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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.uiuc.edu/ii)

807 South Wright Street. Suite 520 East, Champaign 333-1085

Daily Illini - Independent student newspaper

(www.illinimedia.com/di)

57 E Green, Champaign 333-3733

The Add Sheet - Weekly. Ads/coupons.

701 Devonshire, Champaign 355-2000

The Hub - Alternative Lifestyle Paper

(www.thehubweekly.com)

41 E University, Champaign 355-5031

Thrifty Nickel - Weekly. Sales/ads.

(www.thriftynickel.com)

61 E University, Champaign 356-4804

The Public I - Alternative News

(publici.ucimc.org/)

41 E University, Champaign 355-5031

The Buzz - Alternative Lifestyle Paper


(www.readbuzz.com/)

57 E Green, Champaign 333-3733


Local Television Stations

These stations are all available without cable access.

National Station

Local Station

Local Channel

Local City Station is

Broadcast From

URL

UPN
WCFN
3
Champaign/Springfield/Decatur www.wcfn.tv

CBS

WCIA

3

Champaign/Springfield/Decatur

www.wcia.com

PBS

WILL

12

University of Illinois - Urbana

www.will.uiuc.edu

NBC

WICD

15

Champaign-Urbana/Danville

www.wicdtv.com

ABC

WAND

17

Decatur

www.wandtv.com

FOX

WCCU

WRSP

27

55

Urbana

Springfield

www.wccutv.com

www.wrsptv.com



With cable or dish networks, you get 60+ stations, including channels featuring all news; all music, all weather; all sports; home & garden shows. You can also get premium stations like HBO, Cinemax, Starz!, and Showtime.

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

Classic/new rock, Urban

www.parkland.edu/wpcd

WEFT

90.1

Community Radio for East Central Illinois

www.weft.org

WKIO

92.5

'The Chief'

www.925thechief.com

WLRW

94.5

'Today's Best Music'

www.mix945.com

WEVX

93.5/95.3

'The Rock' Current contempory rock

www.935953therock.com

WBBQ

96.1

'Q96' Adult hit radio/"dance" music

www.wbbq.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

University of Illinois/alternative music

www.wpgu.com

AM

Number

Type of music/station

URL

WILL

580

Public Broadcasting/talk/news/weather

www.will.uiuc.edu

WDWS

1400

Talk/news/weather

www.wdws.com