Watch CBS 3 Champaign WCIA Online
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CBS 3 Champaign WCIA
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| Champaign/Urbana/ Springfield/Decatur, Illinois United States | |
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| City | Champaign, Illinois |
| Branding | WCIA 3 (general) WCIA 3 News (newscasts) X 49 (on DT2) |
| Slogan | Your Local News Leader |
| Channels | Digital: 48 (UHF) (to move to 34 (UHF)) Virtual: 3 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | 3.1 CBS 3.2 MyNetworkTV 3.3 Bounce TV 3.4 Grit |
| Translators | WCIX-DT 49.2 (13.2 VHF) Springfield |
| Affiliations | CBS (Secondary through 1959) |
| Owner | Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.) |
| First air date | November 14, 1953 |
| Call letters’ meaning | We’re in the Central Illinois Area |
| Sister station(s) | WCIX, WHBF-TV, KLJB, KGCW, WMBD-TV, WTVO, WQRF-TV |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 3 (VHF, 1953–2009) |
| Former affiliations | All secondary: NBC (1953–1959) ABC (1953–1954) DuMont (1953–1956) DT2: UPN (2002–2006, simulcast of WCFN) |
| Transmitter power | 1,000 kW 350 kW (CP) |
| Height | 245 m (804 ft) 294 m (965 ft) (CP) |
| Facility ID | 42124 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°6′21″N 88°27′0″W / 40.10583°N 88.45000°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: | Profile CDBS |
| Website | illinoishomepage.net |
Detailed Antenna Reception Information For CBS 3 Champaign WCIA
| State | Illinois |
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| City | CHAMPAIGN |
| Country | USA |
| Virtual Channel | 3 |
| RF Channel | 48 |
| Effective Radiated Power (ERP) | 1000 kW |
| Height Above Average Terrain (HAAT) | 245m |
| Latitude | 40.10580062866211 |
| Longitude | -88.44999694824219 |
| Radiation Center-above Mean Sea Level (RCAMSL) | 461m |
| Callsign | WCIA |
| MHZ | 590 |
| Network Affiliation | CBS |
| Nielsen DMA | CHAMPAIGN&SPRNGFLD-DECATUR |
| Contact Street 1 | 509 South Neil |
| Contact City | Champaign |
| Contact State | IL |
| Contact Zip | 61820 |
| Contact Phone | 217-356-8333 |
| Website | illinoishomepage.net/ |
| Additional Data | FCC Station Information |
CBS 3 is a TV station in Champaign, IL. It’s a local news and entertainment station that broadcasts local news, weather, traffic, sports, and general entertainment programming. In addition to being known as CBS 3 Champaign WCIA, it’s also called simply by its FCC call sign WCIA. You can watch the station online via the CBS 3 live stream and its collection of videos, updated regularly.
Name: CBS 3 Champaign WCIA
Call Sign: WCIA
Location: Champaign, Illinois, United States
Genre: Local News, Entertainment
Website: CBS 3 Homepage
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CBS 3 is owned by Nexstar Broadcasting Group. It is an affiliate of the network CBS network. As an affiliate, Champaign WCIA tends to focus its original news coverage on local issues during the traditional morning, mid-day, evening and late-night news slots. To fill in the rest of its broadcasting schedule, the station airs national programs provided by CBS.
Contact the Station
If you’re a public relations rep, you may want to mail some promotional materials to the station or get in touch with a specific member of its team. If you’re a curious viewer, you might be interested in arranging a tour of the station’s facilities. In either case, in addition to the contact info above, here are some more ways to get in touch:
By mail: 509 S Neil St Champaign, IL 61820-5219. Phone: 217-356-8333. Fax: 217-373-3663. Email: [email protected]
