WBQP-CD

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{{Infobox television station

| callsign = WBQP-CD

| logo = File:WBQP-CD logo.png

| logo_size = 240px

| branding = WBQP TV 12

| city = Pensacola, Florida

| analog =

| digital = 12 (VHF), to move to 33 (UHF){{cite web|url=https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/draftCopy.html?displayType=html&appKey=25076ff3914ddb83019157f8e9b624d5&id=25076ff3914ddb83019157f8e9b624d5&goBack=N|title=Modification of a Licensed Facility for Digital Class A TV Station Application|work=Licensing and Management System|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|date=August 20, 2024|accessdate=April 19, 2025}}

| virtual = 12

| subchannels =

| translators = WPAN 53.4 Fort Walton Beach

| affiliations = {{ubl|12.1: theGrio|for others, see {{section link||Subchannels}}}}

| founded = {{start date|1991|10|25}}

| airdate = {{start date and age|1992|06|19|p=y}}

| location = {{ubl|Pensacola, Florida|Mobile, Alabama}}

| country = United States

| callsign_meaning =

| former_callsigns = {{ubl|W12CN (1991–1995)|WBQP-LP (1995–2001)|WBQP-CA (2001–2012)}}

| owner = Watson Broadcasting Inc. of Pensacola, Florida

| licensee = Vernon Watson

| former_affiliations = {{ubl|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)}}

| erp = {{ubl|3 kW|15 kW (CP){{r|wbqp33}}}}

| haat = {{ubl|{{convert|93.9|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}|{{convert|134.1|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} (CP){{r|wbqp33}}}}

| facility_id = 69993

| class = CD

| coordinates = {{ubl|{{coord|30|25|59.9|N|87|13|8.7|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}|{{coord|30|26|37.2|N|87|14|3.9|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}} (CP){{r|wbqp33}}}}

| licensing_authority = FCC

| website = {{URL|https://wbqptv.com}}

}}

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.

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:

class="wikitable" \|+Subchannels of WBQP-CD{{Cite web\|url=https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=print_station&facility_id=69993\|title=WBQP-CD PENSACOLA, FL\|website=RabbitEars}}{{Cite web\|url=https://wbqptv.com/sub-channels/\|title=Sub-Channels}} ! scope = "col" \| Channel ! scope = "col" \| Res. ! scope = "col" \| Aspect ! scope = "col" \| Short name ! scope = "col" \| Programming
scope = "row" \| 12.1 \| rowspan=10\|480i \|\| rowspan=10\|4:3 \|\| WBQP \|\| theGrio
scope = "row" \| 12.2 \| URBT TV \|\| URBT TV
scope = "row" \| 12.3 \| RETRO \|\| Retro TV
scope = "row" \| 12.4 \| HOLYFD \|\| iHolyfield TV
scope = "row" \| 12.5 \| YOU TOO \|\| NOST
scope = "row" \| 12.6 \| 50-60TV \|\| Wynn Network
scope = "row" \| 12.7 \| MUSIC \|\| Music videos
scope = "row" \| 12.8 \| WORD \|\| The Word Network
scope = "row" \| 12.9 \| \|\| YTA TV
scope = "row" \| 12.10 \| \|\| The Action Channel

class="wikitable"

|+Subchannels of WBQP-CD{{Cite web|url=https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=print_station&facility_id=69993|title=WBQP-CD PENSACOLA, FL|website=RabbitEars}}{{Cite web|url=https://wbqptv.com/sub-channels/|title=Sub-Channels}}

! scope = "col" | Channel

! scope = "col" | Res.

! scope = "col" | Aspect

! scope = "col" | Short name

! scope = "col" | Programming

scope = "row" | 12.1

| rowspan=10|480i || rowspan=10|4:3 || WBQP || theGrio

scope = "row" | 12.2

| URBT TV || URBT TV

scope = "row" | 12.3

| RETRO || Retro TV

scope = "row" | 12.4