WCIX
 
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Springfield/Decatur/Champaign/Urbana, Illinois United States |
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| Branding | X 49 (general) WCIA 3 News WCIA 3 (on DT2) |
| Slogan | Your Local News Leader |
| Channels |
Digital: 13 (VHF) Virtual: 49 () |
| Subchannels | 49.1 MyNetworkTV 49.2 CBS 49.3 Escape 49.4 Laff |
| Affiliations | MyNetworkTV (since 2006) |
| Owner |
Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.) |
| First air date | 1967 |
| Call letters' meaning | disambiguation from WCIA |
| Sister station(s) | WCIA, WHBF-TV, KLJB, KGCW, WMBD-TV, WTVO, WQRF-TV |
| Former callsigns | W49AA (1967–1985) WCFN (1985–2011) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 49 (UHF, 1967–2009) Digital: 53 (UHF, 2002–2009) |
| Former affiliations | CBS (1967–2002, as satellite of WCIA) UPN (2002–2006) |
| Transmitter power | 5 kW |
| Height | 175.5 m (576 ft) |
| Class | DT |
| Facility ID | 42116 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 39°47′27″N 89°30′53″W / 39.79083°N 89.51472°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | http://www.illinoishomepage.net/ |
WCIX is the MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station for the Central Illinois region of the United States that is licensed to Springfield. It broadcasts a high-definition digital signal on VHF channel 13 (or virtual channel 49.1 via ) from a transmitter on Etherton Lane in Clear Lake Township. WCIX is owned by the Nexstar Media Group as part of a duopoly with CBS affiliate WCIA, and operates out of WCIA's facility on South Neil Street/U.S. 45 in Downtown Champaign. The two stations operate a sales office and news bureau on East Edwards Street near the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield.
Since its over-the-air signal cannot be seen in eastern parts of the market (including Champaign, Urbana, and Danville), WCIX is simulcast in high definition on WCIA's second digital subchannel (UHF channel 48.2 or virtual channel 3.2 via PSIP) from a transmitter in Seymour along the Champaign and Piatt County line.
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