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Hannibal, Keokuk, Missouri-Quincy, Macomb, Illinois
KHQA, Ch 7
City of License
Hannibal, MO
Quincy, IL
ownership: KHQA Licensee, LLC
c/o Miles S. Mason, Pillsbury Winthrop, S 1200 17th Street NW, Washington DC 20036
phone: 202 663-8195
studio address: 301 South 36th Street, Quincy, IL 62301
phone: 217 222-6200
e-mail: SDomozyc@sbgtv.com
transmitter site/coverage area Ch 7
VHF Channel 7
ERP: 30kw, HAAT: 889 feet
transmitter site/coverage area Ch 22
UHF Channel 22 (applied for, expires 7/28/24)
ERP: 975kw, HAAT: 889 feet
Virtual Network Video Audio
Channel Affiliate Def Chan
7.1
7.2
7.3
7.4
CBS
ABC
Comet
TBD
1080i
720p
480i-w
480i-w
5.1
5.1
2.0
2.0
WGEM-TV, Ch 10
City of License
Quincy, IL
ownership: Gray Television Licensee, LLC
address: 4370 Peachtree Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30319
phone: 404 5049828
studio address: 513 Hampshire Street, Quincy, IL 62301
phone: 217 228-6600
contact info: wgem.com/about-us/contact-us/
transmitter site/coverage area
VHF Channel 10
ERP: 39.1kw, HAAT: 781 feet
Virtual Network Video Audio
Channel Affiliate Def Chan
10.1
10.2
10.3
10.4
NBC
CW
FOX
MeTV
1080i
720p
720p
720p
5.1
2.0
5.1
2.0
K19KX-D, Ch 12
K28JD-D, Ch 12
City of License
Keokuk, IA
City of License
Ford Madison, IA
Virtual Network Video Audio
Channel Affiliate Def Chan
12.1
12.2
12.3
12.4
Iowa PBS
IA PBS Kids
IA World Channel
Create
1080i
720p
480i-w
480i-w
5.1
5.1
5.1
5.1
ownership: Iowa Public Broadcasting Board
address: P.O. Box 6450, Johnston, IA 50131
phone: 515 725-9700
e-mail: mollly@iptv.org
K19KX-D, Keokuk, IA
transmitter site/coverage area
UHF Channel 19
K28JD-D, Fort Madison, IA
transmitter site/coverage area
UHF Channel 28
K14SU-D, Ch 14
City of License
Keokuk, IA
ownership: DTV America Corporation
Operator: HC2 Holdings
transmitter site/coverage area
UHF Channel 14
ERP: 15kw, HAAT: 512 feet
ION
Defy TV
True Real
Newsy
Virtual Network Video Audio
Channel Affiliate Def Chan
14.1
14.2
14.3
14.4
480i-w
720p
720p
720p
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
WQEC, Ch 27
WMEC, Ch 22
City of License
Quincy, IL
City of License
Macomb, IL
Virtual Network Video Audio
Channel Affiliate Def Chan
22.1/27.1
22.2/27.2
22.3/27.3
22.4/27.4
PBS
World
Create
PBS Kids
720p
480i-w
480i-w
480i-w
5.1
2.0
2.0
2.0
ownership: West Central Illinois
Educational Telecommunications Corp.
Operated by Southern Illinois University
WQEC, (27)Quincy, IL
transmitter site/coverage area
UHF Channel 34
ERP: 58.6kW, HAAT: 502 feet
Application for power increase expires 4/10/23
transmitter site/coverage area
UHF Channel 34
ERP: 408kW, HAAT: 502 feet
WMEC, (22)Macomb, IL
transmitter site/coverage area
UHF Channel 36
ERP: 100kW, HAAT: 423 feet
WVDM-LD, Ch 40
City of License
Quincy, IL
ownership: DTV America Corporation
Operator: HC2 Holdings
address: 295 Madison Ave., 12th Floor, New York, NY 10017
phone: 954 606-5486
e-mail: RILHARDT@HC2BROADCASTING.COM
transmitter site/coverage area
UHF Channel 22
ERP: 15kw, HAAT: 396 feet
This is one of those "misplaced" operations that even though it's licensed to Quincy, the transmitter point is far from the city of license, in fact, this signal in all probability doesn't reach Quincy by at least 30 miles. The transmitter is located around 20 miles southeast of Bowling Green, Missouri. The coverage area also just touches Wentzville, Missouri.
Can someone explain why this is possible?
Virtual Network Video Audio
Channel Affiliate Def Chan
Court TV
BounceTV
Grit
Laff
CourtTV Mystery
40.1
40.2
40.3
40.4
40.5
720p
720p
480i-w
480i-w
480i-w
2.0
2.02.0
2.0
2.0
sources: rabbitears.info, FCC
Channel # Programming/Network
7.1 KHQA-TV, Ch 7, Hannibal, MO, CBS
7.2 KHQA-TV, Ch 7, Hannibal, MO, ABC
7.3 Comet
7.4 TBD
10.1 WGEM-TV, Ch 10, Quincy, IL, NBC
10.2 WGEM-TV, Ch 10, Quincy, IL CW
10.3 WGEM-TV, Ch 10, Quincy, IL FOX
10.4 MeTV
12.1 Iowa PBS, Keokuk, IA, Fort Madison, IA
12.2 Iowa PBS Kids
12.3 Iowa World Channel
12.4 Create
14.1 ION
14.2 Defy TV
14.3 True Real
Channel # Programming/Network
14.4 Newsy
22.1 WMEC, Ch 22, Macomb, IL PBS
22.2 World
22.3 Create
22.4 PBS Kids
27.1 WQEC, Ch 27, Quincy, IL PBS
27.2 World
27.3 Create
27.4 PBS Kids
40.1 Court TV
40.2 BounceTV
40.3 Grit
40.4 Laff
40.5 Court TV Mystery
The Quincy, Illinois-Hannibal, Missouri market is spread out along the Mississippi River, but the signals licensed to the market sometimes struggle to reach the entire market based on the geography along the river. Not all channels will be watchable across the entire area. If you have questions about what you expect to receive, click on the "coverage area" links for each station above. Find your location on the coverage area map(s), and if you are located within the circular coverage area, you'll have a better chance of receiving the station you're seeking. Even from within the coverage area, your reception will depend on your antenna placement and the directionality of your antenna, and the geography of your area.
Once again, as stated above, the WVDM-LD signal at 40.1-5 is difficult to understand. This is one of those "misplaced" operations that even though it's licensed to Quincy, the transmitter point is far from the city of license, in fact, this signal in all probability doesn't reach Quincy by at least 30 miles. The transmitter is located around 20 miles southeast of Bowling Green, Missouri. The coverage area also just touches Wentzville, Missouri. Can someone explain why this is possible?