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WBBM-TV

CBS television station in Chicago
Organization television_station Q7947005
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WBBM-TV

Summary

WBBM-TV is a television station[1]. WBBM-TV ranks in the top 8% of television_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (367 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • WBBM-TV is in the country of United States[3].
  • WBBM-TV's instance of is recorded as television station[4].
  • WBBM-TV is owned by CBS News and Stations[5].
  • WBBM-TV's headquarters location is recorded as Chicago[6].
  • WBBM-TV's Commons category is recorded as WBBM-TV[7].
  • January 1, 1940 marks the founding of WBBM-TV[8].
  • WBBM-TV's official website is recorded as https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/[9].
  • WBBM-TV's date of official opening is recorded as September 6, 1946[10].
  • WBBM-TV's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+176049'}[11].
  • WBBM-TV's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+165846'}[12].
  • WBBM-TV's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+186107'}[13].
  • WBBM-TV's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+198878'}[14].

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Founding

January 1, 1940 marks the founding of WBBM-TV[8].

Operations

WBBM-TV's headquarters location is recorded as Chicago[6].

Ownership

WBBM-TV is owned by CBS News and Stations[5].

Why It Matters

WBBM-TV ranks in the top 8% of television_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (367 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . 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.

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. 14d ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category → WBBM-TV
    Instagram username → cbschicago
    Wikidata description → CBS television station in Chicago
    Fcc facility id → 9617
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10689]]: 686325215, Adding OSM way id claim from wikidata tag on way/686325215 in United States"
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