WREX

WREX
	The studios and transmitter of WREX on Auburn Road, 8 miles (13 km) west of Rockford.
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 Group; (Rockford TV License Company, LLC);
Sister stations	Cable: FanDuel Sports Network Midwest, FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin
History
Founded	May 13, 1953
First air date	October 1, 1953
Former call signs	WREX-TV (1953–2009)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 13 (VHF, 1953–2009); Digital: 54 (UHF, 2000–2009);
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
Technical information
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
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 Group, 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.

Rockford, Illinois United States

The studios and transmitter of WREX on Auburn Road, 8 miles (13 km) west of Rockford.
Channels	Digital: 13 (VHF) Virtual: 13
Branding	13 WREX; 13 News
Programming
Affiliations	13.1: NBC for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Allen Media Group (Rockford TV License Company, LLC)
Sister stations	Cable: FanDuel Sports Network Midwest, FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin
History
Founded	May 13, 1953
First air date	October 1, 1953 (1953-10-01)
Former call signs	WREX-TV (1953–2009)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 13 (VHF, 1953–2009) Digital: 54 (UHF, 2000–2009)
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
Technical information
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