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Overview
Licensed to Rockford, Illinois, WTVO carries ABC programming for viewers in the Rockford, IL market.
Station facts
- Call sign
- WTVO
- Network
- ABC (subchannels: Laff, Grit)
- Virtual channel
- 17
- RF channel
- 16
- City of license
- Rockford, Illinois
- TV market
- Rockford, IL
- Licensee
- Mission Broadcasting, Inc.
- On the air since
- 1953
- Studio address
- 1917 North Meridian Road, Rockford, IL 61101
- FCC facility ID
- 72945
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Website
- mystateline.com
Viewers find it on channel 17. That is the virtual channel your TV displays; the signal itself goes out on RF channel 16, which is why a rescan sometimes matters. The station's subchannels add Laff and Grit.
WTVO channel lineup
| Channel | Programming |
|---|---|
| 17.1 | ABC |
| 17.2 | Independent |
| 17.3 | Laff |
| 17.4 | Grit |
Mission Broadcasting, Inc. holds the station's FCC license. WTVO has been on the air since 1953.
The studio address on file with the FCC is 1917 North Meridian Road, Rockford, IL 61101. Schedules and local news are on its website, mystateline.com.
For young viewers, WTVO reported educational and informational shows such as Xploration Station: DIY SCI, Animal Science and Jack Hanna's Passport in its 2025 filing with the FCC.
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WTVO at a glance
- Network
- ABC
- Channel
- 17 (RF 16)
- Licensed to
- Rockford, IL
- Subchannels
- Independent, Laff, Grit
- TV market
- Rockford, IL
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