WJYS (channel 62) is an independent television station licensed to Hammond, Indiana, United States, serving the Chicago area.

Since October 2024, it serves as the over-the-air flagship station of the Chicago Sports Network, carrying both its main channel and overflow feed.

[3] Johnson hoped to build the Action Network with the Hammond station, which was given the call sign WAXN-TV, and WXON-TV near Detroit.

[4] Johnson struggled to find a suitable site that would meet his obligations to broadcast to Hammond while serving the Chicago metropolitan area, and he focused on building the Detroit-area station first.

[11] FCC administrative law judge Joseph P. Gonzalez handed down an initial decision in June 1984, favoring Pan American Broadcasting Corporation.

The board found that Jovon Minority Broadcasting Corporation—owned by Joseph and Yvonne Stroud—had a superior proposal for integration of ownership and management, a comparative criterion.

[14] Though Tinley Park approved the necessary zoning in May 1988, a change in tower height required Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization,[1] and the Strouds were forced to ask for several extensions of time to build.

[24] Channel 62 rounded out its schedule of mostly classic TV series with a late-night anime block, local sports, and infomercials.