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44 at the 1 million watt power level. The station continued its dual-frequency operations until 12:03 p.m. on March 18, 2013, when WLS-TV formally ceased operations on VHF channel 7, leaving UHF channel 44 as its permanent allotment. Since WLS-TV officially moved its full-power operations to channel 44, it is the only ABC-owned station to vacate its former analog allotment for its digital operations and the second ABC O&O to operate its full-power operations on the UHF band, after
1160: 639:. Scrambling codes that were sent to the box and relayed to the VCR were changed on a monthly basis, requiring subscribers to record additional footage airing immediately before and after that night's schedule to retrieve codes to play back the recorded programs properly; this resulted in any recordings being viewable only during that calendar month. Tele1st was deemed a failure, attributing only 4,000 subscribers at its peak, and ceased operations on June 30, 1984. 40: 1400:. The 8 a.m. portion of the Saturday morning newscast was expanded to two hours from 8 to 10 a.m. on August 24, 2013. Nearly a week later on August 30, WLS-TV discontinued its hour-long weekday 11 a.m. newscast (which originated in 1992 as a half-hour program at 11:30, before it expanded into an earlier, one-hour broadcast on October 6, 2003, following the cancellation of 1043:. The arrangement partially replaced one with WGN-TV (which had broadcast Cubs games since its inception in April 1948), which voluntarily pulled out of its existing broadcast deal with the team for the 2015 season and subsequently agreed to carry a reduced slate of 45 games. The WLS broadcasts were seen on 2199:
technology, both operating frequencies were re-mapped and displayed as channel 7, which would cause some digital tuners to have two versions of virtual channels 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3, while tuning sequentially. In October 2012, WLS-TV completed construction from the Willis Tower and its operating channel
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According to the Nielsen local news ratings for the February 2011 sweeps period, WLS-TV remained in first place overall, with the 10 p.m. newscast getting a 9.7 rating share, down a tenth of a point from a 9.8 during the same time the previous year. The station remained in second place for its prime
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brand, was that it " resonated strongly with the Chicago market", despite being dropped by the station 17 years earlier. On November 2, 2013, WLS expanded the early block of its weekend morning newscasts, with the extension of its hour-long 6 a.m. newscast on Saturdays and Sundays to two hours
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in the mid-1950s, which became the most popular show in the Chicago market, far outdrawing other network competition. Channel 7 had its call letters changed to WLS-TV on October 7, 1968, named after WLS Radio, which ABC had wholly owned since 1959 when the network bought the 50% interest it did not
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WLS-TV was just one station which needed to increase its signal strength or move its frequency to solve its problems, but a power increase required making sure no other stations were affected. WLS received a two-week experimental permit for a power increase late in June. WLS had also applied for a
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On June 27, 2016, WLS-TV revived its 11 a.m. newscasts for the first time since 2013, becoming the fourth television station in Chicago to do so; which completes against WMAQ-TV (who revived its midday newscasts in September 2011 and moved to the time period in September 2014), WBBM-TV (who
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owned and operated station)) and other over-the-air pay services that existed during the early and mid-1980s. Tele1st was created with the concept of allowing users to record programming for later viewing; therefore, its decoder boxes were designed to unencrypt the signal only with the aid of a
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WLS-TV debuted a street-side studio at its North State Street facility on April 10, 2006, during the station's morning newscast, although the station had begun broadcasting its newscasts from that studio two days earlier on April 8. On the weekend of April 29–30, 2006, WLS-TV upgraded its news
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auction for $ 126.1 million on April 13, 2017; as mentioned above, the transition of WXFT to the WLS-TV spectrum occurred eight months later. During the 2019 digital television repack, the station relocated from UHF channel 44 as it was no longer allocated to broadcast television and is now
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channel 2 several months later on July 5, 1953. The old WBKB's on-air and behind-the-scenes staff stayed at the new WBBM-TV, while the WBKB call letters and management moved to channel 7 (from 1965 to 1968, a "-TV" suffix was included in the station's calls, modifying it to WBKB-TV).
