WCHU-LD

WCHU-LD

Translator of WILC-CD, Sugar Grove, Illinois
Oakwood Hills/Chicago, Illinois United States
City	Oakwood Hills, Illinois
Channels	Digital: 7 (VHF) Virtual: 3
Programming
Affiliations	3.1: Infomercials 3.2: Blank
Ownership
Owner	Venture Technologies Group, LLC
Sister stations	WRME-LD
History
Founded	January 30, 2003
First air date	January 16, 2007 (2007-01-16)
Former call signs	W61DT (2003–2005) WCHU-LP (2005–2011)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 61 (UHF, 2007–2011) Digital: 44 (UHF, 2008–2010) 33 (UHF, 2010–2020) Virtual: 61 (2008–2020)
Former affiliations	MTV Trés (2007–2010) Azteca América (2010–2019) Jewelry TV (2019–2020)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	129745
Class	LD
ERP	3 kW
HAAT	364 m (1,194 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°53′20.7″N 87°37′36″W
Links
Public license information	LMS
Website	waoetv.com

WCHU-LD (channel 3) is a low-power television station licensed to Oakwood Hills, Illinois, United States, serving the Chicago area and primarily airing paid programming. It is a translator of Sugar Grove-licensed WILC-CD (channel 8) which is owned by Venture Technologies Group; it is also a sister station to WRME-LD (channel 6). WCHU-LD's transmitter is located atop the Trump International Hotel and Tower on Wabash Avenue north of the Chicago Loop.

Subchannels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WCHU-LD

Channel	Video	Aspect	Short name	Programming
3.1	720p	16:9	WCHU-LD	Simulcast of WILC-CD / Infomercials
3.2	480i	4:3	WCHU-2	Blank