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Chicago, Illinois

WBBM, Ch 2

City of License
Chicago, IL

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

CBS
StartTV
Dabl
Fave TV (CBS)

Virtual Network Video Audio

Channel Affiliate Def Chan

1080i

480i-w

5.1

2.0

ownership: CBS Broadcasting

address: ViacomCBS Inc., 1515 Broadway, New York, NY 10036

phone: 646 398-4112

e-mail: john.bagwell@cbs.com

studio: 22 West Washington Street, Chicago, IL 60602
phone: 312 899 2890
e-mail: wbbmtvchicago@cbs.com

transmitter site/coverage area
VHF Channel 12
ERP: 10.9 kW, HAAT: 1640 feet

WMAQ, Ch 5

City of License
Chicago, IL

ownership: NBCUniversal, LLC

address: 300 New Jersey Ave., NW Suite 700, Washington DC, 20001
studio address: 454 N. Columbus Drive, Chicago, IL 60611
phone: 312 835-5555
e-mail: vera.friloux@nbc.com

transmitter site/coverage area
UHF Channel 33

ERP: 380 kW, HAAT: 1434 feet

Virtual Network Video Audio

Channel Affiliate Def Chan

5.1

5.2
5.3

5.4

44.1

44.2

NBC

COZI
LX
Oxygen-True Crime

WSNS-Telemundo
WSNS-Telexitoss

1080i

480i-w

1080i

480i

5.2

2.0

5.1

2.0

WLS-TV, Ch 7

City of License
Chicago, IL

Virtual Network Video Audio

Channel Affiliate Def Chan

7.1
7.2

7.3

60.1

60.2

60.3

ABC
Localish
This TV
WXFT-Unimas
WXFT-ION Mystery
WXFT-Quest

720p

480i-w

720p

480i-w

5.1

2.0

5.1

2.0

ownership: WLS Television, Inc.

address: 77 W 66th Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10023

phone: 212 456-7387
e-mail: john.w.zucker@abc.com

Studio: 190 N. State Street, Chicago, IL 60611
phone: 312 750-7777

transmitter site/coverage area
UHF Channel 22

ERP: 845 kW, HAAT: 1631 feet

Also broadcasts on WXFT-DT, Channel 60
Licensed for Aurora, IL (see Channel 60 below)
Virtual Channel 7/60
Actual Channel 22

transmitter site/coverage area
ERP: 1000kW, HAAT: 1699 feet

WGN-TV, Ch 9

City of License
Chicago, IL

Virtual Network Video Audio

Channel Affiliate Def Chan

WGN
AntennaTV
CourtTV
Rewind TV
TBD

9.1

9.2

9.3

9.4

9.5

1080i

480i

480i-w

5.1

2.0

ownership: Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
545 E. John Carpenter Freeway, Irving, TX 75062

phone: 972 373-8000
e-mail: eryder@nexstar.tv
Studio: WGN-TV
address: 2501 W. Bradley Place,
Chicago, IL 60618
phone: 773 528-2311
contact info: wgn.com

transmitter site/coverage area
UHF Channel 19

ERP: 188.6 kW, HAAT: 1634 feet

WTTW, Ch 11

City of License:

Chicago, IL

ownership: Window to the World Communications, Inc.

address: 5400 N. St. Louis Ave, Chicago, IL 60625

phone: 773 509-5412

e-mail: ehalpern@wttw.com

transmitter site/coverage area
UHF Channel 25
ERP: 110 kW, HAAT: 1673 feet

Virtual Network Video Audio

Channel Affiliate Def Chan

11.1

11.2

11.3

11.4

11.5

PBS

PBS-Encore
Create

Kids

World Channel

720p

480i-w

5.1

2.0

Also Broadcast on
WYCC, Channel 20 virtual)
Actual Channel 25

WOCK-CD, Ch 13

City of License
Chicago, IL

ownership: KM LPTV of Chicago-13, LLC
address: 3654 West Jarvis Ave, Skokie, IL 60076

studio address: 5235 N. Kedzie Ave.

