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1955–1961 1961–1968 1968–1974 1974–1979 1979–1988
1955–1961 1961–1968 1968–1974 1974–1979 1979–1988
1988–1989 1989–1992 1992–1997 1997–2008 2008–present
1988–1989 1989–1992 1992–1997 1997–2008 2008–present

WEAT-TV[]

1955–1961[]

WEAT ABC

Originally signed on the air on January 1, 1955 as WEAT-TV, a primary ABC affiliate on VHF channel 12 owned by RKO General.

1961–1968[]

WEAT-TV

1968–1974[]

WEAT 12

WPEC[]

1974–198?[]

WPEC 1974

On January 27, 1974, the WEAT calls were changed to the current WPEC which stood for the Photo Electronics Corporation in reference to the station's then-current owner, a company founded by local entrepreneur Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr..

1979–1988[]

Wpec1284

1988–1989[]

WPEC Station ID 1988

1989–2008[]

WPEC 12 89 to 08

1989–1992[]

WPEC89ID

On January 1, 1989, WPEC was forced to switch its affiliation from ABC to CBS in order to compensate for the fact that WCIX (which had switched from Fox to CBS as part of the 1989 South Florida affiliation switch) had a weaker signal north of Miami that the other Miami television stations. And ABC signed on as WPBF in Tequesta, And WTVX becomes an independent station.

1992–1997[]

1997–2008[]

Wpec12

2008–present[]

WPEC CBS12 solid calls

The Sinclair Broadcast Group acquired channel 12 from Freedom Communications on November 2, 2011 alongside Fort Pierce-licensed CW affiliate WTVX from Four Points Media Group, resulting in the first full duopoly in West Palm Beach.

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