NBC Chicago Nonstop

NBC Chicago Nonstop
NBC Chicago Nonstop
Logo for NBC Chicago Nonstop
Launched November 1, 2010
Network NBC, NBC News
Owned by NBCUniversal
Country United States
Language American English
Broadcast area Chicagoland
Headquarters Chicago, Illinois
Replaced NBC Weather Plus
Sister channel(s) WMAQ-TV, WSNS-TV
Website Official NBC Chicago Nonstop Website
Availability
Terrestrial
WMAQ-TV 5.2
Cable
Comcast 341
RCN 50
WOW! 130

NBC Chicago Nonstop (or simply Chicago Nonstop) is a 24-hour news and entertainment service on the secondary digital television subchannel of NBC's owned-and-operated station WMAQ-TV. The new Nonstop service replaced the NBC Plus weather channel which was aired on the DT2 subchannel of the aforementioned station.

The NBC Chicago Nonstop subchannel is currently transmitted in 4:3 standard definition with 16:9 letterboxes. This is in contrast with the other NBC Nonstop subchannels that are currently on the air, which are transmitted in 16:9 enhanced definition widescreen. However, with the announcement that Universal Sports (which is currently seen on WMAQ-DT3) will cease terrestrial broadcasts in January 2012, the bandwidth that is currently used by that subchannel is expected to be either utilized to increase the bandwidth of the Nonstop subchannel or reserved for mobile TV. This increased bandwidth may then be used to allow NBC Chicago Nonstop to be transmitted in true widescreen instead of its current letterboxed 4:3 format.

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Basis and synopsis

NBC Local Media (the owned-and-operated stations division of NBC Universal), based on the success of its New York Nonstop service, began an initiative to create more local content for its other stations. During the fall of 2010, NBC launched new Nonstop channels on the secondary subchannels of its Washington, D.C., Philadelphia stations as well as WMAQ's, and is rolling out versions of Nonstop to its California, Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas and South Florida stations by the first week of May 2011; NBC's owned-and-operated station in Hartford, Connecticut, WVIT, is expected to have a Nonstop channel of its own by sometime in 2011.[1]

Chicago Nonstop follows the model of New York Nonstop, which features live news and public affairs programming, lifestyle shows (such as LXTV, JBTV, Open House, etc.), rebroadcasts of NBC News content, entertainment news, and possible other various programs.

Current Programs

(partial list)

  • 24/7: Secrets of the City - Chicago's club scene, sports bars, unique eateries, theaters and local festivals are visited to uncover interesting events and places in the city.
  • Your Morning Update
  • JBTV - One-hour show spotlighting emerging musical artists from Chicago and around the world. Live performances, interviews and music videos.
  • LX.TV Open House and First Look
  • Talk Stoop - Host Cat Greenleaf interviews prominent New York City natives from a Brooklyn stoop; orignates from New York Nonstop
  • The Rundown - A daily look at current events, presented in a conversational and informal setting
  • Talk Street – A magazine style show that interviews community leaders and highlights upcoming local events in DFW and the surrounding area.
  • Roe Conn Show with Richard Roeper - WLS-AM radio simulcast
  • NewsRaw - A report of up-to-the-minute regional, statewide and national news of the day and late breaking news events.
  • Nonstop Scene Chicago - A half-hour show that looks at various and distinctive people, places, and things throughout Chicago
  • Nonstop Foodies Chicago - Profiles about various Chicago eateries, restaurants, cooks and chefs

See also

References

External links


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