This is a list of broadcast television stations that are licensed in the U.S. state of Illinois.

Full-power

  • Stations are arranged by media market served and channel position.
Full-power television stations in Illinois
Media market Station Channel Primary affiliation(s) Notes Refs
Champaign–Springfield WCIA 3 CBS, MyNetworkTV on 3.2 [1]
WILL-TV 12 PBS [a]
WSEC 14 PBS [b]
WICD 15 ABC [c]
WAND 17 NBC [d]
WICS 20 ABC
WBUI 23 The CW [d]
WCCU 27 Fox [a][e]
WCIX 49 MyNetworkTV, CBS on 49.2
WEIU-TV 51 Educational independent [f]
WRSP-TV 55 Fox
Chicago WBBM-TV 2 CBS [2]
WMAQ-TV 5 NBC
WLS-TV 7 ABC
WGN-TV 9 The CW
WTTW 11 PBS
WCIU-TV 26 Independent
WFLD 32 Fox
WWTO-TV 35 TBN [g]
WCPX-TV 38 Ion Television
WSNS-TV 44 Telemundo, TeleXitos on 44.2
WXFT-DT 60 UniMás [h]
WGBO-DT 66 Univision [i]
Peoria WHOI 19 MyNetworkTV [3]
WEEK-TV 25 NBC, ABC on 25.2, The CW on 25.3
WMBD-TV 31 CBS [j]
WYZZ-TV 43 Fox [j]
WTVP 47 PBS
WTVK 59 Infomercials [k]
Quincy WGEM-TV 10 NBC, The CW on 10.2, Fox on 10.3 [4]
WTJR 16 CTN
WMEC 22 PBS [l][m]
WQEC 27 PBS [m]
Rockford WREX 13 NBC, The CW on 13.2, CBS on 23.10 [5]
WTVO 17 ABC, MyNetworkTV on 17.2
WSLN 19 The CW [n]
WQRF-TV 39 Fox
~Davenport, IA WHBF-TV 4 CBS, The CW on 4.2 [o] [6]
WQAD-TV 8 ABC, MyNetworkTV on 8.3 [p]
WQPT-TV 24 PBS [p]
WMWC-TV 53 TBN [q]
~Terre Haute, IN WUSI-TV 16 PBS [r][s] [7]
WEIU-TV 51 PBS [f]
~Paducah, KY WSIL-TV 3 ABC [t] [8]
WSIU-TV 8 PBS [u]
WTCT 27 TCT [v]
~St. Louis, MO WPXS 13 Daystar [w] [9]
WRBU 46 Ion Television [x]

Low-power

Low-power television stations in Illinois
Media market Station Channel Primary affiliation(s) Notes Refs
Champaign–Springfield W07DD-D 7 3ABN [1]
WCQA-LD 16 Various
WBXC-CD 18 Heartland [y]
W19EE-D 19 [Blank] [b]
WEAE-LD 21 Various
WXSG-LD 27 Various
W31EH-D 33 HSN
W23EW-D 41 Various
WLCF-LD 45 CTN [d]
Chicago WCHU-LD 3 Various [2]
WILC-CD 6 Daystar [z]
WOCK-CD 13 Various
WRJK-LD 22 Various [aa]
WWME-CD 23 MeTV
WPVN-CD 24 Various
W31EZ-D 25 Various [ab]
WAUR-LD 29 YTA TV [h]
WLPD-CD 30 TBN Inspire [ac]
WSPY-LD 31 YTA TV [ad]
WRME-LD 33 Jewelry Television (MeTV FM on 87.7 FM)
WEDE-CD 34 Religious independent [aa]
WESV-LD 40 Estrella TV
WMEU-CD 48 Independent, CBS on 48.3
WDCI-LD 57 Daystar
Peoria W27EQ-D 27 Various [3]
Quincy W17EH-D 17 Various [4]
W27DF-D 18 Silent
WVDM-LD 40 Various
Rockford WIFR-LD 23 CBS [5]
WFBN-LD 35 Heroes & Icons, Telemundo on 35.2, CBS on 23.11
~Terre Haute, IN WEDK-LD 25 [Blank] [ae] [7]
~Paducah, KY W15BU-D 15 3ABN [af] [8]
~St. Louis, MO W29CI-D 29 Various [ag] [9]
W36EX-D 36 Various [ah]
W09DL-D 42 Various [w]
WLEH-LD 48 Various [x]

