WBQP-CA
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WBQP-CA is a Class "A" television station in Pensacola, Florida
that is seen on terrestrial channel 12 and Cox cable channel 39. It contains a mix of programming from ALN and America One
, along with 30 hours a week of local programming.
(FCC) licensed Vernon Watson to broadcast on channel 12 in Pensacola, Florida in June 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-powered TV stations. In March 1995, the station became The WB affiliate for Pensacola. In October 1995 the station's call sign was changed from W12CN to WBQP, later that month, the station was added to the local cable system. The WB affiliation eventually moved to WFGX
, and then to WBPG (now WFNA).
It started webcasts in 1998 and was one of the first to do so.
Pensacola, Florida
Pensacola is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle and the county seat of Escambia County, Florida, United States of America. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 56,255 and as of 2009, the estimated population was 53,752...
that is seen on terrestrial channel 12 and Cox cable channel 39. It contains a mix of programming from ALN and America One
America One
America One is an over-the-air television network in the United States. The network serves over 170 LPTV, Class A, Full Power, Cable and Satellite affiliate stations...
, along with 30 hours a week of local programming.
History
The Federal Communications CommissionFederal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
(FCC) licensed Vernon Watson to broadcast on channel 12 in Pensacola, Florida in June 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-powered TV stations. In March 1995, the station became The WB affiliate for Pensacola. In October 1995 the station's call sign was changed from W12CN to WBQP, later that month, the station was added to the local cable system. The WB affiliation eventually moved to WFGX
WFGX
WFGX is a television station serving the Mobile, Alabama and Pensacola, Florida areas. The station is licensed to Fort Walton Beach, Florida, and broadcasts on digital channel 50...
, and then to WBPG (now WFNA).
It started webcasts in 1998 and was one of the first to do so.
Trivia
- The owners, Vernon & Mary Lynn Watson are the first African AmericanAfrican AmericanAfrican Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
s to own a broadcast television station in Pensacola.