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WECP-LD
  • United States
    • Channels
  • Virtual: 21
    • BrandingWECP-TV; My 7 (LD2)
    Programming
    Affiliations
  • for others, see § Subchannels
    • Ownership
    Owner
  • (Gray Television Licensee, LLC)

    • Sister stations

    		WJHG-TV
    History
    FoundedFebruary 25, 2010 (14 years ago) (2010-02-25)

    First air date

    		September 24, 2012 (11 years ago) (2012-09-24)

    Former call signs

    		W18DR-D (2010–2012)

    Former channel number(s)

    • Digital: 18 (UHF, 2012–2015), 29 (UHF, 2015–2019)
  • Virtual: 18 (2012–2021)

    • Call sign meaning

    		"ECP" is IATA code for Panama City airport
    Technical information[1]

    Licensing authority

    		FCC
    Facility ID182840
    ClassLD
    ERP15kW
    HAAT330 m (1,083 ft)
    Transmitter coordinates30°21′8″N 85°23′28″W / 30.35222°N 85.39111°W / 30.35222; -85.39111
    Translator(s)WJHG-TV 7.3 Panama City
    Links

    Public license information

    		LMS

    WECP-LD (channel 21) is a low-power television stationinPanama City, Florida, United States, affiliated with CBS, MyNetworkTV, and Telemundo. It is owned by Gray Television alongside NBC affiliate WJHG-TV (channel 7). The two stations share studios on Front Beach Road/SR 30inPanama City Beach; WECP-LD's transmitter is located on SR 20inunincorporated Youngstown, Florida.

    Due to its low-power status, WECP's broadcast range is effectively limited to Panama City and surrounding areas in Bay County. In order to expand its off-air broadcasting reach, it is simulcastin16:9 widescreen standard definition on WJHG-TV's third digital subchannel (7.3) from the same transmitter site.

    History[edit]

    On April 20, 2012, then owner MIK LLC announced it was selling the construction permit for the station (which initially held the call sign W18DR-D) to Gray Television. Under the transfer, MIK would receive $4,000 and would turn over the permit to DTV America Corporation which would, in turn, transfer the permit to Gray.[2] Gray exercised a purchase option that was part of the deal to acquire the station outright on May 11, 2012.[3] Gray changed the calls to WECP-LD on June 4, 2012.[4]

    On July 17, 2012, Gray Television signed an affiliation agreement with CBS for WECP-LD and two other low-powered stations WSVF-LDinHarrisonburg, Virginia, and WIYE-LPinParkersburg, West Virginia.[5] As a result, WECP-LD became the CBS affiliate for the Panama City area when the station took to the air on September 24, 2012.[6]

    It is the second CBS affiliate that is licensed to the immediate Panama City market. WJHG had previously carried a secondary affiliation with the network from its December 1953 sign-on until 1961. Since then, sister station WTVYinDothan, Alabama, had served as the default CBS affiliate for Panama City; in fact, WTVY's tower is located in Bethlehem, Florida, in the Panama City market. In October 2012, WTVY was officially removed from cable systems in the market with WECP taking its place.[6]

    On January 7, 2014, WECP applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to move from channel 18 to channel 29. The reasoning is WJHG had a construction permit to relocate to channel 18.[7] The application was approved on November 14, 2014, giving WECP its construction permit. The switch of WECP to channel 29 (retaining 18 as virtual) and WJHG to channel 18 (virtual 7) took place on May 21, 2015, with the FCC issuing the station's license on June 5, 2015. WECP moved to RF channel 35 on August 21, 2019, as a result of the spectrum auction and to offset interference issues with adjacent stations.

    On March 2, 2021, WECP transferred from channel 18 to channel 21.[8]

    News operation[edit]

    Further information: WJHG-TV § News operation

    WJHG presently produces an hour of locally produced newscasts each weekday (at noon and 5:30 p.m.) for WECP-LD. As a result, the station airs the CBS Evening News via an additional live feed at 6 p.m. unlike most CBS outlets in the Central Time Zone. WECP-LD does not air newscasts on weekends, opting for syndicated programming. It has a dedicated anchor and meteorologist for the two programs but the personalities can also contribute to WJHG.

    Subchannels[edit]

    The station's signal is multiplexed:

    Subchannels of WECP-LD[9]
    Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
    21.1 1080i 16:9 WECP-DT CBS
    21.2 480i 4:3 MyNetworkTV
    21.3 16:9 Outlaw
    21.4 4:3 Heroes & Icons
    21.5 Telemundo

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WECP-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  • ^ Seyler, Dave (April 20, 2012). "Gray files for LPTV in 3rd market". Television Business Report. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
  • ^ Seyler, Dave (May 11, 2012). "Gray strikes again in the low power zone". Television Business Report. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
  • ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
  • ^ "CBS SIGNS AFFILIATION AGREEMENTS WITH GRAY TELEVISION, INC. FOR STATIONS IN PANAMA CITY, FLA.; HARRISONBURG, VA.; AND PARKERSBURG, W.VA". CBS Corporation. July 17, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  • ^ a b "New CBS station on air Monday". Panama City News-Herald. September 22, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  • ^ Application_id=1610752&Service=LD&Form_id=346&Facility_id=182840 Application For Authority To Construct Or Make Changes In A Low Power TV, TV Translator Or TV Booster Station , CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, Retrieved January 7, 2014
  • ^ "Channel 18 moving to 21". Panama City Beach, Florida: WJHG-TV. March 1, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  • ^ RabbitEars TV Query for WECP-LD

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