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Licensing and Management System

Facility ID:73226WLS-TV

Channel:
22 Shared
Station Type:
Main
Community:
CHICAGO, IL
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Channel and Facility Information

Service:
Full Service Television
Facility Type:
Commercial
Facility Status:
LICENSED AND REDUCED POWER
Status Date:
11/12/2021
Expiration Date:
12/01/2029
Country:
US
FRN:
0003471315
Channel:
22 Shared
Primary Station:
Satellite TV:
No
Virtual Channel:
7
Digital Status:
NTSC TSID:
1002
DTV TSID:
1003
Network Affiliation:
ABC
Nielsen DMA:
Chicago
Online Public Inspection Files (OPIF)

Licensee

Name:
WLS TELEVISION, INC.
Title:
Address:
77 W 66TH ST FL 16
NEW YORK, NY 10023
US
Phone:
+1 (212) 456-7387
Email:
john.w.zucker@abc.com

Contact Representative

Name:
Grace Kavadoy
Title:
Address:
ABC, Inc.
77 W 66th St., 16th FL.,
New York, NY 10023
US
Phone:
+1 (212) 456-6686
Email:
Grace.Kavadoy@disney.com

Channel Sharing

Facility ID Call Sign Channel City State
73226 WLS-TV 44 CHICAGO IL
60539 WXFT-DT 44 AURORA IL

Main Studio Location

Address:
190 North State Street

Chicago, IL 60601
US
Phone:
+1 (312) 750-7777

Control Point Information

Address:



Phone:

Attachments

Date Uploaded File Name
05/09/2022 D:\data\prod\cdbs\letters\\38\A-1195830_F-73226_L-38135-BRCT-20050801CUZ.pdf
05/09/2022 D:\data\prod\cdbs\letters\\38\A-1195830_F-73226_L-38136-BRCT-20050801CUZ.pdf
05/09/2022 D:\data\prod\cdbs\letters\86\A-0_F-73226_L-86533-HISTORY-CARDS.pdf
05/09/2022 D:\data\prod\cdbs\letters\\88\A-0_F-73226_L-88568.pdf
12/23/2021 WLS - Notice to Correct FRN (12.22.2021)-c3.pdf

