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Overview
In the Champaign-Springfield-Decatur, IL TV market, WCIX is the CBS station licensed to Springfield, Illinois.
Viewers find it on channel 49. That is the virtual channel your TV displays; the signal itself goes out on RF channel 11, which is why a rescan sometimes matters. It is among the stations broadcasting in ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV) as well.
The FCC license is held by Nexstar Media Inc. It first signed on in 1967. It has used the WCIX call letters since August 2011.
FCC records list the station's main studio at 118 W Edwards St #104 in Springfield, IL. You can reach the station online at www.wcia.com.
Among the core children's programs WCIX reported to the FCC for 2025: Wildlife Nation, Made in Hollywod: Teen Edition and Biz Kids.
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WCIX at a glance
- Call sign
- WCIX
- Network
- CBS
- Virtual channel
- 49
- RF channel
- 11
- City of license
- Springfield, Illinois
- TV market
- Champaign-Springfield-Decatur, IL
- Licensee
- Nexstar Media Inc.
- On the air since
- 1967
- Call sign since
- August 2011
- Studio address
- 118 W Edwards St #104, Springfield, IL 62704
- ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)
- Yes
- FCC facility ID
- 42116
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Website
- www.wcia.com
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WCIX at a glance
- Network
- CBS
- Channel
- 49 (RF 11)
- Licensed to
- Springfield, IL
- TV market
- Champaign-Springfield-Decatur, IL
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