The Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) had collapsed most of East Central Illinois into one giant television market .
WICS took on a secondary CBS affiliation because its primary affiliate , WCIA in Champaign , only provided a marginal signal to Springfield .
Although the Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) had collapsed most of East Central Illinois into one giant television market , WICS took on a secondary CBS affiliation because its primary affiliate , WCIA in Champaign , only provided a marginal signal to Springfield .