KWQC-TV

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KWQC-TV
Image:KWQCTV6Logo.jpg
Davenport, Iowa
Branding KWQC-TV6
Slogan "The Station That Cares For You"
Channels 6 (VHF) analog,
56 (UHF) digital
Affiliations NBC
Owner Young Broadcasting
Founded October 31, 1949
Call letters meaning K Welcome to Quad Cities
Former callsigns Wonders Of Chiropractic (1949-1986)
Former affiliations CBS, ABC, DuMont
Website www.kwqc.com

KWQC-TV, channel 6, is the NBC affiliate for the Quad Cities, Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois. The Young Broadcasting outlet's city of license is Davenport, Iowa. Its transmitter is located in Bettendorf, Iowa.

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[edit] History

KWQC originally signed on the air on October 31, 1949, as WOC-TV. It has the distinction of being Iowa's and the Quad Cities' first television station, carrying programming from all four networks at the time (NBC, CBS, ABC and DuMont). However they would share ABC and DuMont with then-new sign-on and future CBS affiliate WHBF-TV by 1950 and would continue the arrangement until DuMont left the air in 1955 and WQAD picked up the ABC affiliation when it signed on in 1963, thus leaving the station with NBC. WOC-TV was originally on channel 5 before moving to channel 6 in 1952.

The station was originally owned by B. J. Palmer, who owned WOC radio in addition to the Palmer College of Chiropractic (the WOC calls stood for Wonders of Chiropractic), and remained with the Palmer family after his death in 1961. In 1986 the Palmers split their radio and television holdings, and in the process, the TV station's call letters changed to KWQC to distance themselves from their former AM and FM sister stations. KWQC was sold to Broad Street Television in 1989 and to Young Broadcasting in 1996. As of 2006, KWQC does not offer NBC Weather Plus. KWQC continues to be ranked one in the Quad Cities, followed by WQAD, then WHBF, and KLJB.

[edit] Personalities and programming

Illinois 17th District Republican candidate Andrea Zinga was a former anchor for KWQC-TV (while it was still WOC-TV) during the mid-1980s.

[edit] Current Newscasts

[edit] Weekdays

  • Quad Cities Today- 5 to 7 AM
  • Mid Morning News- 10AM
  • News At Noon
  • Paula Sands Live- 4:30
  • KWQC TV6 at 5
  • KWQC TV6 at 6
  • KWQC TV6 at 10
  • The Highlight Zone- Friday nights

[edit] Weekends

  • Quad Cities Today- Saturday
  • KWQC TV6 at 6
  • KWQC TV6 at 10


[edit] Anchors

  • Mike Mickle

Quad Cities Today

  • Marcia Lense

Quad Cities Today 10am

  • Jessica Tighe

Noon Anchor/Morning Reporter

  • Gary Metivier

5,6,10 weekdays

  • Paula Sands

5,6 weekdays; host of Paula Sands Live

  • Sharon DeRycke

10PM weekdays

  • Fran Riley

QC Today Weekends (general reporter)

  • Chris Williams

Weekend Anchor/weekday reporter

  • Elizabeth Goodsitt

Saturday/weekday reporter

[edit] First Alert Weather

  • Terry Swails

Chief Meteorologist- 5, 6, 10weekdays

  • Erik Maitland

Meteorologist-QC Today

  • Theresa Bryant

Weather Specialist- 10, noon

  • Kristina Shiroma

Meteorologist- Weekends

[edit] Reporters

  • Tiffany Tift
  • Matt Davis
  • Jim Victor (QC Today Finance)

[edit] Sports

  • Thom Cornelis-

Sports Director

  • Dan Pearson-

Sports anchor Friday/Saturday

  • Kory Kuffler-

Sports reporter/fill in anchor

[edit] The "Highlight Zone"

KWQC-TV studios
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KWQC-TV studios

KWQC is well-known by locals for the "Highlight Zone," an Emmy award-winning Friday night feature showcasing area high school football and basketball. The "Highlight Zone" airs during the 10 p.m. newscast from roughly late August through early March, with a break in December. Each member of the news anchor staff, along with whomever is giving the weather that night, take turns recapping a featured game.

The camera crews invite fans from each of the games they cover to participate in a skit related to the night's theme. The theme usually centers on a holiday (e.g., Valentine's Day) or local promotion (e.g., The Student Hunger Drive, an initiative by area high schools to collect food for the needy).

The "Highlight Zone" was started for the 1991-1992 season, and the format has since been copied by many TV stations.

[edit] Syndicated programming

Syndicated programs on KWQC's schedule include Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Rachel Ray, and The Oprah Winfrey Show. Reruns of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation air during the weekends; the station also airs Cheers, often on weekends or during telethons as part of a special marathon. Late-night offerings include infomercials for Girls Gone Wild.

[edit] Transmitter

The KWQC-TV Tower is a 1,381-foot (421 m) high guy-wired aerial mast for the transmission of FM radio and television programs in Bettendorf, west of the Scott Community College campus. (Geographical coordinates: 41°32′49″N, 90°28′35″W). It was built in 1982. In addition to KWQC, WHBF-TV and radio stations WOC, WLLR-FM, WDLM-FM, and WVIK transmit their signals from this site.

[edit] Trivia

  • KWQC has used Gari Communications "Hello News" music, since 1990
  • The oldest station in Iowa
  • Paula Sands, is short for Paula Sandoval. Sandoval was shorten to Sands for TV

[edit] References

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Broadcast television in the Quad Cities market  (Nielsen DMA #96)

WHBF 4 (CBS) - KWQC 6 (NBC) - WQAD 8 (ABC) - K16EL 16 (3ABN) - KLJB 18 (FOX) - WQPT 24 (PBS) - KGCW 26 (The CW) - WBQD-LP 26 (MNTV) - KQIN 36 (PBS/IPTV) - W50BY 50 / W52BI 52 (TBN) - K61HD 61 / K62FU 62 (TBN)
NBC Network Affiliates in the state of Iowa

KTIV 4 (Sioux City) - KWQC 6 (Davenport) - KWWL 7 (Waterloo) - WHO 13 (Des Moines)
See also: ABC, CBS, Fox, PBS, UPN, WB and Other stations in Iowa
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