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WLS-TV
From The TV IV
| WLS-TV | |
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| Brand | ABC 7 (general) ABC 7 Eyewitness News (newscasts) |
| City of License | Chicago, Illinois |
| Market | Chicago, Illinois |
| Channel | 44 digital (to move to 22) 7 virtual 7.2 subcarrier: (Live Well Network) 7.3 subcarrier: (Laff) Formerly: 7 analog (1948-2009) 52 digital (1996-2009) 7 digital (June-October 2009) |
| Network Affiliation | Current: ABC |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Company | The Walt Disney Company |
| President | |
| Current Popular Non-Network Shows |
Wheel of Fortune
Jeopardy! Live with Kelly and Ryan |
WLS-TV is an ABC affiliate in Chicago, Illinois. The station broadcasts on digital channel 44 displayed to tuners on virtual channel 7 and is an ABC owned-and-operated station.
WLS began in 1948 as call letters WENR-TV affiliated with ABC. In 1953, the station changed its call letters to WBKB-TV (now used by the CBS affiliate in Alpena, Michigan). In 1968, the station once again changed its call letters to the current WLS-TV, it continues to be an ABC owned-and-operated station.
Current ABC Prime-Time Schedule
External Links
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WLS-TV
