WPCT

WPCT
Brand	Beach TV
City of License	Panama City, Florida
Market	Panama City, Florida
Channel	47 digital 46 virtual Subcarrier: 47.2 (46.2 virtual), Retro TV Formerly: 46 analog (1987-2009)
Network Affiliation	Current: Independent (tourist info) Formerly: Independent (1987-1995) UPN (1995-2001)
Founded	1987
Company	Beach TV Properties
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Current Popular Non-Network Shows

WPCT is the call sign for an independent station in the Panama City, Florida market, broadcasting on channel 47 digital and displayed on tuners as 46 (its original analog spot). Its subcarrier, on 47.2 digital (46.2 virtual) carries the Retro TV channel.

Programming strictly tourist information, WPCT started in 1987 on analog channel 46 as low-power W46AN. Spots could run from a minute to five minutes, focusing on amusements (Gulf World, now-defunct Miracle Strip Amusement Park), to nightclubs, restaurants, fishing and the like. In 1995,channel 46 was granted full-power status and changed its call to WPCT. Tourist information programming gradually became presented in blocks in regards to focus of interest before becoming the Panama City UPN affiliate until 2001 when the station dropped both the network to come back to independent status but with tourst informations.

Digital programming

Virtual	Physical	Name	Programming
46.1	47.1	WPCT-DT	Main WPCT (Ind.)
46.2	47.2	WPCT-DT2	Retro TV

External Links

• Official website for WPCT
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WPCT