WPCT

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WPCT
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Channels
BrandingBeach TV
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerBeach TV Properties, Inc.
WPFN-CD
History
FoundedJuly 2, 1986
First air date
April 3, 1989(36 years ago) (1989-04-03)
Former call signs
W46AN (1986–1996)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 46 (UHF, 1989–2009)
  • Digital: 47 (UHF, 2000–2018)
Call sign meaning
W Panama City Television
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 4354
ERP 160 kW
HAAT 72 m (236 ft)
Transmitter coordinates 30°10′53.4″N85°46′48″W / 30.181500°N 85.78000°W / 30.181500; -85.78000
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Public license information

WPCT (channel 46) is a television station in Panama City Beach, Florida, United States, which broadcasts information for local tourists. Owned by Beach TV Properties, Inc., the station maintains transmitter facilities on Warner Avenue (off Front Beach Road) just east of Panama City Beach.

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History

The station was founded on July 2, 1986, and began broadcasting on April 3, 1989. It was originally an independent station before becoming the UPN affiliate for the Panama City market on January 16, 1995. It aired tourist information during the overnight hours and carried some syndicated talk shows, drama series, movies, and off-network sitcoms during the day outside of prime time network programming until 1998, when UPN was dropped in favor of 24-hour tourist info programming.

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WPCT [2]
Channel Res. Aspect Short nameProgramming
46.1720p16:9WPCT-DTTourist Info
46.2480iOUTSIDE[Blank]
46.3DEFY Ion Plus
46.4Start Start TV
46.5GETTV Get
46.6NEWSMAX Newsmax2
46.7BUZZR Buzzr

Analog-to-digital conversion

WPCT shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 46, on February 17, 2009, the original target date on which full-power television stations in the United States were to transition from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate (which was later pushed back to June 12, 2009). The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 47, [3] using virtual channel 46.

References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WPCT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. RabbitEars TV Query for WPCT
  3. "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2012.