Infobox_Broadcast call_letters = WAOE city = station_ station_slogan = Your News at an Earlier Time station_branding = My59 analog = 59 (UHF) digital = 39 (UHF) other_chs = affiliations = MyNetworkTV network = founded = airdate = July 31, 1999 location = Peoria, Illinois callsign_meaning = former_callsigns = former_channel_numbers = owner = Venture Technologies Group, LLC "(operated by Granite Broadcasting Corporation)" licensee = Four Seasons Peoria, LLC sister_stations = WEEK-TV former_affiliations = UPN (1999-2006) effective_radiated_power = 331 kW (analog) 26 kW (digital) HAAT = 178 m (analog) 212 m (digital) class = facility_id = 52280 coordinates = coord|40|43|25.1|N|89|29|4.1|W|type:landmark_scale:2000 (analog) coord|40|37|46.3|N|89|32|52.5|W|type:landmark_scale:2000 (digital) homepage = [http://www.my59.tv/ www.my59.tv]
WAOE (My59) is a MyNetworkTV affiliated television station licensed to Peoria, Illinois in the Peoria-Bloomingtonmedia market. It has the highest and last analog TV channel allocation in the market, and also broadcasts a digital signal on channel 39.
The station began broadcasting in late 1999. Its tower is located in East Peoria, Illinois. Originally in downtown Peoria, its offices are now in East Peoria, Illinois and co-managed with WEEK-TV.
On June 5, 2006, a new primetime newscast called "News 25 at 9 on My59" premiered on WAOE. The newscast, produced by WEEK-TV, airs weekdays at 9 PM.
Network affiliation
WAOE was an affiliate of UPN since its startup. On March 15, 2006, channel 59 was announced as Peoria's MyNetworkTV affiliate. [http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6316234.html?display=breakingnews] The official changeover took place on September 5, 2006. The successor to UPN and The WB, The CW, will be on a digital subchannel of ABC affiliate WHOI.
News partnership
Since Monday, June 5, 2006, WEEK has been airing a news program on WAOE, entitled "News 25 at 9 on My59", hosted by Mike Dimmick and Lee Ranson. This became the Peoria area's second 9pm news program, competing against WYZZ's "News at 9", which is produced in association with WMBD-TV.
Logos
Digital Television
Analog-to-digital conversion
After the analog television shutdown and digital conversion, which is tentatively scheduled to take place on February 17, 2009 http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf] , WAOE will remain on its current pre-transition channel number, 39. However, through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers will display WAOE's virtual channel as 59.
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