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((short description|CBS affiliate in Champaign, Illinois))
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((Infobox television station
| callsign               = WCIA
| city                   = Champaign, Illinois
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| network                = 
| owner                  = [[Nexstar Media Group]]
| licensee               = Nexstar Media Inc.
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'''WCIA''' (channel 3) is a [[television station]] licensed to [[Champaign, Illinois]], United States, serving as the [[CBS]] affiliate for the [[Central Illinois]] region. It is owned by [[Nexstar Media Group]] alongside [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]]-licensed [[MyNetworkTV]] affiliate [[WCIX]] (channel 49). Both stations share studios on South Neil Street/[[U.S. Route 45 in Illinois|US 45]] in downtown Champaign and also operate a sales office and [[news bureau]] on West Edwards Street near the [[Illinois State Capitol]] in Springfield. WCIA's transmitter is located west of [[Seymour, Illinois]].

Since WCIA's over-the-air signal cannot be seen in western parts of the [[media market|market]] (including Springfield and [[Jacksonville, Illinois|Jacksonville]]), it is [[simulcast]] in [[high-definition television|high definition]] on WCIX's second [[digital subchannel]] (49.2) from a transmitter in [[Clear Lake Township, Sangamon County, Illinois|Clear Lake Township]]. [[Nielsen Media Research]] treats WCIA and WCIX-DT2 as one station in local ratings books, using the identifier name '''WCIA+'''.

==History==
WCIA made its first broadcast on November 14, 1953. It was owned and operated by Champaign-based Midwest Television, headed by August C. Meyer Sr., a lawyer and [[chairman of the board]] of the Champaign-based Bank of Illinois. Meyer founded Midwest Television in 1952, and expanded the company's footprint by buying [[WMBD (AM)|WMBD-AM]]&ndash;[[WPBG|FM]]&ndash;[[WMBD-TV|TV]] in [[Peoria, Illinois]], in 1960 and [[KFMB-AM]]&ndash;[[KFBG (FM)|FM]]&ndash;[[KFMB-TV|TV]] in [[San Diego, California]], in 1964. Midwest sold off controlling interest in its Illinois television holdings to Nexstar in 1999. That company acquired Midwest's remaining interest in the Illinois stations in 2001.

WCIA was a primary CBS affiliate, carrying secondary affiliations with [[NBC]] and [[DuMont Television Network|DuMont]].<ref>((cite web |url= http://www.dougquick.com/wciachampaign2.html |title= WCIA, Channel 3, Champaign, Illinois, Part 1 |website= dougquick.com |first= Doug |last= Quick |access-date= October 4, 2014 ))</ref> DuMont shut down in 1956 and WCIA dropped NBC in 1959 when WCHU-TV (now [[WICD (TV)|WICD]]) started. It also carried a few [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] shows during the 1953&ndash;1954 television season.

As the only commercial VHF station in Central Illinois, WCIA has been one of the country's most dominant television stations for most of its history. On two occasions, it fought off attempts by [[WICS]]/WICD and [[WAND]] to force it onto the UHF band by claiming that moving to UHF would cause it to lose 150,000 viewers.

Despite its dominance of the market, WCIA provides only a Grade B signal to the Springfield area. Meyer realized early on that Champaign–[[Urbana, Illinois|Urbana]] and Springfield/[[Decatur, Illinois|Decatur]] were going to be one giant television market. He originally wanted to build WCIA's tower in [[White Heath]], roughly halfway between Champaign and Decatur. The tower would have been placed on some of the highest ground in Central Illinois. However, just after construction began, Prairie Television (owner of WTVP, now WAND) filed an objection. Prairie claimed WCIA was encroaching on its territory. To avoid delays, WCIA moved its transmitter to the current location in Seymour. Despite this, Decatur (the second-largest city in the western half of the market) receives WCIA's signal very well.

While it frequently trounced WICS/WICD and WAND in the ratings, Meyer decided to open a low-powered relay of WCIA on UHF channel 49 to get better coverage in the state capital. In 1985, this became full-powered station WCFN. In 2002, WCFN separated from WCIA and became the area's UPN affiliate. However, few viewers on the western half of the market lost access to WCIA due to the extremely high penetration of cable and satellite, which is all but essential for acceptable television in much of this vast market. The few viewers who lost access regained it soon afterward when WCIA and WCFN activated their [[digital television]] services and added each other to their second digital subchannels. WCFN's main channel instead carried WCIA's main schedule in full high definition, with WCFN's channel remaining in [[standard definition]] until multiplexing technology improved to allow WCIA and WCFN's main channels to both be in HD. This, and area cable and satellite access, assured both stations full market coverage. WCFN changed its call letters to WCIX in 2011.

