List Of Television Stations In Illinois
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Full-power stations

VC refers to the station's PSIP
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Defunct full-power stations

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WJJY-TV WJJY-TV was a short-lived television station based in Jacksonville, Illinois that was on the air from 1969 to 1971. It was the ABC television affiliate for Quincy, Illinois, and also reached Springfield as well. History West-central Illino ...
– ABC – Jacksonville (1969–1971) *Channel 15: WBLN – Bloomington (12/1/1953-2/7/1957 and 12/1/1957-6/5/1958) – not the 1982 WBLN that became WYZZ-TV *Channel 20: WXXW – PBS – Chicago (9/20/1965-1974) *Channel 23:
WIFR WIFR-LD (channel 23) is a low-power television station in Rockford, Illinois, United States, affiliated with CBS and The CW Plus. The station is owned by Gray Television, and maintains studios and transmitter facilities on North Meridian Road in ...
– CBS – Freeport/Rockford (1965–2017) *Channel 24: WICD – NBC – Danville (12/19/1953-8/14/1967) *Channel 25: WYCC – FNX – Chicago *Channel 35: WEEQ – NBC – LaSalle (11/7/1957-1973?) – relayed
WEEK-TV WEEK-TV (channel 25) is a television station in Peoria, Illinois, United States, affiliated with NBC, ABC, and The CW Plus. The station is owned by Gray Television, and maintains studios and transmitter facilities on Springfield Road (along ...


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Illinois Broadcasters Association
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