Application History

Application
Submit Date
0000028376 Form 399 Submitted, Active Status Date: 03/03/2023 03/03/2023
0000208693 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 01/30/2023 01/30/2023
0000206596 Transition Plan Progress Report Received, Active Status Date: 01/10/2023 01/10/2023
0000205966 Legal STA Granted, Active Status Date: 01/10/2023 12/27/2022
0000205965 Tolling Granted, Active Status Date: 01/10/2023 12/27/2022
0000028376 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 12/02/2022 12/02/2022
0000202221 Transition Plan Progress Report Received, Active Status Date: 10/12/2022 10/11/2022
0000028376 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 09/30/2022 09/30/2022
0000028376 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 09/06/2022 09/06/2022
0000028376 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 09/05/2022 09/06/2022
0000196983 Tolling Granted, Active Status Date: 09/01/2022 08/04/2022
0000196984 Legal STA Granted, Active Status Date: 08/31/2022 08/04/2022
0000194693 Transition Plan Progress Report Received, Active Status Date: 07/11/2022 07/11/2022
0000028376 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 06/24/2022 06/24/2022
0000189147 Transition Plan Progress Report Received, Active Status Date: 04/08/2022 04/08/2022
0000185060 Tolling Granted, Active Status Date: 03/23/2022 02/18/2022
0000185061 Legal STA Granted, Active Status Date: 03/21/2022 02/18/2022
0000181635 Children's TV Programming Report Amendment Received, Active Status Date: 02/07/2022 02/07/2022
0000181635 Children's TV Programming Report Superceded, In-Active Status Date: 02/07/2022 01/26/2022
0000178686 Transition Plan Progress Report Received, Active Status Date: 01/05/2022 01/05/2022
0000163010 Transition Plan Progress Report Received, Active Status Date: 10/06/2021 10/06/2021
0000163115 Reduced Power Notification Received, Active Status Date: 10/06/2021 10/06/2021
0000161922 Notification of Consummation Accepted, Active Status Date: 10/01/2021 09/30/2021
0000161777 Tolling Granted, Active Status Date: 10/07/2021 09/30/2021
0000160938 License To Cover Granted, Active Status Date: 10/05/2021 09/29/2021
0000028376 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 08/13/2021 08/13/2021
0000156086 Extension of Consummation Accepted, Active Status Date: 08/06/2021 08/05/2021
0000155797 Renewal of License Granted, Active Status Date: 11/12/2021 08/02/2021
0000155009 EEO Report Received, Active Status Date: 07/30/2021 07/30/2021
0000151797 Transition Plan Progress Report Received, Active Status Date: 07/06/2021 07/06/2021
0000146356 Withdrawal of Transfer of Control Dismissed, In-Active Status Date: 06/01/2021 06/01/2021
0000146573 Transfer of Control Granted, Active Status Date: 06/01/2021 05/21/2021
0000146356 Transfer of Control Superceded, In-Active Status Date: 06/01/2021 05/20/2021
0000143251 Transition Plan Progress Report Received, Active Status Date: 04/08/2021 04/08/2021
0000028376 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 04/08/2021 04/08/2021
STA Extension Granted, Active Status Date: 04/12/2021 03/16/2021
0000139978 Tolling Granted, Active Status Date: 04/09/2021 03/16/2021
0000028376 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 03/04/2021 03/04/2021
0000028376 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 03/02/2021 03/02/2021
0000133906 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 01/29/2021 01/29/2021
0000130603 Transition Plan Progress Report Received, Active Status Date: 01/06/2021 01/06/2021
0000028376 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 10/29/2020 10/29/2020
0000028376 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 10/27/2020 10/27/2020
0000124136 Transition Plan Progress Report Received, Active Status Date: 10/06/2020 10/06/2020
0000121914 STA Extension Granted, Active Status Date: 10/22/2020 09/21/2020
0000120815 Tolling Granted, Active Status Date: 10/21/2020 08/26/2020
0000028376 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 08/05/2020 08/05/2020
0000117111 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 07/06/2020 07/06/2020
0000117114 Transition Plan Progress Report Received, Active Status Date: 07/06/2020 07/06/2020
0000028376 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 05/15/2020 05/15/2020
