WJJY-TV (channel 14) was a television station in Jacksonville, Illinois, United States, which broadcast from 1969 to 1971. It was the ABC affiliate for Quincy, Illinois, and served Springfield as well. West-central Illinois had limited choices for television in the 1960s.

WJJY-TV was one of the more unique chapters in the story of American broadcasting. It was bold and ambitious and provided many individuals with the stepping-stone needed to bridge the gap between training and career. Interestingly, it signaled a change in UHF broadcasting. The new generation of high-power stations was born.

2016年3月5日 · A short history of WJJY-TV, Channel 14, Jacksonville, Springfield, Quincy, Illinois.

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From its birth in 1969, to its death two years later, WJJY-TV brought the ABC television network to Jacksonville, Springfield and Quincy, Illinois. This site contains the only known images of the 1,600' tower collapse in 1978 - nearly 10 years after the station went to black.

Infobox Broadcast call letters = WJJY TV station station slogan = station branding = analog = 14 (UHF) digital = affiliations = Defunct (off the air in April, 1971) founded = August 18, 1969 location = Jacksonville/Quincy/Springfield, Illinois…

WJJY-TV (canal 14) fue una estación de televisión en Jacksonville, Illinois, Estados Unidos, que transmitió desde 1969 hasta 1971. Fue la afiliada de ABC para Quincy, Illinois, y también prestó servicios en Springfield. En la década de 1960, la zona centro-oeste de Illinois tenía opciones limitadas para la televisión.

WJJY-TV went on the air in 1969, broadcasting at 4.5 million watts of power from one of the three highest structures in North America. WJJY went dark within two years, and the broadcast tower was only a gravestone marking its short history.

Jacksonville, Illinois, saw the results of months of work with the broadcasts of its first television station, WJJY-TV, in August of 1969. It was developed by Keith Moyer (who developed WTIM Radio in Taylorville), who sought after many local investors to set the station up for business and serve the Quincy, Jacksonville, and even Springfield ...

WJJY-TV (channel 14) was a television station in Jacksonville, Illinois, United States, which broadcast from 1969 to 1971. It was the ABC affiliate for Quincy, Illinois, and served Springfield as well.