winy . wpct panama city beach florida united states branding beach tv channels digital 47 uhf virtual 46 psip subchannels 46.1 tourist info 46.2 retro tv affiliations tourist info 1987 1995 2000 present owner beach tv properties first air date 1987 ; 29 years ago 1987 call letters meaning w panama city television sister station s wpfn cd former callsigns w46an 1987 1990 w48bc 1990 1995 former channel number s analog 46 uhf 1987 2009 former affiliations upn 1995 2000 transmitter power 12.9 kw digital height 59 m digital facility id 4354 transmitter coordinates 30 10 59 n 85 46 42 w 30.18306 n 85.77833 w 30.18306 ; 85.77833 licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website beach tv wpct is an informational television station in panama city beach florida broadcasting locally on channel 46 digital 47 with information for local tourists . contents 1 history 2 digital television 2.1 digital channels 2.2 analog to digital conversion 3 references 4 external links history edit founded 1987 the station is owned by beach tv properties inc. the station was originally the upn affiliate for the panama city market until 2000 when they became a tourist station . digital television edit digital channels edit the station s digital signal is multiplexed channel video aspect psip short name programming 1 46.1 480i 4 3 wpct dt main wpct programming tourist info 46.2 retro tv analog to digital conversion edit wpct shut down its analog signal over uhf channel 46 on february 17 2009 the original target date in which full power television stations in the united states were to transition from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate which was later pushed back to june 12 2009 . the station s digital signal remained on its pre transition uhf channel 47 . 2 through the use of psip digital television receivers display the station s virtual channel as its former uhf analog channel 46 . references edit rabbitears tv query for wpct dtv tentative channel designations for the first and the second rounds pdf . retrieved 2012 03 24 . external links edit official site query the fcc s tv station database for wpct biafn s media web database information on wpct tv v t e television stations in the eastern florida panhandle including panama city stations wjhg 7.1 nbc 7.2 the cw 7.3 cbs 7.4 accuwx wmbb 13.1 abc 13.2 metv 13.3 escape 13.4 laff wecp ld 18.1 cbs 18.2 mntv 18.3 accuwx wpfn cd 22 youtoo wpgx 28.1 fox 28.2 bounce tv 28.3 grit wpct 46.1 tourist 46.2 retro tv wbif 51.1 daystar wfsg 56.1 pbs defunct wpaf 2 ind w06cq 6 ind wweo cd 24 fn w34dh 34 silent see also dothan tv florida broadcast television areas by city fort myers gainesville jacksonville miami orlando pensacola panama city tallahassee tampa st. petersburg west palm beach v t e other television stations in the state of florida miami fort lauderdale wcay cd 36 tourist key west whdt lp 44 ind miami wbec 63 educational fort lauderdale tampa st. petersburg wpds ld 14 educational largo warp cd 20 infomercials tampa wtam ld 30 the family channel tampa wmor 32 ind this 32.2 lakeland wzra ca 48 ethnic america one ntv ctv canada oldsmar jacksonville wjxt 4 ind jacksonville wqxt cd 22 america one st. augustine wbxj cd 43 biztv jacksonville orlando daytona beach melbourne w07bp d 7 educational ocala wdsc 15 educational daytona beach wrdq 27 ind orlando wefs 68 educational cocoa gainesville wruf ld 10 weather gainesville wbxg ca 33 mtv2 gainesville wyme cd 45 me tv gainesville west palm beach fort pierce wwci cd 10 ind vero beach whdt 59 tach tv ind stuart wbec 63 educational boca raton panama city wpct 46 tourist panama city beach pensacola mobile wrbd lp 8 ind a1 pensacola wbqp cd 12 a1 youtoo pensacola wjtc 44 ind pensacola wfbd 48 a1 destin wpan 53 jtv fort walton beach wawd 58 tourist fort walton beach see also abc cbs cw fox ion mynetworktv nbc pbs other stations in florida see also religious and spanish tv stations this article about a television station in florida is a stub . 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