WHBF-TV
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| WHBF-TV | |
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| Rock Island, Illinois | |
| Branding | Channel 4 / Eyewitness News or Channel 4, WHBF-TV |
| Channels | 4 (VHF) analog, 58 (UHF) digital |
| Affiliations | CBS (since 1950) |
| Owner | Coronet Communications |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Call letters meaning | Where Historic Blackhawk Fought (a reference to Chief Black Hawk, whose tribe once occupied the area that is now the Quad Cities) |
| Former affiliations | ABC (until 1963) and DuMont (until 1955) |
| Website | http://www.whbf.com/ |
WHBF-TV, channel 4, is the CBS affiliate for The Quad Cities, Western Illinois and Eastern Iowa. The Capitol Communications outlet's COL is Rock Island, Illinois. Its transmitter is located in Bettendorf, Iowa.
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[edit] History
WHBF is The Quad Cities' second oldest television station, behind WOC-TV. The station signed on the air on July 1, 1950 as an affiliate of CBS, ABC and DuMont networks. WHBF would also share the latter two with WOC during its early years until DuMont's demise in 1955 and until WQAD signed on as a ABC affiliate in 1963. Since then they have done successfully well as a CBS affiliate in terms of newscasts and syndicated programming, due to its commitment to the Quad Cities area. Nonetheless, WHBF consistently remains #3 in local news broadcasting behind KWQC (NBC) and WQAD (ABC) and ahead of KLJB (FOX).
It also should be noted that WHBF and its sister stations in Lincoln, NE (KLKN), and Sioux City, IA (KCAU) seem to share the same branding (graphics, logo, music, and similar sets). However, WHBF's other sister station, WOI TV in Des Moines, IA, as of September 11th, 2006, changed it's branding. It has not been confirmed yet, if or when WHBF will switch to WOI's branding.
WHBF's call letters were a holdover from its former AM and FM sister stations, which are now part of Mercury Communications (which owns the AM) and Educational Media Foundation (which just acquired the FM), respectively. The TV and radio stations were sold separately in the mid 1980s.
[edit] Personalities and programming
- Illinois 17th District Republican candidate Andrea Zinga was a former anchor and reporter for WHBF-TV.
- FormerGood Morning America weather anchor Mike Barz was once an anchor at WHBF, while ESPN personality Dave Revsine was a weekend sports anchor there in 1995-1996.
- WHBF uses Stephen Arnold's "Pinnacle" news theme as their music.
[edit] Current Newscasts
[edit] Weekdays
- Channel 4 Eyewitness News: Early Show Updates
- Channel 4 Eyewitness News: at 5:00
- Channel 4 Eyewitness News: at 10:00
[edit] Weekends
- Channel 4 Eyewitness News: at 6:00
- Channel 4 Eyewitness News: at 10:00
[edit] Current Personalities (as of July 2006)
[edit] Eyewitness News Anchors
- Tambrey Laine, news anchor, 5 and 10 p.m. newscasts
- Nicol Lally, weekend news anchor
- Brandy Auterson, reporter, news and weather for The Early Show update
[edit] Eyewitness News Reporters
- Rachel Gabrielsen
- Kegan Feeny
- Kerry Hall
- Sloane Heller
- Cayce Mallen
- Christina Palladino
- Courtney Zieller
[edit] 4 Warn Weather Central
- Andy McCray, Chief Meteorologist
- Kyle Mounce, Weekend Meteorologist/Weekday Reporter
[edit] Eyewitness News Sports
- J.B. Long, weekend sports anchor
- Jay Kidwell, sports director
Syndicated programs on WHBF's schedule include Entertainment Tonight, Family Feud, Inside Edition, Live with Regis and Kelly, and Martha, plus reruns of The Drew Carey Show. WHBF does not carry CBS News Up to the Minute, instead the station signs off every night.