For decades, WCIA was available on cable systems in [[Bloomington, Illinois|Bloomington]]–[[Normal, Illinois|Normal]], in the Peoria market, along with sister station WMBD-TV. In March 2000, shortly after Nexstar bought controlling interest in both stations, it announced it would drop WCIA from [[AT&T]] Cable Services (now [[Comcast Xfinity]]) and cable systems in surrounding areas, a move that would eventually be forced nationwide, due to CBS affiliation agreements requiring only one affiliate being authorized per market on pay television services. It would centralize WMBD's advertising revenue and preserve its ratings standing within the Peoria market without numbers being further stunted by WCIA. A group known as "Citizens to Keep WCIA on-the-air" petitioned Nexstar to revert the change, but was unsuccessful. WCIA's Grade B signal still covers the Bloomington–Normal area decently (extending as far west as [[Morton, Illinois|Morton]]), meaning that Bloomington–Normal residents can still receive WCIA [[terrestrial television|over-the-air]].

In November 2006, work began to re-secure WCIA's existing tower in Seymour so it would be able to hold a new digital transmission line and antenna.<ref>((cite web |url= http://www.wcia.com/highdef.asp |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20061112030455/http://www.wcia.com/highdef.asp |archive-date= November 12, 2006 |title= High Definition work |website= WCIA))</ref>

WCIA was the longtime home to [[Illinois Fighting Illini]] [[Illinois Fighting Illini football|football]] and [[Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball|men's basketball]] games that were not aired on national television. Originally produced by WCIA, the station later carried the Illini via the [[Big Ten Conference]]'s syndicated package with [[ESPN Events|ESPN Plus]]. Beginning in 2007, these games have since moved to the [[Big Ten Network]]. The station still airs Illini men's basketball games that are carried as part of CBS's [[College Basketball on CBS|overall NCAA and Big Ten contracts]] including the team's championship appearance in [[2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game|2005]] and will air any Illini football games carried by CBS beginning in 2023 as part of its new [[College Football on CBS Sports|Big Ten football package]].

In 2009, WCIA's longtime weathercaster Judy Fraser retired from the station after 34 years.<ref>((cite news |url= http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2009-10-21/fraser-say-goodbye-thursday-evening.html |title= Fraser to say goodbye on Thursday evening |date= October 21, 2009 |newspaper= News Gazette |location= Champaign, Illinois  |first= Don |last= Dodson))</ref> She was only the second head weathercaster in the station's history at the time. Meteorologist Robert Reese took over as Chief Meteorologist. His death in connection with complications from [[cancer]] in October 2012 came as a shock to the community.<ref>((cite news |url= http://www.news-gazette.com/obituaries/2012-10-13/robert-reese.html |title= Robert Reese |newspaper= News Gazette |location= Champaign, Illinois |date= October 13, 2012 ))</ref> In his early battle, WCIA sold red ribbons in support of Reese and the [[American Cancer Society]].

