Media in the Quad Cities

Newspapers, radio, and television in the Quad Cities area of the United States.

Print

Three local daily newspapers serve the Quad Cities, all of them morning editions. The Quad City Times, based in Davenport, is circulated throughout the Quad Cities metropolitan area, including Davenport, Bettendorf and Scott in Iowa; and Moline, East Moline, Rock Island and Rock Island County in Illinois. The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus, published in Moline, is a daily newspaper based on the Illinois side. While the Times has a primary focus on the Iowa side, and a majority of the coverage in the Argus and Dispatch is on the Illinois side, both newspapers cover the entire Quad Cities.

The daily newspaper serving Henry County, Illinois, is the Star Courier, based in Kewanee.

Weekly newspapers in the Quad Cities include The North Scott Press, based in Eldridge and covering northern Scott County and the North Scott Community School District; the Erie Review (based in Erie in Whiteside County, Illinois, but also including coverage of upper Rock Island County including Port Byron and the Riverdale Community Unit School District 100); and Henry County weeklies including the Cambridge Chronicle, Geneseo Republic and Orion Gazette. The Aledo Times-Record is the weekly newspaper for Mercer County.

The River Cities Reader is the area's alternative weekly. In addition to in-depth stories and editorials covering government and culture in the Quad Cities, issues of the Reader contain listings of arts and entertainment events taking place throughout the area, and provides critical reviews for regional art exhibitions, music concerts, and theatrical performances.

Radio

Start dates are for the frequency/station license, not for callsign or programming that may have moved from license to license.

FM

FreqCallCityOwnerStartERP (W)BrandingFormatRDSHD
88.1WAXRGeneseoAmerican Family Association20013,00088.1 WAXRReligiousYesNo
88.5KALADavenportSt. Ambrose University196710,00088.5 KALACollege radioYes2
89.3WDLM-FMEast MolineMoody Bible Institute1980100,00089.3 WDLMReligiousYesNo
90.3WVIKRock IslandAugustana College196331,00090.3 WVIKPublic RadioYesNo
90.7WVKCGalesburgKnox College19611,000Tri States RadioCollege radioNo2
91.1KNSBBettendorfUniversity of Northern Iowa201074091.1 KNSBPublic RadioYesYes
91.7KSUIIowa CityUniversity of Iowa1948100,00091.7 KSUIClassicalYes2
92.5WGVV-LPRock IslandQuad Cities Community Broadcasting Group200466Groove 92.5Urban ContemporaryYesYes
93.1KMCSMuscatinePrairie Radio Communications19964,400Vintage Sound 93.1 FMClassic Album RockYesNo
93.5KJOCBettendorfTownsquare Media19846,000I-Rock 93.5Active rockNoNo
93.9KQCJCambridgeVirden Broadcasting Corporation20034,200Planet 93.9 FMAlternative RockNoNo
94.5K233AADavenportUniversity of Northern Iowa1980170[t]90.9 KUNINews/Talk, Adult AlternativeYesNo
94.7KMCNClintonPrairie Radio Communications19703,000Mac 94.7Adult HitsYesNo
96.1KMXGClintoniHeartMedia1947100,000Mix 96Adult ContemporaryYes[a&t]No
96.9WXLPMolineTownsquare Media197050,00097XClassic rockYes[a&t]No
98.9WLKURock IslandEducational Media Foundation194739,000K-LoveChristian ACYes[a&t]No
99.7KBEA-FMMuscatineTownsquare Media1949100,000B100Contemporary hit radioYes[a&t]No
101.3KUULEast MolineiHeartMedia197650,000101.3 KISS FMContemporary hit radioYes[a&t]No
102.1K271AFEldridgeUniversity of Northern Iowa1999250[t]90.9 KUNINews/Talk, Adult AlternativeYesNo
102.3WRMJAledoWestern Illinois Broadcasting Inc.19793,000Today's Country - Your All Time FavoritesCountryNoNo
102.5WJREKewaneeVirden Broadcasting Corporation19666,000Hog Country 102.5CountryNo4
103.1KTJT-LPDavenportDavenport Educational Association2005100?ReligiousNoNo
103.7WLLR-FMDavenportiHeartMedia1948100,000103.7 WLLRCountryYes[a&t]2
104.5K283BVDavenportiHeartMedia2015250Alt 104.5Alternative musicYes[a&t]No
104.9KIIK-FMDeWittTownsquare Media197712,000KIIK 104.9Classic HitsYes[a&t]No
105.7K289BIDavenportLa Jefa Latino Broadcasting?250[t]La Jefa 1270Regional MexicanNoNo
106.1K291BPBettendorfSt. Ambrose University?250[t]88.5 KALACollege, VarietyNoNo
106.5KCQQDavenportiHeartMedia1966100,000Q 106.5Classic RockYes[a&t]No
107.7WQUDErieJMRW, LLC20156,000Vintage RadioOldies, classic countryYesNo
107.9KRQC-LPDavenportDavenport Adventist Radio2004100Davenport Adventist RadioReligiousNoNo

