WREX ROCKFORD, IL

Display Channel	Physical Channel	Video	Audio	Call Sign	Network/Programming	Nickname	Notes
13-01	13.1	1080i	DD5.1	WREXNBC	NBC	"13 WREX"
13-02	13.6	480i (w)	DD2.0	MeTOONS	Me-TV Toons
13-03	13.3	480i (w)	DD2.0	WREXME	Me-TV
13-04	13.4	480i (w)	DD2.0	CourtTV	Court TV
13-05	13.5	480i (w)	DD2.0	CRIME	True Crime Network
23-10	13.2	1080i	DD5.1	WREXCBS	CBS	"23 WIFR"	(WIFR-LD 23-1)

Licensing

FAC-ID: 73940

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DTV-LIC:

Granted

Channel 13

ROCKFORD, IL

0000035733 (25076f91733ae68701734d9c2c4a1ceb) - App
0000221598 (25076f918aaf814c018ab9b725de087f) - App

709' 30 kW ND (H)
(3.17 kW + 9.76 dB gain = 30 kW ERP)
59.4 mile contour / 11088.1 sq. mi. area / Est. Pop. 2,500,969
623' AGL; 1513' AMSL; (1011422)
Unknown or 0° Elec Beam Tilt; Full Service Filter RCA TF-12AH
NAD83: N 42° 17' 48", W 89° 14' 22" (42.296667, -89.239444)

Streams

TSID:	Assigned	Observed
	1065 (0x0429)

Phys Ch	Disp Ch	Call Sign	Src ID	PMT PID	Video	Dimensions	Aspect Ratio	Video PID	Video (Mbps)	PCR PID	Audio Type	Audio PID	Audio Bitrate
13.1	13-01	WREXNBC	1	0x0030	1080i	1920x1080	16:9	0x0031	3.2 ‑ 12.45	0x0031	DD5.1	0x0034	384kbps
13.2	23-10	WREXCBS	2	0x0040	1080i	1920x1080	16:9	0x0041	2.05 ‑ 9.1	0x0041	DD5.1	0x0044	384kbps
13.3	13-03	WREXME	3	0x0050	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0051	0.5 ‑ 2.25	0x0051	DD2.0	0x0054	192kbps
13.4	13-04	CourtTV	4	0x0060	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0061	0.45 ‑ 1.45	0x0061	DD2.0	0x0064	192kbps
13.5	13-05	CRIME	5	0x0070	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0071	0.5 ‑ 2.1	0x0071	DD2.0	0x0074	192kbps
13.6	13-02	MeTOONS	6	0x0080	480i	704x480	16:9	0x0081	0.7 ‑ 8	0x0081	DD2.0	0x0084	192kbps

Bitrate Allocation: Variable
TSReader Data: HTML Export (08/05/2025)

Ownership/Historical

Operator:	Allen Media Broadcasting
Licensee:	Rockford TV License Company, LLC
DTV Transition:
Certification :	Analog channel 13. Digital channel 54.
Elected Round 1 :	Elected channel 13. (Approved)
Final Channel :	Channel 13.
Last Analog:
Channel 13 :	709' 316 kW ND

Call Sign History:
00/00/0000	WREX
08/15/1979	WREX-TV
09/21/2009	WREX
(09/22/2023)	WREX
(10/05/2023)	WREX

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