WCIA

Analog: 3 ( VHF , 1953–2009)
Digital: 48 (UHF, 2002–2020)

WCIA
Champaign–Urbana–; Springfield–Decatur, Illinois; ; United States;
City	Champaign, Illinois
Channels	Digital: 34 (UHF); Virtual: 3;
Branding	WCIA 3 (general); WCIA 3 News (newscasts); X 49 (on DT2);
Programming
Affiliations	3.1: CBS; 3.2: MyNetworkTV; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Nexstar Media Group; (Nexstar Media Inc.);
Sister stations	WCIX
History
First air date	November 14, 1953
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 3 (VHF, 1953–2009); Digital: 48 (UHF, 2002–2020);
Former affiliations	All secondary:; ABC (1953–1954); DuMont (1953–1956); NBC (1953–1959);
Call sign meaning	Central Illinois Area
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	42124
ERP	681 kW
HAAT	285.1 m (935 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40°6′21″N 88°27′0″W / 40.10583°N 88.45000°W
Translator(s)	WCIX-DT 49.2 (11.2 VHF) Springfield
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.wcia.com

WCIA (channel 3) is a television station licensed to Champaign, Illinois, United States, serving as the CBS affiliate for the Central Illinois region. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group alongside Springfield-licensed MyNetworkTV affiliate WCIX (channel 49). Both stations share studios on South Neil Street/US 45 in downtown Champaign and also operate a sales office and news bureau on West Edwards Street near the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. WCIA's transmitter is located west of Seymour, Illinois.

Since WCIA's over-the-air signal cannot be seen in western parts of the market (including Springfield and Jacksonville), it is simulcast in high definition on WCIX's second digital subchannel (49.2) from a transmitter in Clear Lake Township. Nielsen Media Research treats WCIA and WCIX-DT2 as one station in local ratings books, using the identifier name WCIA+.