WMAQ-TV

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WMAQ-TV

Chicago, Illinois United States
Channels	Digital: 33 (UHF), shared with WSNS-TV Virtual: 5
Branding	NBC 5 Chicago
Programming
Affiliations	5.1: NBC for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	NBC Owned Television Stations (NBC Telemundo License LLC)
Sister stations	WSNS-TV
History
First air date	October 8, 1948 (76 years ago) (1948-10-08)
Former call signs	WNTC (1946) WNBY (1946–1948) WNBQ (1948–1964)[1]
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 5 (VHF, 1948–2009) Digital: 29 (UHF, until 2019)
Call sign meaning	"We Must Ask Questions"
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	47905
ERP	398 kW
HAAT	509 m (1,670 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°52′44.1″N 87°38′10.2″W / 41.878917°N 87.636167°W / 41.878917; -87.636167
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.nbcchicago.com

WMAQ-TV (channel 5) is a television station in Chicago, Illinois, United States, serving as the market's NBC outlet. It is owned and operated by the network's NBC Owned Television Stations division alongside Telemundo station WSNS-TV (channel 44). The two stations share studios at the NBC Tower on North Columbus Drive in the city's Streeterville neighborhood and broadcast from the same transmitter atop the Willis Tower in the Chicago Loop.