W31EZ-D,

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25 ( UHF digital channel 31), is a low-powered

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- affiliated

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. The station is owned by

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History

The station’s

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was issued on October 7, 1992 under the calls of W52BR. It changed to W25DW on July 7, 2008, to W25DW-D on March 8, 2011, and to W31EZ-D on October 27, 2020. The station was silent due to construction of the shared channel 31 facility, administered by

WESV-LD WESV-LD, virtual channel 40 ( UHF digital channel 31), is a low-powered Estrella TV owned-and-operated television station licensed to Chicago, Illinois, United States. The station is owned by Estrella Media. The station transmits from the Willi ...

; the two stations are sharing to resolve a mutual exclusivity in their applications.

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is

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References

{{HC2 Holdings Low-power television stations in the United States Innovate Corp. Television stations in Illinois Television channels and stations established in 1992 1992 establishments in Illinois