Display
Channel | Physical
Channel(s) | Station | City |
State |  | Expand/Contract All Print All |
|
| 2 |
12 |
WBBM-TV |
CHICAGO |
IL |
  |
 CBS |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
|
02-1  | | 12.1 | | 1080i | | DD5.1  | CBS2-HD | CBS | "CBS 2" | | 02-2 | | 12.2 | | 480i (w) | | DD2.0 | StartTV | Start TV | | | 02-3 | | 12.3 | | 480i (w) | | DD2.0 | | Dabl | |
|
Technical Data
|
DTV-LIC:
Granted | Channel 12  CHICAGO, IL | | BLCDT-20090612ADR (06efbce5d2fa4df28dd0cf6212b6c0ea) - App | | 1631' 8 kW ND (H) | | | (1.872 kW + 6.31 dB gain = 8 kW ERP) | | 65.1 mile contour / 13305.5 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 9,961,106 | | 1636' AGL; 2231' AMSL; (1032960) | 1° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
Harris TAD-5H | | NAD83: N 41° 52' 44", W 87° 38' 8" (41.878889, -87.635556) Willis Tower (IL) |
| DTV-APP:
Pending | Channel 12 CHICAGO, IL | | 0000035681 (25076f915fd11ef0015fffa07ddd3810) - App | | DTX-LIC:
Granted | Channel 12 CHICAGO, IL | BXPCDT-20141212AAI (4c832fa3b06948a5816fcf6212b6c0ea) - App
0000058561 (25076f916446e17501648e58476a527f) - App | | 1522' 7.2 kW DA (H) |  | | (1.872 kW + 5.85 dB gain = 7.2 kW ERP) | | 56.7 mile contour / 10099.1 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 9,755,439 | | 1519' AGL; 2114' AMSL; (1032960) | Unknown or 0° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
[H-Pat] RCA TBF-2AH (SPECIAL) | | NAD83: N 41° 52' 44", W 87° 38' 8" (41.878889, -87.635556) Willis Tower (IL) |
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TSID: 999 (0x03E7) TSReader Data: HTML Export (01/15/2017)
Bitrate Allocation: Constant
Digital
Channel | Display
Channel |
Call Sign | Src
ID | PMT
PID | Video | Dimensions | Aspect
Ratio | Video
PID | Video
(Mbps) | PCR
PID | Audio
Type | Audio
PID | Audio
Bitrate |
| 12.1 | 02-1 | CBS2-HD | 1 | 0x0030 | 1080i | 1920x1080 | 16:9 | 0x0031 | 15.9 | 0x0031 | DD5.1 | 0x0033 | 384kbps | | 12.2 | 02-2 | StartTV | 2 | 0x0040 | 480i | 720x480 | 16:9 | 0x0041 | 2.2 | 0x0041 | DD2.0 | 0x0044 | 192kbps | | 12.3 | 02-3 | | 3 | 0x0050 | 480i | | 16:9 | 0x0051 | 0Mbps | 0x0051 | DD2.0 | 0x0054 | 192kbps |
|
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Ownership, Repack, Historical, and Translator Data
|
| Operator: | CBS Corporation  | | Licensee: | CBS BROADCASTING INC. |
| DTV Transition: | | Certification : | Analog channel 2. Digital channel 3. | | Elected Round 1 : | Negotiated for channel 11 with fallback to channel 3 if agreement was disapproved. (Approved) | | Conflict Round 1 : | Maintained by engineering statement (1631' 1.18 kW ND). (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 12. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 2 : | 1490' 26.4 kW ND |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WBBM | | | 08/28/1979 | WBBM-TV | |
Station has no translators. |
|
| 5 |
33 (H) |
WMAQ-TV |
CHICAGO |
IL |
|
NBC |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
|
| 05-1 | | 33.5 | | 1080i | | DD5.1 | NBC5 | NBC | "NBC 5 Chicago" | | 05-2 | | 33.6 | | 480i (w) | | DD2.0 | COZI | COZI TV | | | 05-3 | | 33.9 | | | | DD2.0 | LocalX | LX | | | 44-1 | | 33.7 | | 1080i | | DD5.1 | WSNS-HD | Telemundo | "Telemundo Chicago" | | 44-2 | | 33.8 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | T-XITOS | TeleXitos | |
|
