Is WBQP-CD on NextGen TV?
Independent · Pensacola, FL (Mobile-Pensacola (Ft Walt) market)
No. WBQP-CD broadcasts only the current (ATSC 1.0) signal that every digital TV can receive. There is no NextGen TV filing for it on record with the FCC.
Source: FCC licensing records, checked October 29, 2026.
WBQP-CD at a glance
- Channel on your TV
- —
- Real (RF) broadcast channel
- 12 · VHF-high
- Network
- Independent
- City of license
- Pensacola, FL
- TV market
- Mobile-Pensacola (Ft Walt) (#59)
- License type
- Class A (low-power with full-power protections)
- NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0)
- No
- Old-format (1.0) signal
- On its own transmitter
- FCC facility ID
- 69993
Questions about WBQP-CD
Is WBQP-CD broadcasting in ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)?
No. WBQP-CD broadcasts only the current (ATSC 1.0) signal that every digital TV can receive. There is no NextGen TV filing for it on record with the FCC.
Will WBQP-CD stop working on my TV?
Not under today's rules. Any full-power or Class A station that switches to NextGen TV must keep an old-format (ATSC 1.0) simulcast on the air, and that requirement has no end date. What could change it: broadcasters have asked the FCC to let full-power stations outside the largest markets end old-format signals in February 2030 (the request names full-power stations; how a final order treats Class A stations is still open). The FCC's own October 2025 proposal leaned the other way — letting each station choose when to stop. A final decision is expected by the end of 2026.
Why can't I get WBQP-CD?
Start with a full channel rescan (Settings → Channels → Auto scan) — stations change transmitters and frequencies more often than people expect. WBQP-CD transmits on real (RF) channel 12, which is VHF-high. Many flat and "HD" indoor antennas are built mainly for UHF and do poorly on VHF-high (channels 7–13). If this station drops out while UHF stations come in, try an antenna that lists VHF-high reception, or one with rabbit-ear dipoles extended.
Why channels disappear → · Where the FCC decision stands → · Does my TV have a 3.0 tuner? →
Other stations in Mobile-Pensacola (Ft Walt)
- WDES-CD
- WEAR-TV (ABC 3) · 3.0
- WKRG-TV (CBS 5) · 3.0
- WALA-TV (FOX 10)
- WPMI-TV (ROAR 15) · 3.0
- WDPM-DT (18)
- WMPV-TV (TBN 21)
- WSRE (PBS 23)
- WHBR (33)
- WFGX (MyNetworkTV 35) · 3.0
- WEIQ (PBS 42)
- WJTC (44) · 3.0
- WFBD (48)
- WPAN (53)
- WFNA (CW 55) · 3.0
- WAWD (58)
Full Mobile-Pensacola (Ft Walt) station list and shutoff timeline →