WJYS
UHF) : 62 | |
Branding | WJYS, The Way |
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Programming | |
Affiliations |
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Ownership | |
Owner | Millenial Telecommunications, Inc. |
History | |
First air date | March 2, 1991 |
Former channel number(s) |
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kW | |
HAAT | 510 m (1,673 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°52′44″N 87°38′8″W / 41.87889°N 87.63556°W |
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Public license information | |
Website | wjystv |
WJYS (channel 62) is an
History
The station first signed on the air on March 2, 1991. It originally operated as a 24-hour-a-day
Programming
The station's schedule primarily features local, national and international religious programming, along with paid programming (including long-form direct response, automobile dealer programs, and shows advertising local businesses). WJYS' locally-produced programs include Horace Smith, Salem Baptist Church,
Technical information
Subchannels
The station's digital signal is
Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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62.1 | 480i | 4:3 |
WJYS-DT |
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62.2 | PRISM-6 | Jewelry TV
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62.3 | PRISM | QVC | ||
62.4 | HRTLND | Heartland | ||
62.5 | PRISM-3 | QVC | ||
62.6 | PRISM-4 | Heartland | ||
62.7 | JTV | Jewelry TV | ||
62.8 | EVINE | HSN | ||
62.9 | 16:9 |
HSN | ||
62.10 | 4:3 | MCTV | WEDE-CD (Religious independent) |
Analog-to-digital conversion
WJYS shut down its analog signal, over
Unlike the analog transmitter once located in Tinley Park, WJYS-DT has a transmitter atop the Willis Tower on channel 36, allowing for greater signal coverage.[7] The WJYS signal during the analog television era reached approximately 7.5 million people in the Chicago metropolitan area, expanding to nearly 11 million households across Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and Michigan following the June 2009 digital transition as its digital transmitter facilities on Willis Tower replicated the coverage area of the major broadcast stations in the market.
References
- ^ Boyd, Roger (January 15, 1989). "62 says: 'Just stay tuned'". The Times. p. A-3. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WJYS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Kennedy Melia, Marilyn (October 1, 1993). "Sell-Avision View Shopping Channels With a Critical Eye". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ Nidetz, Steve (November 30, 1994). "10 p.m. viewers tune back to WBBM, but WLS is still No. 1". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for WJYS". RabbitEars. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- ^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
- ^ Polar Plot linked to the FCC database for WJYS.