WBQC-LD

WBQC-LD
Cincinnati, Ohio; United States;
Channels	Digital: 28 (UHF); Virtual: 25;
Branding	Telemundo Cincinnati
Programming
Affiliations	25.1: Telemundo; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Gray Television; (Gray Television Licensee, LLC);
Sister stations	WXIX-TV
History
Founded	September 24, 1986
First air date	December 22, 1988; (35 years ago)
Former call signs	W25AI (1988–1995); WBQC-LP (1995–2001); WBQC-CA (2001–2010);
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 25 (UHF, 1988–2005), 38 (UHF, 2005–2009); Digital: 47 (UHF, 2007–2018), 20 (UHF, 2018–2019); Virtual: 20 (until 2019);
Former affiliations	HSC (1988–1994); Independent (1994–1995, 1998, 2006–2011); The WB (1995–1998); UPN (1998–2006); RTV (2011–2012); Cozi TV (2012–2023);
Call sign meaning	"The WB, Queen City"
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	168413
Class	LD
ERP	15 kW
HAAT	255.4 m (838 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	39°7′30.4″N 84°29′56″W / 39.125111°N 84.49889°W
Links
Public license information	LMS
Website	www.telemundocincinnati.com

WBQC-LD (channel 25) is a low-power television station in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, affiliated with the Spanish-language network Telemundo. It is owned by Gray Television alongside Fox affiliate WXIX-TV (channel 19) and 24/7 weather channel WZCD-LD (channel 30). The three stations share studios at 19 Broadcast Plaza on Seventh Street in the Queensgate neighborhood just west of downtown Cincinnati; WBQC-LD's transmitter is located on Symmes Street in the Mount Auburn section of the city.

According to its website, WBQC was the first television station to be fully automated.^[4] It was also the first station in Cincinnati to perform "digital spot insertion" and to air Spanish-language commercials.

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^ FCC Call Sign History
^ "WKRP: A New Frontier". WKRP 25. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
^ "Facility Technical Data for WBQC-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "History". Archived from the original on December 11, 2004. Retrieved October 19, 2004.

[2] FCC Call Sign History

[Frontier25-3] "WKRP: A New Frontier". WKRP 25. Retrieved September 22, 2018.

[4] "Facility Technical Data for WBQC-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[History-5] "History". Archived from the original on December 11, 2004. Retrieved October 19, 2004.

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Cincinnati, Ohio United States

Channels	Digital: 28 (UHF) Virtual: 25
Branding	Telemundo Cincinnati
Programming
Affiliations	25.1: Telemundo for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	Gray Television (Gray Television Licensee, LLC)
Sister stations	WXIX-TV
History
Founded	September 24, 1986
First air date	December 22, 1988 (35 years ago) (1988-12-22)
Former call signs	W25AI (1988–1995)^[a] WBQC-LP (1995–2001) WBQC-CA (2001–2010)^[1]
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 25 (UHF, 1988–2005), 38 (UHF, 2005–2009) Digital: 47 (UHF, 2007–2018), 20 (UHF, 2018–2019) Virtual: 20 (until 2019)
Former affiliations	HSC (1988–1994) Independent (1994–1995, 1998, 2006–2011) The WB (1995–1998) UPN (1998–2006) RTV (2011–2012)^[2] Cozi TV (2012–2023)
Call sign meaning	"The WB, Queen City"
Technical information^[3]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	168413
Class	LD
ERP	15 kW
HAAT	255.4 m (838 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	39°7′30.4″N 84°29′56″W / 39.125111°N 84.49889°W / 39.125111; -84.49889
Links
Public license information	LMS
Website	www.telemundocincinnati.com