WCFC

WCFC-CA is a WB Owned and Operated (O&O) affiliate serving Chicago and the Chicagoland area. Broadcasting on channel 51, WCFC-CA is owned and operated by Capital Cities Communications. The station's license is located in Rockford, IL. The station started out as a low-powered satellite station for WBTV affiliate WCLI. However in 1998, Rockford's Channel 51 became more of a full-fledged station of its own. It was later on that WCFC-CA opened its own studio facility in Rockford. In January 2001, WCFC-CA applied for and was granted a Class A broadcast license. That, in essence, upgraded the broadcasting signal, more than tripling its power. WCFC and TLN (Total Life Network, the former owners of WCFC) carry selected programs from fellow religious broadcaster, the Trinity Broadcasting Network, and family-based secular programs such as Little House on the Prairie. On September 30, 2008, TLN relocated on Comcast from analog cable channel 15 to digital cable channel 138, TLN then decided rather than closing down the station, they'd sell it to Capital Cities Communications, who in turn turned it into an affiliate of The WB in early 2009 shortly after the sale went final. A year later, WCFC-CA launched their prime time newscast, and when Capital Cities purchased a share of The WB, WCFC-CA became an owned-and-operated (O&O) affiliate for The WB.