WEIU-TV (channel 51) is an educational independent television station licensed to Charleston, Illinois, United States. It is owned by Eastern Illinois University (EIU) alongside campus radio station WEIU (88.9 FM). The two stations share studios at Buzzard Hall on the EIU campus on 9th Street in Charleston; WEIU-TV's transmitter is located near Humboldt, Illinois.
From 1986 to 2025, WEIU-TV served as a secondary PBS member station for the Champaign–Springfield–Decatur market. As a member of PBS' Program Differentiation Plan (PDP), it aired 25% of the PBS network schedule.
Broadcast area
WEIU-TV's broadcast radius extends south to Effingham, north to Champaign, west to Decatur, and east to Terre Haute, Indiana.
The station serves Champaign, Christian, Clark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Jasper, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Sangamon, Shelby