WTCC

**Not related to the college radio station in Springfield, Massachusetts.
WTCC is the TCN owned-and-operated station licensed to serve Chicago, Illinois. 
==History==
WTCC signed on the air on February 1, 1996 as an independent station owned by Chicagoland Media. Branded as TV61 Chicago, the station's morning programming consisted of cartoons and early-AM infomercials, with syndicated sitcoms including Married... with Children and Home Improvement in the afternoon. Syndicated talk shows, such as Lauren Hutton And... were carried in the overnight hours. 
In late-1997, Chicagoland Media announced it would merge with Weigel Broadcasting. However, the soon-to-be Chance Network announced it would be buying WTCC and affiliating it with the network. 
WTCC's days as an independent officially came to an end on January 30, 1998, at 12:00 a.m., following the credits of Full House. A scroll thanking viewers for tuning into WTCC over the years, encouraging them to watch for TCN's programming, ran non-stop during programming the previous day. The scroll read:Chicagoland Media thanks all the residents of Chicago and surrounding areas for watching WTCC's programming during the last two years. Your syndicated favorites, including The Sally Jessy Raphael Show, Grace Under Fire, and others aren't leaving, though - on January 30, at midnight, we will become an affiliate of THE CHANCE NETWORK! Thank you for being with us during this part of our journey. We'll see you on the flip side.WTCC's inaugural TCN program was The Simpsons, followed by an infomercial at 12:30 a.m. At 7 a.m. that morning, following This Morning's Business, the station's morning newscast, NewsChannel61 This Morning (later renamed to NewsChannel61 Breakfast in 2010), debuted with anchors Ricki Johnson and Keith Esquivel and current chief meteorologist Pablo Hills. The program's lead-out at 9 a.m. was the highly-rated Live with Regis and Kathie Lee.
Throughout that day, the station got many letters from viewers saying they enjoyed NewsChannel18's newscasts wanted to see a 9 p.m. newscast on the station, which WTCC had not planned for. At 2 p.m. that afternoon, a meeting was held in their newsroom. An impromptu 9 p.m. broadcast would be produced due to the overwhelming response. Reporter Carmen Barron was to anchor the newscast, with Charles Heed reporting sports highlights. 
In March 1998, the newscast officially began; Jasmine Peterson was hired as meteorologist, with Barron and Heed retaining their roles. Currently, WTCC's morning newscast is one of the highest rated in the Chicago area; however, it has never taken the #1 spot. The station's syndicated offerings include Tamron Hall, Jeopardy! (but not Wheel of Fortune), and The Take.
==Subchannels ==
Channel	SD/HD	PSIP Short Name	Programming
61.1 	HD 	WTCC-HD 	Main WTCC programming / TCN
61.2 	SD 	BITES 	Bites
61.3 	SD 	TCN-WX 	TCN Weather Live
==Schedule==
Below is WTCC's fall 2021 schedule.
 	Monday 	Tuesday 	Wednesday 	Thursday 	Friday 	Saturday 	Sunday
12:00 AM	Wipeout 	Hot Bench 	Hot Bench 	Hot Bench 	Hot Bench 	Hot Bench 	Wipeout
12:30 AM	Wipeout 	Hot Bench 	Hot Bench 	Hot Bench 	Hot Bench 	Hot Bench 	Wipeout
1:00 AM 	Criminal Minds 	The People's Court 	The People's Court 	The People's Court 	The People's Court 	The People's Court 	Criminal Minds
1:30 AM 	Criminal Minds 	The People's Court 	The People's Court 	The People's Court 	The People's Court 	The People's Court 	Criminal Minds
2:00 AM 	NewsChannel61 @ 9 	NewsChannel61 @ 9 	NewsChannel61 @ 9 	NewsChannel61 @ 9 	NewsChannel61 @ 9 	NewsChannel61 @ 9 	NewsChannel61 @ 9
2:30 AM 	NewsChannel61 @ 9 	NewsChannel61 @ 9 	NewsChannel61 @ 9 	NewsChannel61 @ 9 	NewsChannel61 @ 9 	NewsChannel61 @ 9 	NewsChannel61 @ 9
