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Overview
In the Davenport, IA-Rock Island-Moline, IL TV market, WHBF-TV is the CBS station licensed to Rock Island, Illinois.
Viewers watch WHBF-TV on channel 4, the same number as its broadcast channel. Its subchannels carry Court TV, Grit and Ion Mystery. WHBF-TV also transmits in ATSC 3.0, the NextGen TV standard, which newer sets can receive.
What's on WHBF-TV's subchannels
| Channel | Programming |
|---|---|
| 4.1 | CBS |
| 4.2 | Court TV |
| 4.3 | Grit |
| 4.4 | Ion Mystery |
Nexstar Media Inc. holds the station's FCC license. WHBF-TV has been on the air since 1950. The current call sign has been in place since August 1979.
FCC records list the station's main studio at 231 18th Street in Rock Island, IL. Schedules and local news are on its website, ourquadcities.com.
In its 2025 children's television report to the FCC, WHBF-TV listed educational programs including Lucky Dog: Down Under, The Visioneers with Zay Harding and Henry Ford Innovation Nation.
WHBF-TV at a glance
- Call sign
- WHBF-TV
- Network
- CBS (subchannels: Court TV, Grit, Ion Mystery)
- Virtual channel
- 4
- RF channel
- 4
- City of license
- Rock Island, Illinois
- TV market
- Davenport, IA-Rock Island-Moline, IL
- Licensee
- Nexstar Media Inc.
- On the air since
- 1950
- Call sign since
- August 1979
- Studio address
- 231 18th Street, Rock Island, IL 61201
- ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)
- Yes
- FCC facility ID
- 13950
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Website
- ourquadcities.com
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Location
WHBF-TV at a glance
- Network
- CBS
- Channel
- 4
- Licensed to
- Rock Island, IL
- Subchannels
- Court TV, Grit, Ion Mystery
- TV market
- Davenport, IA-Rock Island-Moline, IL
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