On September 11, 2014, WCIA anchor Dave Benton announced on-air that he was diagnosed with terminal [[brain cancer]] and that he had only months to live. He explained that the doctors told him that his cancer had returned and that it was too large for surgery or radiation.<ref name="US Magazine">((cite web|last1=Takeda|first1=Allison|title=Illinois Anchorman Dave Benton Announces He Has Terminal Cancer, Months to Live |date=September 15, 2014 |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/illinois-anchorman-dave-benton-announces-he-has-terminal-cancer-video-2014159|publisher=US Magazine|access-date=September 16, 2014))</ref> Benton was diagnosed with a [[glioblastoma]] in November 2013 after doctors found a tumor on the left side of his head. He underwent surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy and completed radiation treatment in February 2014.<ref name="Business Insider">((cite web|last1=Weisman|first1=Aly|title=Local Anchorman Tells Viewers He Only Has 4 To 6 Months To Live |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/anchorman-dave-benton-only-months-to-live-2014-9|publisher=Business Insider|access-date=September 16, 2014))</ref><ref name=News.com.au>((cite web|title=TV Anchorman Dave Benton, 51, tells WCIA-TV viewers in Chicago, Illinois that he has six months to live|url=http://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/tv-anchorman-dave-benton-51-tells-wciatv-viewers-in-chicago-illinois-that-he-has-six-months-to-live/story-fnh81jut-1227057793284|publisher=News.com.au|access-date=September 16, 2014))</ref> On April 13, 2015, Benton announced on the 6 p.m. newscast that he was stepping down from the anchor chair due to continued health issues and failed treatments, though he hoped to continue his signature crime reports for the 5 p.m. news as long as his health allowed.<ref>[http://www.sj-r.com/article/20150413/NEWS/150419815/1994/NEWS "WCIA-TV anchor battling brain cancer to step down,"] from ''The State Journal-Register'', April 13, 2015</ref>  Benton died at home on May 26.<ref>((cite web|url=http://abc7chicago.com/news/wcia-tv-anchor-dave-benton-dies-of-brain-cancer/742979/|title=WCIA-TV anchor Dave Benton dies of brain cancer|date=May 26, 2015|language=en-US|access-date=August 15, 2016))</ref><ref>[http://www.sj-r.com/article/20150526/NEWS/150529598 "Former WCIA news anchor Dave Benton dies after fighting brain tumor,"] from ''The State Journal-Register'', May 26, 2015</ref>

On December 3, 2018, Nexstar announced it would acquire the assets of [[Chicago]]-based [[Tribune Media]] for $6.4 billion in cash and debt. The deal—which would make Nexstar the largest television station operator by total number of stations upon its expected closure late in the third quarter of 2019—resulted in WCIA and WCIX gaining additional [[sister station]]s in nearby markets including Chicago ([[independent station]] [[WGN-TV]]) and [[St. Louis]] ([[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] affiliate [[KTVI]] and [[The CW|CW]] affiliate [[KPLR-TV]]). (Ownership conflicts existed in two existing Nexstar markets involving Nexstar's duopoly of CW affiliate [[WISH-TV]] and MyNetworkTV affiliate [[WNDY-TV]] (which were both sold to Circle City Broadcasting) and Tribune's duopoly of Fox affiliate [[WXIN]] and CBS affiliate [[WTTV/WTTK]] in [[Indianapolis]] and Nexstar's virtual triopoly of CBS affiliate [[WHBF-TV]], CW affiliate [[KGCW]] and Fox-affiliated SSA partner [[KLJB]] and Tribune-owned ABC affiliate [[WQAD-TV]] (which was sold to [[Tegna Inc.|Tegna]]) in the [[Quad Cities]].)<ref>((cite web|title=Acquisition of Tribune Media Company|url=https://www.nexstar.tv/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Nexstar-Tribune-Investor-Presentation-FINAL-12-3-18.pdf|website=[[Nexstar Media Group]]|date=December 3, 2018))</ref><ref>((cite web|title=Nexstar Buying Tribune Media For $6.4 Billion|url=https://tvnewscheck.com/article/top-news/226264/nexstar-buying-tribune-media-6-4-billion/|author=Mark K. Miller|website=TVNewsCheck|publisher=NewsCheck Media|date=December 3, 2018))</ref><ref>((cite web|title=Nexstar Confirms $4.1B Tribune Media Acquisition To Become Leading Local TV Station Owner|url=https://deadline.com/2018/12/nexstar-tribune-media-acquisition-1202512653/|author=Peter White|author2=Dade Hayes|website=Deadline Hollywood|publisher=Penske Media Corporation|date=December 3, 2018))</ref><ref>((cite web|title=Nexstar to buy WGN owner Tribune Media for $4.1 billion|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-nexstar-tribune-media-20181202-story.html|author=Gerry Smith|author2=Nabila Ahmed|author3=Eric Newcomer|agency=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg News]]|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|publisher=[[Tribune Publishing]]|date=December 3, 2018))</ref><ref>((cite web|title=Nexstar to buy Tribune Media for $4.1 billion|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tribune-media-m-a-nexstar-media/nexstar-to-buy-tribune-media-for-4-1-billion-idUSKBN1O217Z|author=Arjun Panchadar|author2=Sonam Rai|work=[[Reuters]]|date=December 3, 2018))</ref><ref>((cite web|title=Nexstar Announces Deal to Buy Tribune for $6.4B|url=https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/nexstar-announces-deal-to-buy-tribune-for-6-4b|author=Jon Lafayette|periodical=Broadcasting & Cable|publisher=NewBay Media|date=December 3, 2018))</ref><ref>((cite web|title=It's Official: Nexstar Takes Tribune In Billion-Dollar Stock Deal|url=https://www.rbr.com/reuters-nexstar-gets-tribune-in-4-1b-deal/|author=Adam Jacobson|website=Radio-Television Business Report|publisher=Streamline-RBR, Inc.|date=December 3, 2018))</ref><ref>((cite web|title=Nexstar To Spin Off $1B In Stations|url=https://tvnewscheck.com/article/top-news/226264/nexstar-buying-tribune-media-6-4-billion/|author=Harry A. Jessell|author2=Mark K. Miller|website=TVNewsCheck|publisher=NewsCheck Media|date=December 3, 2018))</ref><ref name="nxsttrco1">((cite web|url=https://www.nexstar.tv/nexstar_agrees_to_acquire_tribune/|title=Nexstar Media Group Enters into Definitive Agreement to Acquire Tribune Media Company for $6.4 Billion in Accretive Transaction Creating the Nation's Largest Local Television Broadcaster and Local Media Company|publisher=[[Nexstar Media Group]]|date=December 3, 2018|access-date=December 3, 2018))</ref><ref name="nxsttrco2">((cite web|url=http://www.tribunemedia.com/nexstar-media-group-enters-into-definitive-agreement-to-acquire-tribune-media-company/|title=Nexstar Media Group Enters Into Definitive Agreement To Acquire Tribune Media Company|publisher=[[Tribune Media]]|date=December 3, 2018|access-date=December 3, 2018))</ref> The sale was approved by the FCC on September 16 and was completed on September 19, 2019.

