WILC-CD (channel 8) is a low-power, Class A religious television station licensed to Sugar Grove, Illinois, United States, serving the Chicago area as an owned-and-operated station of the Daystar Television Network. The station's transmitter is located atop the John Hancock Center.
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| City | Sugar Grove, Illinois |
| Channels | |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | 8.1: Daystar 8.2: Daystar Español 8.3: Blank |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Word of God Fellowship, Inc.[1] |
| WDCI-LD | |
| History | |
Former call signs | W54BE (1989–2008) W40CN (2008–2011) W40CN-D (2011–2020) W27EB-D (2020–2022) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 54 (UHF, 1992–2008) 40 (UHF, 2008–2011) Digital: 40 (UHF, 2011–2020) |
| Educational Independent (1989–2012) Commercial Independent (2012–2020) Translator of WAOE (MyNetworkTV) (2020–2022) Corner Store TV (2022–2023) | |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 71111 |
| Class | CD |
| ERP | 15 kW |
| HAAT | 381.1 m (1,250 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 41°53′56.1″N 87°37′23.2″W / 41.898917°N 87.623111°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www |
History
Waubonsee Community College, which serves the Aurora area, launched the station on channel 54 as W54BE. Programming included distance education telecourses from the college and a community bulletin board.[3] The station moved to channel 40 in 2008, with the call sign W40CN. The college marketed the station as primarily on cable: Comcast channel 99 or 17; Mediacom channel 15; or AT&T U-Verse channel 99.[4]
The college was not able to construct a digital facility for the station, citing severe budget problems with Illinois state funding and the local district's real estate tax base as reasons.[5] In April 2012, the college filed to sell W40CN to Local Media TV Holdings.[6]
On November 24, 2020, the station moved to digital channel 27, as W27EB-D. On October 24, 2022, the station changed its call sign to WILC-CD. On April 19, 2023, it was announced that WILC-CD would be sold to Daystar for $4,975,000; the transaction was completed on June 15.
Subchannels
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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| 8.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | WILC-CD | Daystar |
| 8.2 | 720p | WILC-ES | Daystar Español | |
| 8.3 | 480i | WILC-SD | [Blank] |