Illinois-Indiana-Kentucky tri-state area

The Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky Tri-State Area is a tri-state area where the states of Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky intersect. The area is defined mainly by the television viewing area and consists of ten Illinois counties, eleven Indiana counties, and nine Kentucky counties. The term Tri-State Area is often used by the media and in local advertisements.

The 2007 population estimate of the 30-county region is 911,613 people. Evansville, Indiana, with approximately 118,000 people, is the largest city and the principal hub for both the Evansville Metropolitan Area and Southwestern Indiana. Owensboro, Kentucky, with approximately 60,000 people, is the second-largest city and the secondary hub as well as the hub for the Owensboro Metropolitan Area. The other seven cities with 10,000 or more people include Harrisburg, Illinois; Henderson, Kentucky; Madisonville, Kentucky; Princeton, Indiana; Vincennes, Indiana; Washington, Indiana; and Jasper, Indiana. The dissecting point between the three states are the Wabash and Ohio Rivers which meet near the tripoint of Gallatin County, Illinois, Posey County, Indiana, and Union County, Kentucky.

Some of the counties along the edges may or may not consider themselves as part of the area. One of the Evansville TV stations (WTVW-Fox 7) also includes Hardin County, Illinois, Crawford County, Indiana, Orange County, Indiana, Breckenridge County, Kentucky, Crittenden County, Kentucky and Grayson County, Kentucky as part of their viewing area as well as the below-mentioned counties because, prior to the advent of digital television, the station broadcast on the VHF band (it now broadcasts on RF channel 28, in the UHF band). This was also due to their transmitter being located in Warrick County as opposed to in Henderson County, like the other stations. (See map on right.)

In addition, the counties on the eastern edge of the area are included in Kentuckiana, The northern edge counties are included in the Terre Haute Viewing Area and the western edge counties are either included in the Paducah-Carbondale or the St. Louis Viewing Areas as well.

The Counties
'' Note: Italicized Counties are included by only WTVW. See above map.''

Illinois counties
 * Clay
 * Edwards
 * Gallatin
 * Hamilton
 * Hardin
 * Lawrence
 * Richland
 * Saline
 * Wabash
 * Wayne
 * White

Indiana counties
 * Crawford
 * Daviess
 * Dubois
 * Gibson
 * Knox
 * Martin
 * Orange
 * Perry
 * Pike
 * Posey
 * Spencer
 * Vanderburgh
 * Warrick

Kentucky counties
 * Breckenridge
 * Crittenden
 * Daviess
 * Grayson
 * Hancock
 * Henderson
 * Hopkins
 * McLean
 * Muhlenberg
 * Ohio
 * Union
 * Webster

Media
The major local broadcast television stations are: The other area broadcast television stations are:
 * WAZE CW Channel 19 /20.1 Madisonville, KY
 * WEHT ABC / RTV Channel 25 / 25.2 Henderson, KY
 * WEVV CBS Channel 44 / 44.1 / 44.2 (WTSN) Evansville, IN
 * WFIE NBC Channel 14 / 14.1 / 14.2 (XTRA) / 14.3 (This) Evansville, IN
 * WNIN PBS Channel 9 / 9.1 / 9.2 / 9.3 (ALL PBS PG) Newburgh, IN
 * WTSN MyTV Channel 63 / 44.2 Evansville, IN
 * WTVW Fox Channel 7 / 7.1 Evansville, IN
 * W06BD Local LP 6 / 6.1 Princeton, IN
 * WJTS A1 27 / 18.1 Jasper, IN
 * WKOH PBS/KET 31 / 30.1 Owensboro, KY
 * WVUT PBS 22 / 22.1 / 22.2 /22.3 (ALL PBS PGMG) Vincennes, IN

The major local broadcast FM radio stations are:
 * 89.1 WVJC Mount Carmel, IL "89-1 The Bash"
 * 91.1 WVUB Vincennes, IN "Blazer 91-1"
 * 92.5 WBKR Owensboro, KY "The Country Station"
 * 93.9 WKTG Madisonville, KY "Power Rock 93.9 WKTG"
 * 94.9 WYNG Mount Carmel, IL "Wing 95"
 * 96.1 WSTO Owensboro, KY / Evansville, IN "Hot 96"
 * 98.1 WRAY Princeton, IN "98-1 WRAY FM-AM"
 * 99.5 WKDQ Henderson, KY "99-5 WKDQ"
 * 100.5 WSJD Mount Carmel, IL "True Oldies 100.5"
 * 101.9 WQXQ Central City, KY / Owensboro, KY "Q-101.9"
 * 103.1 WGBF Henderson, KY "The River City Rocker"
 * 104.1 WIKY Evansville, IN "104 WIKY"
 * 105.3 WJLT Evansville, IN "Super Hits 105-3"
 * 106.1 WDKS Newburgh, IN "106 Kiss FM"
 * 107.1 WEJK Boonville, IN "107 Jack FM"
 * 107.5 WABX Evansville, IN "107-5 WABX"

15 Largest Cities



 * All of the cities on the list are county seats of their respective counties except Huntingburg, IN and Central City, KY.


 * Newburgh is currently undergoing annexation plans that will incorporate many of the surrounding developments which will increase the population to as much as 12,000 people putting the town right behind Jasper on the above list. Also Newburgh would be the only town on the list.

Southeast Illinois
Population Total: 142,574

Southwestern Indiana
Population Total: 498,015

Northwest Kentucky
Population Total: 276,007

An Interesting Fact
There are two counties named Daviess in the Tri-State Area, Daviess County, Indiana (pronounced Da'Veez), and Daviess County, Kentucky (pronounced Da'Vis). Both counties are named for Maj. Joseph Hamilton Daviess, U.S. District Attorney for Kentucky who prosecuted Aaron Burr.