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began airing a half-hour 11 a.m. newscasts in early 2000s), and WGN-TV (who began its midday newscasts in 1984; followed by some expansions in September 2008 and October 2009). In June 2016, after several years of unsuccessful syndicated talk show replacements for the canceled
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season overlap), the station mainly carried the team's weekend daytime games in order to limit preemption of the network's prime time programming. The deal (along with all of the Cubs' broadcast television deals) ended after the 2019 season, when the team launched the cable-only
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when it moved to WLS from WGN-TV on that date (as such, it became the first – and currently, the only – ABC owned-and-operated station without a midday newscast). With the move and the midday newscast's cancellation, news and weather cut-ins were incorporated into
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drove through a reinforced studio window at the State Street Studio two minutes into the 10 p.m. newscast, startling anchor Ravi Baichwal on air and creating a 20-degree draft as the glass shattered upon the car's impact; no one was injured in the crash.
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format that the other ABC owned-and-operated stations began implementing in the late 1960s, after the news format was popularized when it originated at New York City flagship WABC-TV. Beginning in 1968, the station's main evening newscasts were co-anchored by
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to include the use of the station's weather team in the newspaper's weather section, replacing WMAQ-TV, whose previous partnership ended the day before; in addition, the station would air a 'look ahead' of the newspaper's front page and stories, with the
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at Oprah's Harpo Studios. It aired weekdays at 9 a.m., in both its local and syndicated incarnations. The program ended with its final original broadcast airing on May 25, 2011. Reruns continued weeknights at 11:02 p.m. until September 9,
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camera, rebranding it as "Chopper 7 HD". On January 6, 2007, WLS-TV became the first Chicago television station to broadcast all of its local programming—including newscasts—in high definition, although most remote field footage remained in
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for the show, and it, along with most of ABC's other owned-and-operated stations, carried it until it went out of production in September 2011. Swanson also re-hired lead anchor John Drury, who had left for WGN-TV in 1979; and
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diginet from its launch in January 2015. To accommodate the WXFT channel share which took effect in December 2017, WLS-TV discontinued the third Laff subchannel, which shifted over to a subchannel of WXFT's sister station,
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program, produced at WLS-TV's studios, and distributed by Disney-ABC Domestic Television. It aired Saturdays 10:35 p.m. with reruns Sundays 10:30 a.m. The program aired its final original broadcast on August 14,
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to deal with difficulties in those cities. WLS had received 1,735 calls just by the end of the day on June 12 (WBBM only received 600), and an estimated 5,000 calls in total by June 16.
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telecasts mark the only NFL games to have aired on WLS-TV since ABC lost the rights to NFL games in 2006; during the regular season, Bears games are rotated between WBBM-TV (through the
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On June 19, 2023, WLS-TV debuted its new on-air look for the first time in a decade as it was the first ABC owned-and-operated station to unveil its new standard graphics package.
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Around the time of Flynn's death, Channel 7 had been experiencing a ratings decline, prompting major changes to the station's management. ABC hired Bill Applegate from WNEV-TV in
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The station's original call letters were taken from co-owned radio station WENR (890 AM), which served as an affiliate of the ABC Radio Network (WENR would eventually merge with
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resident Gerald Richardson was subsequently charged with felony damage to property for the incident. On November 11, 2012, WLS-TV expanded its Sunday 8 a.m. newscast from
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format. After WLS moved to their new channel post-spectrum transition, it soon picked up This TV after ABCOTS picked up the network for their stations in the spring of 2021.
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On July 29, 2019, It was announced that WLS-TV would end its news share agreement with WCIU-TV, ending the weeknight program for that station, the 7 p.m. newscast
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during its first three decades (implying a connection with the original WBKB on channel 4), but admitted to its true roots with WENR with its 30th anniversary in 1978.
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In 1992, the station replaced the "News Series 2000" package (as the other ABC O&Os did over the following year, due partly to increased royalties for use of the
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channel 52, which was among the high band UHF channels (52-69) that were removed from broadcast use as a result of the transition, to its analog-era VHF channel 7.
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Throughout construction of the new maximized transmitting facilities at the Willis Tower, WLS operated both channels 7 and 44 from its auxiliary facilities at the
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WLS-TV shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 7, at noon on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United States
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and severe weather coverage necessitating such situations, the station has had to reschedule ABC network programs preempted by the telecasts. The preseason and
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in 1967. The duo served as the anchors of the station's 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts until Flynn's death in August 1983. In 1970, the two were joined by
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team, 1972. Back, from left: anchor John Drury, anchor Joel Daly. Front, from left: weatherman John Coleman, anchor Fahey Flynn, sportscaster Bill Frink.
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In 1963, Al Parker joined the station as an announcer and worked in that capacity for 26 years. Until his departure, he also served as an announcer for
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standard definition at the time. Since then, WLS-TV upgraded most of its field footage to HD, although some field reports remain in widescreen SD.
