other uses see wkrp disambiguation . this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . december 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message wbqc ld cincinnati ohio united states branding wkrp tv slogan back on the air in cincinnati channels digital 47 uhf virtual 25 psip subchannels see article affiliations cozi tv this tv rtv jewelry television heartland television sonlife broadcasting network owner block broadcasting elliott b. block first air date 1994 specify call letters meaning wb for former affiliation queen city nickname for cincinnati former callsigns w25ai 1988 1 1989 2 1989 1995 dw25ai 1 1989 2 1989 1 wbqc lp 1995 2001 wbqc ca 2001 2010 2 former channel number s analog 25 uhf 1988 2005 38 uhf 2005 2009 former affiliations independent 1994 1995 january september 1998 2006 2011 the wb 1995 january 1998 upn september 1998 2006 transmitter power 140 kw height 150 m class ld facility id 19431 transmitter coordinates 39 07 30 n 84 29 56 w 39.12500 n 84.49889 w 39.12500 ; 84.49889 website www.wkrp.tv wbqc ld virtual channel 25 uhf digital channel 47 ; branded as wkrp tv is a television station with multiple affiliations located in cincinnati ohio united states . the station is owned by block broadcasting which also owns woth cd . wbqc s transmitter is located along symmes street just south of east mcmillan street in cincinnati shared with wcpo tv channel 9 . according to its website wbqc was the first television station to be fully automated . 3 the station was also the first station in cincinnati to perform digital spot insertion and to air spanish language commercials . contents 1 digital television 1.1 digital channels 2 history 2.1 wb affiliation 2.2 upn affiliation 2.3 should carry 2.4 independence 3 programming 4 references 5 external links digital television edit digital channels edit the station s digital channel is multiplexed channel video aspect psip short name programming 4 25.1 480i 16 9 wkrp tv cozi tv 25.2 4 3 this tv this tv 25.3 retro tv rtv 25.4 jtv jewelry television 5 25.5 16 9 heartland tv heartland 25.6 sonlife sonlife broadcasting network history edit wb affiliation edit the station signed on the air in 1994 as low power television station w25ai on uhf channel 25 . the station originally ran mostly infomercials . all of cincinnati s full power stations in contrast carried programming from national networks . needing an affiliate in cincinnati the wb which launched on january 11 1995 signed an affiliation agreement with channel 25 . the station then changed its call letters to wbqc lp to reflect its new affiliation and began to brand itself on air as wb channel 25 . upn affiliation edit in july 1997 the sinclair broadcast group signed an affiliation deal with the wb that resulted in a number of the company s upn affiliates and independent stations switching to the wb . 6 one of the stations included in the deal was wstr tv channel 64 . as a result the wb affiliation moved to wstr in january 1998 leaving wbqc without a network affiliation . upn struck an affiliation deal to air its programming on nbc affiliate wlwt tv channel 5 which carried upn programming from 2 to 4 a.m. on weekend mornings as a secondary affiliation . meanwhile as an independent station wbqc carried nbc programming that wlwt chose not to carry including various sporting events as well as series such as the profiler and sunset beach . after a few months of poor late night ratings on wlwt upn resumed discussions with wbqc to join the network . in the fall of 1998 upn agreed to affiliate with wbqc . should carry edit wbqc had been pushing for carriage on local cable and satellite providers for many years . in 2005 wbqc swapped channel allocations with america one affiliated sister station woth lp channel 38 . in 2001 wbqc became a class a television station with the call sign wbqc ca in hopes of receiving must carry status on cable providers and protection from displacement by the full power stations digital channel allocations . as a class a station wbqc had to meet all the requirements of a full power station . ultimately class a stations did not receive must carry status though they did receive protection from displacement . in negotiating with the cable and satellite providers wbqc claimed should carry status in the absence of federal must carry recognition . 7 several small satellite master antenna television smatv systems and the delhi township cable system carried the small independent station . meanwhile talks with intermedia cable northern kentucky time warner cable cincinnati and adelphia cable cincinnati saw no progress for years . shortly after wbqc became a upn affiliate however a number of systems began offering wbqc on their lineups directv 8 insight communications which purchased intermedia and adelphia all added wbqc on channel 25 . the city of lebanon ohio began competing with time warner with its own municipal cable service . lebanon cable which has since been sold to cincinnati bell carried wbqc on channel 17 later channel 97 . 9 suscom cable indiana added wbqc on channel 6 . 10 although time warner cable had long included wbqc on its oxford ohio system on channel 13 the station remained off of time warner s cincinnati offerings . according to wbqc some cincinnati customers were told by time warner representatives that the station operated out of indianapolis indiana ; dayton ohio ; or some guy s basement . 