WHBF Engineering

05/20/2026

Thank you HyVee for the Veterans Breakfast this morning.

05/19/2026

Coming soon to the OQC+ streaming app, stay tuned.

04/28/2026

WHBF did have audio issues this morning, thank you for your patience as we fixed the issue. Our smart audio processor will tell us everything about the audio coming in and make adjustments to it, but it isn't smart enough to tell us when it actually stopped working and not putting any audio out of the system, so after some troubleshooting and a few repairs we are back in business.

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02/05/2026

It's here. The OurQC+ streaming app is finally here, after months of testing. Now you can watch news, weather, special stories, whenever you want. Roku, Fire and Apple TV are available, Samsung coming soon.

Just search OurQC+ on your smart TV.

You can watch Our Quad Cities News for free without an antenna, cable or satellite subscription. The new OurQC+ CTV streaming app offers live-streaming newscasts and hours of video on demand. CTV s…

11/12/2025

What happens when most of the TV engineers in the QC have to be at a tower at noon? We eat.

11/12/2025

KLJB, KGCW, WQAD, IA and IL Public and TBN will be off from 12-3pm Wednesday 11/12 and 12-3am Thursday for antenna and line testing. This is being performed by the tower management company so we all need to shutdown during this.

11/03/2025

This is probably why I'm not allowed to bring my toys to work.

10/30/2025

For Halloween tomorrow, I am dressing as a ghost, you won't see me or hear me, but trust me, I will be there, really, I will. 😉

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10/29/2025

Annual chili cookoff is underway. Conference room smells amazing.

10/22/2025

We are aware of some static in the audio on MeTV. This is being received from the satellite like this and they are looking into it.

Thanks for watching, and as always, feel free to reach out with any questions.

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10/09/2025

A little long winded, but here is your Antenna PSA for the day, this is in no way an endorsement and is not sponsored by anyone.

My top personal antenna options to receive WHBF, and all local stations
For best reception, always mount as high as you can, rooftop or attic is always better than indoor.
There is no such thing as an HD, 4K, NextGen antenna. An antenna receives RF over the air, it doesn’t care if its NextGen or analog or HD.
There is also no such thing as a long range antenna that is going to receive signals from 600+ miles away, the curvature of the earth makes this physically impossible. There is a thing called refraction, when atmospheric conditions are just right, some RF signals can bounce between the surface and stratosphere and temporarily travel longer distances.

I personally have, and use the outdoor/attic antennas listed below at several locations.

Amazon.com: Channel Master Omni+ 50 - Omnidirectional Digital HDTV Antenna with 360 Degree Reception, Includes Mounting Bracket for Roof, Attic & RV Installations, Indoor/Outdoor (50 Mile Range) : Electronics

Amazon.com: 1byone Outdoor TV Antenna 360° Omni-Directional Reception Long 100+ Miles Range Enhance VHF&UHF 4K Ready HDTV Antenna with Added Stability for Outdoor/Attic/RV Use - 39ft RG6 Coax Cable

Amazon.com: Shakespeare 3019 SeaWatch Marine TV Antenna, 19" : Electronics

My best indoor recommendation is:

Amazon.com: Channel Master FLATenna - Indoor Digital HDTV Antenna, 12' Coaxial Cable, Superior Reception Range & Signal Reliability, Supports 4K Smart TVs, OTA Broadcast & NextGen TV, Easy Install : Electronics

I recommend using an amplifier with the Channel Masters for best performance. The 1byone and Shakespeare have built in amplifiers.

Amazon.com: THE CIMPLE CO Antenna Amplifier Kit, Digital TV Signal Booster with Coax, Adjustable Gain, 24 dB Distribution, NTSC, ATSC, FM, UHF, VHF, 1000 MHz, Includes RG6 Coaxial Cable, Indoor Use Only : Electronics

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