WBUI
 
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Decatur/Springfield/ Champaign/Urbana, Illinois United States |
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| City | Decatur |
| Branding | CW 23 This TV Illinois (DT2) |
| Slogan | TV Now |
| Channels |
Digital: 22 (UHF) Virtual: 23 () |
| Subchannels | 23.1 The CW 23.2 This TV |
| Affiliations | The CW (since 2006) |
| Owner | GOCOM Media, LLC (GOCOM Media of Illinois, LLC) |
| Operator | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| First air date | May 1984 |
| Call letters' meaning | The WB (former affiliation) and University of Illinois (allusion of service to Champaign/Urbana) |
| Sister station(s) |
WRSP-TV/WCCU, WICS/WICD, WHOI, WYZZ-TV |
| Former callsigns | WFHL (1984–1998) WPXU (1998–1999) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog 23 (UHF, 1984–2009) |
| Former affiliations |
Primary: Religious Independent (1984–1998) Pax (1998–1999) The WB (1999–2006) Secondary: UPN (1998–2002) |
| Transmitter power | 325 kW |
| Height | 401 m |
| Class | DT |
| Facility ID | 16363 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 39°56′56.2″N 88°50′13″W / 39.948944°N 88.83694°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | cw23tv.com |
WBUI is the CW-affiliated television station for East-Central Illinois that is licensed to Decatur. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 22 (or virtual channel 23.1 via ) from a transmitter in Whitmore Township (between Oreana and I-72). Owned by GOCOM Media, WBUI is sister to Fox affiliate WRSP-TV (and its semi-satellite station, WCCU).
Both stations are operated through joint sales and shared services agreements by the Sinclair Broadcast Group making them sisters to ABC affiliate WICS (and its full-time satellite, WICD). All of the television stations share studios together on East Cook Street in Springfield's Eastside. However, WBUI also operates an advertising sales office on South Main Street/U.S. 51 in Downtown Decatur.
The station signed-on May 14, 1984 as WFHL and was owned by the local Foursquare Church. One half of the station's programing was Christian programming with shows such as 700 Club and local religious programs. The station's original studios were located on North Parkway Court in Decatur. The other half of the schedule consisted of recent barter cartoons, some older cartoons, family type off-network drama shows, a couple classic sitcoms, westerns, and old movies. In 1998, the station was sold to Paxson Communications who renamed the station WPXU.
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