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WGN-TV

CW television station in Chicago
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WGN-TV

Summary

WGN-TV is a television station[1]. WGN-TV ranks in the top 2% of television_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (464 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • WGN-TV is located in Illinois[3].
  • WGN-TV is in the country of United States[4].
  • WGN-TV's instance of is recorded as television station[5].
  • WGN-TV is owned by Nexstar Media Group[6].
  • WGN-TV's headquarters location is recorded as Chicago[7].
  • WGN-TV's Commons category is recorded as WGN-TV[8].
  • April 5, 1948 marks the founding of WGN-TV[9].
  • WGN-TV's official website is recorded as https://wgntv.com[10].
  • WGN-TV's licensed to broadcast to is recorded as Chicago[11].
  • WGN-TV's affiliation is recorded as The CW[12].
  • WGN-TV's language used is recorded as English[13].
  • WGN-TV's channel number is recorded as 9[14].
  • WGN-TV's catchphrase is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Chicago's Very Own"}[15].
  • WGN-TV's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+324590'}[16].
  • WGN-TV's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+312030'}[17].
  • WGN-TV's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+348091'}[18].
  • WGN-TV's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+391957'}[19].

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Founding

April 5, 1948 marks the founding of WGN-TV[9].

Operations

WGN-TV's headquarters location is recorded as Chicago[7].

Ownership

WGN-TV is owned by Nexstar Media Group[6].

Why It Matters

WGN-TV ranks in the top 2% of television_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (464 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

Illinois United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Logo image → WGN 9 logo.svg, WGN CW logo 2024.svg, WGN9 2002.svg
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-references:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P2088]]: wgn-tv-and-radio, Rescuing 1 sources and submitting 0 for archiving. #IABot (v2.0.9.5)"
  2. 8w ago · Chimatronx · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Headquarters location → Chicago
    Owned by → Nexstar Media Group, Tribune Broadcasting
    Country → United States
    Instance of → television station
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P154]]: WGN9 2002.svg"
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