Translators

Television station translators in Illinois
Media market Station Channel Translating Notes Refs
Champaign–Springfield W23EQ-D 17 WAND [ai] [1]
W33EK-D 17 WAND [ae]
W29ES-D 17 WAND [b]
~Davenport, IA W27EJ-D 24 WQPT [aj] [6]
~Terre Haute, IN W33EK-D 17 WAND [ae] [7]

Defunct

  • WBLN Bloomington (1953–1957, 1957–1958)
  • WICD Danville (1953–1967)
  • WEEQ LaSalle, relayed WEEK-TV (1957–1973)
  • WIFR Freeport/Rockford (1965–2017)
  • WJJY Jacksonville (1969–1971)
  • WYCC Chicago (1965–2022)
  • WEIU Charleston (1986-2026)

Notes

  1. 1 2 Licensed to Urbana, Illinois.
  2. 1 2 3 Licensed to Jacksonville, Illinois.
  3. ↑ Semi-satellite of WICS.
  4. 1 2 3 Licensed to Decatur, Illinois.
  5. ↑ Semi-satellite of WRSP-TV.
  6. 1 2 Licensed to Charleston, Illinois.
  7. ↑ Licensed to Naperville, Illinois.
  8. 1 2 Licensed to Aurora, Illinois.
  9. ↑ Licensed to Joliet, Illinois.
  10. 1 2 Licensed to Bloomington, Illinois.
  11. ↑ Licensed to Oswego, Illinois.
  12. ↑ Licensed to Macomb, Illinois.
  13. 1 2 Satellite of WSEC.
  14. ↑ Licensed to Freeport, Illinois.
  15. ↑ Licensed to Rock Island, Illinois.
  16. 1 2 Licensed to Moline, Illinois.
  17. ↑ Licensed to Galesburg, Illinois.
  18. ↑ Licensed to Olney, Illinois.
  19. ↑ Semi-satellite of WSIU-TV.
  20. ↑ Licensed to Harrisburg, Illinois.
  21. ↑ Licensed to Carbondale, Illinois.
  22. ↑ Licensed to Marion, Illinois.
  23. 1 2 Licensed to Mount Vernon, Illinois.
  24. 1 2 Licensed to East St. Louis, Illinois.
  25. ↑ Licensed to Champaign and Urbana, Illinois.
  26. ↑ Licensed to Sugar Grove, Illinois.
  27. 1 2 Licensed to Arlington Heights, Illinois.
  28. ↑ Licensed to Arbury Hills, Illinois.
  29. ↑ Licensed to Plano, Illinois.
  30. ↑ Licensed to Earlville, Illinois.
  31. 1 2 3 Licensed to Effingham, Illinois.
  32. ↑ Licensed to Johnston City, Illinois.
  33. ↑ Licensed to Salem, Illinois.
  34. ↑ Licensed to Alton, Illinois.
  35. ↑ Licensed to Danville, Illinois.
  36. ↑ Licensed to Sterling, Illinois.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Digital TV Market Listings: Champaign, Illinois". RabbitEars. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Digital TV Market Listings: Chicago, Illinois". RabbitEars. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Digital TV Market Listings: Peoria, Illinois". RabbitEars. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Digital TV Market Listings: Quincy, Illinois". RabbitEars. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Digital TV Market Listings: Rockford, Illinois". RabbitEars. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Digital TV Market Listings: Davenport, Iowa". RabbitEars. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 "Digital TV Market Listings: Terre Haute, Indiana". RabbitEars. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
  8. 1 2 "Digital TV Market Listings: Paducah, Kentucky". RabbitEars. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Digital TV Market Listings: St. Louis, Missouri". RabbitEars. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_television_stations_in_Illinois