WMAQ TV 5

WMAQ TV 5 is a TV station in Chicago, Illinois, USA covering NBC network programs, local news and weather.

WMAQ TV 5 is an affiliate of the NBC Television Network.

WMAQ TV 5 began broadcasting on October 8, 1948 as WNBQ, the last of Chicago's four commercial VHF stations to launch, and the third of the five original NBC owned-and-operated stations. Eight years later, it became the first station in the world to broadcast all of its programs in color. Though NBC had long owned WMAQ radio (now WSCR AM 670), it did not change the TV station's call letters to WMAQ-TV until August 31, 1964. The calls of its sister radio station were initially assigned by the government, but went on to form the phrase "We Must Ask Questions," which the radio station took on as its motto in the 1920s. WMAQ TV 5 originated several programs for the NBC television network from its studios in the Merchandise Mart during the 1950's, including Kukla, Fran, and Ollie, featuring Burr Tillstrom and Fran Allison; Garroway at Large, starring Dave Garroway; and "Studs' Place," hosted by Studs Terkel.

This TV station is owned by NBC Universal.

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Larry Wert Named EVP of Station Initiatives for NBC O&O's
-- Wert, who will remain president and GM of WMAQ TV 5 in Chicago, will work with the network's owned and operated stations to create new business opportunities. Wert announced the news September 28, 2011, via an internal memo obtained by...

WMAQ TV 5 Sports Anchor Daryl Hawks Dead at 38
-- Hawks, a sports anchor with the station since 2008, was discovered by hotel employees in his room in Atlanta after missing a wake-up call. He was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. WMAQ station manager...

WMAQ TV 5 and eVoter Link Voters to Election Day Information
-- Chicago, January 29, 2010: NBC 5 Chicago (WMAQ TV) and eVoter (www.evoter.com) today announced a partnership that connects Chicagoland voters to polling place locations, election information, candidate profiles and endorsements prior to...

WMAQ TV Chicago Restructures Newsroom
-- On January 29, 2009, the Chicago Tribune reported that WMAQ is restructuring its newsroom: News producers, writers and editors at NBC-owned WMAQ-Ch. 5 were told Wednesday they must reapply for new multi-faceted...