Business Summary
WYCC broadcasts on channel 20 and Channel 21 Digital, serving the Chicago Designated Market Area (DMA) encompassing 26 counties in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin, with a potential audience reach of 3,497,500 (November 2006 Nielsen Station Index). WYCC is carried on 244 cable headends in the DMA, and is also featured on both Dish Networks (now a part of AT&T) and DirecTV satellite delivery services.
WYCC broadcasts 24 hours a day featuring a mix of instructional, informational and educational programs, not to mention highly regarded primetime comedy and drama programming. 72 hours of its broadcast schedule are dedicated every week to college level instructional telecourses, many of which may be taken for college credit through the Center for Distance Learning of the City Colleges of Chicago.
Primary funding for broadcast activities is provided by the licensee — City Colleges of Chicago, grants from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the State of Illinois. WYCC also receives viewer, foundation and corporate support through donations, matching gifts and underwriting.
WYCC employs an ethnically and culturally diverse staff of 40 professionals, speaking over 12 different languages, with extensive backgrounds in broadcast management, production and engineering. Many are recipients of top industry honors and awards.
