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Overview
WSLN brings The CW to Freeport, Illinois, and is one of the full-power stations serving the Rockford, IL market.
Viewers find it on channel 19. That is the virtual channel your TV displays; the signal itself goes out on RF channel 9, which is why a rescan sometimes matters.
The FCC license is held by Gray Television Licensee, LLC. WSLN is owned by Gray Media. It first signed on in 2023. The current call sign has been in place since October 2022.
The studio address on file with the FCC is 2523 N. Meridian Road, Rockford, IL 61101. You can reach the station online at www.wifr.com.
For young viewers, WSLN reported educational and informational shows such as Jack Hannah's Into the Wild, Live Life and Win and Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin in its 2025 filing with the FCC.
Key facts
- Call sign
- WSLN
- Network
- The CW
- Virtual channel
- 19
- RF channel
- 9
- City of license
- Freeport, Illinois
- TV market
- Rockford, IL
- Licensee
- Gray Television Licensee, LLC
- Owner
- Gray Media
- On the air since
- 2023
- Call sign since
- October 2022
- Studio address
- 2523 N. Meridian Road, Rockford, IL 61101
- FCC facility ID
- 776220
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Website
- www.wifr.com
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Location
WSLN at a glance
- Network
- The CW
- Channel
- 19 (RF 9)
- Licensed to
- Freeport, IL
- TV market
- Rockford, IL
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