WHOI (TV)

WHOI
CityPeoria, Illinois
Channels
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
October 20, 1953 (71 years ago) (1953-10-20)
Former call signs
  • WTVH-TV (1953–1955)[1]
  • WTVH (1955–1965)
  • WIRL-TV (1965–1971)
  • WRAU-TV (1971–1985)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 8 (VHF, 1953–1963), 19 (UHF, 1963–2009)
  • Digital: 40 (UHF, 2003–2009), 19 (UHF, 2009–2020)
  • CBS (1953–1957)
  • ABC (1953–2016; secondary until 1957)
  • DuMont (secondary, 1953–1955)
  • UPN (secondary, 1995–1999)
  • Comet (2016–2020)
Call sign meaning
The Heart of Illinois
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID6866
ERP402 kW
HAAT211.6 m (694 ft)
Transmitter coordinates40°37′46″N 89°32′53″W / 40.62944°N 89.54806°W / 40.62944; -89.54806 (WHOI)
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Public license information

WHOI (channel 19) is a television station in Peoria, Illinois, United States, broadcasting the digital multicast network TBD. Owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group, the station maintains a transmitter on Springfield Road (along I-474) in East Peoria, a section of Groveland Township, Tazewell County. WHOI was the ABC affiliate for the market until 2016.

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