WBUI

callsign	WBUI
city	Decatur, Illinois
branding	CW 23 (general) NewsChannel 20 Sunrise (morning newscasts) Fox Champaign News (9p.m. newscasts)
digital	22 (UHF)
virtual	23
affiliations	23.1: The CW for others, see
owner	GOCOM Media, LLC
licensee	GOCOM Media of Illinois, LLC
operator	Rincon Broadcasting Group via JSA/SSA
location	Decatur–Springfield– Champaign–Urbana, Illinois
country	United States
founded	December 28, 1983
airdate	May 14, 1984
callsign meaning	The WB (former affiliation) and University of Illinois (allusion of service to Champaign–Urbana)
sister stations	WRSP-TV, WCCU, WICS, WICD
former callsigns	WFHL (1984–1998) WPXU (1998–1999)
former channel numbers	Analog: 23 (UHF, 1984–2009)
former affiliations	Religious Independent (1984–1998) Pax (1998–1999) The WB (1999–2006) UPN (secondary, 1998–2002)
erp	325 kW
haat	401 m
facility id	16363
coordinates	39.94889°N, -88.83667°W
licensing authority	FCC
website	https://cw23tv.com/

WBUI (channel 23) is a television station licensed to Decatur, Illinois, United States, serving the Central Illinois region as an affiliate of The CW. It is owned by GOCOM Media, LLC, alongside Springfield-licensed Fox affiliate WRSP-TV, channel 55 (and its semi-satellite, Urbana-licensed WCCU, channel 27). GOCOM maintains joint sales and shared services agreements (JSA/SSA) with Rincon Broadcasting Group, owner of Springfield-licensed ABC affiliate WICS, channel 20 (and its semi-satellite, Champaign-licensed WICD, channel 15), for the provision of certain services. WBUI, WRSP and WICS share studios on East Cook Street in Springfield's Eastside; WBUI maintains an advertising sales office on South Main Street/US 51 in downtown Decatur and transmitter facilities in Whitmore Township (between Oreana and I-72).

History

The station signed on May 14, 1984, as WFHL and was owned by the local

WBUI

History

Technical information

Subchannels

Analog-to-digital conversion

Towers

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