3:00 AM 	NewsChannel61 Sports Xtra 	NewsChannel61 @ 10 	NewsChannel61 @ 10 	NewsChannel61 @ 10 	NewsChannel61 @ 10 	NewsChannel61 @ 10 	NewsChannel61 @ 10
3:30 AM 	TCN News Early Edition 	TCN News Early Edition 	TCN News Early Edition 	TCN News Early Edition 	TCN News Early Edition 	TCN News Early Edition Weekend 	TCN News Early Edition Weekend
4:00 AM 	NewsChannel61 Breakfast 	NewsChannel61 Breakfast 	NewsChannel61 Breakfast 	NewsChannel61 Breakfast 	NewsChannel61 Breakfast 	Forensic Files 	Paid Programming
4:30 AM 	NewsChannel61 Breakfast 	NewsChannel61 Breakfast 	NewsChannel61 Breakfast 	NewsChannel61 Breakfast 	NewsChannel61 Breakfast 	Forensic Files 	Paid Programming
5:00 AM 	NewsChannel61 Breakfast 	NewsChannel61 Breakfast 	NewsChannel61 Breakfast 	NewsChannel61 Breakfast 	NewsChannel61 Breakfast 	NewsChannel61 Breakfast Weekend 	In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley
5:30 AM 	NewsChannel61 Breakfast 	NewsChannel61 Breakfast 	NewsChannel61 Breakfast 	NewsChannel61 Breakfast 	NewsChannel61 Breakfast 	NewsChannel61 Breakfast Weekend 	In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley
6:00 AM 	NewsChannel61 Breakfast 	NewsChannel61 Breakfast 	NewsChannel61 Breakfast 	NewsChannel61 Breakfast 	NewsChannel61 Breakfast 	NewsChannel61 Breakfast Weekend 	NewsChannel61 Breakfast Weekend
6:30 AM 	NewsChannel61 Breakfast 	NewsChannel61 Breakfast 	NewsChannel61 Breakfast 	NewsChannel61 Breakfast 	NewsChannel61 Breakfast 	NewsChannel61 Breakfast Weekend 	NewsChannel61 Breakfast Weekend
7:00 AM 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News Saturday Morning 	NewsChannel61 Breakfast Weekend
7:30 AM 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News Saturday Morning 	NewsChannel61 Breakfast Weekend
8:00 AM 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News Saturday Morning 	NewsChannel61 Breakfast Weekend
8:30 AM 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News This Morning 	TCN News Saturday Morning 	NewsChannel61 Breakfast Weekend
9:00 AM 	Tamron Hall 	Tamron Hall 	Tamron Hall 	Tamron Hall 	Tamron Hall 	Arthur 	TCN News Sunday Morning
9:30 AM 	Tamron Hall 	Tamron Hall 	Tamron Hall 	Tamron Hall 	Tamron Hall 	Peg + Cat 	TCN News Sunday Morning
10:00 AM	The Take 	The Take 	The Take 	The Take 	The Take 	Elinor Wonders Why 	Up Close Chicago
10:30 AM	The Take 	The Take 	The Take 	The Take 	The Take 	Sesame Street 	Paid Programming
11:00 AM	NewsChannel61 @ Midday 	NewsChannel61 @ Midday 	NewsChannel61 @ Midday 	NewsChannel61 @ Midday 	NewsChannel61 @ Midday 	Molly of Denali 	Paid Programming
11:30 AM	Before You Go 	Before You Go 	Before You Go 	Before You Go 	Before You Go 	Pinkalicious and Peterrific 	Paid Programming
12:00 PM	Supermarket Sweep 	Supermarket Sweep 	Supermarket Sweep 	Supermarket Sweep 	Supermarket Sweep 	Paid Programming 	WTCC Weekend Movie
12:30 PM	Hollywood Scoop 	Hollywood Scoop 	Hollywood Scoop 	Hollywood Scoop 	Hollywood Scoop 	Paid Programming 	WTCC Weekend Movie
1:00 PM 	The Six 	The Six 	The Six 	The Six 	The Six 	The First 48 	WTCC Weekend Movie
1:30 PM 	The Six 	The Six 	The Six 	The Six 	The Six 	The First 48 	WTCC Weekend Movie
2:00 PM 	Relative Justice with Rhonda Wills 	Relative Justice with Rhonda Wills 	Relative Justice with Rhonda Wills 	Relative Justice with Rhonda Wills 	Relative Justice with Rhonda Wills 	Major Crimes 	Paid Programming
2:30 PM 	Relative Justice with Rhonda Wills 	Relative Justice with Rhonda Wills 	Relative Justice with Rhonda Wills 	Relative Justice with Rhonda Wills 	Relative Justice with Rhonda Wills 	Major Crimes 	Paid Programming
3:00 PM 	The People's Court 	The People's Court 	The People's Court 	The People's Court 	The People's Court 	WTCC Weekend Movie 	Two and a Half Men
