Watch WICS ABC 20 Springfield Live Online
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More Facts About WICS ABC 20 Springfield Live
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| Springfield/Decatur, Illinois United States | |
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| City | Springfield, Illinois |
| Branding | WICS NewsChannel 20 |
| Slogan | More Local Coverage |
| Channels | Digital: 42 (UHF) (to move to 15 (UHF)) Virtual: 20 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | 20.1 ABC 20.2 Comet TV 20.3 TBD 20.4 Charge! |
| Translators | 15 (UHF) WICD Champaign/Urbana |
| Affiliations | ABC (since 2005; also secondary 19531958) |
| Owner | Sinclair Broadcast Group (WICS Licensee, LLC) |
| First air date | September 17, 1953 |
| Call letters’ meaning | We’re Illinois’ Capital, Springfield |
| Sister station(s) | WRSP/WCCU, WBUI, WYZZ-TV, WHOI |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 20 (UHF, 1953–2009) |
| Former affiliations | Primary: NBC (19532005) Secondary: DuMont (19531955) CBS (19531958) |
| Transmitter power | 950 kW 429 kW (CP) |
| Height | 402.2 m (1,320 ft) 436 m (1,430 ft) (CP) |
| Class | DT |
| Facility ID | 25686 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 39°48?15?N 89°27?40?W / 39.80417°N 89.46111°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: | Profile CDBS |
| Website | newschannel20.com |