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The station first signed on the air on September 17, 1948, as WENR-TV. It was the third television station to sign on in the Chicago market behind
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Upon his return to Chicago, Swanson would be tasked with finding a replacement for Flynn on the 6 p.m. news, as well as a new host for its
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in a daytime slot included WFLD (1990–1991 and 1997–1999), WBBM-TV (1993–1995) and WGN-TV (1995–1997 and 2002–2013). On September 2, 2013,
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from the early 1950s to the mid-1960s, and became a giant in early Chicago television. Quinlan was instrumental in starting the careers of
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program hosted by Bill Campbell. Aired on Sunday mornings at 11:30 a.m., the program ran its final broadcast on December 26, 2010.
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after 4 years, with the final broadcast on August 30 of that same year. The mutual parting of ways came as WCIU became the market's
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were a popular anchor team at WLS-TV during the 1980s and 1990s, accompanied by weather anchor Steve Deshler and sports anchor
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format. The result was "News Series 2000", a theme package that was quickly picked up by other ABC O&Os and affiliates.
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WLS-TV broadcasts 41 hours, 25 minutes of locally produced newscasts each week (with 6 hours, 5 minutes each weekday and
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permit to construct a low-power fill-in digital translator station on UHF channel 32 (the former analog frequency of
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WLS-TV's studios at 190 North State Street include the former State-Lake Theatre's gutted and converted interior.
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announced they would enter into a channel sharing agreement following the sale of the over-the-air spectrum of
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From its premiere in September 2019 until September 2021, WLS-TV was the only ABC-owned station not to carry
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telecasts within a team's home market). Because of this, atypical for a network-owned station outside of
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TelevisaUnivision owns the licenses to these stations but the stations themselves are operated by
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to 1 p.m. to accommodate the 11 a.m. newscast, with a replay of the latter late night after
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games when the former program's fall season is ongoing (an exception being WLS' carriage of an
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during the Major League Baseball season prior to September (when the MLB regular season and
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prior to the former program's national debut in September 1986 until May 2011, and later by
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under federal mandate. The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition
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For many years, WLS-TV was the only ABC owned-and-operated station that did not carry
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company, but ABC O&Os continued to air the show until the end of its run in 2011.
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affiliate on September 1, leaving no room for a newscast on the station's schedule.
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and lifestyle programs for four hours per night six days a week after the station's
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magazine. Ironically, ABC merged WLS with WENR, its shared-time partner, in 1954.
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in the respective markets, and a since-canceled newscast produced by KFSN-TV for
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On December 12, 2014, WLS-TV signed a new five-year broadcast agreement with the
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hosted by Ryan Chiaverini. The program aired Sundays 10:30 a.m. during the
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and Valerie Warner that premiered as a daily program on May 26, 2011, replacing
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These stations are owned by Londen Media Group but operated by Nexstar under a
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began hosting. The program was created by WLS-TV, but was later produced by
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was subsequently moved to 11:02 p.m. three days later on September 12).
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52 (UHF, 1996–2009), 7 (VHF, June–October 2009), 44 (UHF, October 2009–2019)
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Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with
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On February 10, 2014, WLS-TV entered into a partnership agreement with the
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to provide weather forecasts for their Chicago market stations, including
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during a 6 p.m. newscast closed to public viewing; sister radio station
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division since the station's inception. WLS-TV's studios are located on
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also maintains a streetside studio directly north in the same building.
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On December 14, 2014, WLS-TV entered into a news share agreement with
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On January 17, 1984, WLS-TV launched Tele1st, an ABC-owned overnight
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WLS-TV had claimed to be "Chicago's first television station" in its
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Within a year, the program had moved to first place in the ratings.
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WLS operated channel 7 as a fill-in translator with a power of 7 kW
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ABC 7 WLS full power operations on channel 44 with a power of 1 MW
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from May 2011 to September 2013; the program—which is produced by
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hours each on Saturdays and Sundays). WLS-TV also contracts with
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s traditional 9 a.m. timeslot was occupied on Channel 7 by
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were seen in place of local commercials and station promos).
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on December 9, 2013, when the team honored former head coach
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than most ABC stations due to its weekend morning newscasts.
