WMBQ-CD
Television station in New York, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WMBQ-CD (channel 46) is a class A television station in New York City, affiliated with First Nations Experience. Owned by The WNET Group, it is sister station to the city's two PBS member stations, Newark, New Jersey–licensed WNET (channel 13) and Garden City, New York–licensed WLIW (channel 21), as well as WNDT-CD (channel 14).
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Branding | WMBQ FNX |
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Affiliations | 46.1: First Nations Experience |
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NJ PBS, WEER, WLIW, WLIW-FM, WNDT-CD, WNET | |
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Founded | February 11, 1993; 31 years ago (1993-02-11) |
First air date | March 13, 1997 (27 years ago) (1997-03-13) |
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Call sign meaning | Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 14322 |
Class | CD |
ERP | 72 kW |
HAAT | 495.6 m (1,626 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°42′46.8″N 74°0′47.3″W |
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Website | wnet |
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Under a channel sharing arrangement, WMBQ-CD shares transmitter facilities with WLIW at One World Trade Center. Despite WMBQ-CD legally holding a low-power class A license, it transmits using WLIW's full-power spectrum. This ensures complete reception across the New York City television market.