WTTW - Chicago PBS

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5400 N Saint Louis Ave
Chicago, IL 60625
In 1952, the Federal Communications Commission lifted a freeze on the number of television channels on the broadcast spectrum. Many of the new channels would be reserved for educational purposes, and Inland Steel chairman Edward Ryerson wanted a non-commercial television channel for Chicago. Ryerson and other civic leaders to lobby for, create and fund Chicago s educational station formed the Chicago Educational Television Association. A public television station was born. WTTW11 s first program was broadcast September 6, 1955. WTTW11 is one of the most-watched public television stations in the country. It serves more than 65% of Illinois population as well as areas of Indiana, Wisconsin and Michigan.

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4.031 reviews
Jim L.
6/21/2025

Why do you keep showing reruns of check please most of the restaurants are permanently closed

Juan Carlos L.
12/8/2023

Great British series, always something classic and interesting to watch. Also informative and cultural.

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Carl F.
10/23/2014

If there's one thing to know about me, it's that TV is my life. So you can imagine my excitement when I nabbed a spot on 'Check, Please' to rep my beloved Chicago Suburbs before I departed for a...

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Yvonne Y.
11/27/2007

After watching Check Please Bay Area for a year, I can't believe how terrible Check Please is in Chicago. 1) Hostess has a stiff jaw and she cannot enunciate any word clearly 2) When the guests...

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Carol K.
4/25/2014

Trust me. You have to be looking for this place to find it. Even my GPS was having a bit of a melt down as it tried to figure out where I wanted to go. If only someone had told me it is...

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