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| City | Springfield, Illinois |
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| Operator | Sinclair Broadcast Group via JSA/SSA |
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First air date | June 1, 1979 |
Former call signs | WBHW (1979–1982) |
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Call sign meaning | For "Springfield" |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 62009 |
| ERP | 310 kW |
| HAAT | 436 m (1,430 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 39°48′15″N 89°27′40″W / 39.80417°N 89.46111°W |
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| Website | foxillinois |
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| WCCU | |
| City | Urbana, Illinois |
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First air date | February 19, 1986 |
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Call sign meaning | Central Illinois Champaign–Urbana |
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| Facility ID | 69544 |
| ERP | 125 kW |
| HAAT | 381 m (1,250 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°4′10″N 87°54′46″W / 40.06944°N 87.91278°W |
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WRSP-TV (channel 55) is a television station licensed to Springfield, Illinois, United States, affiliated with the Fox network. It is owned by GOCOM Media, LLC, alongside Decatur-licensed CW affiliate WBUI (channel 23). GOCOM maintains joint sales and shared services agreements (JSA/SSA) with the 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. WRSP's transmitter is located west of Mechanicsburg, in unincorporated Sangamon County; the station shares studios with WBUI and WICS on East Cook Street in Springfield's Eastside. However, WBUI also operates an advertising sales office on South Main Street/US 51 in downtown Decatur.
WCCU (channel 27) in Urbana–Champaign operates as a semi-satellite of WRSP for the eastern portion of the Central Illinois market, including Danville. As such, it clears all network and syndicated programming from its parent but airs separate local commercial inserts and legal identifications. WCCU's transmitter is located northeast of Homer, along the Vermilion–Champaign county line; it shares studios with WICD on South Country Fair Drive in downtown Champaign.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRSP-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCCU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.