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TheIllinois–Indiana–Kentucky tri-state area is atri-state area where theU.S. states ofIllinois,Indiana, andKentucky intersect, and a region of theMidwest andUpland South. The area is defined mainly by the television viewing area and consists of ten Illinois counties, eleven Indiana counties, and nine Kentucky counties, centered upon theOhio andWabash Rivers.

The 2010 population estimate of the 30-county core region is 911,613 people. With approximately 118,000 people,Evansville, Indiana, is the largest city and the principal hub for both theEvansville Metropolitan Area andSouthwestern Indiana.^[1]Owensboro, Kentucky, with approximately 60,000 people, is the second-largest city and the secondary hub and the hub for theOwensboro Metropolitan Area. The other six cities with 10,000 or more people includeHarrisburg, Illinois;Henderson, Kentucky;Madisonville, Kentucky;Vincennes, Indiana;Washington, Indiana; andJasper, Indiana. The dissecting point of the three states is the confluence of theWabash andOhio Rivers, near thetripoint ofGallatin County, Illinois,Posey County, Indiana, andUnion County, Kentucky.

Some counties along the edges may or may not consider themselves part of the area. One of the Evansville TV stations (CW 7WTVW) also includesHardin andSaline Counties of Illinois;Crawford andOrange Counties of Indiana;Breckinridge,Crittenden andGrayson Counties of Kentucky as part of its viewing area as well as the below-mentioned counties because, prior to the advent ofdigital television, the station broadcast on theVHF band (it now broadcasts on RF channel 28, in the UHF band). This was also due to its transmitter being located nearChandler, Indiana, inWarrick County, as opposed toHenderson County, like the other stations. (See map on right.)

In addition, the counties on the eastern edge of the area are included inKentuckiana, the northern edge counties are included in theTerre Haute viewing area and the western edge counties are either included in thePaducah–Carbondale–Cape Girardeau or theSt. Louis viewing areas and the southern edge are included in theNashville–Clarksville viewing area.

Note: Italicized counties were included by onlyWTVW prior to DTV. See above map.

Illinois:

Indiana:

Kentucky:

Major local broadcast television stations are:

• WTVW Channel 7.1CW / 7.2 (Bounce) / 7.3 (Mystery) / 7.4 (Ion)Evansville, IN
• WNIN Channel 9.1PBS / 9.2 (Create)Evansville, IN
• WFIE Channel 14.1NBC / 14.2 (MeTV) / 14.3 (Circle) / 14.4 (Grit) / 14.5 (Dabl) / 14.6 (True Crime Network) / 14.7 (Defy TV)Evansville, IN
• WEHT Channel 25.1ABC / 25.2 (Laff) / 25.3 (Cozi) / 25.4 (Rewind TV)Henderson, KY
• WKOH Channel 31.1PBS/KET / 31.2 (PBS Encore/KET2) / 31.3 (KY Channel) / 31.4 (PBS Kids)Owensboro, KY
• WEVV Channel 44.1CBS / 44.2 (FOX/MNTV)Evansville, IN

Other area broadcast television stations are:

• WSIL-TV Channel 3.1ABC / 3.2 (H&I) / 3.3 (Crime) / 3.4 (Court TV) / 3.5 (Ion)Harrisburg, IL – not part of the "Tri-State" viewing area; one of the principal stations of the Paducah–Carbondale–Cape Girardeau TV market
• WZDS-LD Channel 5.1H&I / 5.2 (Start TV) / 5.3 (Movies!) / 5.4 (Decades) / 5.5 (Story)Evansville, IN
• WYYW-CD Channel 15.1TMD / 15.2 (FAM) / 15.3 (RTV)Evansville, IN
• WJTS-CD Channel 18.1YTAJasper, IN
• WTSN-CD Channel 20.1ANT / 20.2 (TFC)Evansville, IN
• WVUT Channel 22.1PBS / 22.2 (Create) / 22.3 (PBS Kids)Vincennes, IN
• W23BV-D Channel 23.13ABN / 23.2 (3ABN Proclaim) / 23.3 (3ABN Dare to Dream) / 23.4 (3ABN Latino)Evansville, IN
• WDLH-LD Channel 24.1Azteca AmericaEvansville, IN
• WELW-LD Channel 30.1Court TV / 30.2 (Defy TV) / 30.3 (TrueReal) / 30.4 (Scripps News)Evansville, IN
• WEIN-LD Channel 40.1beIN Sports Xtra / 40.2 (beIN Sports Xtra en Español) / 40.3/4/5 (Ads)Evansville, IN

The major local broadcast FM radio stations are:

• 88.3WNINEvansville, IN
• 89.1WVJCMount Carmel, IL
• 89.5WKPBHenderson, KY
• 91.1WVUBVincennes, IN
• 91.5WUEVEvansville, IN
• 92.5WBKROwensboro, KY
• 93.5WLYDEvansville, IN
• 93.9WKTGMadisonville, KY
• 94.9WYNGMount Carmel, IL
• 96.1WSTOOwensboro, KY /Evansville, IN
• 96.5WSONHenderson, KY
• 98.1WRAYPrinceton, IN
• 99.5WKDQHenderson, KY
• 100.5WSJDMount Carmel, IL
• 101.9WEKVCentral City, KY /Owensboro, KY
• 103.1WGBFEvansville, IN /Henderson, KY
• 104.1WIKYEvansville, IN
• 105.3WJLTEvansville, IN
• 106.1WDKSNewburgh, IN
• 107.1WJPSBoonville, IN /Evansville, IN
• 107.5WABXEvansville, IN

• All of the cities on the list are county seats of their respective counties except Huntingburg, Indiana.
• Newburgh is currently debating annexation plans that would incorporate many of the surrounding developments, which would increase the population to as many as 12,000 people. If successful this would place the town behind Jasper on the above list. Newburgh would become the onlytown on the list.

Population Total: 128,750

Population Total: 477,056

Population Total: 293,160

There are two counties named Daviess in the Tri-State Area,Daviess County, Indiana (/ˈdeɪviːz/), andDaviess County, Kentucky (/ˈdeɪvɪs/). Both counties are named for Maj.Joseph Hamilton Daveiss,U.S. District Attorney forKentucky who prosecutedAaron Burr.

• Evansville Metropolitan Area
• Owensboro Metropolitan Area
• Jasper Micropolitan Area
• Southwestern Indiana
• Southern Illinois
• Western Kentucky

38°00′N87°24′W / 38.0°N 87.4°W /38.0; -87.4

• Southwestern Indiana
• Evansville metropolitan area
• Metropolitan areas of Indiana

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