11 at one point time warner considered carrying wsbk tv from boston massachusetts rather than wbqc . 7 once upn acquired buffy the vampire slayer time warner cable resumed discussions with wbqc . after months of talks time warner agreed to carry wbqc . unlike the other cable systems time warner cincinnati would only air wbqc nightly from 6 to 11 p.m. on channel 20 a leased access cable channel . time warner later purchased adelphia but kept wbqc on the latter s lineup until after time warner cable had fully transitioned adelphia viewers into the time warner system . from the late 1990s until at least 2001 wbqc aired a rebroadcast of wcpo tv channel 9 s 6 00 p.m. newscast at 7 00 p.m. 12 later wbqc formed a joint broadcast venture with fox affiliate wxix tv channel 19 allowing wbqc to air that station s 10 p.m. newscast during sporting events such as cincinnati bearcats basketball . 13 wbqc would also air some basketball games produced by wxix . 14 independence edit with the shutdown of upn and the wb in september 2006 and replacement by the cw which was initially composed primarily of programs from both predecessor networks 15 16 there was a question where the network s affiliation would land in cincinnati . wstr was the wb affiliate and a full power station ; wbqc was the upn affiliate a low power class a station with full cable carriage except for time warner cable s cincinnati system . on march 2 2006 it was announced that wstr would affiliate with mynetworktv . 17 18 this seemingly opened the door for wbqc to potentially become the cw s cincinnati affiliate however on april 19 it was confirmed that the network would be carried on digital subchannel 12.2 of cincinnati s cbs affiliate wkrc tv channel 12 . as a result of the shuffle wbqc became an independent station 19 upon the dissolution of upn in september . by july 4 2006 in a stunt to promote its independence day upn network programming was moved out of primetime and was replaced with marathons and then a schedule of older off network dramas and comedies . upn aired early tuesday to saturday mornings from 2 to 4 a.m. until its closure . 19 the station then changed its logo which had some elements of the ohio state flag . the same year wbqc moved from golf manor to its newly built studios in roselawn . 20 with the launch of wkrc s cincw digital subchannel time warner cable dropped wbqc on october 18 to carry wkrc dt2 full time on channel 20 . the cincw also replaced wbqc on channel 25 on both insight communications and directv which created some confusion to viewers who thought wbqc was the cincw . insight moved wbqc to digital cable channel 189 . in 2007 time warner cable cincinnati experienced a change in management . early the next year wbqc and time warner cable started discussions for cable carriage . however time warner cable stated it did not have any channels available either on the analog or digital tier . on november 28 2008 the station adopted the branding wkrp tv drawing on the 1970s cbs sitcom wkrp in cincinnati . 21 according to elliott block general manager and chief engineer for the small station the move was made to promote the station s move to digital broadcasting . 22 currently the change reflects only the branding of the station as its legal callsign remains wbqc ld . in november 2010 cincinnati bell s local fiber optic service fioptics began carrying all five of wbqc s subchannels on channels 254 and 270 to 273 . 23 in january 2011 wbqc replaced its primary subchannel with programming from the retro television network . programming edit wbqc currently airs network programming . until 2011 the station produced several local programs including new xtreme sounds music entertainment scizone with bill boshears commentary on political and paranormal topics friday night fu campy kung fu movies hosted by cap n dave and the fu crew after midnight music talent showcase on the mark call in talk show hosted by mark mcdonald sunday mass references edit note the fcc conventions indicate that such a d in the front indicates a deleted license fcc call sign history history rabbitears tv query for wbqc kiesewetter john 2009 06 08 . channel 25 digital tv channels due back by thursday . the cincinnati enquirer . gannett company . retrieved 2009 06 09 . wb woos and wins sinclair broadcasting & cable july 21 1997 . retrieved september 20 2013 from highbeam research . a b kiesewetter john 2001 07 02 . time warner s channel 25 snub remains a mystery pdf . the cincinnati enquirer . cincinnati ohio gannett company . retrieved 2008 11 30 . dead link can you see me now wmv . golf manor ohio wbqc ca. 2002 . retrieved 2008 11 30 . dead link tired of waiting to watch your favorite shows pdf . town hall news . lebanon ohio city of lebanon . fall winter 2006 . p. 3 . hathaway tom 2005 12 16 . uc basketball games on upn 38 press release . university of cincinnati . retrieved 2008 11 30 . time warner doesn t offer all local channels . golf manor ohio wbqc ca . kiesewetter john 2001 08 26 . wbqc cable deal only a ceasefire . the cincinnati enquirer . cincinnati ohio gannett company . retrieved 2009 07 26 . knippenberg jim 2004 08 21 . television news fire coverage 4 solutions for 4 stations . the cincinnati enquirer . cincinnati ohio gannett company . retrieved 2009 07 26 . 27 uc basketball games slated for tv . cstv.com . college sports television . 2005 10 19 . retrieved 2009 07 26 . gilmore girls meet smackdown ; 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