List of television stations in Illinois (by channel number)

This is a list of broadcast television stations (by channel number) serving cities in the state of Illinois.

VHF stations (note: many channels below are now UHF)

• Channel 2: WBBM - (CBS) - Chicago, CBS2
• Channel 3: WCIA - (CBS) - Champaign (Champaign-Urbana)
• Channel 3: WSIL - (ABC) - Harrisburg (Cape Girardeau, MO/Four Rivers)
• Channel 4: WHBF - (CBS) - Rock Island (Quad Cities)
• Channel 4: WOCK-CD - (Azteca America) - Chicago
• Channel 5: WMAQ - (NBC) - Chicago, NBC5 (We Must Ask Questions)
• Channel 7: WLS - (ABC) - Chicago, ABC7 (World's Largest Store, referring to Sears)
• Channel 8: WQAD - (ABC) - Moline (QuAD Cities)
• Channel 8: WSIU - (PBS) - Carbondale (Southern Illinois University)
• Channel 9: WGN - (CW, Kids WB) - Chicago (World's Greatest Newspaper, referring to Chicago Tribune)
• Channel 10: WGEM - (NBC/CW/Fox) - Quincy (The GEM City)
• Channel 11: WTTW - (PBS) - Chicago (Window To The World)
• Channel 12: WILL - (PBS) - Urbana (Champaign-Urbana) (University of ILLinois)
• Channel 13: WPXS - (RTN) - Mount Vernon (St. Louis, MO)
• Channel 13: WREX - (NBC) - Rockford

UHF stations

• Channel 14: WSEC - (PBS) - Jacksonville
• Channel 15: WICD - (ABC) - Champaign (Champaign-Urbana)
• Channel 16: WTJR - (TBN) - Quincy
• Channel 16: WUSI - (PBS) - Olney, partnered with WSIU in Carbondale
• Channel 17: WAND - (NBC) - Decatur
• Channel 17: WTVO - (ABC) - Rockford
• Channel 19: WHOI - (ABC) - Peoria (Heart of Illinois)
• Channel 20: WICS - (ABC) - Springfield
• Channel 20: WYCC - (PBS) - Chicago
• Channel 22: WMEC - (PBS) - Macomb
• Channel 23: WBUI - (CW) - Decatur
• Channel 23: WIFR - (CBS) - Freeport (Rockford)
• Channel 24: WQPT - (PBS) - Moline (Quad Cities)
• Channel 25: WEEK - (NBC) - Peoria
• Channel 26: WCIU - (independent) - Chicago
• Channel 26: WCCU - (FOX) - Urbana, partnered with WRSP-TV in Springfield
• Channel 27: WQEC - (PBS) - Quincy
• Channel 27: WTCT - (TBN) - Marion
• Channel 31: WMBD - (CBS) - Peoria (World's Most Beautiful Drive)
• Channel 32: WFLD - (FOX) - Chicago, FOX Chicago
• Channel 35: WWTO - (TBN) - LaSalle
• Channel 38: WCPX - (ION) - Chicago
• Channel 39: WQRF - (FOX) - Rockford
• Channel 39: W39BH - Champaign
• Channel 43: WYZZ - (FOX) - Bloomington, FOX 43
• Channel 44: WSNS - (Telemundo) - Chicago
• Channel 46: WRBU - (MNTV) - East St. Louis (St. Louis, MO) (W Roberts Brothers UPN) - former network affiliation
• Channel 46: WBXC-CD - (MTV2) - Champaign (Box Champaign)
• Channel 47: WTVP - (PBS) - Peoria (TV Peoria)
• Channel 49: WCIX - (MNTV) - Springfield, partnered with WCIA in Champaign
• Channel 51: WEIU - (PBS) - Charleston
• Channel 55: WRSP - (FOX) - Springfield
• Channel 58: W58DA - (TBN) - Urbana
• Channel 59: WAOE - (MNTV) - Peoria, My 59
• Channel 60: WXFT-DT - (Telefutura) - Aurora (Chicago)
• Channel 66: WGBO-DT - (Univision) - Joliet