WICD (fictional)

WICD, virtual channel 15 (UHF digital channel 32), is an ABC-affiliated television station licensed to Champaign, Illinois, United States and also serving Urbana and Danville. The station is owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group. WICD's studios are located on South Country Fair Drive in downtown Champaign, and its transmitter is located northeast of Homer, along the Vermilion–Champaign county line.

Although identifying as a separate station in its own right, WICD is considered a semi-satellite of WICS (channel 20) in Springfield/Decatur. As such, it simulcasts all network and syndicated programming as provided through its parent, and the two stations share a website. However, WICD airs separate commercial inserts and legal identifications. WICD airs separate local newscasts, originating from the facilities of sister station and CBS affiliate WSBT-TV in South Bend, Indiana. WICD serves the eastern half of the Central Illinois market while WICS serves the western portion. The two stations are counted as a single unit for ratings purposes. Although WICD maintains its own facilities, master control and most internal operations are based at WICS' studios on East Cook Street in Springfield's Eastside section.

Through joint sales and shared services agreements (JSA/SSA), Sinclair also operates the area's Fox affiliate, Springfield-licensed WRSP-TV, channel 55 (and its semi-satellite, Urbana-licensed WCCU, channel 27, which shares transmitter facilities with WICD) as well as Decatur-licensed CW outlet WBUI, channel 23 (all are owned by GOCOM Media, LLC). WRSP and WBUI share studios with WICS but WBUI also maintains an advertising sales office on South Main Street/US 51 in downtown Decatur. WCCU's advertising sales operation is also based out of WICD's studios.

News operation
On August 28, 2016, The News-Gazette reported that Sinclair would outsource the technical operations for WICD's newscasts to the facilities of sister station WSBT-TV in South Bend, Indiana. Sinclair announced that it would retain a local news staff of 8 employees, and that redundant staff would be laid off. The changes took place on February 1, 2017; the newscasts are now presented from a secondary studio in South Bend and anchored by Ryan Cummings and Jamie Innis. Weathercasts remain based in full from Champaign. The anchors for WICD's NewsChannel 15 newscasts also anchor the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts for Toledo, Ohio NBC affiliate WNWO-TV and the 10 p.m. newscast for Hazleton, Pennsylvania Fox affiliate WOLF-TV.