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WSIL-TV, virtual channel 3 (UHF digital channel 34), is an ABC-affiliated television station licensed to Harrisburg, Illinois, United States, serving Southern Illinois, Southeast Missouri, and the Purchase area of Western Kentucky. The station is owned by Quincy Media. WSIL-TV's studios are located on Country Aire Drive (IL 13) in Carterville, and its transmitter is located in Creal Springs, Illinois.

WSIL operates a full-time satellite, KPOB-TV (virtual and UHF digital channel 15) in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, with a transmitter in the city along US 60/US 67. WSIL does not maintain any offices in Poplar Bluff. WSIL can also be seen on a digital translator, K10KM-D (channel 10), in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

History

WSIL signed-on for the first time December 1, 1953. It originally broadcast an analog signal on UHF channel 22, but moved to VHF channel 3 in March 1959 as did numerous stations originally assigned to UHF allocations before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) mandated that television-set manufacturers include UHF tuning capability in their products in 1964. The original UHF transmitter had been built in Harrisburg before Paducah, Harrisburg, and Cape Girardeau had been collapsed into one large market. The station moved its facilities from Harrisburg to Carterville in 1989.

However, some parts of Southeast Missouri could not receive channel 3's signal clearly, presumably because WSIL had to conform it to protect co-channel WREC-TV (now WREG-TV) in Memphis, Tennessee in the next market to the south. As a result, KPOB signed-on September 15, 1967 to provide service to those counties, although Jonesboro, Arkansas' KAIT (another ABC station) may have been visible in much of the area.

WSIL had the unique distinction of being the first station in the market to broadcast a digital signal at a full 1 megawatt of power (equivalent to 5 megawatts in analog) on October 22, 2002. It was also the first to air a mobile digital signal.

On January 3, 2018, WSIL and KPOB began airing Heroes & Icons on their .2 subchannels.

On October 31, 2018, it was announced that Quincy Media would acquire WSIL and KPOB for $24.5 million. WSIL would be Quincy's fourth station in its home state of Illinois. The sale was approved by the FCC on December 20. The sale was completed on January 15, 2019.

TV stations in Illinois
WLS, Chicago WSIL, Harrisburg WICS/WICD, Springfield/Champaign WEEK-DT2, Peoria WQAD, Moline

TV stations in Illinois
WCPX, Chicago WIFR-LD4, Rockford WAND-DT3, Decatur WSIL-DT5, Harrisburg WEEK-DT4, Peoria WRBU, East St. Louis/St. Louis

TV stations in Missouri
KDNL, St. Louis KMBC, Kansas City KTVO, Kirksville KHQA-DT2, Hannibal KPOB, Poplar Bluff KQTV, St. Joseph KODE, Joplin KMIZ, Columbia KSPR-LD, Springfield

TV stations in Missouri
WRBU, East St. Louis/St. Louis KPXE, Kansas City KPOB-DT5, Poplar Bluff KODE-DT4, Joplin KRBK-DT4, Osage Beach

TV Stations in Southeast Missouri, Southern Illinois, Western Kentucky and Northwest Tennessee, including Paducah, Cape Girardeau and Harrisburg
Paducah, KY	Cape Girardeau, MO	Harrisburg/Carbondale, IL	Illinois	Missouri	Northwest Tennessee
WPSD 6 (NBC)	KFVS 12 (CBS)	WSIL 3 (ABC)	WPXS 13 (Daystar)	KPOB 15 (ABC)	WUWT-CD 26 (RTV)
WQTV-LP/WQWQ-LP 9/24 (CW)	KBSI 23 (Fox)	WSIU 8 (PBS)		KDKZ-LD 18 (AMGTV)
WKMU/WKPD 21/29 (PBS)		W15BU-D 15 (3ABN)		K39CP 39 (Ind.)
WDKA 49 (MNTV)		WTCT 27 (TCT)