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on a one-hour delay at 12:02 a.m. as the station aired
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theme and its variants by the original theme's composer,
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network affiliates licensed to and serving the state of
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network affiliates licensed to and serving the state of
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TALK OF THE TOWN: REGIS, KATHIE LEE, PHIL AND SALLY MOVE
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to produce a weeknight-only 7 p.m. newscast titled
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From that program's debut in January 2003, WLS-TV aired
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brand after 26 years, in favor of the network-centric
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Television channels and stations established in 1948
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In 1988, WLS-TV agreed to sell production rights to
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WLS-Ch. 7 unveils new studio" 2714: 2712: 1942:, filmed for two years at 190 North State Street. 1468:, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Los Angeles for 3794:"ABC7 making improvements to over-the-air signal" 3378:"Channel 7 to drop 11 a.m. newscast in September" 3332:. ABC Owned Television Stations. November 4, 2012 2152:) to protect the digital signal of NBC affiliate 890:Former syndicated programming produced in Chicago 535:(FCC) regulations then enforced that forbade the 3397:"WLS-Channel 7 adding more weekend morning news" 1239:"Tar Sequence" theme widely associated with the 600:. He died September 30, 2000, at the age of 74. 3353:"Channel 7 is expanding midday news to an hour" 3004:"White Sox add WPWR-Ch. 50 to station rotation" 2952:"It's official: WLS-Ch. 7 to air 25 Cubs games" 2622: 2620: 560:Sterling "Red" Quinlan served as the station's 3244:"Minivan crashes into ABC7 studio during news" 2823:"ABC 7 moving 'Windy City Live' to afternoons" 2139:transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts 846:Since 1991, the station has broadcast a local 5619: 5512: 5395: 5165: 4906: 3863: 3095:"No dog days of August for Ch. 7's new chief" 3026: 3024: 1422:On October 26, 2013, WLS-TV reintroduced the 956:-televised games (WLS-TV's corporate parent, 875:season until during the 2009-10 Bears season. 8: 3542:"A Playboy's guide to Hugh Hefner's Chicago" 2771:. ABC Owned Television Stations. April 2009. 2721:""Windy City Live" revamps its moving plans" 2593:"Live! with Regis and Kelly: Local Listings" 2093:Prior to February 24, 2011, WLS-DT3 carried 1258:. He responded to the latter by bringing in 920:, it received the name about one year after 32: 3897:This region includes the following cities: 3070:. Tinley Park, Illinois. p. Inside 6. 813:, and shown locally on digital channel 7.2. 537:common ownership of two television stations 527:affiliation with WGN-TV). The newly merged 6727: 5626: 5612: 5604: 5519: 5505: 5497: 5402: 5388: 5380: 5172: 5158: 5150: 4913: 4899: 4891: 3870: 3856: 3848: 2740:"'Tamron Hall' gets Chicago centric promo" 2456:"ABC7 celebrates 60 years of broadcasting" 2211:On June 12, 2017, WLS-TV's parent company 459:, and its transmitter is located atop the 31: 7547:still own a combined 25 percent stake in 4944:Harrisburg/Cape Girardeau, MO/Paducah, KY 3153: 3151: 2816: 2814: 1039:team's games per year, starting with the 942:WLS-TV is the local over-the-air host of 835:7.2) and at 12:07 a.m. (after ABC's 766:being bumped to 11 a.m. as a result. 439:, United States, serving as the market's 7581:American Broadcasting Company affiliates 3443:"WLS To Produce 7 P.M. Newscast On WCIU" 3126:"Picture of unemployed works in 'Steel'" 3033:"WLS-TV general manager Desnoes resigns" 2651:Henderson, Terence (November 20, 2011). 2524:Bedell Smith, Sally (January 17, 1984). 1954: 1337: 1158: 529:American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres 3470:"ABC 7 to end 7 p.m. newscast on The U" 2446:. Museum of Classic Chicago Television. 