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Overview
Licensed to Chicago, Illinois, WBBM-TV carries CBS programming for viewers in the Chicago, IL market.
WBBM-TV at a glance
- Call sign
- WBBM-TV
- Network
- CBS
- Virtual channel
- 2
- RF channel
- 12
- City of license
- Chicago, Illinois
- TV market
- Chicago, IL
- Licensee
- CBS Broadcasting Inc.
- Owner
- CBS News and Stations
- On the air since
- 1940
- Call sign since
- August 1979
- Studio address
- 22 West Washington St., Chicago, IL 60602
- ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)
- Yes
- FCC facility ID
- 9617
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Website
- www.cbsnews.com
Tune to channel 2 to watch WBBM-TV. Its over-the-air signal uses RF channel 12; the virtual number 2 is what appears on the TV guide. It is among the stations broadcasting in ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV) as well.
The FCC license is held by CBS Broadcasting Inc. WBBM-TV is owned by CBS News and Stations. The station dates back to 1940. The current call sign has been in place since August 1979.
The studio address on file with the FCC is 22 West Washington St., Chicago, IL 60602. Its website is www.cbsnews.com.
Among the core children's programs WBBM-TV reported to the FCC for 2025: The Visioneers with Zay Harding, Lucky Dog: Reunions with Brandon McMillan and Extraordinary World with Jeff Corwin.
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WBBM-TV at a glance
- Network
- CBS
- Channel
- 2 (RF 12)
- Licensed to
- Chicago, IL
- TV market
- Chicago, IL
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