WTVK (TV)

WTVK
Oswego–Chicago, Illinois; United States;
City	Oswego, Illinois
Channels	Digital: 10 (VHF); Virtual: 59;
Branding	WTVK 59
Programming
Affiliations	59.1/59.3: Corner Store TV (infomercials); 59.2: Sonlife; 59.4: Binge TV;
Ownership
Owner	Venture Technologies Group; (Four Seasons Peoria, LLC);
Sister stations	WRME-LD
History
Founded	September 8, 1995
First air date	July 5, 1999; 25 years ago (in Peoria, Illinois; license moved to Oswego in 2021)
Former call signs	WAOE (1995–2023)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 59 (UHF, 1999–2008); Digital: 39 (UHF, 2001–2020);
Former affiliations	UPN (1999–2006); MyNetworkTV (2006–2020);
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	52280
ERP	DTS1: 30 kW; DTS2: 7.4 kW;
HAAT	DTS1: 411 m (1,348 ft); DTS2: 388 m (1,273 ft);
Transmitter coordinates	DTS1: 41°16′54.6″N 88°56′11.1″W / 41.281833°N 88.936417°W; DTS2: 41°53′56.1″N 87°37′23.2″W / 41.898917°N 87.623111°W;
Translator(s)	18 (UHF) Pekin;
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;

WTVK (channel 59) is a television station licensed to Oswego, Illinois, United States, serving the Chicago television market and primarily airing paid programming from Corner Store TV. Owned by Venture Technologies Group, it is a sister station to WRME-LD (channel 33). WTVK's primary transmitter is located in Deer Park Township near Starved Rock State Park in LaSalle County,^[5] with a secondary transmitter atop the John Hancock Center in downtown Chicago.

WTVK also operates a digital replacement translator on UHF channel 18, licensed to Pekin (with transmitter on High Point Lane near East Peoria).

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Oswego–Chicago, Illinois United States
City	Oswego, Illinois^[1]
Channels	Digital: 10 (VHF) Virtual: 59
Branding	WTVK 59
Programming
Affiliations	59.1/59.3: Corner Store TV (infomercials) 59.2: Sonlife 59.4: Binge TV
Ownership
Owner	Venture Technologies Group (Four Seasons Peoria, LLC)
Sister stations	WRME-LD
History
Founded	September 8, 1995
First air date	July 5, 1999; 25 years ago (1999-07-05) (in Peoria, Illinois; license moved to Oswego in 2021)
Former call signs	WAOE (1995–2023)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 59 (UHF, 1999–2008) Digital: 39 (UHF, 2001–2020)
Former affiliations	UPN (1999–2006) MyNetworkTV (2006–2020)
Technical information^[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	52280
ERP	DTS1: 30 kW^[3] DTS2: 7.4 kW^[4]
HAAT	DTS1: 411 m (1,348 ft)^[3] DTS2: 388 m (1,273 ft)^[4]
Transmitter coordinates	DTS1: 41°16′54.6″N 88°56′11.1″W / 41.281833°N 88.936417°W / 41.281833; -88.936417^[3] DTS2: 41°53′56.1″N 87°37′23.2″W / 41.898917°N 87.623111°W / 41.898917; -87.623111^[4]
Translator(s)	18 (UHF) Pekin
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS