WFNA (TV)
 
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Gulf Shores-Mobile, Alabama-Pensacola-Fort Walton Beach, Florida United States |
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| City | Gulf Shores, Alabama |
| Branding | CW 55 (general) CW 55 News (newscasts) |
| Slogan | Dare to Defy |
| Channels |
Digital: 25 (UHF) Virtual: 55 () |
| Subchannels | 55.1 The CW 55.2 Bounce TV 55.3 Justice Network |
| Affiliations | The CW (2006–present) |
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Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.) |
| First air date | September 2, 2001 |
| Call letters' meaning | Florida N Alabama |
| Sister station(s) | WKRG-TV |
| Former callsigns | WBPG(-TV) (2001–2009) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 55 (UHF, 2001–2009) |
| Former affiliations | The WB (2001–2006) |
| Transmitter power | 1000 kW |
| Height | 308 m (1,010 ft) |
| Facility ID | 83943 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 30°36′41″N 87°36′26.4″W / 30.61139°N 87.607333°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | http://wkrg.com/category/cw55-news/ |
WFNA, virtual channel 55 (UHF digital channel 25), is the CW-affiliated television station serving Mobile, Alabama and Pensacola, Florida, United States that is licensed to Gulf Shores, Alabama. The station is owned by Nexstar Media Group, as part of a duopoly with CBS affiliate WKRG-TV (channel 5). WFNA's transmitter is located near Robertsdale.
Prior to the station's sign-on, WFNA's call letters were originally planned to be WGMP (standing for "Gulf Shores, Mobile, Pensacola"). The station first signed on the air as WBPG on September 2, 2001; it replaced WFGX (channel 35) as the area's WB affiliate after the station reverted to independent status four days earlier on August 31. The station was originally owned by Pegasus Broadcasting. At the time, WFGX's signal primarily reached the Pensacola side of the market, but WBPG's signal could reach both the Florida and Alabama sides of the market.
In 2003, Emmis Communications purchased the station, which created a duopoly with Fox affiliate WALA-TV (channel 10); WBPG's operations were subsequently merged with WALA at the latter station's facility on Satchel Paige Drive. LIN TV Corporation acquired WALA-TV on November 30, 2005; instead of acquiring WBPG directly along with it, the company instead began to operate the station under a local marketing agreement. Just over seven months later, on July 7, 2006, LIN purchased WBPG outright.
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