WPCT

For the former WPCT in Putnam, Connecticut, see WINY.

WPCT
Panama City Beach, Florida United States

Branding	Beach TV
Channels	Digital: 47 (UHF) Virtual: 46 (PSIP)
Subchannels	46.1 Tourist Info
Affiliations	independent (tourist info; 1987–1995, 2000–present)
Owner	Beach TV Properties
First air date	1987 (1987)
Call letters' meaning	W Panama City Television
Sister station(s)	WPFN-CD
Former callsigns	W46AN (1987–1990), W48BC (1990–1995)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 46 (UHF, 1987–2009)
Former affiliations	UPN (1995–2000)
Transmitter power	12.9 kW (digital)
Height	59 m (digital)
Facility ID	4354
Transmitter coordinates	30°10′59″N 85°46′42″W / 30.18306°N 85.77833°W / 30.18306; -85.77833
Licensing authority	FCC
Public license information:	Profile CDBS
Website	Beach TV

WPCT is an informational television station in Panama City Beach, Florida, broadcasting locally on channel 46 (digital 47) with information for local tourists.

History

Founded 1987, the station is owned by Beach TV Properties, Inc. The station was originally the UPN affiliate for the Panama City market until 2000 when they became a tourist station.

Digital television

Digital channel

Channel	Video	Aspect	PSIP Short Name	Programming^[1]
46.1	480i	4:3	WPCT-DT	Main WPCT programming / Tourist 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.

References

↑ RabbitEars TV Query for WPCT
↑ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-24.

External links

Television stations in the Eastern Florida Panhandle, including Panama City

Stations	WJHG (7.1 NBC, 7.2 The CW, 7.3 CBS, 7.4 AccuWX) WMBB (13.1 ABC, 13.2 MeTV) WECP-LD (18.1 CBS, 18.2 MNTV, 18.3 AccuWX) WPFN-CD 22 (Youtoo) WPGX (28.1 Fox, 28.2 Bounce TV, 28.3 Grit) WPCT (46.1 tourist) WBIF (51.1 Daystar) WFSG (56.1 PBS)

Defunct	WPAF 2 (IND) W06CQ 6 (Ind) WWEO-CD 24 (FN) W34DH 34 (silent)

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

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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