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WMAQ-TV

NBC TV station in Chicago
Organization television_station Q3564723
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WMAQ-TV

Summary

WMAQ-TV is a television station[1]. WMAQ-TV ranks in the top 4% of television_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,320 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • WMAQ-TV is located in Chicago[3].
  • WMAQ-TV is located in Illinois[4].
  • WMAQ-TV is in the country of United States[5].
  • WMAQ-TV's instance of is recorded as television station[6].
  • WMAQ-TV is owned by NBC Owned Television Stations[7].
  • WMAQ-TV's Commons category is recorded as WMAQ-TV[8].
  • October 8, 1948 marks the founding of WMAQ-TV[9].
  • WMAQ-TV's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.87888888888889, 'lon': -87.6361111111111}[10].
  • WMAQ-TV's official website is recorded as https://www.nbcchicago.com/[11].
  • WMAQ-TV's licensed to broadcast to is recorded as Chicago[12].
  • WMAQ-TV's licensed to broadcast to is recorded as Chicago[13].
  • WMAQ-TV's affiliation is recorded as NBC[14].
  • WMAQ-TV's language used is recorded as English[15].
  • WMAQ-TV's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+462578'}[16].
  • WMAQ-TV's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+472396'}[17].
  • WMAQ-TV's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+498906'}[18].

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Founding

October 8, 1948 marks the founding of WMAQ-TV[9].

Ownership

WMAQ-TV is owned by NBC Owned Television Stations[7].

Why It Matters

WMAQ-TV ranks in the top 4% of television_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,320 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 6d ago · Chimatronx · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 6
    Affiliation → —
    Official website → https://www.nbcchicago.com/
    Licensed to broadcast to → Chicago, Chicago
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P625]]: 41°52'44"N, 87°38'10"W"
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