NBC Chicago Nonstop

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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.

Until January 2012, the NBC Chicago Nonstop subchannel was transmitted in 4:3 standard definition with 16:9 letterboxes. This was in contrast with the other NBC Nonstop subchannels that are currently on the air, which are transmitted in 16:9 enhanced definition widescreen. However, since Universal Sports (which was seen on WMAQ-DT3) ceased terrestrial broadcasts and became a pay-television channel on January 2, 2012, the bandwidth that was used by that subchannel is now used to increase the bandwidth of the Nonstop subchannel. This allows NBC Chicago Nonstop to be transmitted in true 16:9 widescreen instead of its previous letterboxed 4:3 format.

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; originates from New York Nonstop
• The Rundown - A daily look at current events, presented in a conversational and informal setting
• Press:Here - A weekly panel discussion between nationally published technology reporters and Silicon Valley CEOs hosted by Scott McGrew.^[2]
• 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
• Chicago Wolves Hockey - Live coverage of the Chicago Wolves professional hockey team
• Chicago Fire Soccer Club - Live coverage of the Chicago Fire Major League Soccer soccer team

See also

• NBC California Nonstop
• NBC DFW Nonstop
• NBC New York Nonstop
• NBC Washington Nonstop
• WMAQ-TV

References

External links

• NBC Chicago Nonstop - Official Website

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