List of television stations in Illinois

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

Full-power

Full-power television stations in Illinois
Media market Station Channel Primary affiliation(s) Notes Refs
Champaign–Springfield WCIA 3 CBS, MyNetworkTV on 3.2
WILL-TV 12 PBS
WSEC 14 PBS
WICD 15 ABC
WAND 17 NBC
WICS 20 ABC
WBUI 23 The CW
WCCU 27 Fox
WCIX 49 MyNetworkTV, CBS on 49.2
WEIU-TV 51 Educational independent
WRSP-TV 55 Fox
Chicago WBBM-TV 2 CBS
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
WCPX-TV 38 Ion Television
WSNS-TV 44 Telemundo, TeleXitos on 44.2
WXFT-DT 60 UniMás
WGBO-DT 66 Univision
Peoria WHOI 19 MyNetworkTV
WEEK-TV 25 NBC, ABC on 25.2, The CW on 25.3
WMBD-TV 31 CBS
WYZZ-TV 43 Fox
WTVP 47 PBS
WTVK 59 Infomercials
Quincy WGEM-TV 10 NBC, The CW on 10.2, Fox on 10.3
WTJR 16 CTN
WMEC 22 PBS
WQEC 27 PBS
Rockford WREX 13 NBC, The CW on 13.2, CBS on 23.10
WTVO 17 ABC, MyNetworkTV on 17.2
WSLN 19 The CW
WQRF-TV 39 Fox
~Davenport, IA WHBF-TV 4 CBS, The CW on 4.2
WQAD-TV 8 ABC, MyNetworkTV on 8.3
WQPT-TV 24 PBS
WMWC-TV 53 TBN
~Terre Haute, IN WUSI-TV 16 PBS
WEIU-TV 51 PBS
~Paducah, KY WSIL-TV 3 ABC
WSIU-TV 8 PBS
WTCT 27 TCT
~St. Louis, MO WPXS 13 Daystar
WRBU 46 Ion Television

Low-power

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

Translators

Television station translators in Illinois
Media market Station Channel Translating Notes Refs
Champaign–Springfield W23EQ-D 17 WAND
W33EK-D 17 WAND
W29ES-D 17 WAND
~Davenport, IA W27EJ-D 24 WQPT
~Terre Haute, IN W33EK-D 17 WAND

Defunct

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

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  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.