WCFN

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WCFN
Image:Wcfn mntv.jpg
Springfield/Decatur/Champaign/Urbana, Illinois
Branding MyCFNTV
Channels

Digital: 13 (VHF)
Affiliations MyNetworkTV
CBS (DT2, simulcast of WCIA)
Owner Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.
(Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.)
First air date July 9, 1985 (originally low-power W49AA 1967-85)
Call letters’ meaning Channel Forty-Nine
Sister station(s) WCIA
Former channel number(s) Analog:
49 (1985-2009)
Digital: 53
Former affiliations CBS (1985-2002, as satellite of WCIA)
UPN (2002-2006)
Transmitter Power 5 kW (digital)
Height 175.5 m (digital)
Facility ID 42116
Transmitter Coordinates 39°47′27″N 89°30′53″W / 39.79083°N 89.51472°W / 39.79083; -89.51472
Website www.illinoishomepage.net

WCFN is the MyNetworkTV affiliate located in Springfield, Illinois. Owned by Nexstar Broadcasting Group, it is the sister station to WCIA, the CBS affiliate for Champaign, Decatur and Springfield. Both stations operate out of WCIA's studios in downtown Champaign.

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[edit] History

WCFN signed on in 1967 as W49AA, a low-power translator of WCIA. When WCIA originally signed on in 1953, it planned to build a tower halfway between Champaign and Decatur, on some of the highest ground in central Illinois. However, the owners of WTVP (now WAND) objected to the location, even though it was obvious that Springfield-Decatur and Champaign-Urbana were going to be a single market. As a result, while WCIA decently covers Decatur, it only provides a "rimshot" signal to Springfield.

WCFN became a full-power satellite of WCIA in 1985 under its current calls, and became a separate UPN affiliate in 2002. This is presumably because WCIA's digital signal will provide better coverage of Springfield. However, WCIA is still available on WCFN's digital subcarrier.

In early 2007, WCFN and the IHSA came to an agreement to carry coverage of IHSA tournaments that are televised throughout the state. Central Illinois had been without an over-the-air flagship station for these kind of events.

[edit] News programming

WCFN Primetime News at Nine was launched on April 7, 2005 using the news resources of WCIA. WCIA/WCFN operates a Springfield news bureau on the 28th floor of the Hilton Hotel in downtown and a sales office at Spring & Edwards near the Illinois State Capitol.

WCIA nightside anchor Dave Benton anchors the WCFN broadcast from WCIA's Champaign headquarters. Primetime News at Nine is targeted specifically at a Springfield audience.

myCFN News at 9 airs at 9:00 p.m. every weeknight. The name was altered in 2006 to reflect the MyNetworkTV affiliation.

[edit] Personalities

[edit] News Themes

[edit] myCFN News at 9

  • "This Is Your News" Gari Communications - Spring 2005-2006
  • "The CBS Enforcer Music Collection" Gari Communications - 2006-2008
  • "Signature News Music Package," Stephen Arnold Music 2008-present

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Broadcast television in South Central Illinois (including Champaign-Urbana, Springfield and Decatur)

WCIA 3 (3.1 CBS, 3.2 WCFN) • WILL (12.1 PBS, 12.2 PBS World, 12.3 Create) • WSEC 14 (14.1 PBS, 14.2 PBS World, 14.3 Create) • WUSI (16.1 PBS, 16.2 SD, 16.3 Create) • WAND (17.1 NBC, 17.2 local WX) •
WICS/WICD (20.1/15.1 ABC) • WBUI (23.1 CW, 23.2 SD) • W29BG 29 / W34DL 34 (TBN) · WLCF-LD 45 (CTN/FN) · WBXC-CA 46 (A1) • WCFN 49 (49.1 MNTV, 49.2 WCIA) • WEIU 51 (51.1 PBS, 51.2 MHz WorldView) • WRSP/WCCU (55.1/27.1 Fox)
See also: Peoria-Bloomington, Chicago, Quincy, St. Louis, Quad Cities, Evansville, Terre Haute, Lafayette, and Paducah TV
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Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.
Corporate Staff
Perry A. Sook (President & CEO) · Matt Devine (CFO) · Duane A. Lammers (COO) · Timothy Busch · Brian Jones · Shirley E. Green · Susana G. Schuler-Willingham · Richard Stolpe · Paul Greeley · Blake R. Battaglia · Erik Brooks · Jay M. Grossman · Brent Stone · Royce Yudkoff · Geoff Armstrong · Michael Donovan · I. Martin Pompadur
ABC Network Affiliates
KAMC1 · KMID · KODE1 · KQTV · KSVI · WDHN · WJET · WTVO1 · WUTR1
Azteca América Network Affiliates
WTVX4 · WWHB4
CBS Network Affiliates
KEYE4 · KLBK · KLST · KOLR1 · KTAB · KUTV4 · WCIA · WMBD · WROC · WTAJ · WYOU1
The CW Network Affiliates
WCWJ · WLWC4 · WLYH5 · WTVX4
Fox Network Affiliates
KARD · KBTV · KCIT1 · KHMT1 · KFTA2 · KJTL1 · KSFX · WFFT · WFXP1 · WFXV · WFXW1 · WQRF · WTVW · WUHF3 · WYZZ3
MyNetworkTV Affiliates
KARZ · KCPN1 · KJBO1 · WCFN · WPNY · WTCN4 · WTVO1 · WTVX4
NBC Network Affiliates
KARK · KAMR · KFDX · KNWA · KRBC1 · KSAN1 · KSNF · KTAL · KTVE1 · WBRE · WHAG · WTWO
Retro Television Network Affiliates
KEYE4 · WTVX4
This TV Network Affiliates
KUSG4 · KUTV4
1Nexstar operates these stations owned by Mission Broadcasting.

2Sale of the station to Mission Broadcasting is awaiting FCC approval. Nexstar will continue to operate the station.
3Nexstar operates these stations owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group.
4Nexstar operates these stations owned by Four Points Media Group.

5Nexstar holds the license to this station, but management capabilities belong to Newport Television.
Annual Revenue: $226.1 million USD (2005) · Employees: Unknown at this time. · Stock Symbol: NASDAQ: NXST · Website: www.nexstarbroadcasting.com
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