Newspapers, radio, and television in the Quad Cities area of the United States.
Three local daily newspapers serve the Quad Cities, all of them morning editions. The Quad-City Times, based in Davenport, is circulated throughout the Quad Cities metropolitan area, including Davenport, Bettendorf and Scott County in Iowa; and Moline, East Moline, Rock Island and Rock Island County in Illinois. The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus, published in East Moline, is a daily newspaper based on the Illinois side. While the Times has a primary focus on the Iowa side, and a majority of the coverage in the Argus and Dispatch is on the Illinois side, both newspapers cover the entire Quad Cities.
The daily newspaper serving Henry County, Illinois, is the Star Courier, based in Kewanee.
Weekly newspapers in the Quad Cities include The North Scott Press, based in Eldridge and covering northern Scott County and the North Scott Community School District; the Erie Review (based in Erie in Whiteside County, Illinois, but also including coverage of upper Rock Island County including Port Byron and the Riverdale Community Unit School District 100); and Henry County weeklies including the Cambridge Chronicle, Geneseo Republic and Orion Gazette. The Aledo Times-Record is the weekly newspaper for Mercer County.
The River Cities' Reader is the area's alternative weekly. In addition to in-depth stories and editorials covering government and culture in the Quad Cities, issues of the Reader contain listings of arts and entertainment events taking place throughout the area, and provides critical reviews for regional art exhibitions, music concerts, and theatrical performances.
Start dates are for the frequency/station license, not for callsign or programming that may have moved from license to license.
Freq | Owner | Start | ERP (W) | Branding | Format | HD | ||||
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88.1 | WAXR | Geneseo | 2001 | 3,000 | 88.1 WAXR | Religious | ||||
88.5 | KALA | Davenport | 1967 | 10,000 | 88.5 KALA | |||||
89.3 | WDLM-FM | East Moline | 1980 | 100,000 | 89.3 WDLM | Religious | ||||
90.3 | WVIK | Rock Island | 1963 | 31,000 | 90.3 WVIK | |||||
90.7 | WVKC | Galesburg | 1961 | 1,000 | Tri States Radio | |||||
91.1 | KNSB | Bettendorf | 2010 | 740 | 91.1 KNSB | |||||
91.7 | KSUI | 1948 | 100,000 | 91.7 KSUI | ||||||
92.5 | WGVV-LP | Rock Island | 2004 | 66 | Groove 92.5 | |||||
93.1 | KMCS | Muscatine | Jam Media Solutions | 1996 | 4,400 | 93.1 The Buzz | ||||
93.5 | KJOC | Bettendorf | 1984 | 6,000 | I-Rock 93.5 | |||||
93.9 | KQCJ | Cambridge | 2003 | 4,200 | Planet 93.9 FM | |||||
94.5 | K233AA | Davenport | 1980 | 170 | ||||||
94.7 | KMCN | Clinton | Gendreau Broadcast LLC | 1970 | 3,000 | Mac 94.7 | ||||
96.1 | KMXG | Clinton | 1947 | 100,000 | Mix 96 | |||||
96.9 | WXLP | Moline | 1970 | 50,000 | 97X | |||||
98.3 | W252EM | Davenport | 2023 | 250 | WVIK-HD2 | |||||
98.9 | WLKU | Rock Island | 1947 | 39,000 | K-Love | |||||
99.7 | KBEA-FM | Muscatine | 1949 | 100,000 | B100 | |||||
101.3 | KUUL | East Moline | 1976 | 50,000 | 101.3 KISS FM | |||||
102.1 | K271AF | Eldridge | 1999 | 250 | ||||||
102.3 | WRMJ | Aledo | WRMJ LLC | 1979 | 3,000 | Today's Country - Your All Time Favorites | ||||
102.5 | WJRE | Kewanee | 1966 | 6,000 | Hog Country 102.5 | |||||
103.1 | KTJT-LP | Davenport | 2005 | 100 | Religious | |||||
103.7 | WLLR-FM | Davenport | 1948 | 100,000 | 103.7 WLLR | |||||
