WPMI-TV
NBC affiliate in Mobile, Alabama / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WPMI-TV (channel 15) is a television station licensed to Mobile, Alabama, United States, serving as the NBC affiliate for southwest Alabama and northwest Florida. It is owned by Deerfield Media alongside Pensacola, Florida–licensed independent station WJTC (channel 44); Deerfield maintains a local marketing agreement (LMA) with Sinclair Broadcast Group, owner of Pensacola-licensed ABC affiliate WEAR-TV (channel 3) and Fort Walton Beach–licensed MyNetworkTV affiliate WFGX (channel 35), for the provision of certain services.
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City | Mobile, Alabama |
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Branding | NBC 15 |
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Operator | Sinclair Broadcast Group via LMA |
WJTC, WEAR-TV, WFGX | |
History | |
First air date | March 12, 1982 (42 years ago) (1982-03-12) |
Former call signs | WPMI (1982–2004) |
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Call sign meaning | Pensacola–Mobile Independent (reference to previous status) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 11906 |
ERP | 1,000 kW |
HAAT | 563 m (1,847 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°36′41″N 87°36′26.4″W |
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Website | mynbc15 |
WPMI-TV and WJTC share studios on Azalea Road in Mobile; master control and some internal operations are based at the shared facilities of WEAR-TV and WFGX on Mobile Highway (US 90) in unincorporated Escambia County, Florida (with a Pensacola mailing address). WPMI-TV's transmitter is located in unincorporated Baldwin County, Alabama (northeast of Robertsdale).