WHOI

WHOI
Brand	HOI 19 / CW 4
City of License	Peoria, Illinois
Market	Peoria, Illinois
Channel	19 digital Formerly: 8 analog (1953-1963) 19 analog (1963-2009) 40 digital (2003-2009)
Network Affiliation	Current: ABC The CW (DT2) Historic: CBS (1953-1957) DuMont (secondary, 1953-1956)
Founded	October 20, 1953
Company	Sinclair Broadcast Group
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Current Popular Non-Network Shows	Entertainment Tonight Extra Ring of Honor Wrestling The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Doctors

WHOI is the ABC affiliate in Peoria, Illinois. The station operates on digital channel 19, formerly 8 & 19 analog and 40 digital.

WHOI began broadcasting on October 20, 1953 as a CBS affiliate with a secondary DuMont under call letters WTVH-TV. In 1956, DuMont went off the air while the station became a sole CBS affiliate. In 1957, the station became an ABC affiiate after CBS went to WMBD-TV channel 31. In 1965, the station changed its call letters to WIRL-TV. Then in 1973, the station changed its call letters again to WRAU-TV. In 1985, WHOI became the new call letters of the station.

External Links

• Query the FCC's TV station database for WHOI