WOCH-CA
Encyclopedia
WOCH-CA is a class-A
television station
in Chicago
, Illinois
that broadcasts as the Korean American Broadcasting Company, or KBC. The station transmits programs from South Korea
. The station currently broadcasts on UHF
channel 41. It is owned by KM Communications, which also owns digital Class A station WOCK-CD, whose second subchannel rebroadcasts WOCH.
NBC
affiliate WTMJ-TV
. WOCH upgraded to class-A status on December 29, 2005, thus protecting their channel position from further displacements. During its days on Channel 28 (which was its location prior to moving to Channel 41) it ran The Box Music Network from 12AM-12PM with KBC programming 12PM-12AM. In 2001 when Viacom
took over The Box and switched it to MTV2
, WOCH began running an MTV-2 feed from DirecTV during the 12AM-12PM timeslot, but gradually phased it out by 2003-2004.
On September 15, 2010, KBC-TV started its carriage on Comcast Channel 338 in the Chicago Television Market. This move comes after years of effort by KBC to secure carriage on the Comcast system.
In addition to programming from South Korea
, and some locally-produced programs, WOCH airs non-Korean ethnic programming on weekends (such as programming from local cable television
network Bostel
), in a format similar to that of FBT 26.6.
television station, KBC-TV Chicago is not required to broadcast a digital signal. The station has reported, however, that viewers installing coupon-eligible converter boxes have in some cases lost the KBC signal after conversion as many models of the digital converters lack analogue passthrough.
On April 27, 2010, the FCC
granted WOCH-CA a construction permit to displace from analog channel 41 to digital channel 49. At this time, no word on when the digital flash-cut will commence.
Low-power broadcasting
Low-power broadcasting is electronic broadcasting at very low power and low cost, to a small community area.The terms "low-power broadcasting" and "micropower broadcasting" should not be used interchangeably, because the markets are not the same...
television station
Television station
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in 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
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that broadcasts as the Korean American Broadcasting Company, or KBC. The station transmits programs from South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. The station currently broadcasts on UHF
Ultra high frequency
Ultra-High Frequency designates the ITU Radio frequency range of electromagnetic waves between 300 MHz and 3 GHz , also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres...
channel 41. It is owned by KM Communications, which also owns digital Class A station WOCK-CD, whose second subchannel rebroadcasts WOCH.
History
WOCH started broadcasting on September 27, 1989 as W04CK and has since broadcast on several channels. Recently, it moved to its present channel location on channel 41 to avoid interference with the digital signal of MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee 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...
NBC
NBC
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affiliate WTMJ-TV
WTMJ-TV
WTMJ-TV, digital channel 28 ; branded as "Today's TMJ4", is the NBC-affiliated television station located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the flagship station of the Journal Broadcast Group. Its signal covers most of southeastern Wisconsin and parts of northeastern Illinois, including Racine, Kenosha,...
. WOCH upgraded to class-A status on December 29, 2005, thus protecting their channel position from further displacements. During its days on Channel 28 (which was its location prior to moving to Channel 41) it ran The Box Music Network from 12AM-12PM with KBC programming 12PM-12AM. In 2001 when Viacom
Viacom
Viacom Inc. , short for "Video & Audio Communications", is an American media conglomerate with interests primarily in, but not limited to, cinema and cable television...
took over The Box and switched it to MTV2
MTV2
MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on digital cable and satellite television, and is progressively being added to analogue cable lineups across the nation...
, WOCH began running an MTV-2 feed from DirecTV during the 12AM-12PM timeslot, but gradually phased it out by 2003-2004.
On September 15, 2010, KBC-TV started its carriage on Comcast Channel 338 in the Chicago Television Market. This move comes after years of effort by KBC to secure carriage on the Comcast system.
In addition to programming from South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
, and some locally-produced programs, WOCH airs non-Korean ethnic programming on weekends (such as programming from local cable television
Cable television
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network Bostel
Bostel
RTV BosTel or BosTel is a Bosnian TV station in North America.RTV BosTel's program started airing in September 2001 with a 2 hour program in the Chicago radio market, but has since then expanded into a 24 hour TV station throughout North America...
), in a format similar to that of FBT 26.6.
Digital transition
As a low-powerLow-power broadcasting
Low-power broadcasting is electronic broadcasting at very low power and low cost, to a small community area.The terms "low-power broadcasting" and "micropower broadcasting" should not be used interchangeably, because the markets are not the same...
television station, KBC-TV Chicago is not required to broadcast a digital signal. The station has reported, however, that viewers installing coupon-eligible converter boxes have in some cases lost the KBC signal after conversion as many models of the digital converters lack analogue passthrough.
On April 27, 2010, the FCC
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
granted WOCH-CA a construction permit to displace from analog channel 41 to digital channel 49. At this time, no word on when the digital flash-cut will commence.