WRSP-TV
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| WRSP-TV / WCCU | |
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| WRSP-TV: Springfield / Decatur, Illinois WCCU: Urbana / Champaign, Illinois |
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| Branding | Fox 55/27 Illinois |
| Channels | WRSP: 55 (UHF) WCCU: 27 (UHF) analog, WRSP: 44 (UHF) WCCU: 26 (UHF) digital |
| Affiliations | Fox |
| Owner | Bahakel Communications |
| Founded | WRSP: September 27, 1979 WCCU: February 19, 1986 |
| Call letters meaning | WRSP: WR SPringfield WCCU: W Central Illinois Champaign Urbana |
| Former callsigns | WRSP-TV: WBHW (1979-1982) |
| Former affiliations | Independent (1979-1986) |
| Website | www.wrsptv.com |
WRSP-TV (channel 55) and WCCU (channel 27) are affiliates of the Fox network in central Illinois. WRSP originates from Springfield, Illinois; WCCU originates from Urbana, Illinois. Both stations are owned by Bahakel Communications.
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[edit] History
On September 27, 1979, the station signed on as religious television station WBHW. In 1982, it changed call letters to WRSP-TV, a general entertainment independent station. On February 19, 1986, satellite station WCCU signed on. Both WRSP-TV and WCCU became charter affiliates of the fledgling Fox network. Both stations began transmitting digital signals in mid-2000.
[edit] News programming
On July 31, 2006, WICS-TV (ABC 20) in Springfield and WICD-TV (ABC 15) in Champaign announced a news share agreement with WRSP-TV and WCCU-TV, in which WICS-TV/WICD-TV will produce a 35 minute 9:00pm newscast Monday through Sunday on WRSP/WCCU, beginning September 2006 titled "Newschannel at 9 on Fox Illinois".
[edit] Past logos
 WBHW logo from 1979-1982. |
 WRSP/WCCU Logo from ?-2006. |
[edit] External links
- WRSP/WCCU website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WRSP
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WCCU
| Bahakel Communications |
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WABG-TV | WAKA | WBBJ-TV | WCCB | WFXB | WOLO-TV | WRSP-TV / WCCU |
| Broadcast television in the Champaign-Urbana/Decatur/Springfield market (Nielsen DMA #82) | ||
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WCIA 3 (CBS) - WSIU 8 / WUSI 16 (PBS) - WILL 12 (PBS) - WSEC 14 (PBS) - WICD 15 / WICS 20 (ABC) - WAND 17 (NBC) - WBUI 23 (The CW) - W29BG/W34DL 34 (TBN) - WBXC 46 (MTV2) - WCFN 49 (MNTV) - WEIU 51 (PBS) - WRSP 55 / WCCU 27 (Fox) |
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WFLD 32 (Chicago) - WQRF 39 (Rockford) - WYZZ 43 (Bloomington) - "CGEM" 54.3 (Quincy) - WRSP 55 / WCCU 27 (Springfield / Urbana) |
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| See also: ABC, CBS, CW, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS and Other Stations in Illinois | |
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