WMBQ-CA
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| WMBQ-CA | |
|---|---|
| New York, New York | |
| Channels | Analog: 46 (UHF) |
| Affiliations | Cornerstone Television |
| Owner | Craig Fox (sale to Equity Media Holdings pending) (Renard Communications Corp. — pending to EBC Buffalo, Inc.) |
| Founded | February 11, 1993 |
| Sister station(s) | WBQM-LP |
| Former callsigns | W22BM (1993–1998) WLBX-LP (1998–2004) |
| Former channel number(s) | 22 (1993-2006) |
| Former affiliations | The Box (until 2001) MTV2 (2001-2006) |
| Transmitter Power | 50 kW |
| Height | 172 meters (564 ft)[1] |
| Class | Class A |
| Facility ID | 14322 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | Coordinates: (NAD27) |
| Website | Cornerstone TeleVision |
WMBQ-CA is a Class A low-power television station located in New York City. It is owned by Renard Communications Corporation, 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; the callsign was changed to WMBQ-CA in 2004. The station operated on channel 22 until 2006.
The current Federal Communications Commission license for WMBQ-CA provides for the main analog signal to be channel 46 in New York City (listed as Manhattan), with a television translator on channel 46 for Cranford, New Jersey, and a digital television station (WMBQ-LD) on channel 10 for Manhattan.[2]
On August 17, 2007, Renard Communications announced that would sell its three stations to Equity Media Holdings for $8.0 million.[3]
On January 3, 2008, WMBQ-CA went dark, reportedly as a result of moving to a new transmitter site.[4] For a period of over two months, the station broadcast an aerial view of New York City and audio from NOAA weather radio.[5] WMBQ resumed broadcasting Cornerstone TeleVision in early March 2008.
[edit] References
- ^ Antenna Height Above Average Terrain Calculations: 40 44 46.0 North 73 58 52.0 West (NAD 27). Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved on 2008-03-23.
- ^ Query the FCC's FM station database for WMBQ. Renard Communications also operated a low-power digital television station, WBQM-LP (channel 3) in Brooklyn. Accessed 2007-10-20.
- ^ Equity Media Holdings Corporation - Equity Media Announces Acquisition of Three New York City Television Stations
- ^ BLSTA-20070119ABT (Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA) (2007-01-17). Retrieved on 2008-03-23.
- ^ neo11 and Peter Q. George (K1XRB) (2008-03-14). Some observations about NYC TV. Radio-Info Boards. Retrieved on 2008-03-23.
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