WMAQ-TV

Analog: 5 ( VHF , 1948–2009)
Digital: 29 (UHF, until 2019)

WMAQ-TV
	Chicago, Illinois; United States;
Channels	Digital: 33 (UHF), shared with WSNS-TV; Virtual: 5;
Branding	NBC 5 Chicago
Programming
Affiliations	5.1: NBC; for others, see § Technical information and subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	NBC Owned Television Stations; (NBC Telemundo License LLC);
Sister stations	WSNS-TV
History
First air date	October 8, 1948
Former call signs	WNTC (1946); WNBY (1946–1948); WNBQ (1948–1964);
Former channel numbers	Analog: 5 (VHF, 1948–2009); Digital: 29 (UHF, until 2019);
Call sign meaning	"We Must Ask Questions"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	47905
ERP	398 kW
HAAT	509 m (1,670 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	41°52′44.1″N 87°38′10.2″W / 41.878917°N 87.636167°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.nbcchicago.com

WMAQ-TV (channel 5) is a television station in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is owned and operated by the NBC television network via its NBC Owned Television Stations division. Under common ownership with Telemundo station WSNS-TV (channel 44), the two stations share studio facilities at the NBC Tower on North Columbus Drive in the city's Streeterville neighborhood and broadcast from the same transmitter atop the Willis Tower in the Chicago Loop.