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Chicago, Illinois
WBBM CH 2
City of License
Chicago, IL
ownership: CBS Broadcasting
address: WBBM-TV, 22 West Washington, Chicago, IL 60602
phone: 312-899-2890
e-mail: OPInquiry@paramount.com
licensee address: CBS Broadcasting, Inc.
2020 M. St. NW Licensing Dept.
Washington, D.C. 20036
phone: 202-457-4505
transmitter site/coverage area
VHF Channel 12
ERP: 10.9 kW, HAAT: 1640 feet
Virtual Channel
02.1
05.1
09.1
32.1
66.1
Station
WBBM-HD CBS
WMAQ-HD NBC
WGN-HD
WFLD-HD FOX
WGBO-HD Uni
Some stations listed above (in pink) are encrypted! For an explanation, see below "ATSC 3.0 Encryption."
The stations include WBBM-TV (owned by CBS Inc.), WMAQ-TV (owned by Universal NBC, Inc.), WGN-TV (owned by Nexstar), WFLD (owned by FOX Television, Inc.), and WGBO (owned by WGBO, Inc.).
WBBM, Ch 2
City of License
Chicago, IL
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
CBS
StartTV
Dabl
Fave TV
Comet TV
Virtual Network Video Audio
Channel Affiliate Def Chan
1080i
480i-w
480i-w
480i-w
480i-w
5.1
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
ownership: CBS Broadcasting
address: WBBM-TV, 22 West Washington, Chicago, IL 60602
phone: 312-899-2890
e-mail: OPInquiry@paramount.com
licensee address: CBS Broadcasting, Inc.
2020 M. St. NW Licensing Dept.
Washington, D.C. 20036
phone: 202-457-4505
Virtual Host Real Channel Station Channel
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
WGN-TV
WGBO-DT
WFLD/WPWR WMAQ-TV/WSNS
WGBO-DT
19.2
35.7
24.9
33.11
35.8
WCHU-LD Ch 3
City of License
Oakwood Hills, IL
ownership: Bridge News LLC
38955 Hills Tech Drive, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
phone: 248 536-0776
e-mail: vince.bodiford@newsmakersmedia.com
transmitter site/coverage area
VHF Channel 7
ERP: 3 kW, HAAT: 1194 feet
Virtual Network Video Audio
Channel Affiliate Def Chan
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.9
3.10
3.11
3.12
3.13
shopping
shopping
shopping
ACE TV
OAN +
AWE +
shopping
Bark TV
Right Now TV
FTF Sports
Motorsports 1
Outdoor America
National Black TV
720p
480i-w
720p
480i-w
480i-w
480i-w
480i
480i-w
480i-w
480i-w
480i-w
480i-w
480i-w
2.0
2.0
2.0
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
2.4
44.1
44.2
NBC
COZI
American Crimes
Oxygen-True Crime
Fave TV(WBBM)
WSNS-Telemundo
WSNS-TeleXitoss
1080i
480i-w
480i-w
480i-w
480i-w4
1080i
480i
5.2
2.0
2.0
2.0
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
Charge!
WXFT-Unimas
WXFT-ION Mystery
WXFT-Quest
720p
480i-w
480i-w
720p
480i-w
480i-w
5.1
5.1
2.0
5.1
2.0
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-TV
AntennaTV
Grit
Rewind TV
TBD
WBBM, CBS
9.1
9.2
9.3
9.4
9.5
2.1
1080i
480i
480i-w
480i-w
480i-w
1080i
5.1
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
5.1
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
720p
480i-w
480i-w
480i-w
5.1
5.1
2.0
2.0
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: 847 674-0864
e-mail: lee@kbcchicago.com
transmitter site/coverage area
VHF Channel 4
ERP: 3 kW, HAAT: 1280 feet
Virtual Network Video Audio
Channel Affiliate Def Chan
13.1
13.2
13.3
13.4
13.5
13.6
shopping
KBS World
Arirang-Korean
CCTV Documentary
CCTV News
Religious
720i
480i-w
1080p
480i-w
480i-w
720p
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
WRJK-LP, Ch 22
City of License
Arlington Heights, IL
ownership: Chicago 22, LLC
address: 2383 Pruneridge Ave Suite 4
Santa Clara, CA 95050
phone: 415 886-7284
e-mail: fcc@chicago22.com
transmitter site/coverage area
ERP: 0.09 kW HAAT: 1286 feet
UHF Channel 36
Virtual Network Video Audio
Channel Affiliate Def Chan
22.1
22.3
22.4
22.5
22.6
22.7
22.8
22.9
22.10
22.11
22.12
Diya TV
mas-show
First Nations Exp
ACE TV
AWE+
OA+
Independent
Fun Roads
religion
shopping
shopping
480i-w
480i-w
480i
480i-w
480p
480i
480i-w
480i
480i
480i
480i
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
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
Infomercials
720p
480i-w
480i-w
2.0
2.0
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 20
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
24.9
Vision Latina
Fubo Sports
SwagTV
The365-Black
Korean
Defy
shopping
Outlaw
Law and Crime
720p
480i-w
480i-w
480i-w
480i-w
480i-w
480i-w
480i-w
480i-w
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
W31EZ-D, Ch 25/40
WESV-LD, Ch 25/40
City of License
Chicago, IL
ownership: HC2 Station Group, Inc.
