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: 1065 (0x0429)
Bitrate Allocation: Variable

Digital Channel	Display Channel	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

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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