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1955–1961	1961–1968	1968–1974	1974–1979	1979–1988


1988–1989	1989–1992	1992–1997	1997–2008	2008–present

WEAT-TV[]

1955–1961[]

SVG NEEDED

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[]

SVG NEEDED

1968–1974[]

SVG NEEDED

WPEC[]

1974–1979[]

SVG NEEDED

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[]

SVG NEEDED

1988–1989[]

SVG NEEDED

1989–2008[]

1989–1992[]

SVG NEEDED

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[]

SVG NEEDED

2008–present[]

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.

WPEC news opens

External links[]

CBS 12

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Sinclair Broadcast Group

Television stations

Regional cable news:
WJLA 24/7 News

National cable networks:
Marquee Sports Network¹⁶ | Tennis Channel | YES¹⁵

Defunct cable network: Stadium College Sports¹⁴

Magazines: Tennis

Digital subchannel networks:
Charge! | Comet | Roar | The Nest

Former / Defunct Streaming services:
Honor Club | NewsON | Stirr

¹Owned by Tennessee Broadcasting and operated by Sinclair under an outsourcing agreement.
²Nominally owned by Cunningham Broadcasting and operated by Sinclair under an LMA. However, trusts belonging to members of Sinclair's founding Smith family control almost all of Cunningham's stock.
³Operated by Nexstar Media Group under an LMA.
⁵Owned by Manhan Media and managed by Sinclair.
⁶Owned by Howard Stirk Holdings, operated by Sinclair under an LMA.
⁷Owned by Mercury Broadcasting Company and operated by Sinclair.
⁸Owned by Deerfield Media and operated by Sinclair under an LMA.
⁹Owned by Roberts Media, but operated by Sinclair.
¹⁰Owned by Mitts Telecasting and operated by Sinclair.
¹¹Owned by Granite Broadcasting Corporation and operated by Sinclair through a JSA and SSA.
¹²Owned by New Age Media and operated by Sinclair under an MSA.
¹³Owned by MPS Media, but operated by New Age Media under an LMA.
¹⁴Owned by Main Street Sports Group
¹⁵Co-owned with Yankee Global Enterprises, The Blackstone Group, Amazon, RedBird Capital and Mubadala Investment Company.
¹⁶Co-owned with Chicago Cubs.
¹⁷Owned by Palm Television, L.P. and operated by Cunningham Broadcasting under an LMA.
¹⁸Operated by Marquee Broadcasting under an SSA.
¹⁹Owned by Standard Media, but operated by Sinclair under an SSA.

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