WMBD-TV

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WMBD-TV

Peoria–Bloomington–Normal, Illinois United States
City	Peoria, Illinois
Channels	Digital: 26 (UHF) Virtual: 31
Branding	WMBD
Programming
Affiliations	31.1: CBS for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Media Inc.)
Sister stations	WYZZ-TV
History
First air date	January 1, 1958 (66 years ago) (1958-01-01)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 31 (UHF, 1958–2009) Digital: 30 (UHF, 2000–2020)
Call sign meaning	"World's Most Beautiful Drive"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	42121
ERP	822 kW
HAAT	192.4 m (631 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40°38′6″N 89°32′19″W / 40.63500°N 89.53861°W / 40.63500; -89.53861
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	CIProud.com

WMBD-TV (channel 31) is a television station in Peoria, Illinois, United States, affiliated with CBS. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group, which provides certain services to Bloomington-licensed Fox affiliate WYZZ-TV (channel 43) under a local marketing agreement (LMA) with Cunningham Broadcasting. The two stations share studios on North University Street in Peoria, with a secondary studio and news bureau on East Lincoln Street in Bloomington. WMBD-TV's transmitter is located on Pinecrest Drive in East Peoria, a section of Groveland Township, Tazewell County.