WMBQ-CA
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| New York, New York | |
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| Channels | Analog: 46 (UHF) |
| Affiliations | Cornerstone Television |
| Owner | Prime Time Partners LLC (WMBQ-CA Station, LLC) |
| Founded | February 11, 1993 |
| Former callsigns | W22BM (1993–1998) WLBX-LP (1998–2004) |
| Former channel number(s) | 22 (1993-2006) |
| Former affiliations | The Box (1993-2001) MTV2 (2001-2006) |
| Transmitter power | 59.3 kW |
| Height | 172 m (564 ft)[1] |
| Class | CA Class A |
| Facility ID | 14322 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°45′08″N 73°58′04″W / 40.75222°N 73.96778°WCoordinates: 40°45′08″N 73°58′04″W / 40.75222°N 73.96778°W (NAD27) |
| Website | Cornerstone TeleVision |
WMBQ-CA is a Class A low-power television station located in New York City. It is owned by Prime Time Partners LLC and broadcasts on UHF channel 46. WMBQ-CA is an affiliate of Cornerstone Television, a Christian network based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The station was previously an affiliate of The Box until that network's acquisition by Viacom in 2001; the station then carried MTV2 like many other former Box stations. During that time, the station's call letters were WLBX-LP; callsign was changed to WMBQ-CA in 2004. The station operated on channel 22 until 2006. WMBQ is the fourth religious station behind WTBY-TV, WFME-TV, and WEBR to air Cornerstone television in mid January 2006.
The current Federal Communications Commission license for WMBQ-CA provides for its analog signal to be channel 46 in New York City, and a flashcut digital television station (WMBQ-CD) remaining on channel 46.[2]
On August 17, 2007, Renard Communications Corp., a company controlled by Craig Fox, announced that would sell its three stations to Equity Media Holdings for $8 million.[3] However, the transaction had a closing deadline set for June 1, 2008, and either party could cancel the sale if it were not completed by then. As of this revision, the sale has not been consummated[4] and, as of December 8, 2008, Equity Media Holdings is in chapter 11 bankruptcy.
On January 3, 2008, WMBQ-CA went dark, reportedly as a result of moving to a new transmitter site.[5] For a period of over two months, the station broadcast an aerial view of New York City and audio from NOAA weather radio.[6] WMBQ resumed broadcasting Cornerstone TeleVision in early March 2008.
Renard sold WMBQ to Prime Time Partners in 2011.[7] WMBQ-CA is one the last two UHF and VHF stations in New York City to broadcast in analog; the other is WNYZ-LP, which broadcasts primarily to radios.
[edit] References
- ^ "Antenna Height Above Average Terrain Calculations: 40 44 46.0 North 73 58 52.0 West (NAD 27)". Federal Communications Commission. http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/haat_calculator?dlat=40&mlat=44&slat=46.000000&ns=N&dlon=73&mlon=58&slon=52.000000&ew=W&nad=27&rcamsl=185.&nradials=360&terdb=1. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
- ^ Query the FCC's FM station database for WMBQ. Former owner Renard Communications Corp. also operates a low-power digital television station, WBQM-LD (channel 50) in New York. Accessed 2007-10-20.
- ^ http://ir.emdaholdings.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=260358 Equity Media Holdings Corporation - Equity Media Announces Acquisition of Three New York City Television Stations
- ^ http://www.nwanews.com/adg/Business/228628/ Equity ends newscasts; N.Y. station buy teeters
- ^ "BLSTA-20070119ABT (Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA)". 2007-01-17. http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101168649&formid=910&fac_num=14322. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
- ^ neo11 and Peter Q. George (K1XRB) (2008-03-14). "Some observations about NYC TV". Radio-Info Boards. http://www.radio-info.com/smf/index.php/topic,94535.0.html. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
- ^ "Class A television sold in the Big Apple". Television Business Report. July 27, 2011. http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/tv_deals/class-a-television-sold-in-the-big-apple.html. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
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