WJYS
Encyclopedia
WJYS is an independent television station
owned by Oxford Media Group Inc., licensed to Hammond, Indiana
, but headquartered in Tinley Park, Illinois
with antennae on top of the Willis Tower in downtown Chicago, serving the Chicago
, Illinois
, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan markets on digital channel 62. The station features religious programs primarily, direct response, plus turnkey
automobile dealer, local advertisement and other infomercial
s. The signal used to reach about 7.5 million people but when the antenna moved to the Willis Tower as part of the digital transition the signal now has the same coverage as the major broadcasters in the area, reaching almost 11 million viewers in four states. Regular programming like JBTV
that have a hard time getting distribution can pay to be on air for promotion and to gain a fan base. There is some locally produced programming and WJYS leases its digital sub-channels to other networks.
In the mid 90s, WJYS tried to compete as a general market station, airing such shows as Laverne & Shirley
, and The Odd Couple
. WJYS is included in the cable television
and satellite television
coverage for Chicago and reaches 11 million people or more.
Unlike the analog transmitter once located in Tinley Park, WJYS-DT has a transmitter atop the Willis Tower on channel 36. It allows larger coverage and has sub channels.
, a low power station in the Chicago market. WEDE-CA currently airs a 24 hour independent network called My Christian TV which is also on Comcast 386.
Channel 62.4/36.4 is labeled PRISM and carries the same programming as 62.1 on a 2 hour delay with a small, increasing schedule of multi-cultural programs in Spanish
, Chinese
, and Polish
including TV POLNEWS
which airs daily 9PM-10PM and 1AM - 2AM.
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
owned by Oxford Media Group Inc., licensed to Hammond, Indiana
Hammond, Indiana
Hammond is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. The population was 80,830 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Hammond is located at ....
, but headquartered in Tinley Park, Illinois
Tinley Park, Illinois
Tinley Park is a village located primarily in Cook County, Illinois, United States with a small portion in Will County. The population was 48,401 at the 2000 census, and 58,322 in the 2007 census. It is one of the fastest growing suburbs south of Chicago...
with antennae on top of the Willis Tower in downtown Chicago, serving 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...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan markets on digital channel 62. The station features religious programs primarily, direct response, plus turnkey
Turnkey
A turn-key or a turn-key project is a type of project that is constructed by a developer and sold or turned over to a buyer in a ready-to-use condition.-Common usage:...
automobile dealer, local advertisement and other infomercial
Infomercial
Infomercials are direct response television commercials which generally include a phone number or website. There are long-form infomercials, which are typically between 15 and 30 minutes in length, and short-form infomercials, which are typically 30 seconds to 120 seconds in length. Infomercials...
s. The signal used to reach about 7.5 million people but when the antenna moved to the Willis Tower as part of the digital transition the signal now has the same coverage as the major broadcasters in the area, reaching almost 11 million viewers in four states. Regular programming like JBTV
JBTV
JBTV is a music television show featuring interviews, music videos, and live in-studio performances from up-and-coming musicians. Based in Chicago, Illinois, JBTV has over its 26 year history helped several Chicago area bands reach a wider audience, as well as giving exposure to more alternative...
that have a hard time getting distribution can pay to be on air for promotion and to gain a fan base. There is some locally produced programming and WJYS leases its digital sub-channels to other networks.
Overview
In the early 90s, WEHS Channel 60, then owned by Home Shopping Network, tried to buy WJYS, which was also operating as a 24 hour a day shopping channel. However, then regulations didn't permit a duopoly in Chicago, and the sale never went through.In the mid 90s, WJYS tried to compete as a general market station, airing such shows as Laverne & Shirley
Laverne & Shirley
Laverne & Shirley is an American television situation comedy that ran on ABC from January 26, 1976, to May 10, 1983...
, and The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple (TV series)
The Odd Couple is a television situation comedy broadcast from September 24, 1970 to July 4, 1975 on ABC. It starred Tony Randall as Felix Unger and Jack Klugman as Oscar Madison. It was based upon the play of the same name, which was written by Neil Simon.Felix and Oscar are two divorced men....
. WJYS is included in the cable television
Cable television
Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional...
and satellite television
Satellite television
Satellite television is television programming delivered by the means of communications satellite and received by an outdoor antenna, usually a parabolic mirror generally referred to as a satellite dish, and as far as household usage is concerned, a satellite receiver either in the form of an...
coverage for Chicago and reaches 11 million people or more.
Unlike the analog transmitter once located in Tinley Park, WJYS-DT has a transmitter atop the Willis Tower on channel 36. It allows larger coverage and has sub channels.
Digital
Channel 62.2/36.2 is leased to First United Inc. who owns WEDE-CAWEDE-CA
WEDE-CA is a Class-A Independent television station licensed in Arlington Heights, Illinois, serving the Chicago, Illinois market on channel 34. The station is owned by First United, Inc. and broadcasts from a transmitter atop the Willis Tower...
, a low power station in the Chicago market. WEDE-CA currently airs a 24 hour independent network called My Christian TV which is also on Comcast 386.
Channel 62.4/36.4 is labeled PRISM and carries the same programming as 62.1 on a 2 hour delay with a small, increasing schedule of multi-cultural programs in Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, Chinese
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
, and Polish
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
including TV POLNEWS
TV POLNEWS
TV POLNEWS is Polish language news television program aired daily on WJYS TV channel 62.4 and Comcast channel 385 in the Chicagoland area. It primarily serves the Polish community living within the market...
which airs daily 9PM-10PM and 1AM - 2AM.