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+{{TV_Infobox|image1 = WSIL-TV Logo.png<br>Kpob 2010.png|location = Harrisburg, IL/Poplar Bluff, MO|branding = WSIL: WSIL-TV 3 (general), News 3 (newscasts)<br>KPOB: KPOB-TV 15 (general), News 3 (newscasts)|slogan = WSIL: Your Southern Illinois News Leader|channel_number = 3/15|subchannels = 3.1/15.1: WSIl-HD/KPOB-HD<br>3.2/15.2: Heroes & Icons<br>3.3/15.3: Justice Network<br>3.4/15.4: Court TV<br>3.5/15.5: Ion Television|affiliation = ABC|first_air_date = WSIL: December 19, 1953<br>KPOB: September 15, 1967|call_letter_meaning(s) = WSIL: Southern ILlinois<br>KPOB: POplar Bluff|former_channel_number(s) = WSIL: Analog: 22 (UHF, 1953–1959), 3 (VHF, 1959–2009)<br>KPOB: Analog: 15 (UHF, 1967–2009)<br>Digital: 18 (UHF, until 2009)|owner = Quincy Media}}
-'''WSIL-TV''', virtual channel 3 (UHF digital channel 34), is an ABC-affiliated television station licensed to Harrisburg, Illinois, United States, serving Southern Illinois, Southeast Missouri, and the Purchase area of Western Kentucky. The station is owned by Quincy Media. WSIL-TV's studios are located on Country Aire Drive (IL 13) in Carterville, and its transmitter is located in Creal Springs, Illinois.
+WSIL-TV, virtual channel 3 (UHF digital channel 34), is an ABC-affiliated television station licensed to Harrisburg, Illinois, United States, serving Southern Illinois, Southeast Missouri, and the Purchase area of Western Kentucky. The station is owned by Quincy Media. WSIL-TV's studios are located on Country Aire Drive (IL 13) in Carterville, and its transmitter is located in Creal Springs, Illinois.
-{| class="infobox"
-|+WSIL-TV
+WSIL operates a full-time satellite, KPOB-TV (virtual and UHF digital channel 15) in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, with a transmitter in the city along US 60/US 67. WSIL does not maintain any offices in Poplar Bluff. WSIL can also be seen on a digital translator, K10KM-D (channel 10), in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
-| colspan="2" |
-|-
+==History==
-! colspan="2" |Harrisburg/Marion/Carbondale, Illinois<br>
+WSIL signed-on for the first time December 1, 1953. It originally broadcast an analog signal on UHF channel 22, but moved to VHF channel 3 in March 1959 as did numerous stations originally assigned to UHF allocations before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) mandated that television-set manufacturers include UHF tuning capability in their products in 1964. The original UHF transmitter had been built in Harrisburg before Paducah, Harrisburg, and Cape Girardeau had been collapsed into one large market. The station moved its facilities from Harrisburg to Carterville in 1989.
-United States
-|-
+However, some parts of Southeast Missouri could not receive channel 3's signal clearly, presumably because WSIL had to conform it to protect co-channel WREC-TV (now WREG-TV) in Memphis, Tennessee in the next market to the south. As a result, KPOB signed-on September 15, 1967 to provide service to those counties, although Jonesboro, Arkansas' KAIT (another ABC station) may have been visible in much of the area.
-!City
-|Harrisburg, Illinois
+WSIL had the unique distinction of being the first station in the market to broadcast a digital signal at a full 1 megawatt of power (equivalent to 5 megawatts in analog) on October 22, 2002. It was also the first to air a mobile digital signal.
-|-
-!Branding
+On January 3, 2018, WSIL and KPOB began airing Heroes & Icons on their .2 subchannels.
-|WSIL-TV 3 (general)<br>
