WHBF-TV

WHBF-TV
CityRock Island, Illinois
Channels
BrandingLocal 4
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KLJB, KGCW
History
First air date
July 1, 1950 (74 years ago) (1950-07-01)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 4 (VHF, 1950–2009)
  • Digital: 58 (UHF, 1999–2009)
  • All secondary:
  • ABC (1950–1963)
  • DuMont (1950–1956)
  • NTA (1956–1961)
Call sign meaning
"Where Historic Black Hawk Fought" (a reference to Chief Black Hawk, whose tribe once occupied the area that is now the Quad Cities)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID13950
ERP33.7 kW
HAAT409 m (1,342 ft)
Transmitter coordinates41°32′48.8″N 90°28′37.7″W / 41.546889°N 90.477139°W / 41.546889; -90.477139
Translator(s)
Links
Public license information
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

WHBF-TV (channel 4) is a television station licensed to Rock Island, Illinois, United States, serving as the CBS affiliate for the Quad Cities area. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group alongside Burlington, Iowa–licensed CW owned-and-operated station KGCW (channel 26); Nexstar also provides certain services to Davenport, Iowa–licensed Fox affiliate KLJB (channel 18) under a shared services agreement (SSA) owner Mission Broadcasting. The three stations share studios in the Telco Building on 18th Street in downtown Rock Island; WHBF-TV's transmitter is located in Bettendorf, Iowa.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WHBF-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.