WAND is an NBC affiliate in Decatur, Illinois; serving the Decatur–Springfield–Champaign area. It is owned by Block Communications. It broadcasts on analog UHF channel 17 and digital UHF channel 18 from a transmitter near Argenta, with a translator, W31BX, in Danville. History WAND began on June 17, 1953 as WTVP, owned by Prairie Broadcasting Company of Decatur. It is the oldest station in central Illinois, and the state's second-oldest station on the UHF band. Initial hopes of carr… (More on Wand)