WMAQ-TV
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This article is about the NBC owned-and-operated television station in Chicago. For broadcast stations that previously used the WMAQ call sign, see WMAQ (disambiguation).
WMAQ-TV (channel 5) is a television station in Chicago, Illinois, United States, serving as the market's NBC outlet. It is owned and operated by the network's NBC Owned Television Stations division alongside Telemundo station WSNS-TV (channel 44); it is also sister to regional sports network NBC Sports Chicago. WMAQ-TV and WSNS-TV share studios at the NBC Tower on North Columbus Drive in the city's Streeterville neighborhood; both stations are broadcast from the same transmitter atop the Willis Tower in the Chicago Loop.
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Branding | NBC 5 Chicago |
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First air date | October 8, 1948 (75 years ago) (1948-10-08) |
Former call signs | WNBQ (1948–1964) |
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Call sign meaning | "We Must Ask Questions" |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 47905 |
ERP | 398 kW |
HAAT | 509 m (1,670 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°52′44.1″N 87°38′10.2″W |
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Website | www |
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