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| WCIA | |
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| Champaign-Urbana-Springfield-Decatur, Illinois | |
| Slogan | Your News Leader |
| Channels | Analog: 3 (VHF) Digital: 48 (UHF) |
| Affiliations | CBS MyNetworkTV (DT2, simulcast of WCFN) |
| Owner | Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. (Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.) |
| First air date | November 14, 1953 |
| Call letters’ meaning | We're in the Central Illinois Area |
| Sister station(s) | WCFN |
| Former affiliations | Secondary: NBC (1953-59) ABC (1953-1954) DuMont (1953-1956) DT2: UPN (2002-06, simulcast of WCFN) |
| Transmitter Power | 100 kW (analog) 1000 kW (digital) |
| Height | 287 m (analog) 245 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 42124 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | 40°6′21.7″N 88°26′59.8″W / 40.106028°N 88.449944°W / 40.106028; -88.449944 (WCIA) |
| Website | www.illinoishomepage.net/ |
WCIA channel 3 is a CBS-affiliated television station located in Champaign, Illinois. Owned by Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc., it has a sister station, WCFN-TV, the MyNetworkTV affiliate licensed to Springfield, Illinois. Both WCIA and WCFN are operated out of a studio on Neil Street in downtown Champaign. Its transmitter is located near Seymour. It is the dominant news station in Champaign since competitors WAND NBC is in Decatur and WICD splits the ABC audience with WICS in Springfield, Illinois.