==Programming==
===Local entertainment programs===
((colbegin))
*''Happy Home'' (1950s)
*''Welcome Travelers'' (1950s)
*''At the Hop'' (1950s–1960s; hosted by John Coleman and later by Ed Mason)
*''Sun-Up'' (1960s; hosted by Tom Jones)
*''Sheriff Sid'' (1960s)
*''[[Dialing for Dollars]]'' (1960s–1970s)
*''Way Out with Cousin Trebor'' (1963–1965)
*''The Second Cup'' (1970s)
*''The [[Bruce Weber (coach)|Bruce Weber]] Show'' (2000s)
*''[[PM Magazine]]'' (1977–1990)
*''Illinois Journal''((Clarify|date=July 2010|reason=what time period?))
((colend))

===News operation===
[[File:Site of Donegan residence.jpg|thumb|WCIA's Springfield/[[Illinois State Capitol|Capitol]] bureau.]]
((expand section|further information on the history of WCIA's news department|date=September 2017))

WCIA currently broadcasts its news from its studios in Champaign. It currently broadcasts 40 hours of news a week, and one hour on Saturday and Sunday. For most of its history, it has been central Illinois' dominant news station, owing to its status as the market's only VHF station.

On September 12, 2011, WCIA debuted an hour-long lifestyle and news program titled ''ciLiving.tv'', the Springfield market's first hour-long 4 p.m. news program; the show utilizes interactivity with viewers, through the use of social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter, along with online polls and audience quizzes via text message and the station's website.<ref>[http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/09/09/53873/wcia-adds-local-newslifestyle-at-4-pm WCIA Adds Local News-Lifestyle At 4 P.M.], ''TVNewsCheck'', September 9, 2011.</ref> The show also utilizes the station's new set, which is also used for the station's morning show, as well as other programs.

On October 24, 2012, during the 5:00&nbsp;p.m. newscast, WCIA and sister station WCIX began broadcasting local news in high definition.<ref>((cite web |url= http://www.illinoishomepage.net/story/d/story/wcia-goes-high-definition/49161/9i2UltnYzU-GOlN_lHwOww |title= WCIA goes high definition! |website= Illinoishomepage.net |publisher= Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. |date= October 24, 2012))</ref> This made the WCIA/WCIX operation the third local news operation and second "Big Four" network affiliated station to have made the upgrade. However, the newscasts on WCIX continued to be seen over the air in a [[letterboxed]] format until June 19, 2015, because its main channel was still transmitted in 4:3 standard definition until it upgraded to HD on that date.

