WLS-TV

WLS-TV
Chicago, Illinois; United States;
Channels	Digital: 22 (UHF), shared with WXFT-DT; Virtual: 7;
Branding	ABC 7 Chicago; ABC 7 Eyewitness News;
Programming
Affiliations	7.1: ABC; 7.2: Localish; 7.3: This TV;
Ownership
Owner	ABC Owned Television Stations; (The Walt Disney Company); ; (WLS Television, Inc.);
History
First air date	September 17, 1948
Former call signs	WENR-TV (1948–1953); WBKB(-TV) (1953–1968);
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 7 (VHF, 1948–2009); Digital: 52 (UHF, 1996–2009), 7 (VHF, June–October 2009), 44 (UHF, October 2009–2019); Translator: 7 (VHF, 2009–2013);
Former affiliations	Tele1st (OTA subscription television, 1984 overnights);
Call sign meaning	See former sister station WLS (AM)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	73226
ERP	1,000 kW
HAAT	518 m (1,699 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°52′44″N 87°38′8″W
Translator(s)	7 (VHF) Chicago (application)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	abc7chicago.com

WLS-TV (channel 7) is a television station in Chicago, Illinois, United States, serving as the market's ABC network outlet. Owned and operated by the network's ABC Owned Television Stations division, the station maintains studios on North State Street in the Chicago Loop, and its transmitter is located atop the Willis Tower.

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