Ownership, Repack, Historical, and Translator Data
|
| Operator: | NBC | | Licensee: | NBC TELEMUNDO LICENSE LLC |
| Repack: | | Form 387 : | 0000111799 | | Form 399 : | 0000027997 | | DTV Transition: | | Certification : | Analog channel 5. Digital channel 29. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 29. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 29. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 0 : | 0' 0 kW DA |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WMAQ | We Must Ask Questions | | 08/31/1979 | WMAQ-TV | We Must Ask Questions | | | WMAQ-TV | | | | WMAQ-TV | |
Station has no translators. |
|
| 7 |
22 (H) |
WLS-TV |
CHICAGO |
IL |
|
ABC |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
|
| 07-1 | | 22.1 | | 720p | | DD5.1 | WLS-HD | ABC | "ABC7 Chicago" | | 07-2 | | 22.2 | | 480i (w) | | DD5.1 | LOCLish | Localish | | | 60-1 | | 22.3 | | 720p | | DD5.1 | WXFT-DT | UniMás | "TeleFutura 60" | | 60-2 | | 22.4 | | 480i (w) | | DD2.0 | ESCAPE | Court TV Mystery | | | 60-3 | | 22.5 | | 480i (w) | | DD2.0 | Quest | Quest | |
|
Ownership, Repack, Historical, and Translator Data
|
| Operator: | ABC | | Licensee: | WLS TELEVISION, INC. |
| Repack: | | Form 387 : | 0000111832 | | Form 399 : | 0000028376 | | DTV Transition: | | Certification : | Analog channel 7. Digital channel 52. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 7. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 7. | | Petitioned For : | Channel 44 (1690' 473.33 kW ND), which was approved: 09-146 | | Last Analog: | | Channel 7 : | 1690' 55 kW ND |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WLS | | | 04/23/1979 | WLS-TV | | | 09/28/2011 | DWLS-TV | | | 09/28/2011 | WLS-TV | | | | WLS-TV | | | | WLS-TV | | | | WLS-TV | |
Station has no translators. |
|
| 9 |
19 |
WGN-TV |
CHICAGO |
IL |
|
IND |
|
| 11 |
25 (H) |
WTTW |
CHICAGO |
IL |
|
 PBS |
|
| 13 |
4 |
WOCK-CD |
CHICAGO |
IL |
|
ETH |
|
Technical Data
|
DCA-LIC:
Granted | Channel 4 CHICAGO, IL | | BLDVA-20100107AAN (9e33265221ea45fc92d6cf6212b6c0ea) - App | | DCA-CP:
Granted | Channel 4 CHICAGO, IL | | 0000036100 (25076f916798537901679f12d9131204) - App - (Exp. 02/13/2022) | | |
TSID: 3959 (0x0F77) [Observed: 1 (0x0001)] TSReader Data: HTML Export (07/07/2013)
Bitrate Allocation: Constant
Digital
Channel | Display
Channel |
Call Sign | Src
ID | PMT
PID | Video | Dimensions | Aspect
Ratio | Video
PID | Video
(Mbps) | PCR
PID | Audio
Type | Audio
PID | Audio
Bitrate |
| 4.1 | 13-5 | WOCK-LD | 1 | 0x0030 | 480i | 704x480 | 4:3 | 0x0031 | 1.95 | 0x0031 | DD2.0 | 0x0034 | 192kbps | | 4.2 | 13-2 | KBC | 2 | 0x1100 | 480i | 720x480 | 4:3 | 0x1120 | 2.15 | 0x1120 | DD1.0 | 0x1121 | 192kbps | | 4.3 | 13-3 | 13.3 Ve | 3 | 0x0050 | 480i | 704x480 | 4:3 | 0x0051 | 2.35 | 0x0051 | DD2.0 | 0x0054 | 192kbps | | 4.4 | 13-4 | WOCK | 4 | 0x01e0 | 480i | 720x480 | 16:9 | 0x01e1 | 2.15 | 0x01e1 | DD1.0 | 0x01e2 | 192kbps | | 4.5 | 13-1 | WOCKMF | 5 | 0x1400 | 720p | 1280x720 | 16:9 | 0x1420 | 9 | 0x1420 | DD2.0 | 0x1421 | 192kbps | | 4.6 | 13-6 | | 6 | 0x0060 | 480i | | | 0x0061 | 0Mbps | 0x0061 | DD2.0 | 0x0064 | 192kbps | | 4.7 | 13-7 | | 7 | 0x0070 | 480i | | | 0x0071 | 0Mbps | 0x0071 | DD2.0 | 0x0074 | 192kbps | | 4.8 | 13-8 | | 8 | 0x0080 | 480i | | | 0x0081 | 0Mbps | 0x0081 | DD2.0 | 0x0084 | 192kbps |
|
|
| 20 |
