WRSP-TV

WRSP-TV and WCCU
ATSC 3.0 station
Channels for WRSP-TV
Channels for WCCU
Branding
  • Fox Illinois (general)
  • Fox Illinois News (newscasts)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • GOCOM Media, LLC
  • (GOCOM Media of Illinois, LLC)
OperatorSinclair Broadcast Group via JSA/SSA; to be operated by Rincon Broadcasting Group upon sale of WICS/WICD
WBUI, WICS, WICD
History
First air date
  • WRSP-TV: June 1, 1979 (1979-06-01)
  • WCCU: February 19, 1986 (1986-02-19)
Former call signs
  • WRSP-TV: WBHW (1979–1982)
Former channel numbers
  • WRSP-TV:
    • Analog: 55 (UHF, 1979–2009)
    • Digital: 44 (UHF, 1999–2020)
  • WCCU:
    • Analog: 27 (UHF, 1986–2009)
    • Digital: 26 (UHF, 2001–2020)
Call sign meaning
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID
  • WRSP-TV: 62009
  • WCCU: 69544
ERP
  • WRSP-TV: 310 kW
  • WCCU: 125 kW
HAAT
  • WRSP-TV: 436 m (1,430 ft)
  • WCCU: 381 m (1,250 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
Links
Public license information
Websitefoxillinois.com

WRSP-TV (channel 55) is a television station licensed to Springfield, Illinois, United States, affiliated with the Fox network. It is owned by GOCOM Media, LLC, alongside Decatur-licensed CW affiliate WBUI (channel 23). GOCOM maintains joint sales and shared services agreements (JSA/SSA) with the Sinclair Broadcast Group, owner of Springfield-licensed ABC affiliate WICS, channel 20 (and its semi-satellite, Champaign-licensed WICD, channel 15), for the provision of certain services. WRSP's transmitter is located west of Mechanicsburg, in unincorporated Sangamon County; the station shares studios with WBUI and WICS on East Cook Street in Springfield's Eastside. However, WBUI also operates an advertising sales office on South Main Street/US 51 in downtown Decatur.

WCCU (channel 27) in Urbana–Champaign operates as a semi-satellite of WRSP for the eastern portion of the Central Illinois market, including Danville. As such, it clears all network and syndicated programming from its parent but airs separate local commercial inserts and legal identifications. WCCU's transmitter is located northeast of Homer, along the VermilionChampaign county line; it shares studios with WICD on South Country Fair Drive in downtown Champaign.