WTVO

WTVO

Rockford, Illinois United States
Channels	Digital: 16 (UHF) Virtual: 17
Branding	WTVO 17; Eyewitness News Rockford's MyNetworkTV (on DT2)
Programming
Affiliations	17.1: ABC 17.2: MyNetworkTV for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Mission Broadcasting, Inc.
Operator	Nexstar Media Group via JSA/SSA
Sister stations	WQRF-TV
History
First air date	May 3, 1953 (71 years ago) (1953-05-03)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 39 (UHF, 1953–1967), 17 (UHF, 1967–2009)
Former affiliations	NBC (1953–1995) DuMont (secondary, 1953–1956) ABC (secondary, 1953–1965)
Call sign meaning	Winnebago (County) Television Organization
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	72945
ERP	196 kW
HAAT	201 m (659 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

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