2268: 2266: 2262: 2108:of their Live Well subchannels, though 1342:WLS-TV's street-side studios at 190 N. 3416:Channick, Robert (December 14, 2014). 2950:Channick, Robert (December 12, 2014). 2695:"ABC 7 Replacing 11:00 a.m. News with 1531:ABC 7 Eyewitness News at 7:00 on The U 1462:ABC 7 Eyewitness News at 7:00 on The U 762:) moved to WLS-TV (from WGN-TV), with 515:(UPT), the former theater division of 7557:but operated by Nexstar under an LMA. 3300:"Driver faces felony in studio crash" 3201:from the original on October 24, 2015 3170:from the original on October 17, 2013 2924:Channick, Robert (November 6, 2013). 2043: 1986: 1592:– freelance sports anchor (also with 1233:to compose an updated version of the 581:already hold in the station from the 7: 5532:Disney General Entertainment Content 2701:. WLS-TV. June 20, 2013 – via 2390:"WDRV, WDRV Chicago merge – now WLS" 2290:"Facility Technical Data for WLS-TV" 5418:Current owned-and-operated stations 3540:Rumore, Kori (September 27, 2017). 3515:"State-Lake Theatre in Chicago, IL" 3276:. December 24, 2007. Archived from 3232:from the original on April 3, 2023. 3132:. Chicago, Illinois. p. 5:14. 3101:. Chicago, Illinois. p. 2:15. 3039:. Chicago, Illinois. p. 2:13. 2783:"TV Schedule for Chicago, Illinois" 2738:Hill, Michael P. (August 8, 2019). 1848:and radio talk show host at WLS-AM) 1056:limited sports programming schedule 1035:, in which WLS televised 25 of the 992:) and especially WFLD (through the 867:– a local sports program about the 5469:Former owned-and-operated stations 3814:The Bob & Kay Show (WENR-TV). 3395:Lazare, Lewis (October 18, 2013). 3220:thrawnbutler (December 24, 2007). 3158:Feder, Robert (October 16, 2013). 3136:from the original on March 6, 2022 3124:Anderson, Jon (December 2, 1983). 3105:from the original on March 6, 2022 3074:from the original on March 6, 2022 3043:from the original on March 6, 2022 2653:""Regis" finale scores for WGN-TV" 1956:Subchannels of WLS-TV and WXFT-DT 952:, airing simulcasts of the team's 511:In February 1953, ABC merged with 25: 7528:but operated by Nexstar under an 3601:Federal Communications Commission 3093:Anderson, Jon (August 16, 1983). 3002:Sherman, Ed (February 19, 2015). 2899:"Time to do the "Chicago Huddle"" 2503:Kerr, Peter (December 11, 1983). 2412:"RADIO BROADCASTER AL PARKER, 74" 2298:Federal Communications Commission 2277:Federal Communications Commission 1396:to two hours, leading into ABC's 1190:, who was hired away by WLS from 669:political/news discussion program 576:. The station courageously aired 533:Federal Communications Commission 4620:, .2 DS Español, .3 Reflections) 3685:"Boise Station Gets Power Boost" 3683:Eggerton, John (June 29, 2009). 3629:Eggerton, John (June 17, 2009). 3567:"RabbitEars TV Query for WLS-TV" 2719:Lazare, Lewis (August 7, 2013). 2321:. October 18, 1965. p. 109. 2232:broadcasting on UHF channel 22. 38: 7596:Charge! (TV network) affiliates 7586:1948 establishments in Illinois 5530:stations owned and operated by 3823:WLS-TV station history (2005). 3468:Feder, Robert (July 29, 2019). 3189:Ryan, Maureen (April 9, 2006). 3062:Cook, Marlene (July 31, 1983). 3031:Anderson, Jon (July 20, 1983). 2294:Licensing and Management System 1825:(now a radio talk show host at 1668:(now a radio talk show host at 1325:in Philadelphia retained their 1067:to carry their game telecasts. 859:Former WLS-TV produced programs 7606:Television stations in Chicago 5635:Owned and/or operated stations 3650:Wong, Wailin (June 17, 2009). 3351:Cook, John (August 26, 2003). 2821:Feder, Robert (June 7, 2016). 2337:Chicago Television Alumni Club 1580:– chief investigative reporter 791:Other WLS-TV produced programs 626:(which was carried locally on 614:service that carried a mix of 1: 7591:ABC Owned Television Stations 5411:ABC Owned Television Stations 2765:"Live Well HD Network debuts" 2562:"Oprah reups with King World" 2464:ABC Owned Television Stations 2213:ABC Owned Television Stations 2099:The Local AccuWeather Channel 1586:– reporter and fill-in anchor 1026:fall season had already ended 916:– previously a local program 725:in its various incarnations. 