WREX, channel 13, is the NBC television affiliate serving the Rockford, Illinois, US area. It is the market's only full-powered VHF station and is Rockford's second oldest television station. Its studios and transmitter are located on Auburn Road west of Rockford. The station has been owned by Quincy Newspapers, Inc. of Quincy, Illinois since 1995.WREX operates Stateline CW 14, a digital broadcast affiliate of The CW Television Network via The CW Plus.