WBQP-CD

WBQP-CD
CityPensacola, Florida
Channels
BrandingWBQP TV 12
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Watson Broadcasting Inc. of Pensacola, Florida
  • (Vernon Watson)
History
FoundedOctober 25, 1991 (1991-10-25)
First air date
June 19, 1992 (1992-06-19)
Former call signs
  • W12CN (1991–1995)
  • WBQP-LP (1995–2001)
  • WBQP-CA (2001–2012)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID69993
ClassCD
ERP
HAAT
  • 93.9 m (308 ft)
  • 134.1 m (440 ft) (CP)[1]
Transmitter coordinates
Translator(s)WPAN 53.4 Fort Walton Beach
Links
Public license information
Websitewbqptv.com

WBQP-CD (channel 12) is a low-power, Class A television station licensed to Pensacola, Florida, United States, serving northwest Florida and southwest Alabama as an affiliate of theGrio. It is owned by Vernon and Mary Lynn Watson, who were the first African Americans to own a broadcast television station in Pensacola.

In addition to its low-power signal, WBQP-CD provides full-market coverage on the fourth digital subchannel of Fort Walton Beach–licensed WPAN (channel 53.4) from its transmitter near Molino, Florida.

History

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) licensed Vernon Watson to broadcast on channel 12 in Pensacola, Florida, on June 19, 1992. The FCC then assigned the translator-style callsign W12CN to the station. In 1994 and 1995, the station was struggling to be added the local cable system and to have their TV schedule listed in the local newspapers—typical among most low-power TV stations. In March 1995, the station became the WB affiliate for Pensacola. In September 1995, the station's call sign was changed from W12CN to WBQP-LP; later that month, the station was added to the local cable system. The WB affiliation eventually moved to WFGX (channel 35, now a MyNetworkTV affiliate) the following year, and then to WBPG (channel 55, now CW owned-and-operated station WFNA) in 2001.

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WBQP-CD[3][4]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
12.1 480i 4:3 WBQP theGrio
12.2 URBT TV URBT TV
12.3 RETRO Retro TV
12.4 HOLYFD iHolyfield TV
12.5 YOU TOO NOST
12.6 50-60TV Wynn Network
12.7 MUSIC Music videos
12.8 WORD The Word Network
12.9 YTA TV
12.10 The Action Channel

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Modification of a Licensed Facility for Digital Class A TV Station Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. August 20, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBQP-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "WBQP-CD PENSACOLA, FL". RabbitEars.
  4. ^ "Sub-Channels".
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