WMBB
 
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Panama City, Florida United States |
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| Branding | WMBB News 13 MeTV Panama City (DT2) |
| Slogan | On Your Side |
| Channels |
Digital: 13 (VHF) Virtual: 13 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | 13.1 ABC 13.2 MeTV 13.3 Escape 13.4 Laff |
| Affiliations | ABC (1982–present) |
| Owner |
Nexstar Media Group (Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.) |
| First air date | October 4, 1973 |
| Call letters' meaning |
World's Most Beautiful Beaches |
| Sister station(s) | WDHN, WFNA, WKRG |
| Former callsigns | WDTB-TV (1973-1977) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 13 (VHF, 1973–2009) Digital: 19 (UHF, 2003–2009) |
| Former affiliations |
DT1: NBC (1973–1982) DT2: Doppler weather radar This TV (2010–2013) |
| Transmitter power | 42 kW |
| Height | 434 m |
| Class | DT |
| Facility ID | 66398 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 30°21′8″N 85°23′28″W / 30.35222°N 85.39111°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | mypanhandle.com |
WMBB is the ABC-affiliated television station for Panama City, Florida. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 13 from a transmitter in unincorporated Youngstown along the Bay and Calhoun County line. Owned by the Nexstar Media Group, the station has studios on Harrison Avenue/US 231 in Downtown Panama City.
It first began broadcast operations on October 4, 1973 as WDTB-TV started by Panhandle Broadcasting Corporation (run by attorney Denver T. Brannen, from where the original call letters were derived from), financed by local businessman/car dealer Tommy Thomas, and attorneys Julian Bennett and Dick Arnold. When it first took to the air, the channel was originally an NBC network affiliate. On February 28, 1977, WDTB was sold to Octagon Broadcasting, an Atlanta-based outfit. Upon the change, Octagon changed the station's call sign to the current WMBB (which stands for "The World's Most Beautiful Beaches").
Originally, the station was positioned to be the NBC affiliate for Tallahassee as well since the market did not have one until April 21, 1983, when WTWC began. At the time, its transmitter was in Frink, Calhoun County, well over fifty miles (80 km) away from Tallahassee at approximately 30°22′9″N 85°12′29″W / 30.36917°N 85.20806°W. In addition, many viewers in the capital city already received NBC from Albany, Georgia's WALB which provided a better signal to the area.
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