WREX

WREX

Rockford, Illinois United States
Channels	Digital: 13 (VHF) Virtual: 13
Branding	13 WREX; 13 News
Programming
Affiliations	13.1: NBC for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Allen Media Broadcasting (Rockford TV License Company, LLC)
Sister stations	Cable: Bally Sports Midwest, Bally Sports Wisconsin
History
Founded	May 13, 1953[1]
First air date	October 1, 1953 (70 years ago) (1953-10-01)[2]
Former call signs	WREX-TV (1953–2009)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 13 (VHF, 1953–2009) Digital: 54 (UHF, 2000–2009)[2]
Former affiliations	CBS (1953–1965) DuMont (secondary, 1953–1955) ABC (secondary 1953–1965, primary 1965–1995) NTA (secondary, 1956–1961) The CW (DT2, 2006–2021)
Call sign meaning	In memory of Rex N. Caster, son of founding station president L. E. Caster[2]
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	73940
ERP	18 kW
HAAT	216 m (709 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	42°17′48″N 89°14′22″W / 42.29667°N 89.23944°W / 42.29667; -89.23944
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	wrex.com

WREX (channel 13) is a television station in Rockford, Illinois, United States, affiliated with NBC. Owned by Allen Media Broadcasting, it is the market's only full-power VHF station and is Rockford's second oldest television station. WREX's studios and transmitter are located on Auburn Road just west of Rockford.