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News/TV/Radio

There are a variety of printed news sources in town.  You can also find newspaper machines and vendors that sell national papers like the USA Today or the Chicago Tribune or New York Times.


Local Subscription newspaper service

News Gazette - Subscription or purchase from newsstands.

(www.newsgazette.com)

15 E Main, Champaign 351-5252

Local news, events, & entertainment. Tends to be on the conservative side of issues.

Free papers you can pick up around town at local restaurants & stores

Inside Illinois -- UIUC Faculty/Staff newspaper

(http://www.news.illinois.edu/ii)

507 E Green Street Suite 345, Champaign 333-1085

Daily Illini - Independent student newspaper

(www.dailyillini.com)

512 E Green, Champaign 337-8300

American Classifieds - Weekly. Sales/Ads.


(www.tnol.com)

701 Devonshire, Champaign 355-2000

The Buzz - Alternative Lifestyle Paper

(www.the217.com/buzz)

512  E Green, Champaign 337-3801

The Public I - Alternative News

(publici.ucimc.org/)

202 S Brodway #100, Urbana 344-8820


Local Television Stations

These stations are all available without cable access.  With cable or dish networks, you get 100+ stations, including channels featuring all news; all music; all weather; all sports; home & garden shows; and premium movie stations like HBO.

National Station

Local Station

Local Channel

Local City Station is

Broadcast From

URL

CBS

WCIA

3

Champaign/Springfield/Decatur

illinoishomepage.net

CBS

WCFN

49

Springfield

illinoishomepage.net

PBS

WILL

12

University of Illinois - Urbana

will.illinois.edu

ABC

WICD

15

Champaign-Urbana/Danville

www.wicdtv.com

NBC

WAND

17

Decatur

www.wandtv.com

FOX

WCCU

WRSP

27

55

Champaign

Springfield

www.myfoxchampaign.com/myfox/

www.myfoxspringfield.com/myfox/




Local Radio Stations


You can receive tons of radio stations in East Central Illinois. I have only listed a very few here:


FM Station

Number

Type of music/station

URL

WPCD

88.7

"The Wave", Parkland College/alternative

www.parkland.edu/wpcd

WEFT

90.1

Community Radio for East Central Illinois

www.weft.org

WKIO

92.5

'The Chief', adult music

www.925thechief.com

WLRW

94.5

'Today's Best Music'

www.mix945.com

WHMS

97.5

Lite rock

www.whms.com

WXTT

99.1

'eXtra' Classic Rock

www.extra991.com

WIXY

100.3

Country Western music

www.wixy.com

WGKC

105.9

Classic rock

www.wgkc.net

WPGU

107.5

"The Planet", University of Illinois/alternative

www.wpgu.com

AM

Number

Type of music/station

URL

WILL

580

Public Broadcasting/talk/news/weather

will.illinois.edu

WDWS

1400

Talk/news/weather

www.wdws.com