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WPEC · channel 12.1

WPEC is channel 12.1 (CBS), a full-power station licensed to West Palm Beach, FL.

Updated from FCC data

WPEC channels and Subchannel An extra channel a station sends alongside its main one, like 2.2 or 2.3. More in the glossary

  • 12.1 CBS
  • 12.2 Charge!
  • 12.3 Comet
  • 12.4 The Nest
  • 12.10 T2 NextGen TV only
  • 12.11 Pickleballtv NextGen TV only
  • 12.20 GameLoop NextGen TV only

Which way to point your antenna for WPEC

WPEC transmits from its own site, apart from the main West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce towers, so it may need a separate aim. It broadcasts on RF 13 ( VHF Lower frequencies (RF 2–13). Needs an antenna with longer elements; many flat indoor antennas are weak here. More in the glossary ), so your antenna must handle VHF.

FromPointDistance
Port St. Lucie, FL south-southeast (167°) 49 mi
Boca Raton, FL north-northwest (337°) 16 mi
Palm Beach Gardens, FL south (188°) 18 mi
Wellington, FL southeast (139°) 6 mi
Lake Worth Beach, FL west-southwest (257°) 9 mi
Belle Glade, FL east-southeast (104°) 29 mi
North Palm Beach, FL south-southwest (210°) 18 mi

WPEC transmitter details

Station type
Class A and low-power stations Smaller stations with a shorter range than full-power ones. More in the glossary
RF channel The real broadcast frequency, which can differ from the number your TV shows. More in the glossary
13 (VHF-high)
ERP (effective radiated power) Transmitter power after the antenna's gain, in kilowatts. More in the glossary
160 kW
Antenna height
313 m above sea level, 309 m above average terrain
Tower location
26.5888, -80.2080 (NAD83)
FCC facility ID
52527
Licence on file
2022-03-08

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Where this comes from

  • Stations, towers, channels and power: FCC Licensing and Management System (LMS) public database, data of .
  • Networks and subchannels: our affiliations dataset, built from Wikipedia (used under CC BY-SA 4.0), the network field stations file with the FCC, and station websites; checked . Credits.
  • Towns and distances: US Census Bureau: Vintage 2025 city population estimates (SUB-EST2025) and 2026 Gazetteer place coordinates; distances are straight-line from each town's Census centre point.
  • Market area: Market area: counties assigned by FCC service-contour coverage of each market's full-power stations (FCC LMS market list, Census 2020).

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