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WCIA
| WCIA | |
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| Brand | WCIA 3 |
| City of License | Champaign, Illinois |
| Market | Champaign, Illinois |
| Channel | 48 digital 3 virtual 3.2 subcarrier: (WCIX/MyNetworkTV) Formerly: 3 analog (1953-2009) |
| Network Affiliation | Current: CBS
Historic: NBC (secondary, 1953-1959) ABC (secondary, 1953-1954) DuMont (secondary, 1953-1956) |
| Founded | November 14, 1953 |
| Company | Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. |
| President | |
| Current Popular Non-Network Shows |
The Ellen DeGeneres Show |
WCIA is the CBS affiliate for Champaign/Urbana/Springfield/Decatur, Illinois. It broadcasts on digital channel 48, displayed on digital tuners as virtual 3.
WCIA began in 1953 as a CBS affiliate with secondary affiliations with NBC, ABC, and DuMont. In 1954, the station lost ABC to WAND channel 17 (now an NBC affiliate). They also lost NBC in 1959 in favor of WICD channel 15 signing on the air (now an ABC affiliate). In 1956, the station dropped DuMont when the network ceased operations. In 1967, the station signed on a translator which repeated WCIA's signal named W49AA, then in 1982, it changed to WCFN channel 49 (now WCIX, a MyNetworkTV affiliate). In 2002, that station dropped CBS and joined UPN until 2006 when the station became a MyNetworkTV affiliate.
External Links
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WCIA
