WMBQ-CD
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| New York, New York | |
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| Branding | WMBQ 46 |
| Channels | Digital: 46 (UHF) |
| Affiliations | Biz TV |
| Owner | Prime Time Partners LLC (WMBQ-CA Station, LLC) |
| Founded | February 11, 1993 |
| Call letters' meaning | Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens |
| Former callsigns | W22BM (1993-1998) WLBX-LP (1998-2004) WMBQ-CA (2004-2012) |
| Former channel number(s) | 22 (1993-2006) 46 (2006-2009) |
| Former affiliations |
The Box (1993-2001) MTV2 (2001-2006) Cornerstone Television (2006-2012) Informercials (2012)and mid (2013) Soi TV(2012-2013) |
| Transmitter power | 59.3 kW (Analog)/15 kW (Digital) |
| Height | 172 m (564 ft) |
| Class |
DC Class A |
| Facility ID | 14322 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°45′08″N 73°58′04″W / 40.75222°N 73.96778°WCoordinates: 40°45′08″N 73°58′04″W / 40.75222°N 73.96778°W (NAD27) |
| Website | www |
WMBQ-CD is a Class A low-power digital television station located in New York City broadcasting on UHF channel 46. Prime Time Partners LLC. purchased the station from Renard Broadcasting in 2011.
Former owner Renard Communications Corp. operates a low-power digital television station, WBQM-LD (channel 3) in New York City, which continues to broadcast the Cornerstone TeleVision programming which WMBQ had been airing prior to the sale.
This station was signed on over UHF channel 22 by Renard Communications Corp. with alpha-numeric call-sign W22BM Cranford on February 11, 1993. The call-sign was changed to WLBX-LP on April 24, 1998. WLBX-LP 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. The call sign was changed to WMBQ-CA in 2004. In 2006, Renard began transitioning to a new studio and transmitter they were constructing in Manhattan in New York City. Due to this change, WMBQ-CA was displaced from channel 22 to channel 46, and the city of license was changed from Cranford (New Jersey) to New York City. On August 17, 2007, Renard Communications Corp., a company controlled by Craig Fox, announced that would sell its three stations to Equity Media Holdings for $8 million. However, the transaction had a closing deadline set for June 1, 2008, and either party could cancel the sale if it were not completed by then. As of this revision, the sale has been consummated and, as of December 8, 2008, Equity Media Holdings is in chapter 11 bankruptcy. On January 3, 2008, WMBQ-CA went dark, reportedly as a result of moving to a new transmitter site. For a period of over two months, the station broadcast an aerial view of New York City and audio from NOAA weather radio. WMBQ resumed broadcasting Cornerstone TeleVision in early March 2008.
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