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Full-power TV

WGN-TV Channel 19

Chicago, IL · Tribune Media Company

StatusLicensedSince 2024-01-24
ServiceFull-power TV
Community of licenseChicago, IL
LicenseeTribune Media CompanyAs named on the filing below
Facility ID72115 FCC record
Call sign since1979-09-04

Licensed facilities

FrequencyRF channel 19
ERP645.000 kW
HAAT497.7 m
Radiation center677.3 m AMSL, 495.9 m above ground
Coordinates (NAD83)41° 52′ 44.10″ N 87° 38′ 10.20″ W41.878917, -87.636167
AntennaRFS PEPL24CNondirectional
File number0000235154 LMSFiled 2024-01-10
License expires2030-04-01

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From the FCC's LMS public database as of 2026-10-16, updated every morning. Not a product of the FCC.