List of television stations in Illinois

This is a list of broadcast television stations in the U.S. state of Illinois.

Full-power stations

VC refers to the station's PSIP virtual channel. RF refers to the station's physical RF channel.

Area served	City of license	VC	RF	Callsign	Network	Notes
Carbondale	Harrisburg	3	34	WSIL-TV	ABC
Carbondale	~Paducah KY	6	32	WPSD-TV	NBC
Carbondale	Carbondale	8	8	WSIU-TV	PBS
Carbondale	~Cape Girardeau MO	12	12	KFVS-TV	CBS
Carbondale	~Cape Girardeau MO	23	22	KBSI	Fox
Carbondale	Marion	27	17	WTCT	Ind.
Carbondale	~Paducah KY	49	50	WDKA	MNT
Champaign/Urbana	Champaign	3	48	WCIA	CBS
Champaign/Urbana	Urbana	12	9	WILL-TV	PBS
Champaign/Urbana	Champaign	15	41	WICD	ABC	semi-satellite of WICS ch. 20 Springfield
Champaign/Urbana	Urbana	27	26	WCCU	Fox	satellite of WRSP-TV ch. 55 Springfield
Charleston	Charleston	51	50	WEIU-TV	PBS
Chicago	Chicago	2	12	WBBM-TV	CBS
Chicago	Chicago	5	29	WMAQ-TV	NBC
Chicago	Chicago	7	44	WLS-TV	ABC
Chicago	Chicago	9	19	WGN-TV	CW
Chicago	Chicago	11	47	WTTW	PBS
Chicago	Chicago	20	21	WYCC	PBS
Chicago	Chicago	26	27	WCIU-TV	Ind.
Chicago	Chicago	32	31	WFLD	Fox	Ind. (1954-1986)
Chicago	Chicago	38	43	WCPX-TV	ION
Chicago	Chicago	44	45	WSNS-TV	TEL
Chicago	~Gary IN	50	51	WPWR-TV	MNT
Chicago	Aurora	60	50	WXFT-DT	TF
Chicago	~Hammond IN	62	36	WJYS	Ind.
Chicago	Joliet	66	38	WGBO-DT	UNI
Decatur	Decatur	17	18	WAND	NBC
Decatur	Decatur	23	22	WBUI	CW
LaSalle	LaSalle	35	10	WWTO-TV	TBN
Macomb	Macomb	22	21	WMEC	PBS	satellite of WSEC ch. 14 Springfield
Mount Vernon	Mount Vernon	13	21	WPXS	Ind.
Olney	Olney	16	19	WUSI-TV	PBS	satellite of WSIU-TV ch. 8 Carbondale
Peoria	Peoria	19	19	WHOI	ABC
Peoria	Peoria	25	25	WEEK-TV	NBC
Peoria	Peoria	31	30	WMBD-TV	CBS
Peoria	Bloomington	43	28	WYZZ-TV	Fox
Peoria	Peoria	47	46	WTVP	PBS
Peoria	Peoria	59	39	WAOE	MNT
Quincy	~Hannibal MO	7	7	KHQA-TV	CBS
Quincy	Quincy	10	10	WGEM-TV	NBC
Quincy	Quincy	16	32	WTJR	Ind.
Quincy	Quincy	27	34	WQEC	PBS	satellite of WSEC ch. 14 Springfield
Rock Island/Moline	Rock Island	4	4	WHBF-TV	CBS
Rock Island/Moline	~Davenport IA	6	36	KWQC-TV	NBC
Rock Island/Moline	Moline	8	38	WQAD-TV	ABC
Rock Island/Moline	~Davenport IA	18	49	KLJB	Fox
Rock Island/Moline	Moline	24	23	WQPT-TV	PBS
Rock Island/Moline	~Burlington IA	26	41	KGCW	CW
Rockford	Rockford	13	13	WREX	NBC
Rockford	Rockford	17	16	WTVO	ABC
Rockford	Freeport	23	41	WIFR	CBS
Rockford	Rockford	39	42	WQRF-TV	Fox
Springfield	Jacksonville	14	15	WSEC	PBS
Springfield	Springfield	20	42	WICS	ABC
Springfield	Springfield	49	13	WCIX	MNT
Springfield	Springfield	55	44	WRSP-TV	Fox
~St. Louis MO	East St. Louis	46	47	WRBU	MNT

Defunct full-power stations

• Channel 14: WJJY-TV - ABC - Jacksonville (1969-1971)
• Channel 15: WBLN - Bloomington (12/1/1953-2/7/1957 and 12/1/1957-6/5/1958) - not the 1982 WBLN that became WYZZ-TV
• Channel 20: WXXW - PBS - Chicago (9/20/1965-1974)
• Channel 24: WICD - NBC - Danville (12/19/1953-8/14/1967)
• Channel 35: WEEQ - NBC - LaSalle (11/7/1957-1973?) - relayed WEEK-TV

LPTV stations

Area served	City of license	ch	Callsign	Network	Notes
Chicago	Rochelle	6	WKQX-LP	MTV2	Has applied to FCC for conversion to digital
Chicago	Chicago	4	WOCK-CD	Azteca America
Chicago	Chicago	23	WWME-CA	Me-TV	"Me-TV" classic television
Chicago	Aurora, Illinois	20	WPVN-CD	Retro Television Network
Rock Island/Moline	~Davenport, IA	26	WBQD-LP	MyNetworkTV
Chicago	Chicago	41	WOCH-CA	Arirang
Champaign/Urbana	Champaign	46	WBXC-CA	America One
Chicago	Chicago	48	WMEU-CA	independent	"Me Too" classic television