AM

FreqCallCityOwnerStartDay Power (W)Night PowerBrandingFormatStereoHD
860KWPCMuscatinePrairie Radio Communications19472508Voice of MuscatineClassic CountryNoNo
960WDLMEast MolineMoody Bible Institute19601,000102WDLMChristian TalkNoNo
1170KBOBDavenportTownsquare Media19461,0001,000ESPN 1170 AMSportsNoNo
1230WFXNMolineiHeartMedia19461,0001,000Fox Sports 1230SportsNoNo
1420WOCDavenportiHeartMedia19225,0005,000News Talk 1420News/TalkNoNo

In addition, the Quad Cities had two AM allocations that are now silent:

  • WKBF, which went on the air in 1925 originally (as WHBF) at 1270 AM and last formatted Mexican/Hispanic music as "La Jefe 1270." The station went off the air in the fall of 2018, and its license was cancelled by the Federal Communications Commission on June 1, 2020.
  • An allocation at 1580 AM, which has been silent since 2000 after several years of format and ownership changes. That station was last known as KFQC, a black gospel station. The station originally signed on the air in 1952 as KFMA, and at its height was known as KWNT and formatted country music. Various formats, including urban contemporary and nostalgia/adult standards, would air on the frequency from the early 1980s until going off the air.

Television

Band
Ch.
CallCityOwnerOperatorStartVirt.
Ch.
DTVNicknameProgramming
4WHBFRock IslandNexstar Media GroupNexstar Media Group19504.11080iLocal 4CBS
4WHBFRock IslandNexstar Media GroupNexstar Media Group19504.2480iCourt TV 4.2Court TV
4WHBFRock IslandNexstar Media GroupNexstar Media Group19504.3480iGrit 4.3Grit
4WHBFRock IslandNexstar Media GroupNexstar Media Group19504.4480iEscape 4.4Court TV Mystery
8WMWCGalesburgTrinity Broadcasting NetworkTrinity Broadcasting Network201253.1480iTBN 53Trinity Broadcasting Network
8WMWCGalesburgTrinity Broadcasting NetworkTrinity Broadcasting Network201253.2480iTCC 53.2Hillsong Channel
8WMWCGalesburgTrinity Broadcasting NetworkTrinity Broadcasting Network201253.3480iJUCE 53.3JUCE TV/Smile
8WMWCGalesburgTrinity Broadcasting NetworkTrinity Broadcasting Network201253.4480iEnlace 53.4Enlace
8WMWCGalesburgTrinity Broadcasting NetworkTrinity Broadcasting Network201253.5480iSalsa 53.5TBN Salsa
17KWQCDavenportGray TelevisionGray Television19496.11080iTV 6NBC
17KWQCDavenportGray TelevisionGray Television19496.2480iIon 6.2Ion Television
17KWQCDavenportGray TelevisionGray Television19496.3480iCozi 6.3Cozi TV
17KWQCDavenportGray TelevisionGray Television19496.4480iH&I 6.4Heroes & Icons
17KWQCDavenport Gray TelevisionGray Television19496.5480iStart TV 6.5Start TV
17KWQCDavenportGray TelevisionGray Television19496.6480iCircle TV 6.6Circle TV
21KGCWBurlingtonNexstar Media GroupNexstar Media Group198826.1720pQuad Cities CWThe CW
21KGCWBurlingtonNexstar Media GroupNexstar Media Group198826.2480iThis TV 26.2This TV
21KGCWBurlingtonNexstar Media GroupNexstar Media Group198826.3480iLaff 26.3Laff
21KGCWBurlingtonNexstar Media GroupNexstar Media Group198826.4480iBounce TV 26.4Bounce TV
23WQPTMolineWestern Illinois University-Quad CitiesWestern Illinois University-Quad Cities198324.11080iWQPTPBS
23WQPTMolineWestern Illinois University-Quad CitiesWestern Illinois University-Quad Cities198324.2480iWQPT WorldviewDeutsche Welle
30KLJBDavenportMission BroadcastingNexstar Media Group198518.1720pFox 18Fox
30KLJBDavenportMission BroadcastingNexstar Media Group198518.2480iMe-TV Quad CitiesMe-TV
31WQADMolineTegnaTegna19638.1720pNews 8ABC
31WQADMolineTegnaTegna19638.2480iAntenna TV 8-2Antenna TV
31WQADMolineTegnaTegna19638.3720pMyTV 8-3MyNetworkTV
31WQADMolineTegnaTegna19638.4480iTrue Crime 8-4True Crime Network
32KQCT-LPDavenportLuken CommunicationsLuken Communications198761.1480iRTV 61Retro Television Network
34KQINDavenportIowa Public TelevisionIowa Public Television199136.11080iIPTV HDPBS
34KQINDavenportIowa Public TelevisionIowa Public Television199136.2480iIPTV KidsPBS Kids
34KQINDavenportIowa Public TelevisionIowa Public Television199136.3480iIPTV WorldPBS World
34KQINDavenportIowa Public TelevisionIowa Public Television199136.4480iIPTV CreateCreate
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