WBWP-LD

WBWP-LD
	West Palm Beach, Florida; United States;
Channels	Digital: 19 (UHF); Virtual: 19;
Programming
Affiliations	see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	SagamoreHill Broadcasting; (Roseland Broadcasting, Inc.);
History
First air date	November 1999
Former call signs	W53AL (CP, 1988–1998); W57CX (1998–2000); WBWP-LP (2000–2011);
Former channel numbers	Analog: 57 (UHF, 1999–2011); Digital: 25 (UHF, 2011–2020); Virtual: 57 (2011–2022);
Former affiliations	English-language independent (2003–2004); Spanish independent (2004–2007, 2016–2021); Mega TV (2007–2012); MundoFox/MundoMax (2012–2016); Infomercials (2021–2024);
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	56130
Class	LD
ERP	9 kW
HAAT	152 m (499 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	26°47′59.7″N 80°4′31.7″W / 26.799917°N 80.075472°W
Links
Public license information	LMS

WBWP-LD (channel 19) is a low-power television station in West Palm Beach, Florida, United States. The station is owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting. WBWP-LD's transmitter is located on Old Dixie Highway in Lake Park, Florida.

History

WBWP-LP, then on channel 57, began broadcasting by November 1999.^[3] In May 2003, it relaunched as a locally based independent station with up to 35 hours a week of local programs and an affiliation with the Omni Broadcasting Network. These included the Spanish-language series La Vida en Florida and a sports talk show, Inside Sports.^[4] The centerpiece of its programming was Good Morning Florida, a talk show co-hosted by veteran West Palm Beach news anchor Bob Nichols.^[5] An investor in the station in this era was Dan Ross, a former NFL player.^[6]

On August 15, 2004, WBWP-LP went to a full-time Spanish-language format, though it suffered damage from Hurricane Jeanne and did not fully relaunch until October.^[7] It began broadcasting Mega TV in 2007.^[8]

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WBWP-LD^[9]
Subchannel	Res.Tooltip Display resolution	Short name	Programming
19.1	720p	WBWP-LD	Purple TV
19.2	480i	DstarSP	Daystar Español
19.3		Catchy	Catchy Comedy
19.4		Movies	Movies!
19.5		Heroes	Daystar
19.6		SonLife	Sonlife
19.7		ShopLC	Shop LC
19.8		Toons	MeTV Toons

References

↑ "Assignments". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. March 31, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
↑ "Facility Technical Data for WBWP-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
↑ Elmore, Charles (November 4, 1999). "Heat draw a blank on TV". The Palm Beach Post. p. 1C. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
↑ Smith, Thom (May 9, 2003). "Another wave for channel-surfers". The Palm Beach Post. pp. 1E, 8E. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
↑ Betcher, Bob (May 11, 2003). "Veteran anchor Bob Nichols returning to TV yet again". The Stuart News. p. TVPastime 4. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
↑ Port, Susan T. (June 23, 2003). "From receiving to transmitting". The Palm Beach Post. pp. 1D, 7D. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
↑ Ulibarri, Pilar (October 24, 2004). "WBWP taps new TV market with Spanish-only programs". The Palm Beach Post. p. 4C. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
↑ "Mega TV reaches WBWP". The Palm Beach Post. November 28, 2007. p. 1D. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
↑ "RabbitEars TV Query for WBWP". RabbitEars. Retrieved January 14, 2025.

[1] "Assignments". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. March 31, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2021.

[FCC-LMS-56130-2] "Facility Technical Data for WBWP-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[3] Elmore, Charles (November 4, 1999). "Heat draw a blank on TV". The Palm Beach Post. p. 1C. Retrieved August 16, 2026.

[4] Smith, Thom (May 9, 2003). "Another wave for channel-surfers". The Palm Beach Post. pp. 1E, 8E. Retrieved August 16, 2026.

[5] Betcher, Bob (May 11, 2003). "Veteran anchor Bob Nichols returning to TV yet again". The Stuart News. p. TVPastime 4. Retrieved August 16, 2026.

[6] Port, Susan T. (June 23, 2003). "From receiving to transmitting". The Palm Beach Post. pp. 1D, 7D. Retrieved August 16, 2026.

[7] Ulibarri, Pilar (October 24, 2004). "WBWP taps new TV market with Spanish-only programs". The Palm Beach Post. p. 4C. Retrieved August 16, 2026.

[8] "Mega TV reaches WBWP". The Palm Beach Post. November 28, 2007. p. 1D. Retrieved August 16, 2026.

[9] "RabbitEars TV Query for WBWP". RabbitEars. Retrieved January 14, 2025.

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v t e Broadcast television in Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast, including Fort Pierce, Stuart, and Vero Beach
Full-power	WPTV-TV 5 NBC WHDT 9 Independent WPEC 12 CBS WTCE-TV 21 TBN WPBF 25 ABC WFLX 29 Fox WTVX 34 The CW WXEL-TV 42 PBS WFGC 61 CTN WPXP-TV 67 Ion Television
Low-power	W11DH-D 11 WMMF-LD 19 WXOD-LD 24 WDOX-LD 32 WTCN-CD 43 MyNetworkTV WEWF-LD 47 WWHB-CD 48 Roar WBWP-LD 57
Outlying areas	W31DC-D 2 PBS, Fort Pierce WSLF-LD 35 Daystar, Fort Pierce WBEC-TV 63¹ Educational Independent, Boca Raton
Defunct	WFPI-LP 8 Fort Pierce WTVI 19 Fort Pierce WIRK-TV 21 West Palm Beach Florida 24 Network
¹ In market but transmits from Broward County and de facto serves Miami–Fort Lauderdale. Florida broadcast television areas by city Fort Myers–Naples Gainesville–Ocala Jacksonville Miami–Ft. Lauderdale Mobile–Pensacola Orlando Panama City Tallahassee Tampa–St. Petersburg West Palm Beach See also Bahamas TV 1989 South Florida television affiliation switch

v t e SagamoreHill Broadcasting
ABC WNCF¹ CBS KSWL-LD KZTV² Fox KFJX³ KVCT³ NBC WNBJ-LD WVNC-LD The CW KFJX .2³ KVCT .3³ MyNetworkTV KWWE-LD Telemundo KGKC-LD Purple TV WBWP-LD WNYX-LD WWMW-LD
¹ Operated by Bahakel Communications ² Operated by the E. W. Scripps Company ³ Operated by Morgan Murphy Media