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Overview
WQAD-TV is an ABC station licensed by the FCC to Moline, Illinois, part of the Davenport, IA-Rock Island-Moline, IL TV market.
On screen it is channel 8, though WQAD-TV actually transmits on RF channel 31. Digital TVs map the two automatically after a channel scan.
Tegna Broadcast Holdings, LLC holds the station's FCC license. It first signed on in 1963. The current call sign has been in place since November 1978.
WQAD-TV's main studio, per its FCC filings, is at 3003 Park 16th Street, Moline, IL 61265. Its website is www.wqad.com.
For young viewers, WQAD-TV reported educational and informational shows such as Xploration Awesome Planet, Jack Hanna's Passport and Oh Baby in its 2025 filing with the FCC.
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Channel and license details
- Call sign
- WQAD-TV
- Network
- ABC
- Virtual channel
- 8
- RF channel
- 31
- City of license
- Moline, Illinois
- TV market
- Davenport, IA-Rock Island-Moline, IL
- Licensee
- Tegna Broadcast Holdings, LLC
- On the air since
- 1963
- Call sign since
- November 1978
- Studio address
- 3003 Park 16th Street, Moline, IL 61265
- FCC facility ID
- 73319
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Website
- www.wqad.com
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Location
WQAD-TV at a glance
- Network
- ABC
- Channel
- 8 (RF 31)
- Licensed to
- Moline, IL
- TV market
- Davenport, IA-Rock Island-Moline, IL
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