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Eastern Iowa TV Station Switches from Azteca to Escape

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Jon Ellis

After just three months as an owned-and-operated Azteca America affiliate, HC2 Broadcasting’s KWKB/20.1 (Iowa City-Cedar Rapids) has switched its primary affiliation to Escape.

The female-oriented network of movies and crime dramas is predominately carried on subchannels in other markets.

Additionally, KWKB moved Light TV from 20.2 to 20.5 and added Laff on 20.2, Grit on 20.3, Bounce on 20.4, and infomercials on 20.6. DT1 is 720 HD, while DT2-DT4 are in 480 widescreen and DT5-DT6 are 480 4:3.

KWKB transmits from West Branch, providing broadcast coverage to Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, and the Quad Cities, with cable carriage of its primary channel in Waterloo and Dubuque.

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