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| City | Decatur, Illinois |
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| Operator | Sinclair Broadcast Group via JSA/SSA |
| WRSP-TV, WCCU, WICS, WICD | |
| History | |
| Founded | December 28, 1983 |
First air date | May 14, 1984[a] |
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Former channel number(s) | Analog: 23 (UHF, 1984–2009) |
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Call sign meaning | The WB (former affiliation) and University of Illinois (allusion of service to Champaign–Urbana) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 16363 |
| ERP | 325 kW |
| HAAT | 401 m (1,316 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 39°56′56″N 88°50′12″W / 39.94889°N 88.83667°W |
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Public license information | |
| Website | cw23tv |
WBUI (channel 23) is a television station licensed to Decatur, Illinois, United States, serving the Central Illinois region as an affiliate of The CW. It is owned by GOCOM Media, LLC, alongside Springfield-licensed Fox affiliate WRSP-TV, channel 55 (and its semi-satellite, Urbana-licensed WCCU, channel 27). GOCOM maintains joint sales and shared services agreements (JSA/SSA) with Sinclair Broadcast Group, owner of Springfield-licensed ABC affiliate WICS, channel 20 (and its semi-satellite, Champaign-licensed WICD, channel 15), for the provision of certain services. WBUI, WRSP and WICS share studios on East Cook Street in Springfield's Eastside; WBUI maintains an advertising sales office on South Main Street/US 51 in downtown Decatur and transmitter facilities in Whitmore Township (between Oreana and I-72).
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- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBUI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.