WMAQ-TV

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WMAQ-TV

Chicago, Illinois United States
Channels	Digital: 33 (UHF), shared with WSNS-TV Virtual: 5
Branding	NBC 5 Chicago
Programming
Affiliations	5.1: NBC for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	NBC Owned Television Stations (NBC Telemundo License LLC)
Sister stations	WSNS-TV NBC Sports Chicago
History
First air date	October 8, 1948 (75 years ago) (1948-10-08)
Former call signs	WNTC (1946) WNBY (1946–1948) WNBQ (1948–1964)[1]
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 5 (VHF, 1948–2009) Digital: 29 (UHF, until 2019)
Call sign meaning	"We Must Ask Questions"
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	47905
ERP	398 kW
HAAT	509 m (1,670 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°52′44.1″N 87°38′10.2″W / 41.878917°N 87.636167°W / 41.878917; -87.636167
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.nbcchicago.com

WMAQ-TV (channel 5) is a television station in Chicago, Illinois, United States, serving as the market's NBC outlet. It is owned and operated by the network's NBC Owned Television Stations division alongside Telemundo station WSNS-TV (channel 44); it is also sister to regional sports network NBC Sports Chicago. WMAQ-TV and WSNS-TV share studios at the NBC Tower on North Columbus Drive in the city's Streeterville neighborhood; both stations are broadcast from the same transmitter atop the Willis Tower in the Chicago Loop.