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Overview
Licensed to Chicago, Illinois, WCIU-TV is a full-power station without a major-network affiliation, serving the Chicago, IL market.
Key facts
- Call sign
- WCIU-TV
- Network
- Independent (subchannels: MeTV, Heroes & Icons, Story Television, Catchy Comedy, MeTV Toons, WEST)
- Virtual channel
- 26
- RF channel
- 23
- City of license
- Chicago, Illinois
- TV market
- Chicago, IL
- Licensee
- Wciu-tv Limited Partnership
- Owner
- Weigel Broadcasting
- On the air since
- 1964
- Call sign since
- January 1979
- Studio address
- 26 N Halsted, Chicago, IL 60661
- FCC facility ID
- 71428
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Website
- www.wciu.com
Viewers find it on channel 26. That is the virtual channel your TV displays; the signal itself goes out on RF channel 23, which is why a rescan sometimes matters. The station's subchannels add MeTV, Heroes & Icons, Story Television, Catchy Comedy, MeTV Toons and WEST.
What's on WCIU-TV's subchannels
| Channel | Programming |
|---|---|
| 26.1 | Main WCIU-TV programming |
| 26.2 | Simulcast of WMEU-CD |
| 26.3 | MeTV |
| 26.4 | Heroes & Icons |
| 26.5 | Story Television |
| 26.6 | Catchy Comedy |
| 26.7 | MeTV Toons |
| 26.8 | WEST |
Wciu-tv Limited Partnership holds the station's FCC license. The station is part of Weigel Broadcasting. WCIU-TV has been on the air since 1964. The current call sign has been in place since January 1979.
WCIU-TV's main studio, per its FCC filings, is at 26 N Halsted, Chicago, IL 60661. You can reach the station online at www.wciu.com.
In its 2025 children's television report to the FCC, WCIU-TV listed educational programs including Jack Hanna's Wild Countdown, Hearts of Heroes and Oh Baby.
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Location
WCIU-TV at a glance
- Network
- Independent
- Channel
- 26 (RF 23)
- Licensed to
- Chicago, IL
- Subchannels
- MeTV, Heroes & Icons, Story Television, Catchy Comedy, MeTV Toons
- TV market
- Chicago, IL
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