WPMI-TV

WPMI-TV
CityMobile, Alabama
Channels
BrandingNBC 15
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
OperatorSinclair Broadcast Group via LMA
WJTC, WEAR-TV, WFGX
History
First air date
March 12, 1982 (42 years ago) (1982-03-12)
Former call signs
WPMI (1982–2004)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 15 (UHF, 1982–2009)
  • Digital: 47 (UHF, 2000–2009)
Call sign meaning
Pensacola–Mobile Independent (reference to previous status)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID11906
ERP1,000 kW
HAAT563 m (1,847 ft)
Transmitter coordinates30°36′41″N 87°36′26.4″W / 30.61139°N 87.607333°W / 30.61139; -87.607333
Links
Public license information
Websitemynbc15.com

WPMI-TV (channel 15) is a television station licensed to Mobile, Alabama, United States, serving as the NBC affiliate for southwest Alabama and northwest Florida. It is owned by Deerfield Media alongside Pensacola, Florida–licensed independent station WJTC (channel 44); Deerfield maintains a local marketing agreement (LMA) with Sinclair Broadcast Group, owner of Pensacola-licensed ABC affiliate WEAR-TV (channel 3) and Fort Walton Beach–licensed MyNetworkTV affiliate WFGX (channel 35), for the provision of certain services.

WPMI-TV and WJTC share studios on Azalea Road in Mobile; master control and some internal operations are based at the shared facilities of WEAR-TV and WFGX on Mobile Highway (US 90) in unincorporated Escambia County, Florida (with a Pensacola mailing address). WPMI-TV's transmitter is located in unincorporated Baldwin County, Alabama (northeast of Robertsdale).

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