WPEC (TV)
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| WPEC | |
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| West Palm Beach, Florida | |
| Branding | CBS 12 CBS 12 News |
| Channels | Analog: 12 (VHF) |
| Affiliations | CBS |
| Owner | Freedom Communications, Inc. (Freedom Broadcasting of Florida Licensee, LLC) |
| First air date | January 1, 1955 |
| Call letters’ meaning | Photo Electronics Corporation (station owner from 1973 to early-1990s) |
| Former callsigns | WEAT-TV (1955-1973) |
| Former affiliations | ABC (1955-1989) |
| Transmitter Power | 316 kW (analog) 29.5 kW (digital) |
| Height | 309 m (analog) 291 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 52527 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | |
| Website | www.cbs12.com |
WPEC, channel 12, is the CBS-affiliated television station for West Palm Beach, Florida, owned by Freedom Communications. Its transmitter is located southeast of Wellington. The station has studios on Fairfield Drive in Mangonia Park.
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[edit] History
The station first signed on as an ABC affiliate with the call letters of WEAT-TV on January 1, 1955. In 1973, the WEAT-TV call letters were changed to the current WPEC, which stood for Photo Electronics Corporation in reference to the station's then-current owner. In 1989, it switched affiliations to CBS after CBS purchased WCIX in Miami from TVX Inc. WCIX's (now WFOR) over-the-air signal is weaker than the other Miami VHF stations north of Miami. The WEAT call sign is currently used by an area radio station owned by the CBS Corporation.
[edit] News operation
WPEC has a news share agreement with Fox affiliate WFLX which is owned by Raycom Media. On September 11, 1991, WPEC began to produce a nightly 10 o'clock newscast on WFLX that quickly expanded to a full hour. In 2000, WPEC began to produce an hour-long weekday morning news program on WFLX at 7 A.M. On September 6, 2006, that production expanded to two hours.
In April of 2004, WPEC started using "Doppler 12000 Storm Trac" regional weather radar technology similar to the "VIPIR" system used by rival NBC affiliate WPTV. The radar is now called "CBS 12 StormTrac Radar". In June of 2007, for the first time in the history of television in West Palm Beach, WPEC passed WPTV in ratings for the 11 P.M. news. At that point, WPTV was no longer rated number 1 in all of its newscasts. But then in February 2008, WPTV surpassed WPEC in its newscast audience.
On January 31, WPEC became the second station in South Florida to broadcast local news in high definition. The launch included a new set, graphics, and news music package. The station also changed its on-air branding. The WFLX broadcasts were also included in the upgrade. WPTV was the first television station to make the transition.
In addition to their main studios, WPEC operates two news bureaus. The Treasure Coast Bureau is located in Port Saint Lucie. The South Bureau is located in Delray Beach.
WPEC is the only television station in the market to air weeknight and Saturday 7 o'clock local news. The station operates a helicopter known as Sky 12. The station operates a 24-hour weather channel known as News 12 Now. It is offered on WPEC's second digital subchannel as well as Comcast digital cable channel 212.
[edit] News team
Anchors
- Tara Cardoso - CBS 12 Daybreak
- Ric Blackwell - CBS 12 Daybreak / Fox 29 Morning News / CBS 12 News @ Noon
- Claudia Shea - CBS 12 News @ Noon / Fox 29 Morning News
- Suzanne Boyd - CBS 12 News @ 5 & 5:30 / Fox 29 News @ 10pm
- Eric Roby - CBS 12 News @ 5:30 / Fox 29 News @ 10pm
- Liz Quirantes - CBS 12 News @ 5, 6, and 11pm
- Curt Fonger - CBS 12 News @ 6 and 11pm / CBS 12 News Nowcast
- Juan Carlos Fanjul - CBS 12 News @ 7pm
- Emily Pantelidas - CBS 12 News @ 7pm / CBS 12 Daybreak Weekends
- Ben Becker - CBS 12 News Daybreak Weekends
- John Bachman - CBS 12 News Weekend Evenings
- Stephanie Dukes - CBS 12 News Weekend Evenings
CBS 12 Severe Weather Experts
- John Matthews (Certified Broadcast Meteorologist and NWA Seal of Approval) - Chief seen on weeknights
- Chris Farrell (Certified Broadcast Meteorologist) - CBS 12 News Daybreak / CBS 12 News @ Noon
- heard on WRMF-FM 97.9
- Michael Ehrenberg (AMS Seal of Approval) - CBS 12 News Daybreak WeekEnds / CBS 12 News Weekend Evenings
- weather reporter and fill-in
Sports
- Pat Murphy - Director seen on weeknights at 6, 7, 10, and 11
- host of Sports Plus
- Nick Foley - weekends
- sports reporter
Reporters
- John Bachman - Anchor/Reporter
- Ben Becker - Anchor/Reporter
- Suzanne Boyd - Anchor/I-Team Reporter
- Gabriella Bruni- Treasure Coast Bureau
- Allison Bybee
- Paul Cavanaugh - Sky 12 reporter
- Lindsay Cohen
- Stephanie Dukes - Anchor/Reporter
- Jana Eschbach - Treasure Coast Bureau
- Stephanie Gailhard
- Kara Kostanich
- Kimberly Osias
- Al Pefley
- Eric Roby - Anchor/I-Team Reporter
- Chuck Weber
- Alex Zequeira
[edit] External links
- WPEC "CBS 12"
- WFLX "Fox 29"
- CBS
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WPEC
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WPEC-TV
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