Chicago, IL 60625
phone: 773 588-0070
e-mail: wock@kmcommunications.com

transmitter site/coverage area
VHF Channel 4

ERP: 3 kW, HAAT: 1280 feet

Virtual Network Video Audio

Channel Affiliate Def Chan

13.0

13.1

13.2

13.3

13.4

13.5

13.6

(open)

shopping

KBS World

NTD America

CCTV Documentary

CCTV News

Religious

480i-w

1080i

480i-w

1080p

480i-w

2.0

WRJK-LP, Ch 22/36

City of License
Arlington Heights, IL

ownership: Chicago 22, LLC
address: 2118 Walsh Ave. Suite 208
Santa Clara, CA 95050

phone: 415 886-7284
e-mail: fcc@chicago22.com

transmitter site/coverage area
VHF Channel 11

ERP: 0.09kW HAAT: 1501 feet

UHF Channel 36

ERP: (unknown) kW, HAAT: 1286 feet

Virtual Network Video Audio

Channel Affiliate Def Chan

22.1

22.3

22.5

22.6

22.7

22.8

11.9

11.11

11.12

Diya TV

Local Now

First Nations Exp

ACE TV

Newsmax2

NewsNet

Fun Roads

shopping

480i

2.0

WWME-CD, Ch 23

City of License
Chicago, IL

Virtual Network Video Audio

Channel Affiliate Def Chan

23.1

23.2

23.12

MeTV

Heroes & Icons

Shopping

720p

480i-w

2.0

ownership: Channel 23 Limited Partnership

address: 26 North Halsted Street, Chicago, IL 60661

phone: 312 705-2600
e-mail: NShapiro@wciu.com

transmitter site/coverage area
UHF Channel 18

ERP: 15 kW, HAAT: 1543 feet

WPVN-CD, Ch 24

City of License
Chicago, IL

ownership: HC2 Station Group, Inc.
address: 295 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10017
phone: 954 606-5486
e-mail: RILHARDT@HC2BROADCASTING.COM

transmitter site/coverage area
UHF Channel 26

ERP: 1000 kW, HAAT: 1552 feet

Virtual Network Video Audio

Channel Affiliate Def Chan

24.1

24.2

24.3

24.4

24.5

24.6

24.7

24.8

Azteca-America

bein Sports Xtra

SWAAG-TV

Novelisima

Korean

religious (Korean)

Shopping

720p

480i-w

2.0

WESV-LD, Ch 25

City of License
Chicago, IL

ownership: Estrella Television License LLC
1845 Empire Avenue, Burbank, CA 91504
phone: 818 729-5300
e-mail: unknown

transmitter site/coverage area
UHF Channel 31

ERP: 15 kW, HAAT: 1145 feet

Virtual Network Video Audio

Channel Affiliate Def Chan

25.1

25.2

25.3

25.4

25.5

40.1

40.2

40.3

Almavision

beIN Sports Xtra

shopping

LATV

Estrella TV

Estrella News

(not assigned)

480i-w

480i

720p

480i-w

2.0

WCIU, Ch 26

City of License
Chicago, IL

ownership: WCIU-TV Limited Partnership
address: 26 North Halsted, Chicago, IL 60661
phone: 312 705-2600
e-mail: NSHAPIRO@wciu.com

transmitter site/coverage area
UHF Channel 23

ERP: 1000 kW, HAAT: 1552 feet

CW
'The U'
MeTV
Heroes & Icons

Story Television

Decades

Virtual Network Video Audio

Channel Affiliate Def Chan

26.1

26.2

26.3

26.4

26.5

26.6

720p

480i-w

5.1

2.0

WFLD, Ch 32

City of License
Chicago, IL

Virtual Network Video Audio

Channel Affiliate Def Chan

32.1

32.2

32.3

32.4

32.5

50.1

FOX
Movies!
BuzzR
The Grio

Fox Weather

WPWR, MyTV

720p

480i-w

720p

5.1

2.0

5.1

ownership: FOX Television Stations, LLC

address: 101 Constitution Ave, NW Suite 200 West, Washington DC 20001

phone: 202 824-6522
e-mail: ann.bobeck@fox.com

Studio address: 205 N. Michigan Ave,
Chicago, IL 60601

phone: 312 565-5532

e-mail: news@foxchicago, com

transmitter site/coverage area
UHF Channel 24

ERP: 5 kW, HAAT: 1673 feet

Also broadcasts on WPWR-TV, Channel 50
Licensed for Gary, IN
Virtual Channel 32/50
Actual Channel 24

transmitter site/coverage area
ERP: 1000kW, HAAT: 1558 feet

WRME-LD, Ch 33

City of License
Chicago, IL

ownership: WLFM, LLC
5670 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1620, Los Angeles, CA 90036
phone: (323) 965-5400
e-mail: FCC@VENTECHGROUP.COM
host station for ATSC3
transmitter site/coverage area
VHF Channel 6
ERP: 3 kw, HAAT: 1263 feet

Virtual Channel

Network

Affiliation

Chicago is nearing the transition to Next Generation TV! From what I'm seeing currently, this channel may be the home for the Chicago local TV stations to broadcast their NextGen TV signals! It appears to be in the testing phase with a shopping channel being broadcast. I would guess that power will be increased to around 10 kW from its current 3 kW. Meanwhile catch up with what coming soon to Chicago by clicking here: NEXTGENTV.

