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Overview
WIFS brings ION to Janesville, Wisconsin, and is one of the full-power stations serving the Madison, WI market.
WIFS at a glance
- Call sign
- WIFS
- Network
- ION
- Virtual channel
- 57
- RF channel
- 21
- City of license
- Janesville, Wisconsin
- TV market
- Madison, WI
- Licensee
- Byrne Acquisition Group, LLC
- On the air since
- 1999
- Call sign since
- December 2016
- Studio address
- 2814 Syene Rd, Madison, WI 53713
- FCC facility ID
- 26025
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Website
- www.wi57.tv
Viewers find it on channel 57. That is the virtual channel your TV displays; the signal itself goes out on RF channel 21, which is why a rescan sometimes matters.
According to FCC records, the licensee is Byrne Acquisition Group, LLC. WIFS has been on the air since 1999. The current call sign has been in place since December 2016.
WIFS's main studio, per its FCC filings, is at 2814 Syene Rd, Madison, WI 53713. Schedules and local news are on its website, www.wi57.tv.
In its 2025 children's television report to the FCC, WIFS listed educational programs including Xploration: Animal Science, Science Max and Xploration Awesome Planet.
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WIFS at a glance
- Network
- ION
- Channel
- 57 (RF 21)
- Licensed to
- Janesville, WI
- TV market
- Madison, WI
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