WPCT
WPCT, virtual channel 46, is a television station licensed to Panama City Beach, Florida, United States, which broadcasts information for local tourists. The station is owned by Beach TV Properties, Inc. WPCT's transmitter is located on Warner Avenue just east of Panama City Beach.History
The station was founded in 1987. It was originally the UPN affiliate for the Panama City market, airing tourist information during the overnight hours as well as carrying some syndicated talk shows, drama series, movies, and off-network sitcoms during the day outside of prime time network programming until 2001, when UPN was dropped in favor of 24-hour tourist info programming.Digital television
Digital channel
Analog-to-digital conversion
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. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 47. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 46.
