High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! WMAQ-TV is the NBC owned-and-operated television station in Chicago, Illinois. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 29 (virtual channel 5.1 via PSIP) from a transmitter atop the Willis Tower. Owned by the NBC Owned Television Stations subsidiary of NBCUniversal, WMAQ-TV is sister to Telemundo outlet WSNS-TV and regional sports network Comcast SportsNet Chicago. It maintains primary studios and business offices at the NBC Tower in the Streeterville neighborhood, and operates an auxiliary street-level studio at 401 North Michigan Avenue, on the Magnificent Mile. Syndicated programming on WMAQ-TV includes Access Hollywood, Ellen, and Extra, among others.