104.1 | K281DB | Davenport | 2021 | 250 | ESPN 1170 AM | |||||
104.5 | K283BV | Davenport | iHeartMedia | 2015 | 250 | Alt 104.5 | ||||
104.9 | KIIK-FM | DeWitt | 1977 | 12,000 | US 104.9 | |||||
106.1 | K291BP | Bettendorf | 250 | College, Variety | ||||||
106.5 | KCQQ | Davenport | 1966 | 100,000 | Big 106.5 | |||||
107.1 | K296GZ | Davenport | Grace Community Church of Amarillo | 2022 | 250 | Radio By Grace | Religious | |||
107.7 | WQUD | Erie | JMRW, LLC | 2015 | 6,000 | Vintage Radio | ||||
107.9 | KRQC-LP | Davenport | 2004 | 100 | Davenport Adventist Radio | Religious |
Freq | Owner | Start | Day Power (W) | Night Power | Branding | Format | HD | ||||
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860 | KWPC | Muscatine | Jam Media Solutions | 1947 | 250 | 8 | AM 860 KWPC | ||||
960 | WDLM | East Moline | 1960 | 1,000 | 102 | WDLM | |||||
1170 | KBOB | Davenport | 1946 | 1,000 | 1,000 | ESPN 1170 AM | |||||
1230 | WFXN | Moline | 1946 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Fox Sports 1230 | |||||
1420 | WOC | Davenport | 1922 | 5,000 | 5,000 | News Talk 1420 |
In addition, the Quad Cities had three AM allocations that are now silent:
Owner | Start | Digital Ch. | Nickname | Programming | |||||
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4.1 | WHBF | Rock Island | 1950 | 4 | align=right | Local 4 | CBS | ||
4.2 | align=right | Court TV 4.2 | Court TV | ||||||
4.3 | align=right | Grit 4.3 | Grit | ||||||
4.4 | align=right | Escape 4.4 | Court TV Mystery | ||||||
6.1 | KWQC | Davenport | 1949 | 17 | align=right | TV 6 | NBC | ||
6.2 | align=right | Ion 6.2 | Ion Television | ||||||
6.3 | align=right | Cozi 6.3 | Cozi TV | ||||||
6.4 | align=right | H&I 6.4 | Heroes & Icons | ||||||
6.5 | align=right | Start TV 6.5 | Start TV | ||||||
6.6 | align=right | Circle TV 6.6 | Circle TV | ||||||
8.1 | WQAD | Moline | 1963 | 31 | align=right | News 8 | ABC | ||
8.2 | align=right | Antenna TV 8-2 | Antenna TV | ||||||
8.3 | align=right | MyNetworkTV | |||||||
8.4 | align=right | True Crime 8-4 | True Crime Network | ||||||
8.5 | align=right | Twist 8-5 | Twist | ||||||
8.6 | align=right | Quest 8-6 | Quest | ||||||
8.7 | align=right | Newsy 8-7 | Newsy | ||||||
18.1 | KLJB | Davenport | 1985 | 30 | align=right | Fox 18 | Fox | ||
18.2 | align=right | Me-TV Quad Cities | Me-TV | ||||||
18.3 | align=right | Rewind TV Quad Cities | Rewind TV | ||||||
18.4 | align=right | Bounce Quad Cities | Bounce TV | ||||||
24.1 | WQPT | Moline | 1983 | 23 | align=right | WQPT | PBS | ||
24.2 | align=right | WQPT Worldview | Deutsche Welle | ||||||
26.1 | KGCW | Burlington | 1988 | 21 | align=right | Quad Cities CW | The CW | ||
26.2 | align=right | This TV 26.2 | This TV | ||||||
26.3 | align=right | Laff 26.3 | Laff | ||||||
26.4 | align=right | CBS | |||||||
36.1 | KQIN | Davenport | Iowa Public Broadcasting Board | Iowa Public Broadcasting Board | 1991 | 34 | align=right | IPBS HD | PBS |
36.2 | align=right | IPBS Kids | PBS Kids | ||||||
36.3 | align=right | IPBS World | PBS World | ||||||
36.4 | align=right | IPBS Create | Create | ||||||
53.1 | WMWC | Galesburg | 2012 | 8 | align=right | TBN 53 | Trinity Broadcasting Network | ||
53.2 | align=right | TCC 53.2 | Hillsong Channel | ||||||
53.3 | align=right | JUCE 53.3 | JUCE TV/Smile | ||||||
53.4 | align=right | Enlace 53.4 | Enlace | ||||||
53.5 | align=right | Salsa 53.5 | TBN Salsa |