WPCT

WPCT, virtual channel 46 (UHF digital channel 33), is a television station licensed to Panama City Beach, Florida, United States, which broadcasts information for local tourists. The station is owned by Beach TV Properties, Inc. WPCT's transmitter is located on Warner Avenue (off Front Beach Road) just east of Panama City Beach.

For the former WPCT in Putnam, Connecticut, see WINY.
WPCT
Panama City Beach, Florida
United States
ChannelsDigital: 33 (UHF)
Virtual: 46 (PSIP)
BrandingBeach TV
Programming
Affiliations46.1: Tourist Info (1987–1995, 2001–present)
Ownership
OwnerBeach TV Properties, Inc.
Sister stationsWPFN-CD
History
First air date1987 (1987)
Former call signsW46AN (1987–1995)
Former channel number(s)Analog:
46 (UHF, 1987–2009)
Digital:
47 (UHF, 2009–2018)
Former affiliationsAnalog/DT1:
UPN (1995–2001)
DT2:
Retro TV
Call sign meaningW Panama City Television
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID4354
ERP160 kW
HAAT72 m (236 ft)
Transmitter coordinates30°10′53.4″N 85°46′48″W
Links
Public license informationProfile
LMS

History

The station was founded in 1987. It was originally the UPN affiliate for the Panama City market, airing tourist information during the overnight hours as well as carrying some syndicated talk shows, drama series, movies, and off-network sitcoms during the day outside of prime time network programming until 2001, when UPN was dropped in favor of 24-hour tourist info programming.

Digital television

Digital channel
Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[1]
46.1720p16:9WPCT-DTTourist Info

Analog-to-digital conversion

WPCT shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 46, on February 17, 2009, the original target date in 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.[2] Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 46.

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References
  1. RabbitEars TV Query for WPCT
  2. "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2012-03-24.


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