WLS-TV

WLS-TV
Channels
Branding
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
September 17, 1948 (76 years ago) (1948-09-17)
Former call signs
  • WENR-TV (1948–1953)
  • WBKB (1953–1965)
  • WBKB-TV (1965–1968)[1]
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 7 (VHF, 1948–2009)
  • Digital: 52 (UHF, 1996–2009), 7 (VHF, June–October 2009), 44 (UHF, October 2009–2019)
  • Translator: 7 (VHF, 2009–2013)
Call sign meaning
See former sister station WLS (AM)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID73226
ERP1,000 kW
HAAT518 m (1,699 ft)
Transmitter coordinates41°52′44″N 87°38′8″W / 41.87889°N 87.63556°W / 41.87889; -87.63556
Links
Public license information
Websiteabc7chicago.com

WLS-TV (channel 7) is a television station in Chicago, Illinois, United States, serving as the market's ABC network outlet. It has been owned and operated by the network's ABC Owned Television Stations division since the station's inception. WLS-TV's studios are located on North State Street in the Chicago Loop, and its transmitter is located atop the Willis Tower.

  1. ^ FCC History Cards for WLS-TV. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLS-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.