WAOE

• WAOE is a MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station located in Peoria, Illinois. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 39 (or virtual channel 59.1 via PSIP) from a transmitter at its studios on Springfield Road located in East Peoria (along I-474).
• WAOE is owned by Four Seasons Broadcasting, WAOE is operated through a joint sales agreement by the Granite Broadcasting Corporation (owner of NBC affiliate WEEK-TV). It shares facilities with that station and ABC/CW affiliate WHOI (which is operated by WEEK-TV through a separate JSA and a shared services agreement).
• Some of the programs on WAOE are How I Met Your Mother, The Office, Judge Judy, and The Doctors among others.
• https://stations.fcc.gov/station-profile/waoe

• September 8, 1995
• WAOE signs on as a UPN (United Paramount Network) Affiliate in downtown Peoria studios. Its first airing was an analog signal on UHF (Ultra High Frequency) Channel 50.
• WAOE was with UPN from 1995-2006.
• UPN shut down on September 15, 2006.

Ownership Report List of Contracts

WAOE

Four Seasons Peoria, LLC

1) Limited Liability Agreement w/ Four Seasons Broadcasting LLC, July 2000-December 2049

2) Certificate of Formation w/ Four Seasons Broadcasting LLC, July 2000 (Date of Execution)

3) Advertising Representation Agreement, as amended, w/ Granite Broadcasting Corporation, September 2005- December 2014, JSA

4) Antenna TV Affiliation Term Sheet w/ Tribune Broadcasting Company, May 2011-April 2014, Network Affiliation Agreement

• The Warner Brother's (WB) Television Network and UPN announced the two networks would end broadcasting and merge on January 24, 2006.
• The new combined service would be called The CW. The CW name is derived from the first letters of CBS and Warner Bros.

• The CW Television Network launched on September 18, 2006.
• Although the television network launched on September 18, its first T.V. launch was on September 20 when it aired its first two-hour premiere of America's Next Model.
• On February 22, 2006, MyNetworkTV launched. It was created to compete with The CW.
• March 15, 2006, WAOE became MyNetworkTV's outlet.
• Once this happened, WBPE (Operated by WHOI) became the areas CW station.

• Branding today is My59 and News 25
• Sister stations are WHOI and WEEK-TV
• Sister Network is FOX
• Parent Network is Granite Broadcasting
• Owner of affiliate is Tribune Broadcasting Company (May 2011) Expiration (April 2014)
• Subchannel is 59.2 - owned by ATV

WAOE

"Your news at an earlier time."

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Looking Forward

Digital Changes

The Merge

• On December 1, 2008, WAOE shut down its analog signal on UHF Channel 59 and became Digital-Exclusive.

• Although WAOE is owned by Four Seasons Broadcasting, it is operated through the Joint Sales Agreement (JSA) by Granite Broadcasting.
• Granite Broadcasting is operated by Quincy Newspapers.
• Quincy will continue to provide services to WAOE, however, their JSA will terminate at the end of 2014.