WPCB-TV 16 Pittsburgh,Pa.

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Studio location:Rte 48,Signal Hill Drive Wall Pa.
Transmitter location:2850 Berthoud Street,Pittsburgh Pa.
Power: Visual 661kwAural-427kw
Antenna HAAT:700-ft HAG:596-ft.
Stereo:
Hours Of Operation: 24hours
Call Letter History for Frequency:WQEX-TV
Owner:Cornerstone Television
Affiliations:WKBS-TV

Timeline (reverse order):

  • 1998-In a controversial move,Paxson acquires WPCB-TV while Cornerstone Broadcasting acquires WQEX-TV 16. Pax Net will run on Channel 40,while Cornerstone's christian programming moves to non-commercial Channel 16. This is met with opposistion from local groups who didn't like the deal.
  • 1997WQEX-TV ends as a stand-alone station as they began to simulcast WQED-TV. Some of WQEX-TV's programs move to Channel 13.
  • 1996-:FCC denies WQED-TV's request to convert Channel 16 into a commercial station and sell it.
  • 1980s-:station becomes a hipper public TV station
  • 1963-:station returns to the air.
  • March 20,1959 - On The Air

    People associated with channel:
    Pip Theodore P.J.Maloney Elenaor Schano
    Programs associated with channel:
    Agewise Weekly Cullen/Deviln Are You Being Served? Eastenders
    Staff :
  • Oleen Eagle-President
  • David Skeba-program director
  • Blake Richert-CE 

    • Postal Address: Rte.48,Signal Hill Drive Wall Pa. 15148
                
Phone: 412-824-3930
Fax:  412-824-5442
E-mail: 
WWW Address:


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