25 (G) |
WYCC |
CHICAGO |
IL |
|
// WTTW |
|
| 22 |
11 → 36 |
WRJK-LP |
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS |
IL |
|
|
|
| 23 |
20 |
WWME-CD |
CHICAGO |
IL |
 |
MeTV |
|
| 24 |
26 |
WPVN-CD |
CHICAGO |
IL |
|
Azteca |
|
Technical Data
|
DCA-PL:
Pending | Channel 26 CHICAGO, IL | 0000080446 (25076ff36c859987016c86d13c760211) - App
0000106475 (25076f91706e97590170778e86200241) - App | | |
TSID: 9061 (0x2365) [Observed: 1 (0x0001)] TSReader Data: HTML Export (02/17/2020)
Bitrate Allocation: Variable
Digital
Channel | Display
Channel |
Call Sign | Src
ID | PMT
PID | Video | Dimensions | Aspect
Ratio | Video
PID | Video
(Mbps) | PCR
PID | Audio
Type | Audio
PID | Audio
Bitrate |
| 26.1001 | 24-1 | WPVN-CD | 1 | 0x0030 | 720p | 1280x720 | 16:9 | 0x0031 | 3.7 ‑ 9 | 0x0031 | DD2.0 | 0x0034 | 192kbps | | 26.1002 | 24-2 | WPVN-CD | 2 | 0x0040 | 480i | 720x480 | 4:3 | 0x0041 | 1 ‑ 4.2 | 0x0041 | DD2.0 | 0x0044 | 192kbps | | 26.1003 | 24-3 | WPVN-CD | 3 | 0x0050 | 480i | 720x480 | 4:3 | 0x0051 | 0.15 ‑ 1.5 | 0x0051 | DD2.0 | 0x0054 | 192kbps | | 26.1004 | 24-4 | WPVN-CD | 4 | 0x0060 | 480i | 720x480 | 4:3 | 0x0061 | 1.05 ‑ 4.5 | 0x0061 | DD2.0 | 0x0064 | 192kbps | | 26.1005 | 24-5 | WPVN-CD | 5 | 0x0070 | 480i | 720x480 | 4:3 | 0x0071 | 0.85 ‑ 4.3 | 0x0071 | DD2.0 | 0x0074 | 192kbps | | 26.1006 | 24-6 | WPVN-CD | 6 | 0x0080 | 480i | 720x480 | 4:3 | 0x0081 | 0.95 ‑ 5.15 | 0x0081 | DD2.0 | 0x0084 | 192kbps |
|
|
| 25 |
25 → Sh. 31 |
W25DW-D |
ARBURY HILLS |
IL |
|
IND |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
|
| 25-1 | | 25.1 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | HSN | HSN | | | 25-2 | | 25.2 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | HSN2 | HSN2 | | | 25-3 | | 25.3 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | SHOPLC | Shop LC | | | 25-4 | | 25.4 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | QVC2 | QVC2 | | | 25-5 | | 25.5 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | LATV | LATV | | | 25-6 | | 25.6 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | ALMA | Almavision | | | 25-7 | | 25.7 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | W25DW | Infomercials | | | 25-8 | | 25.8 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | BEAUTY | QVC3 | | | 25-9 | | 25.9 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | CRTV | Infomercials | |
|
| 26 |
23 |
WCIU-TV |
CHICAGO |
IL |
|
CW |
|
Technical Data
|
DTV-STA:
Granted | Channel 23 CHICAGO, IL | | 0000113967 (25076f91721da74c01722d98b6e90eae) - App - (Exp. 11/20/2020) | | DTX-LIC:
Granted | Channel 23 CHICAGO, IL | 0000080099 (25076ff36c4dc2ee016c623bfa7a14be) - App
0000086909 (25076f916ddbe156016de042449d0da4) - App | | 1673' 130 kW DA (H) |  | | (7.3 kW + 12.51 dB gain = 130 kW ERP) | | 56.2 mile contour / 9919.2 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 9,625,126 | | 1667' AGL; 2262' AMSL; (1032960) | 1° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
[H-Pat] RF Systems PHP24C | | NAD83: N 41° 52' 44", W 87° 38' 8" (41.878889, -87.635556) Willis Tower (IL) |
| DTV-LIC:
Granted | Channel 23 CHICAGO, IL | 0000078660 (25076f916c250944016c253e4cd70135) - App
