WBQP-CD

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WBQP-CD

Pensacola, Florida United States
Channels	Digital: 12 (VHF) 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[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	69993
Class	CD
ERP	3 kW
HAAT	93.9 m (308 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	30°25′59.9″N 87°13′8.7″W / 30.433306°N 87.219083°W / 30.433306; -87.219083
Translator(s)	WPAN-DT 53.4 (21.4 UHF) Fort Walton Beach
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	wbqptv.com

WBQP-CD (channel 12) is a low-power Class A television station in Pensacola, Florida, United States, affiliated with 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.