provider, and fourth largest home telephone service provider in the United States, providing cable television, broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers in 39 states and the...
's Chicago systems to analog to digital-exclusive, that provider has added WWTO and its subchannel services to their system, with each of the services segmented according to genre: JCTV is within the music tier for instance, while TBN and The Church Channel are near other traditional religious networks. It is likely however that the services are acquired directly via satellite from Olympusat (which contracts to provide the TBN networks to cable providers) due to the distance between LaSalle and Chicago and the need for a viewable signal.
Translators
Until 2010, WWTO rebroadcast its signal on translators throughout Northern and Central Illinois; however, due to financial strains endured by TBN, these translators closed down in early 2010.- W19CX in SterlingSterling, IllinoisSterling is a city in Whiteside County, Illinois, United States. The population was 15,370 at the 2010 census, down from 15,451 at the 2000 census. Formerly nicknamed "The Hardware Capital of the World", Sterling has long been associated with manufacturing and the steel...
-DixonDixon, IllinoisDixon is a city in Lee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 15,733 as of the 2010 census, down from 15,941 at the 2000 census. Named for its founder, John Dixon , it is the county seat of Lee County. Located on the Rock River, Dixon was the boyhood home of former U.S...
(formerly W52BI; off-airDark (broadcasting)In the broadcasting industry, dark is a term used to describe a radio station or television station that has gone off-the-air for an indefinite period of time, or as defined by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission , a "silent" station...
as of March 29, 2010) - W22AJ in Arlington HeightsArlington Heights, IllinoisArlington Heights is a village in Cook and Lake counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. A suburb of Chicago, it lies about 25 miles northwest of the city's downtown. The population was 75,101 at the 2010 census....
(formerly W64CQ; off-air as of April 13, 2010) - W25CL in RockfordRockford, IllinoisRockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Often referred to as "The Forest City", Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. As reported in the 2010 U.S. census, the city was home to 152,871 people, the third most populated...
(off-air as of March 26, 2010) - W29BG in DecaturDecatur, IllinoisDecatur is the largest city and the county seat of Macon County in the U.S. state of Illinois. The city, sometimes called "the Soybean Capital of the World", was founded in 1823 and is located along the Sangamon River and Lake Decatur in Central Illinois. In 2000 the city population was 81,500,...
(off-air as of March 25, 2010) - W34DL in ChampaignChampaign, IllinoisChampaign is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, in the United States. The city is located south of Chicago, west of Indianapolis, Indiana, and 178 miles northeast of St. Louis, Missouri. Though surrounded by farm communities, Champaign is notable for sharing the campus of the University of...
(off-air as of April 13, 2010) - W50DD in PeoriaPeoria, IllinoisPeoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, in the United States. It is named after the Peoria tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city was the seventh-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 115,007, and is the third-most populated...
(formerly W41BO; off-air as of March 26, 2010) - W51CT in BloomingtonBloomington, IllinoisBloomington is a city in McLean County, Illinois, United States and the county seat. It is adjacent to Normal, Illinois, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area...
(off-air as of March 28, 2010) - W51DT in GalesburgGalesburg, IllinoisGalesburg is a city in Knox County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 32,195. It is the county seat of Knox County....
(formerly W50BY; off-air as of April 13, 2010)
External links
- Public Files: WWTO — station public filePublic fileA public file is a collection of documents required by a broadcasting authority to be maintained by all broadcast stations under its jurisdiction....
on TBN website
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