KGCW
 
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Burlington/Davenport, Iowa- Rock Island/Moline, Illinois United States |
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| City | Burlington, Iowa |
| Branding | Quad Cities CW |
| Channels |
Digital: 41 (UHF) & WHBF-DT 4.2 (VHF) Virtual: 26 () |
| Subchannels | (see article) |
| Affiliations |
The CW Jewelry Television (overnights) |
| Owner |
Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.) |
| First air date | January 6, 1988 |
| Call letters' meaning | Grant (previous owner) CW |
| Sister station(s) | KLJB, WHBF-TV, WCIA, WCIX, WMBD-TV, WTVO, WQRF-TV |
| Former callsigns | KJMH (1988–2001) KGWB-TV (2001–2006) KGCW-TV (2006–2009) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 26 (UHF, 1988–2009) |
| Former affiliations |
Fox (1988–2001) The WB (2001–2006) |
| Transmitter power | 615 kW 33.7 kW (WHBF-DT2) |
| Height | 1416.6 ft 409 m (WHBF-DT2) |
| Facility ID | 7841 13950 (WHBF-DT2) |
| Transmitter coordinates |
41°8′8″N 90°48′30″W / 41.13556°N 90.80833°W 41°32′48.8″N 90°28′37.7″W / 41.546889°N 90.477139°W (WHBF-DT2) |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
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. KGCW is owned by Nexstar Media Group as part of a duopoly with CBS affiliate WHBF-TV. Nexstar also operates Fox affiliate KLJB, owned by Marshall Broadcasting. All three stations share studios in the Telco Building on 18th Street in downtown Rock Island. KGCW carries MLB Chicago Cubs baseball from ABC O&O station WLS-TV in Chicago and also carries preseason NFL Green Bay Packers football from that team's Wisconsin state network. KGCW can also be seen in standard definition 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.
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