WPCT

{{Short description|Television station in Panama City Beach, Florida}}

{{For|the former WPCT in Putnam, Connecticut|WINY}}

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{{Infobox television station

| callsign = WPCT

| city =

| logo = WPCT logo

| branding = Beach TV

| analog =

| digital = 33 (UHF)

| virtual = 46

| subchannels =

| translators =

| affiliations = {{ubl|46.1: Tourist Info|for others, see {{section link||Subchannels}}}}

| network =

| country = United States

| founded = July 2, 1986

| airdate = {{start date and age|1989|04|03|p=y}}

| last_airdate =

| location = Panama City Beach, Florida

| callsign_meaning = W Panama City Television

| former_callsigns = W46AN (1986–1996)

| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|Analog: 46 (UHF, 1989–2009)|Digital: 47 (UHF, 2000–2018)}}

| owner = Beach TV Properties, Inc.

| licensee =

| sister_stations = WPFN-CD

| former_affiliations = {{ubl|Independent (1989–1995)|UPN (1995–1998)}}

| erp = 160 kW

| haat = {{convert|72|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

| class =

| facility_id = 4354

| coordinates = {{coord|30|10|53.4|N|85|46|48|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}

| licensing_authority = FCC

| website =

}}

WPCT (channel 46) is a television station in Panama City Beach, Florida, United States, which

broadcasts information for local tourists. Owned by Beach TV Properties, Inc., the station maintains transmitter facilities on Warner Avenue (off Front Beach Road) just east of Panama City Beach.

==History==

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The station was founded on July 2, 1986, and began broadcasting on April 3, 1989. It was originally an independent station before becoming the UPN affiliate for the Panama City market on January 16, 1995. It aired tourist information during the overnight hours and carried some syndicated talk shows, drama series, movies, and off-network sitcoms during the day outside of prime time network programming until 1998, when UPN was dropped in favor of 24-hour tourist info programming.