in march 2006, wtvo began producing the market's second prime time newscast on wqrf known as "fox 39 news at 9". the broadcast only aired on weeknights unlike the area's original prime time show that was seen every night on cable-only wb affiliate "wbr" (produced by wrex). this distinction made wqrf's news rockford's first over-the-air newscast at 9. competition between "wbr" and wqrf was short lived because, in late 2007, the former had its news canceled by wrex for an unknown reason. the time slot is currently used to replay the nbc outlet's weeknight 6 o'clock show on what is now cw affiliate wrex-dt2.