WEDE-CD, Ch 34

City of License
Arlington Heights, IL

Religious
RetroTV
Religious

Virtual Network Video Audio

Channel Affiliate Def Chan

34.1

34.2

34.3

480p

2.0

ownership: First United, Inc.
1900 Spring Road
Suite 202
Oakbrook, IL 60523
(708) 633-0038
Studio Location:
18600 S Oak Park Ave
Tinley Park, IL 60477

(708) 633-0001
transmitter site/coverage area
UHF Channel 28
ERP: 2.84, HAAT: 1462 feet

WCPX, Ch 38

City of License
Chicago, IL

ownership: ION Television License, LLC
address: 312 Walnut Street, Suite 2800, Cincinnati, OH 45202

phone: 888 467-2988
Studio: ION Media-Chicago

address: 333 S. Desplains Street
Suite 101, Chicago, IL 60661

transmitter site/coverage area
UHF Channel 34
ERP: 400 kW, HAAT: 1673 feet

Virtual Network Video Audio

Channel Affiliate Def Chan

Ion
BounceTV
CourtTV

Laff
DefyTV

True Real

Newsy

Shopping

38.1

38.2

38.3

38.4

38.5

38.6

38.7

38.8

720p

480i-w

480i-w
480i-w

480i-w

2.0

WSNS, Ch 44

City of License
Chicago, IL

ownership: NBC Telemundo License, LLC

address: 300 New Jersey Ave., NW Suite 700,

Washington DC, 20001
studio address: 454 N. Columbus Drive, Chicago, IL 60611
phone: 312 524-6401
e-mail: aida.areizaga@nbc.com

transmitter site/coverage area
UHF Channel 29

ERP: 380 kW, HAAT: 1434 feet

Virtual Network Video Audio

Channel Affiliate Def Chan

Telemundo
Telexitoss

WMAQ-TV, NBC

COZI
LX
Oxy-TrueCrime

44.1

44.2

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.4

1080i

480i

1080i

480i-w

5.1

2.0

5.1

2.0

WMEU-CD, Ch 48

City of License
Chicago, IL

ownership: Weigel Broadcasting Co.
26 North Halsted Street, Chicago, IL 60661
phone: 312-705-2600
e-mail: nshapiro@wciu.com

transmitter site/coverage area
UHF Channel 18
ERP: 5.25 kW, HAAT: 1543 feet

Virtual Network Video Audio

Channel Affiliate Def Chan

WCIU-TV "The U"

Start TV

WBBM-TV, CBS

MeTV+

48.1

48.2

48.3

48.4

780p

480i-w

1080i

480i-w

2.0

5.1

2.0

WCHU-LD, Ch 59

City of License
Oakwood Hills, IL

ownership: Venture Technologies Group LLC
address: 5670 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 1620, Los Angeles, CA

phone: 323 965-5400

e-mail: fcc@ventechgroup.com

transmitter site/coverage area
UHF Channel 7
ERP: 3 kW, HAAT: 1194 feet

Virtual Network Video Audio

Channel Affiliate Def Chan

Corner Store
The Grio
VPOD-TV

blank

59.1

59.2

59.3

59.4

720p

480i-w

480i

2.0

WXFT-DT, Ch 60

City of License
Aurora, IL

Virtual Network Video Audio

Channel Affiliate Def Chan

60.1

60.2

60.3

7.1

7.2

7.3

UniMas

ION-Mystery

Quest

WLS-TV, ABC

Localish

ThisTV

720p

480i-w

720p

480i-w

5.1

2.0

5.1

2.0

ownership: Unimas Chicago, LLC, 5999 Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90045
phone: 310 348-3600
studio location: 541 N. Fairbanks Court, 11th Floor, Chicago, IL 60611

Licenced for Aurora, IL
Virtual Channel 7/60
Actual Channel 22

transmitter site/coverage area
ERP: 1000kW, HAAT: 1699 feet

leased by: WLS Television, Inc.

