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WHOI
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| WHOI | |
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| 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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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.
Current ABC Prime-Time Schedule (Ch. 19)
External Links
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WHOI
