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WCIA

WCIA (channel 3) is a television station licensed to Champaign, Illinois, United States, serving as the CBS affiliate for the Central Illinois region. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group alongside Springfield-licensed WCIX (channel 49), an independent station with MyNetworkTV. Both stations share studios on South Neil Street/US 45 in downtown Champaign…

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Owner
Nexstar Media Group · (Nexstar Media Inc.)
Affiliations
3.1: CBS · 3.2: MyNetworkTV · for others, see § Subchannels
Branding
WCIA 3 (general) · WCIA 3 News (newscasts) · X 49 (3.2)
Call sign meaning
Central Illinois Area
Channels
Digital: 34 (UHF) · Virtual: 3
City
Champaign, Illinois

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WCIA

Nodes122
Edges121
Triples95
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.016393
Components1

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WCIA

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related to history · 26
WCIA → ABC, August, California, CBS, Champaign-based Bank, Champaign-based Midwest Television, DuMont, FM, Illinois, It, KFMB-AM, Meyer, Meyer Sr, Midwest, Midwest Television, Midwest's, NBC, Nexstar, November, Peoria
related to Subchannels · 13
WCIA → Also, ATSC, Bounce TV, CBS, Grit TV, In June, In September, MyNetworkTV, NextGen TV, Originally, WCCU, WCFN/WCIX, WCIX
related to News operation · 12
WCIA → Champaign, Facebook, For, Illinois, It, On September, Saturday, Springfield, Sunday, The, Twitter, VHF
related to Analog-to-digital conversion · 6
WCIA → June, On January, The, UHF, United States, VHF
Former affiliations · 4
WCIA → ABC (1953–1954), All secondary:, DuMont (1953–1956), NBC (1953–1959)
related to External links · 4
WCIA → Champaign, Channel, IL, Official
Affiliations · 3
WCIA → 3.1: CBS, 3.2: MyNetworkTV, for others, see § Subchannels
Branding · 3
WCIA → WCIA 3 (general), WCIA 3 News (newscasts), X 49 (3.2)
Channels · 2
WCIA → Digital: 34 (UHF), Virtual: 3
Former channel numbers · 2
WCIA → Analog: 3 (VHF, 1953–2009), Digital: 48 (UHF, 2002–2020)

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station news illinois television channel champaign wcix nexstar market wcia's stations springfield signal digital media cbs also one central 49

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WCIAAffiliations3.1: CBS1.00infobox
WCIAAffiliations3.2: MyNetworkTV1.00infobox
WCIAAffiliationsfor others, see § Subchannels1.00infobox
WCIABrandingWCIA 3 (general)1.00infobox
WCIABrandingWCIA 3 News (newscasts)1.00infobox
WCIABrandingX 49 (3.2)1.00infobox
WCIACall sign meaningCentral Illinois Area1.00infobox
WCIAChannelsDigital: 34 (UHF)1.00infobox
WCIAChannelsVirtual: 31.00infobox
WCIACityChampaign, Illinois1.00infobox
WCIAERP681 kW1.00infobox
WCIAFacility ID421241.00infobox
WCIAFirst air dateNovember 14, 1953 (1953-11-14)1.00infobox
WCIAFormer affiliationsAll secondary:1.00infobox
WCIAFormer affiliationsABC (1953–1954)1.00infobox
WCIAFormer affiliationsDuMont (1953–1956)1.00infobox
WCIAFormer affiliationsNBC (1953–1959)1.00infobox
WCIAFormer channel numbersAnalog: 3 (VHF, 1953–2009)1.00infobox
WCIAFormer channel numbersDigital: 48 (UHF, 2002–2020)1.00infobox
WCIAHAAT285.1 m (935 ft)1.00infobox
WCIALicensing authorityFCC1.00infobox
WCIAOwnerNexstar Media Group1.00infobox
WCIAOwner(Nexstar Media Inc.)1.00infobox
WCIAPublic license informationPublic file1.00infobox
WCIAPublic license informationLMS1.00infobox
WCIASister stationsWCIX1.00infobox
WCIATranslator(s)WCIX 49.2 Springfield1.00infobox
WCIATransmitter coordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
WCIAWebsitewww.wcia.com1.00infobox

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