WMBQ-CD

WMBQ-CD
ATSC 3.0 station
Currently dark
Channels
BrandingWMBQ FNX
Programming
Affiliations46.1: FNX
Ownership
Owner
  • The WNET Group
  • (WNET)
History
FoundedFebruary 11, 1993
First air date
March 13, 1997 (1997-03-13)
Former call signs
  • W22BM (1993–1998)
  • WLBX-LP (1998–2004)
  • WMBQ-CA (2004–2012)
Former channel numbers
  • Analog: 22 (UHF, 1997–2006), 46 (UHF, 2006–2012)
  • Digital: 46 (UHF, 2012–2017), 13 (VHF, 2017–2023)
Call sign meaning
Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
14322
ClassCD
ERP72 kW
HAAT495.6 m (1,626 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°42′46.8″N 74°0′47.3″W / 40.713000°N 74.013139°W / 40.713000; -74.013139
Links
Public license information
Websitewnet.org

WMBQ-CD (channel 46) is a class A television station in New York City, which is currently dark. Owned by The WNET Group, it is sister station to the city's two PBS member stations, Newark, New Jersey–licensed WNET (channel 13) and Garden City, New York–licensed WLIW (channel 21), as well as WNDT-CD (channel 14).

Under a channel sharing arrangement, WMBQ-CD shares transmitter facilities with WLIW at One World Trade Center. Despite WMBQ-CD legally holding a low-power class A license, it transmits using WLIW's full-power spectrum. This ensures complete reception across the New York City television market.