WTVP

**Not related to the real-life PBS member station, also in Peoria.
WTVP is the TCN-affiliated station licensed to serve the Peoria, Illinois area. The station is owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group as part of a duopoly with Fox affiliate WIXO.
== History ==
WTVP first signed on the air on October 30, 1955 as an independent station. Branded as Your Channel 27, it broadcast exclusively public domain films, cartoons, and shows, but began producing a brief news update at 6 p.m. in 1958. This expanded to a 15-minute newscast in 1961, and a half-hour show in 1970. It was owned by Tribune Broadcasting from its 1955 sign on until it was sold to Chesapeake Television Corporation (now current owner Sinclair Broadcast Group) in 1971, as one of the company's first stations.
In the 1980's, the station expanded its news department, adding 5 and 9 p.m. newscasts. 6:30 a.m. and weekend 6 p.m. newscasts were introduced in 1987. The station also rebranded to TV 27 (News). 
In 2001, the station was turned into an affiliate of The Chance Network, and became TCN 27. The long-running morning newscast, Good Day Illinois, also premiered.
Both WIXO and WTVP were severely affected by the Sinclair ransomware attack in October 2021. Charge! was simulcasted for several days following the attacks, before newscasts resumed on October 20, 2021.
Syndicated programming on WTVP includes Ring of Honor Wrestling, Judge Judy, and The Wendy Williams Show (the latter two also air on WIXO). The station also produces segments for Sinclair's The National Desk morning show, although the program does not air on the station.
=== Controversies ===
WTVP was one of the six Sinclair-owned stations to air a controversial infomercial, Breaking Point: 25 Minutes that will Change America, over the weekend of October 30, 2010. The program, critical of then-President Barack Obama, aired in the 3:30 p.m. slot on Sunday, October 31, 2010. 
The station, along with many other Sinclair stations, was featured on a July 2017 episode of HBO's Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Anchors Jeanine Riviera and Peter Ghilton were shown in a five-second clip which was apart of a report on fake news. The station has aired many other controversial Sinclair editorials.
== Subchannels ==
Channel	SD/HD	PSIP Short Name	Programming
27.1 	HD 	TCN 	Main WTVP programming / TCN
27.2 	SD 	Stadium 	Stadium
27.3 	SD 	Charge 	Charge
== Schedule ==
Below is WTVP's schedule for the fall 2021 season.
 	Monday 	Tuesday 	Wednesday 	Thursday 	Friday 	Saturday 	Sunday
12:00 AM	TCN 27 Midnight Movie 	DailyMailTV 	DailyMailTV 	DailyMailTV 	DailyMailTV 	DailyMailTV 	TCN 27 Midnight Movie
12:30 AM	TCN 27 Midnight Movie 	DailyMailTV 	DailyMailTV 	DailyMailTV 	DailyMailTV 	DailyMailTV 	TCN 27 Midnight Movie
1:00 AM 	TCN 27 Midnight Movie 	Family Guy 	Family Guy 	Family Guy 	Family Guy 	Family Guy 	TCN 27 Midnight Movie
1:30 AM 	TCN 27 Midnight Movie 	Family Guy 	Family Guy 	Family Guy 	Family Guy 	Family Guy 	TCN 27 Midnight Movie
2:00 AM 	Paid Programming 	Bob's Burgers 	Bob's Burgers 	Bob's Burgers 	Bob's Burgers 	Bob's Burgers 	Paid Programming
2:30 AM 	Paid Programming 	Bob's Burgers 	Bob's Burgers 	Bob's Burgers 	Bob's Burgers 	Bob's Burgers 	Paid Programming
3:00 AM 	Paid Programming 	TCN 27 News at Nine 	TCN 27 News at Nine 	TCN 27 News at Nine 	TCN 27 News at Nine 	TCN 27 News at Nine 	Paid Programming
3:30 AM 	Paid Programming 	TCN 27 News at Nine 	TCN 27 News at Nine 	TCN 27 News at Nine 	TCN 27 News at Nine 	TCN 27 News at Nine 	Paid Programming
4:00 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
4:30 AM 	Wake Up Illinois 	Wake Up Illinois 	Wake Up Illinois 	Wake Up Illinois 	Wake Up Illinois 	U.S. Farm Report 	Castle
5:00 AM 	Good Day Illinois 	Good Day Illinois 	Good Day Illinois 	Good Day Illinois 	Good Day Illinois 	U.S. Farm Report 	Castle
5:30 AM 	Good Day Illinois 	Good Day Illinois 	Good Day Illinois 	Good Day Illinois 	Good Day Illinois 	Wake Up Illinois Weekend 	Wake Up Illinois Weekend
6:00 AM 	Good Day Illinois 	Good Day Illinois 	Good Day Illinois 	Good Day Illinois 	Good Day Illinois 	Good Day Illinois Weekend 	Good Day Illinois Weekend
6:30 AM 	Good Day Illinois 	Good Day Illinois 	Good Day Illinois 	Good Day Illinois 	Good Day Illinois 	Good Day Illinois Weekend 	Good Day Illinois 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 	Good Day Illinois 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 	Good Day Illinois 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 	Molly of Denali
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 	Pinkalicious and Peterrific
