| Semi-satellite of WXOW, La Crosse, Wisconsin | |
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| Branding | WQOW 18; News 18 |
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| History | |
First air date | September 22, 1980 |
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| The CW (DT2, 2006−2021) | |
Call sign meaning | sister to Madison's WKOW |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 64550 |
| ERP | 253 kW |
| HAAT | 280 m (919 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 44°48′0″N 91°27′57″W / 44.80000°N 91.46583°W |
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| Website | www |
WQOW (channel 18) is a television station in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States, serving the Chippewa Valley as an affiliate of ABC. Owned by Allen Media Group, the station has studios on Friedeck Road in Eau Claire, and its transmitter is located in Altoona, Wisconsin.
Although identifying as a separate station in its own right, WQOW is considered a semi-satellite of WXOW (channel 19) in La Crosse. As such, it simulcasts all network and syndicated programming as provided through its parent but airs separate commercial inserts, legal identifications, local newscasts and Sunday morning religious programs,[2][3] and has its own website. WQOW serves the northern half of the La Crosse–Eau Claire market while WXOW serves the southern portion. The two stations are counted as a single unit for ratings purposes. Although WQOW maintains its own facilities, master control and some internal operations are based at the WXOW studios on County Highway 25 in La Crescent, Minnesota. DirecTV and Dish Network offer both WXOW and WQOW as of September 2010.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WQOW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Program Information for WXOW at TitanTV.com
- ^ Program Information for WQOW at TitanTV.com