3:30 PM 	The People's Court 	The People's Court 	The People's Court 	The People's Court 	The People's Court 	WTCC Weekend Movie 	Two and a Half Men
4:00 PM 	NewsChannel61 @ 4 	NewsChannel61 @ 4 	NewsChannel61 @ 4 	NewsChannel61 @ 4 	NewsChannel61 @ 4 	WTCC Weekend Movie 	Beautiful Homes and Great Estates
4:30 PM 	NewsChannel61 @ 4 	NewsChannel61 @ 4 	NewsChannel61 @ 4 	NewsChannel61 @ 4 	NewsChannel61 @ 4 	WTCC Weekend Movie 	Hollywood Scoop #Weekend
5:00 PM 	NewsChannel61 @ 5 	NewsChannel61 @ 5 	NewsChannel61 @ 5 	NewsChannel61 @ 5 	NewsChannel61 @ 5 	NewsChannel61 @ 5 	NewsChannel61 @ 5
5:30 PM 	TCN Tonight with Donna Lake 	TCN Tonight with Donna Lake 	TCN Tonight with Donna Lake 	TCN Tonight with Donna Lake 	TCN Tonight with Donna Lake 	TCN Tonight Saturday with Chip Bartlow	NewsChannel61 @ 5:30
6:00 PM 	NewsChannel61 @ 6 	NewsChannel61 @ 6 	NewsChannel61 @ 6 	NewsChannel61 @ 6 	NewsChannel61 @ 6 	NewsChannel61 @ 6 	America's Next Top Model
6:30 PM 	Jeopardy! 	Jeopardy! 	Jeopardy! 	Jeopardy! 	Jeopardy! 	NewsChannel61 Weekly Review 	America's Next Top Model
7:00 PM 	Impress Me 	Step by Step 	Grace Under Fire 	Bewitched 	The Amira Clarke Show 	WKRP in Cincinnati 	Tic Tac Dough
7:30 PM 	Impress Me 	Step by Step 	Whatever Happened To...? 	I Dream of Jeannie 	Ellen 	WKRP in Cincinnati 	Wordy
8:00 PM 	This Just In 	Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior 	Detective Dawn 	Cold Blood 	Silk Stalkings 	Port Charles 	Magnum, P.I.
8:30 PM 	Lansing Cake Company 	Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior 	Detective Dawn 	Cold Blood 	Silk Stalkings 	Landis County Trading Post 	Magnum, P.I.
9:00 PM 	NewsChannel61 @ 9 	NewsChannel61 @ 9 	NewsChannel61 @ 9 	NewsChannel61 @ 9 	NewsChannel61 @ 9 	NewsChannel61 @ 9 	NewsChannel61 @ 9
9:30 PM 	NewsChannel61 @ 9 	NewsChannel61 @ 9 	NewsChannel61 @ 9 	NewsChannel61 @ 9 	NewsChannel61 @ 9 	NewsChannel61 @ 9 	NewsChannel61 @ 9
10:00 PM	NewsChannel61 @ 10 	NewsChannel61 @ 10 	NewsChannel61 @ 10 	NewsChannel61 @ 10 	NewsChannel61 @ 10 	NewsChannel61 @ 10 	NewsChannel61 Sports Xtra
10:30 PM	TCN News Nightcap with Melissa Black	TCN News Nightcap with Melissa Black	TCN News Nightcap with Melissa Black	TCN News Nightcap with Melissa Black	TCN News Nightcap with Melissa Black	Jeopardy! 	Dateline
11:00 PM	Dateline 	Dateline 	Dateline 	Dateline 	Dateline 	Monk 	Dateline
11:30 PM	Dateline 	Dateline 	Dateline 	Dateline 	Dateline 	Monk 	Modern Family
==Staff==
===Anchors===
*Carter Benjamin - weekdays, 4 a.m. to 7 a.m.
*Claire Bateman - weekdays, 4 a.m. to 7 a.m.
*Eliza Peterson - weekdays, 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.
*Maximilian Maddox - weekdays, 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.
*Brett MacKay - weekdays, 5 p.m. and 10 p.m., also host of Up Close Chicago
*Courtney Clayton - Saturdays, 5 a.m. to 7 a.m., Sundays, 6 a.m. to 9 a.m.
*Landon Moody - weekends, 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and 10 p.m.
=== Meteorologists===
* Alice Beasley - weekdays, 4 a.m. to 7 a.m., 11 a.m.
*Anderson Deacon - weekdays, 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.
*Pablo Hills - weekdays, 5 p.m. and 10 p.m.
*Chelsea Brennan - Saturdays, 5 a.m. to 7 a.m., Sundays, 6 a.m. to 9 a.m.
*Keith Warner - weekends, 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and 10 p.m.
=== Traffic===
*Willa Meissner - weekdays, 4 a.m. to 7 a.m.
*Sam Pike - weekdays, 4 p.m. and 5 p.m.
===Reporters===
*Antonia Tate
*Yazmin Walls
*Jan Patterson
*Craig Koch
* Alfred Coates
*Jeremy Marks
*Kendal Coles
* Colleen Whyte
*Garrett Partridge
*Alex Grainger
Category:Chicago
Category:TCN
Category:TCN affiliated stations
Category:Former independent stations
Category:Illinois