KHQA-DT2 is the ABC

American Broadcasting Company

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-affiliated television station

Television station

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 for the Tri-States area of Western Illinois

Illinois

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, Northeastern Missouri

Missouri

Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...

, and extreme Southeastern Iowa

Iowa

Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...

. The station is a second digital subchannel of CBS

CBS

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 affiliate KHQA-TV

KHQA-TV

KHQA-TV is the CBS-affiliated television station for the Tri-States area of Western Illinois, Northeastern Missouri, and extreme Southeastern Iowa. It is licensed to Hannibal, Missouri. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 7 from a transmitter northeast of Quincy, Illinois...

 that is owned by Barrington Broadcasting

Barrington Broadcasting

Barrington Broadcasting Company, LLC , headquartered in Hoffman Estates, Illinois is an entity wholly focused on broadcast television. The company's assets mainly consist of television stations in middle and small sized markets...

. Over-the-air, it broadcasts a digital signal on VHF channel 7.2 from a transmitter northeast of Quincy, Illinois

Quincy, Illinois

Quincy, known as Illinois' "Gem City," is a river city along the Mississippi River and the county seat of Adams County. As of the 2010 census the city held a population of 40,633. The city anchors its own micropolitan area and is the economic and regional hub of West-central Illinois, catering a...

 on Cannonball Road near I-172

Interstate 172

Interstate 172 is a spur route from Interstate 72. The highway runs north from its start outside of Hannibal, Missouri to just two miles west of Fowler, Illinois. At U.S. Highway 24, Interstate 172 becomes Illinois Route 336, which runs north to Carthage, Illinois...

. It can also be seen in Quincy on Comcast

Comcast

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 channel 3 and in high definition

High-definition television

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 on digital channel 380. It is currently not offered on US Cable

US Cable

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 in Hannibal, Missouri

Hannibal, Missouri

Hannibal is a city in Marion and Ralls counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. Hannibal is located at the intersection of Interstate 72 and U.S. Routes 24, 36 and 61, approximately northwest of St. Louis. According to the 2010 U.S. Census the population was 17,606...

 or Mediacom

Mediacom

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 in Keokuk, Iowa

Keokuk, Iowa

Keokuk is a city in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Iowa and one of the county seats of Lee County. The other county seat is Fort Madison. The population was 11,427 at the 2000 census. The city is named after the Sauk Chief Keokuk, who is thought to be buried in Rand Park...

.

Outside of ABC programming, KHQA-DT2 airs shows from America One

America One

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 as a secondary affiliate. Known on-air as KHQA ABC 7.2, its parent station has studios on South 36th Street in Quincy. From 1960 until 1969, the main channel shared secondary ABC affiliation with NBC

NBC

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 afifliate WGEM-TV

WGEM-TV

WGEM-TV is the NBC-affiliated television station for the Tri-States area of Western Illinois, Northeastern Missouri, and extreme Southeastern Iowa that is licensed to Quincy, Illinois. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 10 from a transmitter east of the city on Cannonball...

. After that, sister station KTVO

KTVO

KTVO is the ABC-affiliated television station for the Honey Lands area of Northeastern Missouri and Southeastern Iowa. Licensed to Kirksville, Missouri, it broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 33 from a transmitter northwest of Downing, Missouri along US 136...

 in Kirksville, Missouri

Kirksville, Missouri

Kirksville is the county seat of Adair County, Missouri, United States. It is located in Benton Township. The population was 17,505 at the 2010 census. Kirksville also anchors a micropolitan area that comprises Adair and Schuyler counties. The city is perhaps best known as the location of Truman...

served as the default analog ABC affiliate for the area. On August 28, 2007, KHQA announced that a new second digital subchannel would begin carry ABC for the Tri-States. This officially launched on September 30.

Newscasts

KHQA-DT2 simulcasts the weekday morning show and weeknight 6 o'clock broadcast from the main channel.

Tri-States This Morning
(Weekday Mornings 5:30 to 7)

• Anchors:
  • Sarah Deien
  • Stephen Johnson
• Weather:
  • Tegan Orpet

KHQA Evening News
(Weeknights 6 to 6:30)

• Anchors:
  • Rajah Maples
  • Carol Sowers
  • Chad Douglas
• Weather:
  • Landon Mitchell
• Sports:
  • Chris Duerr

KHQA-DT2 features additional personnel from the main channel. See that article for a complete listing.

External links

• KHQA-DT2 ABC
• ABC
• America One