WHOI (TV)

WHOI
Peoria–Bloomington–Normal, Illinois; United States;
City	Peoria, Illinois
Channels	Digital: 24 (UHF); Virtual: 19;
Programming
Affiliations	19.1: TBD; 19.2: Charge!; 19.3: Comet;
Ownership
Owner	Sinclair Broadcast Group; (WHOI Licensee, LLC);
History
First air date	October 20, 1953 (70 years ago)
Former call signs	WTVH-TV (1953–1955); 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);
Former affiliations	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
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	6866
ERP	402 kW
HAAT	211.6 m (694 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40°37′46″N 89°32′53″W / 40.62944°N 89.54806°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;

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.