WEDE-CD

WEDE-CD (channel 34), branded MCTV, is a low-power, Class A religious independent television station licensed to Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States, serving the Chicago area. The station is owned by First United, Inc.

WEDE-CD

Arlington Heights–Chicago, Illinois United States
City	Arlington Heights, Illinois
Channels	Digital: 28 (UHF) Virtual: 34
Branding	MCTV
Programming
Affiliations	34.1/.3: Independent 34.2: Retro TV
Ownership
Owner	First United, Inc.
History
Founded	November 30, 1999 (25 years ago) (1999-11-30)
Former call signs	W17BD (1989–1998) W34CK (1998–2005) WEDE-CA (2005–2014)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 17 (UHF, 1989–1998), 34 (UHF, 1998–2014)
Former affiliations	FamilyNet (1989–2017)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	66978
Class	CD
ERP	2.84 kW
HAAT	445.5 m (1,462 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°52′44.1″N 87°38′10.2″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

History

WEDE-CD's beginnings were as a translator station on channel 17 since its inception in 1989. It moved to channel 34 in 1998 and the call letters were changed to W34CK. The station received Class A status with their new call letters as WEDE-CA in 2005. Channel 34 was once an affiliate of FamilyNet while also airing some religious programming and infomercials. Around 2008, its programming began to be simulcast on WJYS' second digital subchannel.

After the full-power digital transition in June 2009, WEDE-CA began to receive increased signal coverage from its transmitter at Willis Tower since, as a low-power station, it was not obligated at the time to convert to digital. In the summer of 2014, WEDE-CA turned off its analog signal on channel 34 and flash cut to digital as WEDE-CD. It currently reaches about 8 million people in the Chicago market and continues to serve its surrounding areas as MCTV.

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WEDE-CD^[2]

Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
34.1	480i	4:3	WEDE	MCTV
34.2			Retro	Retro TV
34.3			Gem	MCTV