Polnet Communications
Encyclopedia
Polnet Communications, Ltd. is a Chicago, Illinois-based company that owns 8 AM radio stations in the United States. Many stations run Polish language
or other multicultural programming. The company is 100 percent owned by its president Walter Kotaba
.
Polnet has a time-lease arrangement with Weigel Broadcasting
to provide Polish language programming in several timeslots on WCIU-DT6
, which is an ethnic programming
digital subchannel
known as "FBT-TV".
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
or other multicultural programming. The company is 100 percent owned by its president Walter Kotaba
Walter Kotaba
Walter Kotaba is a Polish-American businessman and multicultural media executive. Kotaba is the President and 100% shareholder of Polnet Communications. Ltd., which owns 8 US AM radio stations, as well as of Polstudios, Inc, which runs Polish language television broadcaster Polvision...
.
Polnet has a time-lease arrangement with Weigel Broadcasting
Weigel Broadcasting
Weigel Broadcasting is an American locally based television broadcasting company. The company is based in downtown Chicago, Illinois, alongside its flagship station WCIU-TV , at the apt address of 26 North Halsted Street in the Greektown neighborhood.- History :The company was founded by Chicago...
to provide Polish language programming in several timeslots on WCIU-DT6
WCIU-TV
WCIU-TV is an independent television station located in Chicago, Illinois. It operates on UHF digital channel 27 and is Chicago's oldest UHF station, signing on the air in 1964. WCIU-TV is the flagship station of Weigel Broadcasting, a locally-based broadcaster which has owned the station since...
, which is an ethnic programming
Multilingualism
Multilingualism is the act of using, or promoting the use of, multiple languages, either by an individual speaker or by a community of speakers. Multilingual speakers outnumber monolingual speakers in the world's population. Multilingualism is becoming a social phenomenon governed by the needs of...
digital subchannel
Digital subchannel
In broadcasting, digital subchannels are a means to transmit more than one independent program at the same time from the same digital radio or digital television station on the same radio frequency channel. This is done by using data compression techniques to reduce the size of each individual...
known as "FBT-TV".
Stations Owned
- WNVRWNVRWNVR is a radio station licensed to serve Vernon Hills, Illinois, USA. WNVR is one of eight stations owned by Polnet Communications.It broadcasts a World Ethnic format featuring Polish language programming 24 hours a day....
(AM) - Vernon Hills, IllinoisVernon Hills, IllinoisVernon Hills is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 20,120 at the 2000 census, and estimated to be 23,957 as of 2005...
(Polish-language) - WRKLWRKLWRKL is a radio station broadcasting a World Ethnic format. Licensed to New City, New York, USA. The station is currently owned by Polnet Communications, Ltd.....
(AM) - New City, New YorkNew City, New YorkNew City is a hamlet , in the Town of Clarkstown Rockland County, New York, United States, part of the New York Metropolitan Area. The hamlet is a suburb of New York City, located 18 miles north of the city at the closest point, Riverdale, The Bronx...
(Polish-language) - WLIMWLIMWLIM is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish Religious format. Licensed to Patchogue, New York, USA. The station was originally a big-band station owned by Long Island Music Broadcasting and is currently owned by Polnet Communications, Ltd....
(AM) - Patchogue, New YorkPatchogue, New York-Notable citizens:* Franc D'Ambrosio, Broadway Actor, best known for being the longest running Phantom in Phantom of the Opera. Graduated Pat-Med HS 1981* Michael Fagan, professional bowler...
(Spanish-language) - WKTAWKTAWKTA is a radio station broadcasting a World Ethnic format. Licensed to Evanston, Illinois, USA the station serves the Chicago area. The station is currently owned by Polnet Communications, Ltd..-History:...
(AM) - Evanston, IllinoisEvanston, IllinoisEvanston is a suburban municipality in Cook County, Illinois 12 miles north of downtown Chicago, bordering Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, and Wilmette to the north, with an estimated population of 74,360 as of 2003. It is one of the North Shore communities that adjoin Lake Michigan...
(multicultural) - WEEF (AM) - Highland Park, IllinoisHighland Park, IllinoisHighland Park is a suburban municipality in Lake County, Illinois, United States, about north of downtown Chicago. As of 2009, the population is 33,492. Highland Park is one of several municipalities located on the North Shore of the Chicago Metropolitan Area.-Overview:Highland Park was founded...
(multicultural) - WPJXWPJXWPJX 1500 is an AM radio station, licensed to Zion, Illinois, that airs a Spanish format since February 2011. The station is owned by Polnet who also owns WKTA Evanston, WNVR Vernon Hills, and WEEF Highland Park-Deerfield. The station transmits with a directional 250 watts of power from 3 towers...
(AM) - Zion, IllinoisZion, IllinoisZion is a city in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 22,866 at the 2000 census, and estimated at 24,303 as of 2005. The city was founded in July 1901 by John Alexander Dowie. He also started the Zion Tabernacle of the Christian Catholic Apostolic Church, which was the only...
(Heavy Metal) - WTMYWTMYWTMY is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Sarasota, Florida, USA, the station is currently owned by Polnet Communications, Ltd. and features programing from Premiere Radio Networks and Fox Sports Radio like Dan Patrick. Local shows include "Spitz on Sports, The Sports...
(AM) - Sarasota, FloridaSarasota, FloridaSarasota is a city located in Sarasota County on the southwestern coast of the U.S. state of Florida. It is south of the Tampa Bay Area and north of Fort Myers...
(talk) - WRXBWRXBWRXB is a commercial American radio station broadcasting an Urban Gospel format. Licensed to St. Pete Beach, Florida with studios in St. Petersburg, it serves the Tampa Bay area....
(AM) - St. Petersburg, FloridaSt. Petersburg, FloridaSt. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. It is known as a vacation destination for both American and foreign tourists. As of 2008, the population estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau is 245,314, making St...
(R&B) - WPVS-LP - Milwaukee, WisconsinMilwaukee, WisconsinMilwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
(low-power television station; currently silent) - WPVN-CAWPVN-CAWPVN-CD is a Class A Digital television station that is licensed to Aurora, Illinois and serves the Chicago area, and is owned by ethnic broadcaster Polnet Communications...
- AuroraAurora, IllinoisAurora is the second most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois, and the 112th largest city in the United States. A suburb of Chicago, located west of the Loop, its population in 2010 was 197,899. Originally founded within Kane County, Aurora's city limits have expanded greatly over the past...
/Chicago (low-power television station; currently testing)