0000102906 (25076f916ff6953d016ff771270d0a05) - App | | 1552' 1000 kW DA (E) (Vertical ERP: 200 kW) |  | | (55.85 kW + 12.53 dB gain = 1000 kW ERP) | | 66.7 mile contour / 13981.7 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 10,064,968 | | 1549' AGL; 2144' AMSL; (1032959) | 1° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
[H-Pat] Dielectric TFU-14JSC/VP-R CT170 | | NAD83: N 41° 52' 44.1", W 87° 38' 10.2" (41.878917, -87.636167) Willis Tower (IL) |
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TSID: 1011 (0x03F3) TSReader Data: HTML Export (10/27/2019)
Bitrate Allocation: Variable
Digital
Channel | Display
Channel |
Call Sign | Src
ID | PMT
PID | Video | Dimensions | Aspect
Ratio | Video
PID | Video
(Mbps) | PCR
PID | Audio
Type | Audio
PID | Audio
Bitrate |
| 23.3 | 26-1 | CW26 | 3 | 0x0030 | 720p | 1280x720 | 16:9 | 0x0031 | 4.55 ‑ 10 | 0x0031 | DD5.1 | 0x0034 | 384kbps | | 23.4 | 26-2 | The U | 4 | 0x0040 | 720p | 1280x720 | 16:9 | 0x0041 | 1.05 ‑ 6 | 0x0041 | DD2.0 | 0x0044 | 192kbps | | 23.5 | 26-3 | MeTV | 5 | 0x0050 | 480i | 704x480 | 16:9 | 0x0051 | 1 ‑ 3.35 | 0x0051 | DD2.0 | 0x0054 | 192kbps | | 23.6 | 26-4 | H&I | 6 | 0x0060 | 480i | 704x480 | 16:9 | 0x0061 | 0.85 ‑ 3.7 | 0x0061 | DD2.0 | 0x0064 | 192kbps | | 23.7 | 26-5 | Bounce | 7 | 0x0070 | 480i | 704x480 | 16:9 | 0x0071 | 0.6 ‑ 5.75 | 0x0071 | DD2.0 | 0x0074 | 192kbps | | 23.8 | 26-6 | Decades | 8 | 0x0080 | 480i | 704x480 | 16:9 | 0x0081 | 0.95 ‑ 2.95 | 0x0081 | DD2.0 | 0x0084 | 192kbps |
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Ownership, Repack, Historical, and Translator Data
|
| Operator: | Weigel Broadcasting | | Licensee: | WCIU-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
| Repack: | | Form 387 : | 0000102302 | | Form 399 : | 0000028286 | | DTV Transition: | | Certification : | Analog channel 26. Digital channel 27. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 27. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 27. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 26 : | 1549' 5000 kW DA |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WCIU | | | 01/30/1979 | WCIU-TV | | | | WCIU-TV | | | | WCIU-TV | | | | WCIU-TV | | | | WCIU-TV | |
Station has no translators. |
|
| 29 |
29 |
WAUR-LD |
Aurora |
IL |
|
IND |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
|
| 29-1 | | 29.1 | | 1080i | | DD2.0 | WAUR-LD | | |
|
Technical Data
|
LPD-LIC:
Granted | Channel 29 Aurora, IL | 0000035883 (25076f91619169b50161be9cc89f7ab1) - App
0000107754 (25076f9170b21b9a0170cfde9f135500) - App | | 331' 15 kW ND (H) | | | (0.1 kW + 21.76 dB gain = 15 kW ERP) | | 33.8 mile contour / 3595.6 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 2,109,535 | | 350' AGL; 1012' AMSL; (1010527) | 1.25° Elec Beam Tilt; Stringent Filter
ERI ALP-OC | | NAD83: N 41° 39' 55", W 88° 34' 34" (41.665278, -88.576111) |
| LPD-CP:
Granted | Channel 29 Aurora, IL | | 0000108665 (25076ff370ea88670170f386b6fe10fd) - App - (Exp. 03/25/2023) | | 270' 12.2 kW DA (H) |  | | 27.7 mile contour / 2409.6 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 6,746,455 | | 245' AGL; 995' AMSL; (1029952) | 0.5° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter
[H-Pat] Andrew ALP12L2-HSER | | NAD83: N 41° 50' 18.3", W 88° 4' 48.9" (41.838417, -88.08025) |
| |
TSID: 9945 (0x26D9) [Observed: 9127 (0x23A7)] TSReader Data: HTML Export (04/02/2020)
Bitrate Allocation: Unknown
Digital
Channel | Display
Channel |
Call Sign | Src
ID | PMT
