WCHI | |
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Location |
Chicago, IL |
Branding |
The Works |
Slogan |
That's The Way We Like It in Chicago! |
Channel(s) |
Analog: 50 (UHF) |
subchannel(s) |
50.1 WCHI-The Works |
Affiliation |
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First air date |
September 17, 1948 |
Former call letters |
none |
Former channel number |
62 (UHF, 1948-1961) |
Former Affiliation |
ABC (pirated) (1948-2015) |
Owner |
BHC Communications |
WCHI is a The Works affiliate that serves the Chicago, IL area. It broadcasts on channel 50. It is owned by BHC Communications.
Newscasts[]
Its newscasts now have a Chinese side-audio track.
Current Staff (Year Joined in Parenthesis)[]
Jake Marques - News Director
- Melissa Diaz - anchor; weekday mornings "Chicago Action News in the AM" (2015)
- John Quarters - anchor; weeknights at 6 and 10 (2015)
- Jake Stevens - anchor; weeknights at 6 and 10 (2015)
- Maria Sanchez - anchor; weekend evenings (2015)
StormTeam 50 Meteorologists[]
- Jake De Zio - meteorologist; weekday mornings "Chicago Action News in the AM" (2015)
- John Walkers - chief meteorologist (AMS Seal of Approval); weeknights at 6 and 10 (2015)
- Thomas Colex - meteorologist; weekend evenings (2015)
Sports Team[]
- Dougie "The Doug Luckie" Martinez - sports director; weeknights at 6 and 10 (2015)
- Ching Ti Zao - sports reporter; weekend evenings (2003)
Current On-Air Reporters[]
- Wang Xiuying Ching - general assignment reporter (1999)
- Nick Colex - general assignment reporter (2015)
- John Zhang Wei - general assignment reporter (2012)
- Jake Fang Quen - general assignment reporter (2014)
- Mike Fernendez - general assignment reporter (2015)
Former Staff[]
TBA!
Former Stormteam 50 Meteorologists[]
TBA!
Former Members of Sports Team[]
TBA!
Former On-Air Reporters[]
- Qiangguo Sima Qian - general assignment reporter (2005-2016) (now with WSSN)
Signal Translators[]
As of 1/1/2015, WCHI now has translators.
WCHI broadcasts on two different translators to widen its broadcast area:
W82FC-D BELLE PRAIRIE CITY IL (POWER OF 300W, SERVES VIEWERS IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE TOWN DUE TO FOREST BLOCKAGE)
W34RQ-D BUNKER HILL IL (POWER OF 700W, SERVES MACOUPIN COUNTY DUE TO FOREST BLOCKAGE)
Gallery[]
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