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KWQC-TV, virtual channel 6, is a television station licensed to Davenport, Iowa, USA, which serves as the NBC affiliate for the Quad Cities television market (comprising Davenport and Bettendorf, Iowa, and Rock Island and Moline, Illinois). KWQC-TV is owned by Media General, with studios located on Brady Street in downtown Davenport and transmitter located in Orion, Illinois. ==History== KWQC originally signed on the air on October 31, 1949, as WOC-TV. The station was founded by B. J. Palmer, founder of the Palmer College of Chiropractic (located directly across the street from the station's studios) along with WOC radio (1420 AM and 103.7 FM, now WLLR-FM). The WOC stations were also sister stations to WHO-AM-FM-TV in Des Moines. According to local legend, the WOC calls stood for "Wonders of Chiropractic", though the Palmer family never acknowledged the phase in print or otherwise. WOC-TV has the distinction of being both Iowa's and the Quad Cities' first television station, carrying programming from all four networks at the time (NBC, CBS, ABC and DuMont). However, it has always been a primary NBC affiliate owing to WOC radio's long affiliation with NBC. Originally on channel 5, WOC-TV moved to channel 6 in 1952 due to interference with Iowa State University's WOI-TV in Ames. During it early years, original programming on WOC-TV included the daily ''Show Boat'' children's show hosted by Cap'n Ernie from 1964 to 1974.〔Hollis, Tim (2001). ''Hi There, Boys and Girls! America's Local Children's TV Shows.'' Univ. Press of Mississippi, ISBN 978-1-57806-396-3〕〔Stein, Jeff (2004). ''Making Waves: The People and Places of Iowa Broadcasting''. WDG Communications, ISBN 978-0-9718323-1-2〕 WOC-TV lost CBS when Rock Island-based WHBF-TV (channel 4) was launched in 1950, and the two stations shared ABC until WQAD-TV (channel 8) signed on from Moline in 1963. The station was also affiliated with the short-lived Paramount Television Network; in fact, it was one of that network's strongest affiliates, carrying programs such as ''Dixie Showboat'', ''Hollywood Reel'', and ''Hollywood Wrestling''. Channel 6 remained with the Palmer family's broadcasting division after Dr. Palmer's death in 1961. In 1986, Palmer Communications sold its Quad Cities radio properties to Vickie Anne Palmer and her then husband J. Douglas Miller. Due to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules of the time, channel 6 changed its calls to the current KWQC-TV on December 8 so as not to confuse the two properties. KWQC was sold to Broad Street Television in 1989 and to Young Broadcasting in 1995. On June 6, 2013, Media General announced that they would acquire Young Broadcasting in an all-stock deal.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tv-companies-media-general-new-564163 )〕 The merger was completed on November 12. The addition of KWQC to Media General's portfolio marked a return to Iowa for Media General, who had owned KIMT in Mason City from 2000 to 2006, though they would regain ownership of that station upon acquiring LIN Media in 2014. In September 2015, Media General announced the acquisition of Meredith Corporation in a cash and stock deal valued at $2.4 billion. Upon completion of the deal, KWQC and KIMT would become Meredith's first television stations in its home state of Iowa. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「KWQC-TV」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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