WHBQ-TV

WHBQ-TV
Brand	Fox 13
City of License	Memphis, Tennessee
Market	Memphis, Tennessee
Channel	13 digital 13 virtual Formerly: 13 analog (1953-2009) Subcarrier: 13.2 (Movies!)
Network Affiliation	Current: FOX Historic: CBS (1953-1956) ABC (1956-1995)
Founded	September 27, 1953
Company	Cox Media Group (Acquisition by Terrier Media pending)
President
Current Popular Non-Network Shows	Steve Harvey Judge Judy Access Hollywood

WHBQ-TV is the call sign for the FOX affiliate in Memphis, Tennessee. It broadcasts on digital channel 13, displayed as virtual channel 13.

WHBQ signed on in 1953 and was the television counterpart to WHBQ radio under the ownership of RKO General. Originally a CBS affiliate, it would switch to ABC in 1956 after WREC signed on and took the CBS affilation. The station would be sold to Adams Communications in 1990 after RKO General lost their licenses to operate TV and Radio outlets from the FCC. In 1994 Fox Television Stations acquired WHBQ and in 1995 switched affiliations to FOX, with ABC going to WPTY, which had the Fox affiliation from 1990 to 1995 (the first FOX affilate in Memphis, WMKW, is currently WPTY's sister station, WPTY is now WATN-TV).

Digital programming

Virtual	Physical	Name	Programming
13.1	13.1	WHBQ-TV	Main WHBQ (FOX)
13.2	13.2	WHBQ-DT2	Movies!

External Links

• Query the FCC's TV station database for WHBQ-TV