News Operation
On December 31, 1999, KLJB launched a thirty minute prime time newscast known as Fox 18 Nine O'Clock News. Airing every night except Saturday, it was the flagship production of the Independent News Network (INN). The station served as the first customer for the Davenport-based centralized newscast operation which still has facilities on Tremont Avenue near KLJB's studios. News anchors, meteorologists, and sports anchors were provided by INN and other personnel from the outsourced production company would fill-in as needed. The station maintained two news reporters of its own who would contribute Quad Cities-specific content to the shows which were taped in advance.
Monday through Saturday mornings at 5, sister station KGCW replayed Fox 18 Nine O'Clock News. On September 4, 2007, ABC affiliate WQAD-TV began repeating its weeknight newscast at 6 later in the evening at 9 on WBQD. However, since this was ultimately not live, there was not much competition to KLJB's broadcast. In a report in the Macon, Georgia Telegraph, it was announced the Independent News Network filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy and would end all news productions (including those for KLJB) by January 9, 2009. According to the newspaper, all INN broadcasts would then be reinstated under ownership of Fusion Communications (also based in Davenport).
On August 6, 2010, it was made public KLJB would be terminating its long standing partnership with INN and enter into a news share agreement with WQAD (owned by Local TV). On September 6, that station began producing a nightly half-hour prime time show on KLJB still known as Fox 18 Nine O'Clock News. The newscasts now originate live from a secondary set at WQAD's studios on 16th Street in the Prospect Park section of Moline, Illinois. As a result of this arrangement being established, the repeat of news on WBQD was eventually dropped. KGCW continues repeating the previous night's KLJB show at 5 in the morning. On September 12, 2011, WQAD became the last major news operation in the Quad Cities market to upgrade its newscasts to high definition. The KLJB broadcasts were included in the upgrade.
Production of Fox 18 Nine O'Clock News will shift once more on December 31, 2012 when it will be taken over through a new outsourcing arrangement by NBC affiliate KWQC-TV (owned by Young Broadcasting, LLC). There will be a separate anchor team featured solely on KLJB but the personalities will be able to fill-in on KWQC when needed. The nightly broadcast at 9 will originate from the NBC outlet's facility on Brady Street/U.S. 61 (within the Palmer College of Chiropractic campus) in downtown Davenport.
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