In April 2015, WCIA expanded its 6 p.m. newscast from 30 minutes to one hour to provide better coverage of local news.

In late 2015, WCIA expanded its news coverage from the State Capitol. The station now produces and airs ''Capitol Connection'' on Sunday mornings after CBS' ''[[Face the Nation]]''. The show is also carried on other Nexstar stations in Illinois.

In October 2016, WCIA expanded its morning show from four hours to five hours, making the station have the only local news at 9 a.m. in the market.

====Controversies====
=====Department of Agriculture video news releases=====
In an article published on March 13, 2005, ''[[The New York Times]]'' documented WCIA's use of government [[video news release]]s without clear attribution as such. ''The Times'' reported, "WCIA, based in Champaign, had run 26 segments made by the [[United States Department of Agriculture|U.S. Agriculture Department]] over the past three months alone." WCIA acknowledged running the releases in the early hours of its morning news as part of its traditional service of [[agribusiness]] news to its rural viewers.<ref name="fifty">((Registration required|date=July 2010))((cite news|title=Under Bush, a New Age of Prepackaged TV News|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=March 13, 2005|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/13/politics/13covert.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2|access-date=May 13, 2009|author= [[Barstow, David]]; Stein, Robin))</ref>

=====Abigail Metsch bikini photo=====
The station gained national attention in April 2021 when reporter Abigail Metsch posted a photo of herself on [[Instagram]] in a [[thong]] [[bikini]], with Metsch's back facing the camera with her head turned towards the camera, completely exposing her [[buttocks]] and mentioning the station in the photo caption. After a viewer complained to the station, the News Director asked her to remove the photo.<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2021/4/12/getting-to-the-butt-of-the-news |title = Getting to the Butt of the News — FTVLive))</ref> WCIA management reportedly planned to keep the punishment "in house" until it was reported on news station website FTVLive.com, after which the Nexstar corporate office got involved and the station was forced to terminate Metsch.<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2021/4/14/butt-out |title = Butt Out? — FTVLive))</ref> Metsch removed the photo and went private on all of her [[social media]] accounts.<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2021/4/13/they-have-both-gone-missing |title = They Have Both Gone Missing.... — FTVLive))</ref> Metsch has since resurfaced as a reporter for [[KBTX-TV]] in [[Bryan, Texas]].<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.kbtx.com/authors/abigail.metsch/ |title = Abigail Metsch))</ref>

=====2021 Champaign shooting=====
On May 19, 2021, WCIA reported that Champaign police officer Chris Oberheim had been killed in the line of duty. Officer Oberheim had responded to a domestic dispute call; during that call, shots were fired. Oberheim was shot and killed, along with Darion Lafayette who originally fired shots at the responding officers. On May 21, WCIA reported on the incident and appeared to memorialize Lafayette. A graphic provided by the Lafayette family was displayed on screen, which depicted Lafayette with angel wings. What followed was community outrage, including thousands of comments on the WCIA Facebook page.((citation needed|date=May 2021))

