• WGN-TV (channel 9) is a television station in Chicago, Illinois, United States, serving as the local outlet for The CW. It is owned and operated by the...
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    by United Video Inc. as a national feed of Chicago independent station WGN-TV, making the station's programming available to cable and satellite providers...
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    September 1, 2024, when The CW moved back to Nexstar-owned WGN-TV. Gray Television–owned WPCH-TV in Atlanta now holds the title. Founded by John J. Weigel...
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    first incident took place during the sports segment of independent TV station WGN-TV's 9:00 p.m. newscast. Like the later signal intrusion, it featured...
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    on September 17, 1948, as WENR-TV. It was the third television station to sign on in the Chicago market behind WGN-TV (channel 9), which debuted six months...
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  • television set). WGN America was originally established on November 9, 1978, when United Video Inc. began redistributing the signal of WGN-TV (channel 9) in...
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    also differed slightly. One example is the voice and laugh of Chicago's WGN-TV Bob Bell, who also wore a red costume throughout the first decade of his...
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    Tom Skilling (section WGN-TV)
    meteorologist. From 1978 to his retirement in 2024, he worked as a meteorologist at WGN-TV in Chicago. The oldest of four children, Tom Skilling was born at Magee...
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  • to channel 7. As a result of WBBM-TV's purchase by CBS, it picked up all CBS programming previously carried by WGN-TV, after a two-month cancellation clause...
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  • WGN Sports (originally known as WGN-TV Sports from 1948 to 1993) was the programming division of WGN-TV (channel 9), an independent television station...
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