WJYS

WJYS
Hammond, Indiana; Chicago, Illinois; ; United States;
City	Hammond, Indiana
Channels	Digital: 21 (UHF); Virtual: 62;
Branding	WJYS, The Way
Programming
Affiliations	62.1: Independent; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Millenial Telecommunications, Inc.
History
First air date	March 2, 1991
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 62 (UHF, 1991–2009); Digital: 36 (UHF, until 2019);
Call sign meaning	Original owners Joseph and Yvonne Stroud
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	32334
ERP	140 kW
HAAT	510 m (1,673 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°52′44″N 87°38′8″W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	wjystv.net

WJYS (channel 62) is an independent television station licensed to Hammond, Indiana, United States, serving the Chicago area. It is one of two commercial television stations in the Chicago market to be licensed in Indiana (alongside MyNetworkTV owned-and-operated station WPWR-TV [channel 50] in Gary). Owned by Millenial Telecommunications, Inc., WJYS maintains studio facilities on South Oak Park Avenue in Tinley Park, Illinois, and its transmitter is located atop the Willis Tower.

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