List of television stations in Iowa

This is a list of broadcast television stations serving cities in the U.S. state of Iowa.

Full-power stations

VC refers to the station's PSIP virtual channel. RF refers to the station's physical RF channel.

Area served	City of license	VC	RF	Callsign	Network	Notes
Cedar Rapids/Waterloo	Cedar Rapids	2	29	KGAN	CBS
Cedar Rapids/Waterloo	Waterloo	7	7	KWWL	NBC
Cedar Rapids/Waterloo	Cedar Rapids	9	9	KCRG-TV	ABC
Cedar Rapids/Waterloo	Iowa City	20	25	KWKB	CW, MNT
Cedar Rapids/Waterloo	Cedar Rapids	28	27	KFXA	Fox
Cedar Rapids/Waterloo	Waterloo	32	35	KRIN	PBS	satellite of KDIN-TV ch. 11 Des Moines
Cedar Rapids/Waterloo	Cedar Rapids	48	47	KPXR-TV	ION
Council Bluffs	Council Bluffs	32	33	KBIN-TV	PBS	satellite of KDIN-TV ch. 11 Des Moines
Davenport	~Rock Island IL	4	4	WHBF-TV	CBS
Davenport	Davenport	6	36	KWQC-TV	NBC
Davenport	~Moline IL	8	38	WQAD-TV	ABC
Davenport	Davenport	18	49	KLJB	Fox
Davenport	~Moline IL	24	23	WQPT-TV	PBS
Davenport	Burlington	26	41	KGCW	CW
Davenport	Davenport	36	34	KQIN	PBS	satellite of KDIN-TV ch. 11 Des Moines
Des Moines	Ames	5	5	WOI-DT	ABC
Des Moines	Des Moines	8	8	KCCI	CBS
Des Moines	Des Moines	11	11	KDIN-TV	PBS
Des Moines	Des Moines	13	13	WHO-DT	NBC
Des Moines	Des Moines	17	16	KDSM-TV	Fox
Des Moines	Des Moines	19	19	KDMI	MNT
Des Moines	Ames	23	23	KCWI-TV	CW
Des Moines	Ames	34	34	KEFB	ETV
Des Moines	Newton	39	39	KFPX-TV	ION
Dubuque	Dubuque	40	43	KFXB-TV	Ind.
Fort Dodge	Fort Dodge	21	25	KTIN	PBS	satellite of KDIN-TV ch. 11 Des Moines
Iowa City	Iowa City	12	12	KIIN	PBS	satellite of KDIN-TV ch. 11 Des Moines
Mason City	Mason City	3	42	KIMT	CBS
Mason City	~Austin MN	6	36	KAAL	ABC
Mason City	~Rochester MN	10	10	KTTC	NBC
Mason City	Mason City	24	18	KYIN	PBS	satellite of KDIN-TV ch. 11 Des Moines
Mason City	~Rochester MN	47	46	KXLT-TV	Fox
Ottumwa	~Kirksville MO	3	33	KTVO	ABC	CBS on DT2
Ottumwa	Ottumwa	15	15	KYOU-TV	Fox
Red Oak	Red Oak	36	35	KHIN	PBS	satellite of KDIN-TV ch. 11 Des Moines
Sioux City	Sioux City	4	41	KTIV	NBC
Sioux City	Sioux City	9	9	KCAU-TV	ABC
Sioux City	Sioux City	14	39	KMEG	CBS
Sioux City	Sioux City	27	28	KSIN-TV	PBS	satellite of KDIN-TV ch. 11 Des Moines
Sioux City	Sioux City	44	49	KPTH	Fox

Defunct full-power stations

• Channel 17: KGTV - Des Moines (11/14/1953-4/15/1955)
• Channel 21: KVFD-TV - NBC - Fort Dodge (11/23/1953-5/4/1977)
• Channel 22: KWWF - Waterloo (12/1/2002-8/2/2013)
• Channel 40: KDUB-TV (first incarnation) - Dubuque (6/1/1970-10/3/1974)

LPTV stations

• Channel 4: WBXF-CA - Des Moines, etc.
• Channel 14 (RF channel 18): K18KG-D - (CBS) - Spencer
• Channel 16 (RF channel 20): K20KF-D - (3ABN) - Davenport
• Channel 24 (RF channel 24): KRUB-LD - Cedar Rapids
• Channel 41 (RF channel 41): K41DD-D - (HSN) - Des Moines
• Channel 43: KRPG-LP - Des Moines
• Channel 44 (RF channel 21): KBVK-LP - (FOX) - Spencer
• Channel 45 (RF channel 45): KCDR-LD - Cedar Rapids
• Channel 45 (RF channel 44): KDAO-CD - (Independent) - Marshalltown
• Channel 46: KXWL-LP - Keokuk
• Channel 48: K48FZ - Ames

Translators

• Channel 14 (RF channel 14): K14PR-D - (Silent) - Cedar Falls
• Channel 21 (RF channel 21): K21MI-D - (Silent) - Cedar Falls
• Channel 34 (RF channel 34): K34MM-D - (Silent) - Cedar Falls
• Channel 35 (RF channel 32): K32KZ-D - (Silent) - Cedar Falls
• Channel 46 (RF channel 46): K46MK-D - (Silent) - Cedar Falls

External links

• Iowa TV Markets from Northpine.com