PID | Video | Dimensions | Aspect
Ratio | Video
PID | Video
(Mbps) | PCR
PID | Audio
Type | Audio
PID | Audio
Bitrate |
| 29.1 | 29-1 | WAUR-LD | 1 | 0x0100 | 1080i | 1920x1080 | 16:9 | 0x0101 | 12.35Mbps | 0x0101 | DD2.0 | 0x0102 | 192kbps |
|
|
| 30 |
32 (H) |
WLPD-CD |
PLANO |
IL |
|
IND |
|
| 31 |
30 |
WSPY-LD |
Earlville |
IL |
|
|
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
|
|
Technical Data
|
LPD-LIC:
Granted | Channel 30 Earlville, IL | 0000105687 (25076ff36fcf8cc6016fd92da14e3d09) - App
0000107800 (25076f9170b21b9a0170d04c916e59ee) - App | | 391' 10.8 kW DA (H) |  | | (0.47 kW + 13.61 dB gain = 10.8 kW ERP) | | 32.2 mile contour / 3262.8 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 2,019,111 | | 410' AGL; 1072' AMSL; (1010527) | 1.25° Elec Beam Tilt; Stringent Filter
[H-Pat] ERI ALP-OC | | NAD83: N 41° 39' 55", W 88° 34' 34" (41.665278, -88.576111) |
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TSID: 9803 (0x264B) TSReader Data: None Available
Bitrate Allocation: Unknown
Digital
Channel | Display
Channel |
Call Sign | Src
ID | PMT
PID | Video | Dimensions | Aspect
Ratio | Video
PID | Video
(Mbps) | PCR
PID | Audio
Type | Audio
PID | Audio
Bitrate |
|
|
| 32 |
24 (H) |
WFLD |
CHICAGO |
IL |
|
FOX |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
|
| 32-1 | | 24.3 | | 720p | | DD5.1 | WFLD-DT | FOX | "Fox Chicago" | | 32-2 | | 24.4 | | 480i (w) | | DD2.0 | Movies! | Movies! | | | 32-3 | | 24.5 | | 480i (w) | | DD2.0 | Buzzr | BUZZR | | | 32-4 | | 24.6 | | 480i (w) | | DD2.0 | Light | Light TV | | | 50-1 | | 24.7 | | 720p | | DD5.1 | WPWR-DT | MyN | "My 50" |
|
Ownership, Repack, Historical, and Translator Data
|
| Operator: | Fox Television Stations | | Licensee: | FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, LLC |
| Repack: | | Form 387 : | 0000096152 | | Form 399 : | 0000027829 | | DTV Transition: | | Certification : | Analog channel 32. Digital channel 31. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 31. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 31. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 32 : | 1373' 5000 kW DA |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WFLD | W FieLD Communications | | 08/29/1979 | WFLD-TV | W FieLD Communications | | 05/07/1986 | WFLD | W FieLD Communications | | | WFLD | | | | WFLD | |
Station has no translators. |
|
| 34 |
28 |
WEDE-CD |
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS |
IL |
|
REL |
|
| 35 |
32 (G) |
WWTO-TV |
NAPERVILLE |
IL |
|
// WLPD-CD |
|
| 38 |
34 |
WCPX-TV |
CHICAGO |
IL |
|
ION |
|
| 40 |
31 |
WESV-LD |
CHICAGO |
IL |
|
Estrella |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
|
| 40-1 | | 31.1 | | 720p | | DD2.0 | WESV-LP | Estrella TV | |
|
| 40 |
27 |
W40CN-D |
SUGAR GROVE |
IL |
|
IND |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
|
| 40-1 | | 27.4 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | W40CN-D | Jewelry TV | | | 40-2 | | 27.5 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | W40CN-D | [Blank] | | | 40-3 | | 27.6 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | W40CN-D | [Blank] | | | 40-4 | | 27.7 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | W40CN-D | [Blank] | |
|
| 44 |
33 (G) |
WSNS-TV |
CHICAGO |
IL |
|
// WMAQ-TV |
|
| 48 |
18 |
WMEU-CD |
CHICAGO |
IL |
|
IND/CBS |
|
|