683:Network programs time-shifted 484:in New York City, and before 449:ABC Owned Television Stations 169:ABC Owned Television Stations 7553:These stations are owned by 7524:These stations are owned by 5039:St. Louis, MO/East St. Louis 2273:FCC History Cards for WLS-TV 2133:Analog-to-digital conversion 1412:Live! with Kelly and Michael 1171:In 1969, WLS-TV adopted the 1049:public service announcements 1004:, with WCIU-TV carrying the 547:; that outlet would move to 443:network outlet. It has been 5284:Cincinnati, OH/Lawrenceburg 3144:– via Newspapers.com. 3113:– via Newspapers.com. 3082:– via Newspapers.com. 3051:– via Newspapers.com. 2793:Disney–ABC Television Group 2223:owned-and-operated station 1266:on ABC's then-affiliate in 1070:WLS-TV also carries select 930:CBS Television Distribution 760:Live with Kelly and Michael 708:(this practice ended after 523:owned WBKB (which shared a 391:Public license information 7622: 7561:Entravision Communications 5138:Other stations in Illinois 2397:Broadcasting - Telecasting 1262:, at the time the host of 658:WLS-TV currently airs the 343:518 m (1,699 ft) 293:See former sister station 7522: 5639:major television networks 5538: 5368:Other stations in Indiana 5313: 5294:Louisville, KY/New Albany 5083: 3981:, .3 American Crimes, .4 3893: 3222:"WLS-TV Studio Car Crash" 2078: 2065: 2062: 2046: 2030: 2015: 2012: 1997: 1989: 1981: 1978: 1973: 1968: 1963: 1960: 1936:s first television show, 989:NBC Sunday Night Football 964:for simulcasts of ESPN's 702:at 11:02 p.m. after 513:United Paramount Theatres 37: 27:ABC TV station in Chicago 5049:Terre Haute, IN/Marshall 3689:Broadcasting & Cable 3636:Broadcasting & Cable 3402:Chicago Business Journal 2981:Chicago Business Journal 2873:"Countdown Chicago 2016" 2852:Chicago Business Journal 2725:Chicago Business Journal 2378:: 76. November 23, 1959. 2217:Univision Communications 1790:(now anchor emeritus at 1370:On December 23, 2007, a 1229:. ABC also commissioned 1095:, WLS-TV carries select 900:– nationally syndicated 756:Live with Kelly and Mark 722:Live with Kelly and Mark 667:block and the network's 229:Former channel number(s) 4814:WHNW-LD 18 / WHVI-LP 24 4584:, .2 Nosey, .3 Confess) 2399:: 52. February 8, 1954. 2333:"My Afternoon With Red" 1155:News department history 1099:games as part of their 1074:games as part of their 1012:Bears game against the 958:The Walt Disney Company 758:(at the time was named 665:educational programming 612:subscription television 348:Transmitter coordinates 275:subscription television 191:September 17, 1948 7545:Warner Bros. Discovery 6720:Warner Bros. 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Through the use of 1946:Technical information 1510:), the station moved 1428:ABC 7 Eyewitness News 1341: 1206:broadcasts surpassed 1162: 1037:Major League Baseball 945:Monday Night Football 556:WLS-TV (1968–present) 539:licensed to the same 492:in San Francisco and 369:41.87889°N 87.63556°W 301:Technical information 7526:Mission Broadcasting 5029:Evansville, IN/Carmi 4974:Moline/Davenport, IA 4421:, .9 Fun Roads, .11 3879:Broadcast television 3782:BMPCDT - 20110331ABW 2788:Live Well HD Network 2526:"ABC Testing Pay-Tv" 1285:. Channel 7 was the 948:games involving the 630:, channel 44 (now a 6710:Nexstar Media Group 5304:Dayton, OH/Richmond 4964:Hannibal, MO/Quincy 4341:, .2 Fun Roads, .4 3519:cinematreasures.org 3449:. December 16, 2014 2905:. September 5, 2007 2879:. December 16, 2015 2490:. October 11, 2016. 2185:John Hancock Center 2103:standard-definition 1957: 1939:Playboy's Penthouse 1927:Beginning in 1959, 1607:Former on-air staff 1571:host; also host of 1250:program after host 777:independent station 578:The Tom Duggan Show 507:WBKB-TV (1953–1968) 472:WENR-TV (1948–1953) 374:41.87889; -87.63556 365: /  307:Licensing authority 265:Former affiliations 220:WBKB-TV (1965–1968) 214:WENR-TV (1948–1953) 193: (76 years ago) 34: 5008:Peoria/Bloomington 4758:ABC 7 Chicago 24/7 4753:NBC 5 Chicago News 4725:NBC Sports Chicago 3816:Chicago Television 3610:on August 29, 2013 3521:. 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