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digital = 53 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])|
digital = 53 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])|
affiliations = [[MyNetworkTV]]|
affiliations = [[MyNetworkTV]]|
founded = [[1967]] (as low-power station, upgraded to full power in [[1982]]|
founded = [[1967]] (as low-power station, upgraded to full power in [[1982]])|
location = [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]]/[[Decatur, Illinois|Decatur]]/[[Champaign, Illinois|Champaign]]/[[Urbana, Illinois]]|
location = [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]]/[[Decatur, Illinois|Decatur]]/[[Champaign, Illinois|Champaign]]/[[Urbana, Illinois]]|
callsign_meaning = '''W C'''hannel '''F'''orty-'''N'''ine |
callsign_meaning = '''W C'''hannel '''F'''orty-'''N'''ine |
former_callsigns = W49AA (1967-82)
former_callsigns = W49AA (1967-82)|
owner = [[Nexstar Broadcasting Group]]|
owner = [[Nexstar Broadcasting Group]]|
former_affiliations = [[CBS]] (1967-2002, as satellite of [[WCIA (TV)|WCIA]])<br>
former_affiliations = [[CBS]] (1967-2002, as satellite of [[WCIA (TV)|WCIA]])<br>

Revision as of 22:31, 26 April 2007

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WCFN is the MyNetworkTV affiliate located in Springfield, Illinois. Owned by Nexstar Broadcasting Group, it is the sister station to WCIA, the CBS affiliate for Champaign, Decatur and Springfield. Both stations operate out of WCIA's Champaign facility.

WCFN began broadcasting in the mid-1960s as a low-power translator of WCIA, which for a long time had trouble getting its signal into Springfield. WCFN became a full-power satellite of WCIA in 1982, and became a separate UPN affiliate in 2002.

Until 2007, WCFN aired events that originated from CBS Sports when WCIA carried University of Illinois (or Big Ten) sports (For example, a college basketball game from CBS Sports at the same time as a Fighting Illini basketball game from ESPN Plus). WCFN also carried sports from ESPN Plus when there was an Illini game the same way on CBS Sports on WCIA; or when there was an NFL game.

In early 2007, WCFN and the IHSA came to an agreement to carry coverage of IHSA tournaments that are televised throughout the state. The Springfield, Decatur, and Champaign-Urbana market had been without an over-the-air flagship station for these kind of events.


News programming

WCFN Primetime News at Nine was launched on April 7, 2005 using the news resources of sister station WCIA-TV. WCIA/WCFN operates a Springfield bureau located inside the Hilton Hotel with two reporters based in the capital city.

WCIA nightside anchor Dave Benton anchors the WCFN broadcast from WCIA's Champaign headquarters. Primetime News at Nine is targeted specifically at a Springfield audience.

myCFN News at 9 airs at 9:00 p.m. every weeknight. The name was altered in 2006 to reflect the MyNetworkTV affiliation.

Personalities

News Themes

myCFN News at 9

  • "This Is Your News" Gari Communications - Spring 2005-2006
  • "The CBS Enforcer Music Collection" Gari Communications - 2006-present

Previous Logos

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