WBQP-CD

WBQP-CD (channel 12) is a low-power, Class A television station licensed to Pensacola, Florida, United States, serving northwest Florida and southwest Alabama as an affiliate of theGrio. It is owned by Vernon and Mary Lynn Watson, who were the first African Americans to own a broadcast television station in Pensacola.

WBQP-CD

Pensacola, Florida Mobile, Alabama United States
City	Pensacola, Florida
Channels	Digital: 12 (VHF), to move to 33 (UHF)[1] Virtual: 12
Branding	WBQP TV 12
Programming
Affiliations	12.1: theGrio for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Watson Broadcasting Inc. of Pensacola, Florida (Vernon Watson)
History
Founded	October 25, 1991 (1991-10-25)
First air date	June 19, 1992 (32 years ago) (1992-06-19)
Former call signs	W12CN (1991–1995) WBQP-LP (1995–2001) WBQP-CA (2001–2012)
Former affiliations	Shop at Home Network (1992−1995) The WB (1995−1996) America One (1996−2001) Urban America Television (2001−2006) Punch TV (2011−2015) Impact Network (2014) WRNE simulcast (until 2022)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	69993
Class	CD
ERP	3 kW 15 kW (CP)[1]
HAAT	93.9 m (308 ft) 134.1 m (440 ft) (CP)[1]
Transmitter coordinates	30°25′59.9″N 87°13′8.7″W 30°26′37.2″N 87°14′3.9″W (CP)[1]
Translator(s)	WPAN 53.4 Fort Walton Beach
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	wbqptv.com

In addition to its low-power signal, WBQP-CD provides full-market coverage on the fourth digital subchannel of Fort Walton Beach–licensed WPAN (channel 53.4) from its transmitter near Molino, Florida.

History

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) licensed Vernon Watson to broadcast on channel 12 in Pensacola, Florida, on June 19, 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-power TV stations. In March 1995, the station became the WB affiliate for Pensacola. In September 1995, the station's call sign was changed from W12CN to WBQP-LP; later that month, the station was added to the local cable system. The WB affiliation eventually moved to WFGX (channel 35, now a MyNetworkTV affiliate) the following year, and then to WBPG (channel 55, now CW owned-and-operated station WFNA) in 2001.

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WBQP-CD^[3][4]

Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
12.1	480i	4:3	WBQP	theGrio
12.2			URBT TV	URBT TV
12.3			RETRO	Retro TV
12.4			HOLYFD	iHolyfield TV
12.5			YOU TOO	NOST
12.6			50-60TV	Wynn Network
12.7			MUSIC	Music videos
12.8			WORD	The Word Network
12.9				YTA TV
12.10				The Action Channel