KGCW

KGCW is the CW-affiliated television station for the Quad Cities of Eastern Iowa and West-Central Illinois. Licensed to Burlington, Iowa, it broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 41 (virtual channel 26.1 via PSIP) from a transmitter in the Seaton village of Abington Township, Illinois. The station can also be seen on Mediacom channel 113 and in high definition on digital channel 713. Owned by Nexstar Broadcasting Group, KGCW is sister to CBS affiliate WHBF-TV. Nexstar also operates Fox affiliate KLJB, owned by Marshall Broadcasting. KGCW and KLJB share studios on East 53rd Street (I-74) in Davenport, Iowa. The station also carries preseason NFL Green Bay Packers football from the team's Wisconsin state network. KGCW can also be seen on WHBF's second digital subchannel (VHF channel 4.2 or virtual channel 4.2 via PSIP) from a transmitter in Bettendorf; a city located within Pleasant Valley Township in Scott County, Iowa.

History

The station signed-on January 6, 1988 as KJMH. It aired an analog signal on UHF channel 26 with an effective radiated power of 200 kilowatts (at a height of 96 meters) from a tower on Winegard Drive in Burlington. KJMH quickly became a Fox affiliate, primarily serving the southern portion of the Quad Cities market. However, the station suffered interference and duplication from the area's other Fox affiliate, KLJB in Davenport serving the northern portions of the area. Finally in 1996, this station became a full-time satellite of KLJB. In 2001, KJMH broke off and became a The WB affiliate for the Quad Cities and adopted the KGWB-TV call sign.