295 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10017
phone: 954 606-5486
e-mail: RILHARDT@HC2BROADCASTING.COM
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
Religion-Spanish
Salem NC
shopping
Defy TV
LATV
Estrella TV
Nosey
Confess
480i-w
480i
480i
480i
480i
720p
720p
480i-w
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
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
CW26
'The U'
MeTV
Heroes & Icons
Story Television
Catchy Comedy
MeTV Toons
Virtual Network Video Audio
Channel Affiliate Def Chan
26.1
26.2
26.3
26.4
26.5
26.6
26.7
720p
720p
480i-w
480i-w
480i-w
480i-w
480i
5.1
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
WAUR-LD, Ch 29
WSPY-LD, Ch 31
City of License
Aurora, IL
City of License
Earlville, IL
ownership: Nelson TV, Inc.
One Broadcast Center
Plano, IL 60545
phone: 63j0 552-1000
email: larry.nelson.wspy@gmail.com
Transmitter site/coverage area
UHF Channel 29
ERP: 12.3kW, HAAT: 271 feet
Transmitter site/coverage area
UHF Channel 30
ERP: 8.0kW, HAAT: 391 feet
Virtual Network Video Audio
Channel Affiliate Def Chan
YouTooAmerica
29.1/31.1
1080i
2.0
WFLD, Ch 32
City of License
Chicago, IL
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
Virtual Network Video Audio
Channel Affiliate Def Chan
32.1
32.2
32.3
32.4
32.5
2.3
50.1
FOX
Movies!
BuzzR
The Grio
Fox Weather
Dabl(WBBM)
MyTV (WPWR)
720p
480i
480i-w
480i-w
480i-w
480i-w
720p
5.1
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
5.1
WRME-LD, Ch 33
City of License
Chicago, IL
Virtual Channel
ownership: WLFM, LLC
5670 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1620, Los Angeles, CA 90036
phone: (323) 965-5400
e-mail: FCC@VENTECHGROUP.COM
transmitter site/coverage area
VHF Channel 6
ERP: 3 kw, HAAT: 1263 feet
06.1
Network
Affiliation
Shopping
WCPX, Ch 38
City of License
Chicago, IL
ownership: ION Television License, LLC
address: 312 Walnut Street, Suite 2800, Cincinnati, OH 45202
phone: 513 977-3000
Studio: ION Media-Chicago
e-mail: Bianca.Fry@scripps.com
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
ION-Plus
Grit
Get TV
Shopping
38.1
38.2
38.3
38.4
38.5
38.6
38.7
38.8
720p
720p
480i-w
480i-w
480i-w
480i-w
480i-w
480i-w
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
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: 312 836-3000
e-mail: angela.ball@nbcuni.com
transmitter site/coverage area
UHF Channel 29
ERP: 380 kW, HAAT: 1434 feet
Virtual Network Video Audio
Channel Affiliate Def Chan
Telemundo
TeleXitoss
FaveTV (WBBM)
NBC-WMAQ
COZI(WMAQ)
Am Crimes(WMAQ)
Oxygen(WMAQ)
44.1
44.2
2.4
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
1080i
480i
480i-w
1080i
480i-w
480i-w
480i-w
5.1
2.0
2.0
5.1
2.0
2.0
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
Catchy Comedy
MeTV-Plus
48.1
48.2
48.3
48.4
780p
480i-w
1080i
480i-w
2.0
2.0
5.1
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
ABC WLS-TV
Localish(WLS)
Charge!(WLS)
720p
480i-w
480i-w
720p
480i-w
480i-w
5.1
2.0
2.0
5.1
2.0
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
religion
Shopping
Shopping
Heartland
Shopping
Shopping
Shopping
Shopping
Shopping
Polish Television
480i
480i
480i
480i-w
480i
480i
480i
480i
480i-w
480i
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
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
NuesstraVision
GetTV
True Crime
Grit
RetroTV
StartTV(WBBM)
Comet(WBBM)
66.1
66.2
66.3
66.4
66.5
66.6
2.2
2.5
720p
480i-w
480i
480i-w
480i-w
480i-w
480i
480i
5.1
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
Sources: rabbitears.info, FCC. This page was updated last on January 10, 2025. Info is subject to change without notice.