-''News 3'' (newscasts)
+On October 31, 2018, it was announced that Quincy Media would acquire WSIL and KPOB for $24.5 million. WSIL would be Quincy's fourth station in its home state of Illinois. The sale was approved by the FCC on December 20. The sale was completed on January 15, 2019.
-|-
-!Slogan
+{{ABC Illinois}}
-|''Your Southern IllinoisNews Leader''
+{{Ion Television Illinois}}
-|-
+{{ABC Missouri}}
-!Channels
+{{Ion Television Missouri}}
-|Digital: 34 (UHF)<br>
+{{Paducah TV}}
-Virtual: 3 (PSIP)
+[[Category:ABC Affiliates]]
-|-
+[[Category:Ion Television affiliated stations]]
-!Translators
+[[Category:Channel 3]]
-|K10KM-D 10 Cape Girardeau, MO
+[[Category:Channel 15]]
-|-
+[[Category:Harrisburg, IL]]
-!Affiliations
+[[Category:Marion, IL]]
-|'''3.1:''' ABC<br>
+[[Category:Carbondale]]
-'''3.2:''' Heroes & Icons<br>
+[[Category:Illinois]]
-'''3.3:''' Justice Network<br>
+[[Category:Poplar Bluff]]
-'''3.4:''' Court TV<br>
+[[Category:Missouri]]
-'''3.5:''' Ion Television
-|-
-!Owner
-|Quincy Media<br>
-''(WSIL License, LLC)''
-|-
-!First air date
-|December 19, 1953(65 years ago)
-|-
-!Call letters' meaning
-|'''S'''outhern '''IL'''linois
-|-
-!Former channel number(s)
-|'''Analog:'''<br>
-(UHF, 1953–1959)<br>
-(VHF, 1959–2009)
-|-
-!Transmitter power
-|1000 kW
-|-
-!Height
-|291 m (955 ft)
-|-
-!Facility ID
-|73999
-|-
-!Transmitter coordinates
-|37°36′50″N88°52′20″W
-|-
-!Licensing authority
-|FCC
-|-
-!Public license information
-|Profile<br>
-CDBS
-|-
-!Website
-|www.wsiltv.com
-|}
-{| class="infobox"
-|+KPOB-TV<br>
-(satellite of WSIL-TV)
-| colspan="2" |
-|-
-! colspan="2" |Poplar Bluff, Missouri<br>
-United States
-|-
-!Branding
-|KPOB-TV 15 (general)<br>
-''News 3'' (newscasts)
-|-
-!Channels
-|Digital: 15 (UHF)<br>
-Virtual: 15 (PSIP)
-|-
-!Affiliations
-|'''15.1:''' ABC<br>
-'''15.2:''' Heroes & Icons<br>
-'''15.3:''' Justice Network<br>
-'''15.4:''' Court TV<br>
-'''15.5:''' Ion Television
-|-
-!Owner
-|Quincy Media<br>
-''(WSIL License, LLC)''
-|-
-!First air date
-|September 15, 1967(51 years ago)
-|-
-!Call letters' meaning
-|'''PO'''plar '''B'''luff
-|-
-!Former channel number(s)
-|'''Analog:'''<br>
-(UHF, 1967–2009)<br>
-'''Digital:'''<br>
-(UHF, until 2009)
-|-
-!Transmitter power
-|34.5 kW
-|-
-!Height
-|184 m (604 ft)
-|-
-!Facility ID
-|73998
-|-
-!Transmitter coordinates
-|36°48′4″N 90°27′6″W
-|-
-!Licensing authority
-|FCC
-|-
-!Public license information
-|<br>
-(satellite of WSIL-TV) Profile<br>
-<br>
-(satellite of WSIL-TV) CDBS
-|}
-WSIL operates a full-time satellite, '''KPOB-TV''' (virtual and UHF digital channel 15) in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, with a transmitter in the city along US 60/US 67. WSIL does not maintain any offices in Poplar Bluff. WSIL can also be seen on a digital translator, '''K10KM-D''' (channel 10), in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
 [[Category:1953]]
 [[Category:Television channels and stations established in 1953]]
-[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 1967]]
 [[Category:1967]]
-[[Category:Channel 3]]
+[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 1967]]
-[[Category:Channel 15]]
+[[Category:Quincy Media]]
 [[Category:VHF]]
 [[Category:UHF]]
-[[Category:Poplar bluff]]
+[[Category:ABC Illinois]]
-[[Category:ABC Affiliates]]
+[[Category:Ion Television Illinois]]
-[[Category:Quincy Media]]
+[[Category:ABC Missouri]]
-[[Category:Harrisburg]]
+[[Category:Ion Television Missouri]]
-[[Category:Television stations in Illinois]]
-[[Category:Illinois]]