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Overview
Licensed to Chicago, Illinois, WGN-TV carries The CW programming for viewers in the Chicago, IL market.
Viewers find it on channel 9. That is the virtual channel your TV displays; the signal itself goes out on RF channel 19, which is why a rescan sometimes matters. WGN-TV also transmits in ATSC 3.0, the NextGen TV standard, which newer sets can receive.
The FCC license is held by Tribune Media Company. The station is part of Nexstar Media Group. The station dates back to 1948. It has used the WGN-TV call letters since September 1979.
The studio address on file with the FCC is 2501 West Bradley Place, Chicago, IL 60618. You can reach the station online at www.wgntv.com.
Among the core children's programs WGN-TV reported to the FCC for 2025: Jack Hanna's Into the Wild, Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin and America's Heartland.
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Station facts
- Call sign
- WGN-TV
- Network
- The CW
- Virtual channel
- 9
- RF channel
- 19
- City of license
- Chicago, Illinois
- TV market
- Chicago, IL
- Licensee
- Tribune Media Company
- Owner
- Nexstar Media Group
- On the air since
- 1948
- Call sign since
- September 1979
- Studio address
- 2501 West Bradley Place, Chicago, IL 60618
- ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)
- Yes
- FCC facility ID
- 72115
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Website
- www.wgntv.com
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WGN-TV at a glance
- Network
- The CW
- Channel
- 9 (RF 19)
- Licensed to
- Chicago, IL
- TV market
- Chicago, IL
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