0000028376 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 05/08/2020 05/08/2020
0000028376 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 04/16/2020 04/16/2020
0000111832 Transition Plan Progress Report Received, Active Status Date: 04/08/2020 04/08/2020
0000108716 STA Extension Granted, Active Status Date: 04/08/2020 03/23/2020
0000108713 Tolling Granted, Active Status Date: 04/08/2020 03/23/2020
0000095155 Transition Plan Progress Report Received, Active Status Date: 01/06/2020 01/06/2020
0000093005 License To Cover Granted, Active Status Date: 12/11/2019 12/09/2019
0000086944 Transition Plan Progress Report Received, Active Status Date: 10/21/2019 10/21/2019
0000086908 Minor Modification (Sharing) Granted, Active Status Date: 10/22/2019 10/18/2019
0000085882 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 10/10/2019 10/10/2019
0000086040 Transition Plan Progress Report Received, Active Status Date: 10/10/2019 10/10/2019
0000083065 Engineering STA Granted, Active Status Date: 10/02/2019 10/01/2019
0000080868 Construction Permit Granted, In-Active Status Date: 09/05/2019 09/04/2019
0000080207 Transition Plan Progress Report Received, Active Status Date: 08/09/2019 08/09/2019
0000078137 Extension of CP Granted, In-Active Status Date: 09/19/2019 07/16/2019
0000076560 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 07/08/2019 07/08/2019
0000075702 Transition Plan Progress Report Received, Active Status Date: 07/03/2019 07/03/2019
0000072134 Construction Permit Granted, In-Active Status Date: 04/25/2019 04/24/2019
0000069811 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 04/05/2019 04/05/2019
0000067056 Legal STA Amendment Granted, Active Status Date: 04/08/2019 04/03/2019
0000069262 Transition Plan Progress Report Received, Active Status Date: 04/03/2019 04/03/2019
0000028376 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 03/22/2019 03/22/2019
0000028376 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 02/04/2019 02/04/2019
BLSTA-0000067056 Engineering STA Granted, Active Status Date: 04/08/2019 01/17/2019
0000067056 Legal STA Superceded, In-Active Status Date: 04/08/2019 01/17/2019
0000066025 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 01/09/2019 01/09/2019
0000064625 Transition Plan Progress Report Received, Active Status Date: 01/03/2019 01/03/2019
0000028376 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 11/21/2018 11/21/2018
BTCCDT-20181116AAL Transfer of Control Amendment Granted, Active Status Date: 11/30/2018 11/16/2018
BTCCDT-20181116AAL Transfer of Control Superceded, In-Active Status Date: 11/23/2018 11/16/2018
0000061487 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 10/09/2018 10/09/2018
0000059962 Transition Plan Progress Report Received, Active Status Date: 09/28/2018 09/28/2018
0000028376 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 07/20/2018 07/20/2018
0000058239 Modification to License (Sharing) Granted, Active Status Date: 07/12/2018 07/11/2018
0000056621 Transition Plan Progress Report Received, Active Status Date: 07/06/2018 07/06/2018
0000056231 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 07/05/2018 07/05/2018
0000028376 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 04/19/2018 04/19/2018
0000049513 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 04/03/2018 04/03/2018
0000049160 Transition Plan Progress Report Received, Active Status Date: 03/30/2018 03/30/2018
0000028376 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 03/25/2018 03/26/2018
0000034300 Minor Modification Amendment Granted, In-Active Status Date: 02/28/2018 02/28/2018
0000039752 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 01/10/2018 01/10/2018
0000037135 Transition Plan Progress Report Received, Active Status Date: 01/02/2018 01/02/2018
0000035626 Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report Received, Active Status Date: 11/27/2017 11/27/2017
0000034300 Minor Modification Superceded, In-Active Status Date: 02/28/2018 10/27/2017
0000031748 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 10/06/2017 10/06/2017
0000030174 Transition Plan Progress Report Received, Active Status Date: 09/27/2017 09/27/2017
0000028376 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 09/06/2017 09/06/2017
0000025941 Minor Modification Amendment Granted, In-Active Status Date: 08/03/2017 08/02/2017