address: 77 W 66th Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10023

phone: 212 456-7387
e-mail: john.w.zucker@abc.com

Studio: 190 N. State Street, Chicago, IL 60611
phone: 312 750-7777

transmitter site/coverage area
UHF Channel 22

ERP: 845 kW, HAAT: 1631 feet

WJYS, Ch 62

City of License
Hammond, IN

ownership: Millenial Telecommunications, Inc.

operator: Oxford Media Group
1900 Spring Road
Oak Brook, IL 60523

phone: (708) 633-0001
e-mail:cgreen@oxfordmedia.tv

Studio location: 18600 South Oak Park Ave., Tinley Park, IL 60477
phone: 708-633-0001

transmitter site/coverage area
UHF Channel 21
ERP: 140kW, HAAT: 1673 feet

Virtual Network Video Audio

Channel Affiliate Def Chan

62.1

62.2

62.3

62.4

62.5

62.6

62.7

62.8

62.9

62.10

(coming soon)

Stadium

Charge!

Heartland

Shopping

CometTV

Shopping

Polish Television

480i

480i-w

480i

2.0

WGBO, Ch 66

City of License
Joliet, IL

ownership: WGBO

address: 541 N. Fairbanks Court,
11th Floor, Chicago, IL 60611

transmitter site/coverage area
UHF Channel 35
ERP: 330 kW, HAAT: 1371 feet

Virtual Network Video Audio

Channel Affiliate Def Chan

Univision
Laff
GetTV
True Crime
Grit

Twist

66.1

66.2

66.3

66.4

66.5

66.6

720p

480i-w

480i

480i-w

5.1

2.0

sources: rabbitears.info, FCC

Station lineup for Chicago Viewers

Channel # Programming/Network

2.1 WBBM-TV, Ch 2, CBS
2.2 StartTV
2.3 Dabl
2.4 FaveTV
5.1 WMAQ-TV, Ch 5, NBC

5.2 COZI
5.3 NBC LX

5.4 Oxygen-True Crime
7.1 WLS-TV, Ch 7, ABC
7.2 Localish
7.3 This TV

9.1 WGN-TV, Ch 9

9.2 AntennaTV

9.3 Court TV

9.4 Rewind TV

9.5 TBD

11.1 PBS

11.2 PBS Encore

11.3 PBS World/Create

11.4 PBS Kids

13.2 KBS World
13.3 NTD America
13.4 CCTV Documentary

13.5 CCTV News

20.1 WYCC, Ch 20, First Nation's Experience

22.1 Diya TV

22.3 Local Now

22.5 First Nations Experience

22.6 AceTV

22.7 Newsmax2

22.8 NewsNet

22.9 FunRoads

23.1 MeTV
23.2 Heros and Icons

24.1 Azteca-America

24.2 BeIn Sports Extra

24.4 Novelisima

24.5 Korean News

25.1 Almavision

25.2 beIN Sports Xtra

25.5 LATV

26.1 WCIU, Ch 26, CW Network

26.2 The U

26.3 MeTV

26.4 Heroes and Icons

26.5 Story Television

26.6 Decades

32.1 WFLD, Ch 32, FOX TV Network

32.2 Movies!

Channel # Programming/Network

32.3 BuzzR

33.4 The Grio

33.5 Fox Weather

34.2 RetroTV

38.1 Ion

38.2 Bounce TV

38.3 Court TV

38.4 Laff

38.5 DefyTV

38.6 True Real

38.7 Newsy

38.8 Shopping

40.1 Estrella TV

40.2 Estrella News

44.1 WSNS, Ch 44, Telemundo

44.2 WSNS, Ch 44, Telexitoss

48.1 WCIU-TV, The U, Ch 48

48.2 startTV
48.3 WBBM-TV, Ch 2, CBS

48.4 MeTV+

50.1 MyTV

59.1 Corner Store

59.2 The Grio

59.3 VPOD-TV

60.1 WXFT-Unimas

60.2 WXFT-ION Mystery

60.3 WXFT-Quest

62.1 new channel coming soon

62.2 Stadium

62.3 Charge!

62.8 CometTV

62.10 Polish TV

66.1 Univision

66.2 Laff

66.3 GetTV

66.4 True Crime

66.5 Grit

66.6 Twist

The Chicagoland area is a very large geographic area, and not all channels will be watchable across the entire area. If you have questions about what you could expect to receive, click on the "coverage area" links for each station above. Find your location on the map, and if you fall within the circular coverage area, you'll have a better chance of receiving the station you're seeking. Even from within the coverage area, your reception will depend on your antenna placement and the directionality of your antenna.

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