WCIX
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| City | Springfield, Illinois |
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| WCIA | |
| History | |
First air date | 1967 (current license dates from February 4, 1985) |
Former call signs | W49AA (1967–1985) WCFN (1985–2011) |
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Call sign meaning | disambiguation from WCIA |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 42116 |
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| HAAT | 175.5 m (576 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 39°47′27.4″N 89°30′53″W / 39.790944°N 89.51472°W |
| Translator(s) | WCIA-DT 3.2 (34.2 UHF) Champaign |
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| Website | www |
WCIX (channel 49) is a television station licensed to Springfield, Illinois, United States, serving the Central Illinois region as an affiliate of MyNetworkTV. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group alongside Champaign-licensed CBS affiliate WCIA (channel 3). Both stations share studios on South Neil Street/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. WCIX's transmitter is located in Clear Lake Township.
Since WCIX's over-the-air signal cannot be seen in eastern parts of the market (including Champaign, Urbana, and Danville), it is simulcast in high definition on WCIA's second digital subchannel (3.2) from a transmitter west of Seymour, Illinois. Nielsen Media Research treats WCIX and WCIA-DT2 as one station in local ratings books, using the identifier name WCIX+.