WBPI-CD channel 49 is an independent station serving the Augusta, Georgia

Augusta, Georgia

Augusta is a consolidated city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located along the Savannah River. As of the 2010 census, the Augusta–Richmond County population was 195,844 not counting the unconsolidated cities of Hephzibah and Blythe.Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta-Richmond County...

 television market. The station has a religious

Religious broadcasting

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 evangelical Christian

Evangelicalism

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 format and broadcasts a mix of locally-produced and programs from other Christian television broadcasters and television ministries. WBPI has studios in North Augusta, South Carolina

North Augusta, South Carolina

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. The station is owned by Watchmen Broadcasting.

Locally-produced programs include:

• Club 36, the station's flagship
  Flagship
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   program, airing live for 2 hours every weeknight
• RocHouse Cafe music video
  Music video
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  and ministry show geared toward teenagers
• By The Book interview show with authors of Christian books

External links

• WBPI official web site
• Faith brings couple to Christian broadcasting The Augusta Chronicle, January 3, 1998