WLS-TV

WLS-TV

Chicago, Illinois United States
Channels	Digital: 22 (UHF), shared with WXFT-DT Virtual: 7
Branding	ABC 7 Chicago ABC 7 Eyewitness News
Programming
Affiliations	7.1: ABC 7.2: Localish 7.3: Charge!
Ownership
Owner	ABC Owned Television Stations (WLS Television, Inc.)
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)
Former affiliations	Tele1st (OTA subscription television, 1984 overnights)
Call sign meaning	See former sister station WLS (AM)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	73226
ERP	1,000 kW
HAAT	518 m (1,699 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°52′44″N 87°38′8″W / 41.87889°N 87.63556°W / 41.87889; -87.63556
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	abc7chicago.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.