WQRF-TV

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WQRF-TV

Rockford, Illinois United States
Channels	Digital: 36 (UHF) Virtual: 39
Branding	Fox 39; Eyewitness News Bounce Rockford (on DT2)
Programming
Affiliations	39.1: Fox for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Media Inc.)
Sister stations	WTVO
History
First air date	November 27, 1978 (45 years ago) (1978-11-27)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 39 (UHF, 1978–2009) Digital: 42 (UHF, 2005–2020)
Former affiliations	Independent (1978–1989)
Call sign meaning	Quality Rockford
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	52408
ERP	910 kW
HAAT	148.1 m (486 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	42°17′14″N 89°10′15″W / 42.28722°N 89.17083°W / 42.28722; -89.17083
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.mystateline.com

WQRF-TV (channel 39) is a television station in Rockford, Illinois, United States, affiliated with the Fox network. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group, which provides certain services to dual ABC/MyNetworkTV affiliate WTVO (channel 17) under joint sales and shared services agreements (JSA/SSA) with Mission Broadcasting. The two stations share studios on North Meridian Road in Rockford, where WQRF-TV's transmitter is also located.