Web75 years ago, a historic moment changed lives and firefighting as we know it in our town effingham. (wcia) โ€” 75 years ago, a historic moment changed lives and firefighting as we know it in our town effingham. A massive fire spread throughout.

Webwcia/channel 3, the only vhf station in the market, became a reality in 1953. Wciaโ€™s first broadcast was at 10:45 am on november 14. Wcia was originally owned by midwest.