Station lineup for Chicago Viewers
Channel # Programming/Network
2.1 WBBM-TV, Ch 2, CBS
2.2 StartTV
2.3 Dabl
2.4 FaveTV
2.5 Comet
5.1 WMAQ-TV, Ch 5, NBC
5.2 COZI
5.3 American Crime
5.4 Oxygen
7.1 WLS-TV, Ch 7, ABC
7.2 Localish
7.3 Charge!
9.1 WGN-TV, Ch 9, CW
9.2 AntennaTV
9.3 Grit
9.4 Rewind TV
9.5 TBD
11.1 PBS
11.2 PBS Encore
11.3 PBS World/Create
11.4 PBS Kids
11.5 World Channel
13.2 KBS World (Korean)
13.3 Arirang (Korean)
13.4 CCTV Documentary (Chinese)
13.5 CCTV News (Chinese)
22.1 Diya TV
22.3 Mas Show
22.4 First Nations Experience
22.5 ACE TV
22.6 AWEPlus
22.7 OA+
22.9 FunRoads
23.1 MeTV
23.2 Heros and Icons
24.1 Vision Latina
24.2 Fubo Sports
24.3 Swag TV
24.4 The365
24.5 Korean
24.6 Defy
24.8 Outlaw
25.1 Almavision
25.2 Salem News Channel
25.4 DefyTV
25.5 LATV
26.1 WCIU, Ch 26, CW Network
26.2 U Too
26.3 MeTV
26.4 Heroes and Icons
26.5 Story Television
26.6 Catchy Comedy
26.7 MeTV Toons
31.1 YouToo America
32.1 WFLD, Ch 32, FOX TV Network
32.2 Movies!
Channel # Programming/Network
32.3 BuzzR
33.4 TBD
33.5 Fox Weather
38.1 Ion
38.2 Bounce TV
38.3 Court TV
38.4 Laff
38.5 Ion-Plus
38.6 Grit
38.7 Get TV
40.1 Estrella TV
40.2 Nosey
40.3 Confess
44.1 WSNS, Ch 44, Telemundo
44.2 WSNS, Ch 44, TeleXitoss
48.1 WCIU-TV, Ch 48, U Too
48.2 startTV
48.3 CathyComedy
48.4 MeTV+
50.1 My NetworkTV
59.1 Corner Store
59.4 Binge TV
60.1 UniMas
60.2 ION Mystery
60.3 Quest
62.4 Heartland
62.10 Polish TV
66.1 Univision
66.2 Nuestra Vision
66.3 GetTV
66.4 True Crime Network
66.5 Grit
66.6 Retro TV
ATSC 3.0 Encryption
Several ATSC 3.0 streams are now encrypted, which means they are unavailable to some viewers and hardware configurations. If you've clicked on a set of "pink colored" call letters above designating the station, the station you picked is known to be encrypted, at least sometimes.
This form of encryption is called "content protection" or "Digital Rights Management" (DRM). DRM is encryption designed to prevent behavior the content provider doesn't like, such as fast-forwarding through ads or recording content. It is explained to viewers as preventing piracy when it actually eliminates the viewer's control. The result of the encryption, when your equipment allows you to view the station's signal clearly, is the situation currently seen on most ATSC 3.0 signals that are encrypted.
Please contact your US representatives and US Senators to object to this encryption of your local channels. You may lose the ability to view severe weather information, your local newscasts, and the programming of the networks and local stations that you've been able to view free of charge with an antenna for over 70 years!
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