0000028376 Form 399 Submitted, In-Active Status Date: 07/12/2017 07/12/2017
0000026537 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 07/07/2017 07/07/2017
0000025941 Minor Modification Superceded, In-Active Status Date: 08/02/2017 07/05/2017
0000023166 Children's TV Programming Report Amendment Received, Active Status Date: 04/10/2017 04/10/2017
0000023166 Children's TV Programming Report Superceded, In-Active Status Date: 04/10/2017 04/05/2017
0000021436 Administrative Update Received, Active Status Date: 01/19/2017 01/19/2017
0000021146 Children's TV Programming Report Amendment Received, Active Status Date: 01/12/2017 01/12/2017
0000021146 Children's TV Programming Report Superceded, In-Active Status Date: 01/12/2017 01/10/2017
0000018384 Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report Received, Active Status Date: 11/29/2016 11/29/2016
0000015651 Children's TV Programming Report Amendment Received, Active Status Date: 11/14/2016 11/14/2016
0000015651 Children's TV Programming Report Superceded, In-Active Status Date: 11/11/2016 10/11/2016
0000012686 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 07/08/2016 07/08/2016
0000010237 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 04/11/2016 04/11/2016
CPR-178358 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 01/11/2016 01/11/2016
0000007344 Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report Received, Active Status Date: 12/17/2015 12/17/2015
CPR-174953 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 10/09/2015 10/09/2015
CPR-170878 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 07/10/2015 07/10/2015
0000002246 Schedule 381 Certification Received, Active Status Date: 06/29/2015 06/29/2015
CPR-168026 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 04/09/2015 04/09/2015
CPR-164731 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 01/12/2015 01/12/2015
BAFCDT-20141218ADZ Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report Received, Active Status Date: 12/19/2014 12/18/2014
CPR-158896 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 10/03/2014 10/03/2014
CPR-155691 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 07/03/2014 07/03/2014
CPR-152580 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 04/07/2014 04/07/2014
CPR-149321 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 01/08/2014 01/08/2014
BAFCDT-20131202CCU Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report Received, Active Status Date: 12/03/2013 12/02/2013
CPR-146456 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 10/21/2013 10/21/2013
CPR-143683 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 07/09/2013 07/09/2013
CPR-140169 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 04/05/2013 04/05/2013
BEDSTA-20130322AFO STA Extension Pending, In-Active Status Date: 03/25/2013 03/22/2013
BXLCDT-20130321ABL License To Cover Granted, In-Active Status Date: 04/09/2014 03/21/2013
BXLCDT-20130321ABI License To Cover Granted, In-Active Status Date: 04/09/2014 03/21/2013
BEDSTA-20130208AAZ STA Extension Dismissed, Active Status Date: 03/13/2013 02/08/2013
BXPCDT-20130201ACE Minor Modification Granted, In-Active Status Date: 03/05/2013 02/01/2013
BXPCDT-20130124AEC Minor Modification Granted, In-Active Status Date: 03/05/2013 01/24/2013
CPR-136822 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 01/08/2013 01/08/2013
BAFCDT-20121129BJO Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report Received, Active Status Date: 11/30/2012 11/29/2012
BLCDT-20121016ABX License To Cover Granted, In-Active Status Date: 11/26/2012 10/16/2012
CPR-134429 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 10/08/2012 10/08/2012
BEDSTA-20120921ACG STA Extension Granted, Active Status Date: 09/25/2012 09/21/2012
BEDSTA-20120831AAN STA Extension Granted, Active Status Date: 09/25/2012 08/31/2012
BEDSTA-20120731AFT STA Extension Granted, Active Status Date: 08/03/2012 07/31/2012
CPR-132098 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 07/09/2012 07/09/2012
CPR-129941 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 04/10/2012 04/10/2012
BEDSTA-20120306ABE STA Extension Granted, Active Status Date: 03/23/2012 03/06/2012
BEDSTA-20120227ABA STA Extension Granted, Active Status Date: 03/08/2012 02/27/2012
