WLS-TV

WLS-TV
	Chicago, Illinois; United States;
Channels	Digital: 22 (UHF), shared with WXFT-DT; Virtual: 7;
Branding	ABC 7 Chicago; ABC 7 Eyewitness News;
Programming
Affiliations	7.1: ABC; 7.2: Localish; 7.3: Charge!;
Ownership
Owner	ABC Owned Television Stations; (WLS Television, Inc.);
History
First air date	September 17, 1948
Former call signs	WENR-TV (1948–1953); WBKB (1953–1965); WBKB-TV (1965–1968);
Former channel numbers	Analog: 7 (VHF, 1948–2009); Digital: 52 (UHF, 1996–2009), 7 (VHF, June–October 2009), 44 (UHF, October 2009–2019); Translator: 7 (VHF, 2009–2013);
Former affiliations	Tele1st (OTA subscription television, 1984 overnights);
Call sign meaning	derived from former sister station WLS radio
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	73226
ERP	1,000 kW
HAAT	518 m (1,699 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°52′44″N 87°38′8″W / 41.87889°N 87.63556°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	abc7chicago.com

WLS-TV (channel 7) is a television station in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It has been owned and operated by the ABC television network through its ABC Owned Television Stations division since the station's inception. WLS-TV's studios are located on North State Street in the Chicago Loop, and its transmitter is located atop the Willis Tower.