WMBQ-CD

WMBQ-CD
ATSC 3.0 station
Channels
BrandingWMBQ FNX
Programming
Affiliations46.1: First Nations Experience
Ownership
Owner
  • The WNET Group
  • (WNET)
NJ PBS, WEER, WLIW, WLIW-FM, WNDT-CD, WNET
History
FoundedFebruary 11, 1993; 31 years ago (1993-02-11)
First air date
March 13, 1997
(27 years ago) (1997-03-13)
Former call signs
  • W22BM (1993–1998)
  • WLBX-LP (1998–2004)
  • WMBQ-CA (2004–2012)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 22 (UHF, 1997–2006), 46 (UHF, 2006–2012)
  • Digital: 46 (UHF, 2012–2017), 13 (VHF, 2017–2023)
Call sign meaning
Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID14322
ClassCD
ERP72 kW
HAAT495.6 m (1,626 ft)
Transmitter coordinates40°42′46.8″N 74°0′47.3″W / 40.713000°N 74.013139°W / 40.713000; -74.013139
Links
Public license information
Websitewnet.org

WMBQ-CD (channel 46) is a class A television station in New York City, affiliated with First Nations Experience (FNX). Owned by The WNET Group, it is sister station to the city's two PBS member stations, Newark, New Jersey–licensed WNET (channel 13) and Garden City, New York–licensed WLIW (channel 21), as well as WNDT-CD (channel 14).

Under a channel sharing arrangement, WMBQ-CD shares transmitter facilities with WLIW at One World Trade Center. Despite WMBQ-CD legally holding a low-power class A license, it transmits using WLIW's full-power spectrum. This ensures complete reception across the New York City television market.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WMBQ-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.