WEDE-CD

WEDE-CD
Arlington Heights / Chicago, Illinois
Branding	MCTV
Slogan	My Christian Television
Channels	Digital: 34 (UHF)
Affiliations	Religious Independent
Owner	First United, Inc.
Founded	November 30, 1989
Call letters' meaning	former_callsigns = W17BD (1989-1998) W34CK (1998-2005) WEDE-CA (2005-2014)
Former affiliations	Family Net
Transmitter power	50 kW
Website	http://mychristiantv.net

WEDE-CD is a Class-A Independent television station licensed in Arlington Heights, Illinois, serving the Chicago, Illinois market on virtual channel 34-1. The station leases virtually all of its programming to MCTV - My Christian Television, a Christian ministry programmer. It can also be viewed on WJYS-DT subchannel 62-2.

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 rechristened as translator W34CK. The station received class A low power status with their new call letters as WEDE-CA in 2005. Channel 34 was once an affiliate of Family Net while also airing some religious programming and infomercials. Around 2008 its programming began to be additionally viewed on WJYS' subchannel 62-2.

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 affected by the digital switchover. In summer of 2014 WEDE-CA extinguished their 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 - Chicago's 24-hour Christian station.

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Television stations in the Chicago area

Over-the-air stations	WBBM-TV (2.1 CBS, 2.2 Decades) WMAQ-TV (5.1 NBC, 5.2 Cozi TV) WRME-LP 6 (MeTV-FM/oldies audio) WLS-TV (7.1 ABC, 7.2 LWN, 7.3 Laff) WGN-TV (9.1 CW, 9.2 Antenna TV, 9.3 This TV) WTTW (11.1 PBS, 11.2 PBS Encore, 11.3 Create/World, 11.4 V-me) WOCK-CD (13.1 MundoMax, 13.2 KBC-TV, 13.3 Z Living, 13.4 Scene Network, 13.5 Arirang) WODN-LP 13 (DW) WHNW-LD (18.1 WHT) WYCC (20.1 PBS, 20.2 FNX, 20.3 MHz Worldview) WRJK-LP (22.1/22.2 Infomercials, 22.3 Diya TV, 22.4 Tele-Romántica, 22.5 Asian music videos, 22.6 Rev'n, 22.7 Retro TV WWME-CD (23.1/23.3 MeTV, 23.2 H&I) WPVN-CD (24.1 Movee4U, 24.3 Tuff TV, 24.4 Polvision, 24.5 Win TV/MBC, 24.6 MC-TV 24.7 KBS World) W25DW-D (25.1 HSN, 25.2 HSN2, 25.3 LC, 25.4 blank, 25.5 LATV, 25.6 ALMA, 25.7 Peace TV, 25.8 MiCasa, 25.9 infomercials) WCIU-TV (26.1 Ind., 26.2 The U Too, 26.3 MeTV, 26.4 H&I, 26.5 Bounce TV) WLPD-CD (30.1 Youtoo America, 30.2 blank) WFLD (32.1 Fox) WEDE-CD (34.1 religious) WWTO-TV (35.1 TBN, 35.2 Church, 35.3 Smile/JUCE TV, 35.4 Enlace USA, 35.5 TBN Salsa ) WCPX-TV (38.1 Ion, 38.2 Qubo, 38.3 Ion Life, 38.4 Ion Shop, 38.5 QVC Over Air, 38.6 HSN) W40CN-D (Edu Ind., 40.2/40.3/40.4 blank) WESV-LD (40.1 Estrella) WOCH-CD (41.1 The Works, 41.2 Comet)) WSNS-TV (44.1 TEL, 44.2 TeleXitos) WMEU-CD (48.1 Ind., 48.2 Off-schedule replay of WCIU) WPWR-TV (50.1 MNTV, 50.2 Movies!, 50.3 blank, 50.4 Buzzr) WYIN (56.1 PBS, 56.2 NHK World 56.3 Lakeshore Kids) WDCI-LD (57.1 Daystar) WXFT-DT (60.1 UniMás, 60.2 Univision, 60.3 Escape) WCHU-LD (61.1 AZA, 61.2 CCTV News, 61.3 CCTV-9, 61.4 JTV) WJYS (62.1/62.3 Ind., 62.2 WEDE-CD, 62.4 SonLife) WGBO-DT (66.1 UNI, 66.2 GetTV, 66.3 Grit)

Local cable channels	Bostel CAN-TV CLTV CSN Chicago TLN WGN America (satellite)

Defunct stations	FSN Chicago Hawkvision KS2XBS ONTV Spectrum Sportsvision

ATSC-M/H Mobile DTV	WMAQ-TV 5.2 (Cozi TV) WTTW 11.1 (PBS)¹ WFLD 32.1 (FOX)^1,2 WCPX-TV 38.1 (Ion) WSNS-TV 44.1 (TMD)¹ WPWR-TV 50.1 (MNTV)

Adjacent areas	Milwaukee Rockford South Bend Central Illinois Lafayette, IN Indianapolis Peoria Madison

Other television stations in the state of Illinois

Chicago market Spanish stations	WOCK-CD 13 (Mega TV) WESV-LD 40 (Estrella TV) WSNS 44 (Telemundo) WXFT 60 (UniMás) WCHU-LD 61 (Azteca) WGBO 66 (Univision)

Independent stations	WWME-CD 23 (Chicago) WCIU 26 (Chicago / Rockford) WOCH-CD 41 (Chicago) WMEU-CD 48 (Chicago)

Other stations:	WPXS 13 (Daystar, Mt. Vernon) W15BU-D 15 (3ABN, Johnston City) - WTJR 16 (CTN, Quincy) WTCT 27 (TCT, Marion) W29CI-D 29 (3ABN, Salem) WLPD-LP 30 (A1, Plano) WFBN-LD 33 (TMD via WTYU Milwaukee, Rockford) WEDE-CD 34 (Religious Ind., Arlington Hts. / Chicago) WWTO 35 (TBN, La Salle) WCPX 38 (Ion, Chicago) W40CN-D 40 (Edu. Ind., Sugar Grove / Aurora) – WLCF-LD 45 (CTN, Decatur) WBXC-CD 46 (A1, Champaign) W50CH 50 (Religious Ind., Alton) WDCI-LD 57 (Daystar, Chicago) / WJYS 62 (Religious Ind., Tinley Park / Chicago)

See also ABC CBS CW Fox Ion MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in Illinois

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