WBQP-CD

WBQP-CD
Pensacola, Florida
Branding	WBQP TV 12
Slogan	The Station That Cares
Channels	Digital: 12 (VHF) Virtual 12 (PSIP)
Subchannels	12.1: Youtoo TV/digital clock 12.2: MiCasa Network 12.3: unknown 12.4: The Word Network 12.5/12.6/12.7: unknown 12.8: WRNE simulcast
Owner	Watson Broadcasting Inc. of Pensacola, Florida
Founded	1992 (1992)
Call letters' meaning	We Broadcast Quality Programming or Watson Broadcasting Q Pensacola (originally referred to affiliation with The WB network)
Former callsigns	W12CN (1991-1995) WBQP-LP (1995-2001) WBQP-CA (2001-2012)
Former affiliations	Shop at Home Network The WB Television Network Urban America Television Punch TV Network (2011-2015) Impact Network (2014)
Transmitter power	2.89 kW
Facility ID	69993
Website	wbqp.com

WBQP-CD is a Class "A" television station in Pensacola, Florida that is seen on terrestrial channel 12 and Cox cable channel 39. It contains programming from Youtoo TV, along with 30 hours a week of local programming.

History

The Federal Communications Commission (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. The live stream stopped functioning properly in 2009.

Punch TV Network was affiliated with WBQP (the network usually aired on channel 12.2 or 12.3) from its launch in November 2011 until sometime in early 2015. Currently, programming from the Launch TV Network airs on WBQP from time to time.

Ownership

The owners, Vernon & Mary Lynn Watson are the first African Americans to own a broadcast television station in Pensacola.

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Television stations in Lower Alabama and the Western Florida Panhandle, including Mobile and Pensacola

Local stations	WEAR (3.1 ABC, 3.2 ZUUS Country) WKRG (5.1 CBS, 5.2 Ion, 5.3 Me-TV) WRBD-LP (8.1 Ind./A1) WALA (10.1 Fox, 10.2 Cozi TV) WBQP (12.1 A1/Youtoo America, 12.2 Punch TV, 12.3 Word) WPMI (15.1 NBC, 15.2 WxN) WGOX (18.1 Ind.) WDPM (18.1 Daystar) W19CO-D (19.1 HSN) WMPV (21.1 TBN, 21.2 Church, 21.3 JUCE TV/Smile, 21.4 Enlace, 21.5 TBN Salsa) WSRE (23.1 PBS, 23.2 World, 23.3 Create/WSRE Plus, 23.4 V-me) W26BV 26 (Ind.) WHBR (33.1 CTN, 33.2 CTNi) WFGX (35.1 MNTV, 35.2 GetTV) W39BP 39 (FN) WPAN (40.1 SSN) WEIQ (42.1 PBS/APT, 42.2 APT World, 42.3 Create) WJTC (44.1Ind., 44.2 Grit) WCTU (46.1 GCN, 46.2 Blank, 46.3 Word, 46.4 Punch TV) WFBD (48.1 Ind./Blab TV) W50CF 50 (Dark) WFNA (55.1 CW, 55.2 Bounce TV) WAWD/WDES-CD (58.1 Ind./Tourist info) WRBM 60 (Ind.)

Cable channels	Blab TV Sun Sports SportSouth Fox Sports South Fox Sports Florida

Defunct	W30BX 30 (HSN)

Florida broadcast television areas by city Fort Myers Gainesville Jacksonville Miami Orlando Pensacola Panama City Tallahassee Tampa/St. Petersburg West Palm Beach See also Montgomery TV Biloxi TV Hattiesburg TV

Other television stations in the state of Florida

Miami – Fort Lauderdale	WCAY-CD 36 (Tourist, Key West) WHDT-LP 44 (Ind, Miami) WBEC 63 (Educational, Fort Lauderdale)

Tampa – St. Petersburg	WPDS-LD 14 (Educational, Largo) WARP-CD 20 (infomercials, Tampa) WTAM-LD 30 (The Family Channel, Tampa) WMOR 32 (Ind / This (32.2), Lakeland) WZRA-CA 48 (Ethnic / America One / NTV / CTV Canada, Oldsmar)

Jacksonville	WJXT 4 (Ind, Jacksonville) WUJX-LD 18 (Ind, Jacksonville) WQXT-CD 22 (America One, St. Augustine) WBXJ-CD 43 (MTV2, Jacksonville)

Orlando – Daytona Beach – Melbourne	W07BP-D 7 (Educational, Ocala) WDSC 15 (Educational, Daytona Beach) WRDQ 27 (Ind, Orlando) WEFS 68 (Educational, Cocoa)

Gainesville	WRUF-LD 10 (Weather, Gainesville) WBXG-CA 33 (MTV2, Gainesville) WYME-CD 45 (Me-TV, Gainesville)

West Palm Beach – Fort Pierce	WWCI-CD 10 (Ind, Vero Beach) WHDT 59 (TACH-TV/Ind, Stuart) WBEC 63 (Educational, Boca Raton)

Panama City	WPCT 46 (Tourist, Panama City Beach)

Pensacola / Mobile	WRBD-LP 8 (Ind/A1, Pensacola) WBQP-CD 12 (A1/Youtoo, Pensacola) WJTC 44 (Ind, Pensacola) WFBD 48 (A1, Destin) WPAN 53 (JTV, Fort Walton Beach) WAWD 58 (Tourist, Fort Walton Beach)

See also ABC CBS CW Fox Ion MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in Florida See also Religious and Spanish TV stations

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