9:00 AM 	Funny You Should Ask 	Funny You Should Ask 	Funny You Should Ask 	Funny You Should Ask 	Funny You Should Ask 	Arthur 	TCN News Sunday Morning
9:30 AM 	Funny You Should Ask 	Funny You Should Ask 	Funny You Should Ask 	Funny You Should Ask 	Funny You Should Ask 	Peg + Cat 	TCN News Sunday Morning
10:00 AM	Judge Mathis 	Judge Mathis 	Judge Mathis 	Judge Mathis 	Judge Mathis 	Elinor Wonders Why 	Paid Programming
10:30 AM	Judge Mathis 	Judge Mathis 	Judge Mathis 	Judge Mathis 	Judge Mathis 	Sesame Street 	Paid Programming
11:00 AM	TCN 27 News Midday 	TCN 27 News Midday 	TCN 27 News Midday 	TCN 27 News Midday 	TCN 27 News Midday 	TCN 27 News Midday 	TCN 27 News Midday
11:30 AM	TCN 27 News Midday 	TCN 27 News Midday 	TCN 27 News Midday 	TCN 27 News Midday 	TCN 27 News Midday 	TCN 27 News Midday 	TCN 27 News Midday
12:00 PM	Before You Go 	Before You Go 	Before You Go 	Before You Go 	Before You Go 	Ron Hazleton's HouseCalls 	The Armstrong Williams Show
12:30 PM	Supermarket Sweep 	Supermarket Sweep 	Supermarket Sweep 	Supermarket Sweep 	Supermarket Sweep 	Outback Adventures with Tim Faulkner 	Game Time with Boomer Esiason
1:00 PM 	Hot Bench 	Hot Bench 	Hot Bench 	Hot Bench 	Hot Bench 	TCN 27 Afternoon Movie 	TCN 27 Afternoon Movie
1:30 PM 	Hot Bench 	Hot Bench 	Hot Bench 	Hot Bench 	Hot Bench 	TCN 27 Afternoon Movie 	TCN 27 Afternoon Movie
2:00 PM 	The Wendy Williams Show 	The Wendy Williams Show 	The Wendy Williams Show 	The Wendy Williams Show 	The Wendy Williams Show 	TCN 27 Afternoon Movie 	TCN 27 Afternoon Movie
2:30 PM 	The Wendy Williams Show 	The Wendy Williams Show 	The Wendy Williams Show 	The Wendy Williams Show 	The Wendy Williams Show 	TCN 27 Afternoon Movie 	TCN 27 Afternoon Movie
3:00 PM 	Judge Judy 	Judge Judy 	Judge Judy 	Judge Judy 	Judge Judy 	Sheriffs El Dorado County 	Good Taste with Tanji Patton
3:30 PM 	Judge Judy 	Judge Judy 	Judge Judy 	Judge Judy 	Judge Judy 	Sheriffs El Dorado County 	America's Heartland
4:00 PM 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Bloodline Detectives 	The Listener
4:30 PM 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Bloodline Detectives 	The Listener
5:00 PM 	TCN 27 News at Five 	TCN 27 News at Five 	TCN 27 News at Five 	TCN 27 News at Five 	TCN 27 News at Five 	TCN 27 News at Five 	TCN 27 News at Five
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	Full Measure with Sheryl Atkisson
6:00 PM 	TCN 27 News at Six 	TCN 27 News at Six 	TCN 27 News at Six 	TCN 27 News at Six 	TCN 27 News at Six 	TCN 27 News at Six 	America's Next Top Model
6:30 PM 	Judge Judy 	Judge Judy 	Judge Judy 	Judge Judy 	Judge Judy 	Paid Programming 	America's Next Top Model
7:00 PM 	Impress Me 	Step by Step 	Grace Under Fire 	Bewitched 	The Amira Clarke Show 	WKRP in Cincinnati 	Wordy
7:30 PM 	Impress Me 	Step by Step 	Whatever Happened To...? 	I Dream of Jeannie 	Ellen 	WKRP in Cincinnati 	Tic Tac Dough
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 	TCN 27 News at Nine 	TCN 27 News at Nine 	TCN 27 News at Nine 	TCN 27 News at Nine 	TCN 27 News at Nine 	TCN 27 News at Nine 	TCN 27 News at Nine
9:30 PM 	TCN 27 News at Nine 	TCN 27 News at Nine 	TCN 27 News at Nine 	TCN 27 News at Nine 	TCN 27 News at Nine 	TCN 27 News at Nine 	TCN 27 News at Nine
10:00 PM	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Family Feud 	Castle 	TCN 27 Sports Zone
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	Castle 	Made in Hollywood
11:00 PM	Maury 	Maury 	Maury 	Maury 	Maury 	Ring of Honor Wrestling 	Wipeout
11:30 PM	Maury 	Maury 	Maury 	Maury 	Maury 	Ring of Honor Wrestling 	Wipeout
== Staff ==
=== Anchors ===
* Brad Jansen - weekdays, 4:30 a.m., 11 a.m.
* Cory Bennett - weekdays, 5 a.m. to 7 a.m.
* Jamila Park - weekdays, 5 a.m. to 7 a.m., 11 a.m.
* Monica Maroney - weekdays, 5 p.m., 6 p.m., 9 p.m.
* Gordon Hurley - weekdays, 5 p.m., 6 p.m., 9 p.m.
* Eleni Chan - weekend mornings
* Kyle Owens-Broughton - weekend evenings
=== Meteorologists ===
* Janelle Ferreira - weekdays, 4:30 a.m. to 7 a.m., 11 a.m.
* Helen Woodley - weekdays, 5 p.m., 6 p.m., 9 p.m.
* Blaine Flowers - weekend mornings
* Nuala Browning - weekend evenings
=== Traffic ===
* Rafael Kramer - weekdays, 4:30 a.m. to 7 a.m.
* Jordan Lawless - weekdays, 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.
=== Reporters ===
* Jody Boyd
* Robbie Houston
* John Hancock
* Lillie Lozano
* Charmaine Edge
* Daneen Churchill
* Roland Fuller
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Category:Sinclair Broadcast Group
Category:TCN affiliated stations
Category:Channel 27
Category:Peoria, Illinois
Category:Illinois
Category:Former independent stations