WECP-LD
 
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Panama City, Florida United States |
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| Branding | WECP-TV (general) Local 18 News My 7 (DT2) |
| Channels |
Digital: 29 (UHF) & WJHG-DT 18.3 (UHF) Virtual: 18 () & WJHG-DT 7.3 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | 18.1 CBS 18.2 MyNetworkTV/Jewelry 18.3 Heroes & Icons |
| Affiliations | CBS |
| Owner |
Gray Television (Gray Television Licensee, LLC) |
| First air date | September 24, 2012 |
| Call letters' meaning |
ECP is IATA code for Panama City airport |
| Sister station(s) | WJHG-TV, WTVY, WRGX-LD, WCTV/WSWG |
| Former channel number(s) |
Digital: 18 (UHF, 2012–2015) |
| Transmitter power | 15 kW 67 kW (WJHG-DT3) |
| Height | 214 m 261.8 m (WJHG-DT3) |
| Class | LD |
| Facility ID | 182840 73136 (WJHG-DT3) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 30°25′59″N 85°24′51″W / 30.43306°N 85.41417°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
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Profile CDBS |
WECP-LD is the low-powered, CBS-affiliated television station in Panama City, Florida. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 29 (or virtual channel 18.1 via PSIP) from a transmitter on SR 20 in unincorporated Youngstown. Owned by Gray Television, the station is sister to NBC affiliate WJHG-TV and the two outlets share studios on Front Beach Road/SR 30 in Panama City Beach. In order to increase its off-air broadcasting reach, WECP is simulcasted in standard definition on WJHG's third digital subchannel. This can be seen on UHF channel 18.3 (or virtual channel 7.3 via PSIP) from the same Youngstown tower.
On weekdays, WJHG produces two thirty-minute newscasts (at noon and 5:30 p.m.) that are exclusive to WECP. As a result, this station airs the CBS Evening News taped delayed at 6 unlike most CBS outlets in the Central Time Zone. It has a dedicated anchor and meteorologist for the two programs but the personalities can also contribute to WJHG. WECP does not simulcast any newscasts from WJHG.
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