====Notable former on-air staff====
*[[Susan Barnett]]<ref>((cite web|url=http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/personality/susan-barnett/|title=Susan Barnett Bio|publisher=[[KYW-TV]]|access-date=March 9, 2013))</ref>
*[[Colleen Callahan]] – agribusiness reporter (1974–1997)<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.colleencallahan.com/pdf/Colleen-Callahan-Resume.pdf|last=Callahan|first=Colleen|title=Colleen Callahan resume|access-date=March 10, 2013))</ref>
*[[John Coleman (news weathercaster)|John Coleman]] – weather anchor (1953–1957);  later at [[WLS-TV]], [[WMAQ-TV]], and [[KUSI]]; retired in April 2014<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.kusi.com/story/12963605/john-coleman|title=John Coleman bio|publisher=[[KUSI-TV]]|access-date=March 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404154135/http://www.kusi.com/story/12963605/john-coleman|archive-date=April 4, 2014|url-status=dead))</ref> (deceased)
*[[Michael Marsh (journalist)|Michael Marsh]]<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.wbrz.com/news/michael-marsh-anchor-5-6-and-10-pm|title=Michael Marsh Bio|date=October 20, 2010|publisher=[[WBRZ-TV]]|access-date=March 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121210084350/http://www.wbrz.com/news/michael-marsh-anchor-5-6-and-10-pm/|archive-date=December 10, 2012|url-status=dead))</ref>
*[[Dana Perino]] (later [[George W. Bush administration]] [[White House Press Secretary]])<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.uiaa.org/uis/news/uisalumni/stxt0708.html|title=UIS grad makes good|date=Fall 2007|publisher=University of Illinois Alumni Association|access-date=March 10, 2013))</ref>
*[[Elaine Quijano]]<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-18564_162-6415055.html|title=Elaine Quijano Bio|date=February 2, 2012|publisher=[[CBS News]]|access-date=March 10, 2013))</ref> (now with [[CBS News]])
*[[Martin Savidge]]<ref>((cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/CNN/anchors_reporters/savidge.martin.html|title=Martin Savidge bio|publisher=CNN|access-date=March 10, 2013))</ref>
*[[Lori Stokes]] – anchor/reporter (1986–1988); now at [[WNYW]]<ref>((cite web|url=http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/bio?section=ontv/stationinfo/bios&id=3301250|title=Lori Stokes bio|access-date=March 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121222054227/http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/bio?section=ontv%2Fstationinfo%2Fbios&id=3301250|archive-date=December 22, 2012|url-status=dead))</ref>

==Former logo==
<gallery>
Image:wciathumb2.jpg|WCIA [[logo]], ((circa|1970)) to 2000
</gallery>

==Technical information==

===Subchannels===
WCIA and WCIX broadcast two shared channels (CBS on 3.1 and 49.2 and MyNetworkTV on 3.2 and 49.1) and two unique [[diginets]] each. Also broadcast on the WCIA multiplex is a subchannel of [[WRSP-TV|WCCU]] as part of the market's [[ATSC 3.0]] (NextGen TV) hosting arrangement.
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|+Subchannels of WCIA<ref>[http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WCIA#station RabbitEars TV Query for WCIA]</ref>
! scope = "col" |[[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
! scope = "col" |[[Display resolution|Res.]]
! scope = "col" |[[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
! scope = "col" |Short name
! scope = "col" |Programming
|-
! scope = "row" | 3.1 
| rowspan=2| [[1080i]] || rowspan=4| [[16:9]] || WCIA-HD || [[CBS]]
|- style="background-color: #E6FFF7;"
! scope = "row" | [[WCIX|3.2]] 
| WCIX-HD || [[MyNetworkTV]] ([[WCIX]])
|-
! scope = "row" | 3.3 
| rowspan=2| [[480i]] || Bounce || [[Bounce TV]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 3.4 
| Grit || [[Grit (TV network)|Grit]]
|- style="background-color:#DFEBF6; border-top: 2px solid #003399;"
! scope = "row" | [[WRSP-TV|27.2]] 
| 480i || 16:9 || TrueCri || [[True Crime Network]] ([[WRSP-TV|WCCU-DT2]])
|}
((legend|#E6FFF7|Simulcast of subchannels of another station))
((legend|#DFEBF6|Broadcast on behalf of another station))

Originally, WCFN/WCIX aired its digital signal in a reduced [[4:3]] [[480i]] standard-definition format on both its main channel and the digital subcarrier of WCIA. In June 2015, WCIX upgraded to a full [[1080i]] [[16:9]] high definition signal, the same as WCIA. In September 2016, WCIA begin broadcasting [[Bounce TV]] on 3.3 and [[Grit TV]] on 3.4.

===Analog-to-digital conversion===
WCIA shut down its analog signal, over [[VHF]] channel 3, on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United States [[Digital television transition in the United States|transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts]] under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition [[UHF]] channel 48,<ref>((cite web|url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |title=DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds |access-date=March 24, 2012))</ref> using [[virtual channel]] 3. On January 17, 2020, WCIA moved to channel 34 as a result of the spectrum repack.

==See also==
*[[1953 in television]]

==References==
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==External links==
*((Official website|https://www.wcia.com/))
*[http://www.dougquick.com/wciachampaign2.html dougquick.com/wciachampaign2.html] &mdash; provides a three-part history of WCIA, with many pictures

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