WCIU-TV

WCIU-TV is an independent television station, based in Chicago, Illinois. It operates on UHF channel 26 and is Chicago's oldest UHF station, signing on the air in 1964.

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Independent television station - Chicago, Illinois - UHF - 1964

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The station is owned by Weigel Broadcasting, a locally-based broadcaster that also owns stations in Milwaukee (CBS affilliate WDJT and two low power stations, independent station WMLW and Telemundo affilliate WYTU) and South Bend, Indiana (two low power stations, ABC affilliate WBND and WB affilliate WMWB). Weigel also owns WWME-CA, channel 23, a low powered station.

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Milwaukee - CBS - WDJT - South Bend, Indiana - ABC - WBND - WB - WMWB

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WCIU's digital channel features multicasting of three standard definition digital channels. The first one airs WCIU's regular schedule; the second channel airs "ME TV" from low-powered analog channel 23 (WWME-CA), which has a "classic TV" format similar to TV Land's; the third channel features business news.

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