CPR-126448 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 01/09/2012 01/09/2012
BAFCDT-20111117ANI Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report Received, Active Status Date: 11/18/2011 11/17/2011
BDSTA-20111107ATL Engineering STA Granted, Active Status Date: 02/09/2012 11/07/2011
CPR-124908 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 10/10/2011 10/10/2011
BDSTA-20110912AAD Engineering STA Granted, Active Status Date: 09/16/2011 09/12/2011
BDSTA-20110826ACW Engineering STA Granted, Active Status Date: 09/07/2011 08/26/2011
CPR-121629 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 07/07/2011 07/07/2011
BELDSTA-20110408ABH STA Extension Dismissed, Active Status Date: 09/16/2011 04/08/2011
CPR-119531 Children's TV Programming Report Received, Active Status Date: 04/08/2011 04/08/2011
BEDSTA-20110407AAB STA Extension Dismissed, Active Status Date: 09/12/2011 04/07/2011
BMPCDT-20110331ABW Minor Modification Amendment Granted, In-Active Status Date: 08/16/2011 03/31/2011
BMPCDT-20110331ABW Minor Modification Superceded, In-Active Status Date: 04/05/2011 03/31/2011
BEDSTA-20101124AET STA Extension Dismissed, Active Status Date: 01/26/2012 11/24/2010
BAFCDT-20101115GLE Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report Received, Active Status Date: 11/16/2010 11/15/2010
BEDSTA-20101008AAN STA Extension Granted, Active Status Date: 10/19/2010 10/08/2010
BELDSTA-20101005AAU STA Extension Granted, Active Status Date: 10/19/2010 10/05/2010
BEDSTA-20100525AFE STA Extension Granted, Active Status Date: 06/07/2010 05/25/2010
BELDSTA-20100408ACD STA Extension Granted, Active Status Date: 04/20/2010 04/08/2010
BDSTA-20100319AFB Engineering STA Granted, Active Status Date: 04/20/2010 03/19/2010
BDSTA-20091124AIM Engineering STA Granted, Active Status Date: 12/04/2009 11/24/2009
BAFCDT-20091124AHR Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report Received, Active Status Date: 11/25/2009 11/24/2009
BDSTA-20091026ACS Engineering STA Granted, Active Status Date: 10/27/2009 10/26/2009
BLDSTA-20091023ABZ Engineering STA Granted, Active Status Date: 10/26/2009 10/26/2009
BPCDT-20091001ACI Minor Modification Granted, In-Active Status Date: 10/23/2009 10/01/2009
BDSTA-20090908ABP Engineering STA Granted, Active Status Date: 09/09/2009 09/08/2009
BDRTCDT-20090817ACC Construction Permit Superceded, In-Active Status Date: 02/09/2015 08/17/2009
BDRTCDT-20090817ACC Construction Permit Amendment Dismissed, In-Active Status Date: 02/27/2018 08/17/2009
BLSTA-20090630AGB Engineering STA Dismissed, Active Status Date: 08/04/2011 06/30/2009
BDRTCDT-20090630AFT Construction Permit Dismissed, In-Active Status Date: 06/06/2018 06/30/2009
BLCDT-20090612AEE License To Cover Granted, In-Active Status Date: 06/15/2009 06/12/2009
BAFCDT-20081201ACZ Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report Received, Active Status Date: 12/01/2008 12/01/2008
BPCDT-20080529AJS Minor Modification Granted, In-Active Status Date: 06/03/2008 05/29/2008
BAFCDT-20071130API Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report Received, Active Status Date: 12/03/2007 11/30/2007
BXPCDT-20070824ABN Minor Modification Granted, In-Active Status Date: 10/01/2007 08/24/2007
BAFCDT-20061128ARF Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report Received, Active Status Date: 11/29/2006 11/28/2006
BAFCDT-20051130CUW Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report Received, Active Status Date: 12/01/2005 11/30/2005
BAFCDT-20041201BON Annual Ancillary/Supplemental Service Report Received, Active Status Date: 12/02/2004 12/01/2004
BTCCT-20031113AFI Transfer of Control Granted, Active Status Date: 12/05/2003 11/13/2003
BLCDT-20010109AAV License To Cover Granted, In-Active Status Date: 06/12/2001 01/29/2001
BMPCDT-20000720ABN Minor Modification Granted, In-Active Status Date: 10/25/2000 10/18/2000
BPCDT-19980501KK Minor Modification Granted, In-Active Status Date: 07/23/1998 05/01/1998
BTCCT-19950823KP Transfer of Control Granted, Active Status Date: 02/08/1996 08/23/1995
BALCT-19860613KH Assignment of Authorization Granted, Active Status Date: 06/27/1986 06/13/1986
BTCCT-19850701KM Transfer of Control Granted, Active Status Date: 11/14/1985 07/01/1985

Call Sign History

Call Sign Begin Date
WLS-TV 09/28/2011
WLS-TV 09/28/2011
WLS-TV 04/23/1979
WLS