KLJB  KLJB, virtual channel 18 (UHF digital channel 30), is a Fox-affiliated television station licensed to Davenport, Iowa, United States, serving the Quad Cities area of southeastern Iowa and northwestern Illinois. Owned by Marshall Broadcasting Group, it is operated under a shared services agreement (SSA) by Nexstar Media Group, making it sister to Nexstar's duopoly of Rock Island, Illinois-licensed CBS affiliate WHBF-TV (channel 4) and Burlington, Iowa-licensed CW affiliate KGCW (channel 26). The three stations share studios in the Telco Building on 18th Street in downtown Rock Island; master control and some internal operations are based at the facilities of Nexstar sister station WROC-TV in Rochester, New York. KLJB's transmitter is located near Orion, Illinois. On cable, KLJB is available on Mediacom channel 7 in standard definition and digital channel 707 in high definition. The station signed-on July 28, 1985, with the calls KLJB-TV. It was the Quad Cities' first independent outlet and aired an analog signal on UHF channel 18. It became a Fox affiliate in 1987 but reverted to an independent after a year following a dispute between General Manager Gary Brandt and the network. This occurred because Brandt was frustrated by the low ratings for Fox's Saturday night lineup and bumped it to overnight in favor of more profitable syndicated programming. However, following the success of "The Simpsons", KLJB rejoined Fox in 1990. On July 4, 1987, the station premiered "Live on Tape" (a late night sketch comedy show) which aired Saturday nights at 10 p.m. until 1990. It was produced at the station's studios in Davenport and was the area's only local entertainment show at that time, as well as the only original sketch comedy show produced in the Midwest. Former owner Grant Broadcasting (overseen by Milton Grant) purchased KLJB on September 15, 1992. In 1996, the company obtained KJMH-TV (now KGCW) in Burlington, Iowa which then began to simulcast KLJB. That station had been a separate Fox affiliate serving the southern portion of the Quad Cities market but suffered interference and duplication from KLJB. In 2001, it broke off, becoming the area's first WB affiliate and adopted the call sign KGWB-TV. From September 14, 2004, until September 12, 2005, it aired the "Acri Creature Feature", which consisted of a personality from Acri Company hosting the show during a movie.