WPEC (channel 12) is a television station in West Palm Beach, Florida, United States, affiliated with CBS. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside Fort Pierce–licensed CW affiliate WTVX (channel 34) and two low-power, Class A stations: MyNetworkTV affiliate WTCN-CD (channel 43) and WWHB-CD (channel 48). The stations share studios on Fairfield Drive in Mangonia Park (with a West Palm Beach postal address); WPEC's transmitter is located southeast of Wellington, Florida.
The third TV station built in West Palm Beach and second-oldest in operation, channel 12 began as WEAT-TV on January 1, 1955. It was the ABC affiliate under several owners, including RKO General and land developer John D. MacArthur. In 1974, the station was acquired by Photo Electronics Corporation, headed by Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. The station adopted its current call sign and expanded its news operation, but it continued to remain locked in second place in local news ratings behind NBC affiliate WPTV.
In order to compensate for an affiliation switch in Miami that would leave CBS with a coverage shortfall in Broward County, south of the market but within WPEC's signal area, CBS induced WPEC to switch from ABC to CBS in January 1989. While Broward viewers turned to WPEC for CBS programming for a time, the station failed to woo them for news viewership. Dreyfoos sold WPEC in 1995 to Freedom Communications; it became the company's flagship television property. Freedom sold its stations to Sinclair in 2011; Sinclair simultaneously acquired WTVX and the two low-power stations from Four Points Media Group. Under Sinclair's ownership, the station has slipped from second to third in news ratings.
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WPEC (channel 12) is a television station in West Palm Beach, Florida, United States, affiliated with CBS. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside...
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NFL Films. She was a weekend sports anchor and weekday feature reporter at WPEC-TV in West Palm Beach, Florida from December 1991 until she moved to ESPN...
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County with a reliable over-the-air signal, West Palm Beach's ABC affiliate WPEC (channel 12) switched to CBS, with existing CBS affiliate WTVX (channel 34)...
The CW. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside CBS affiliate WPEC (channel 12) and two low-power, Class A stations: MyNetworkTV affiliate WTCN-CD...
introduction of cross flexing procedures in 2014; most Dolphins games still air on WPEC due to CBS' contract with the AFC). WFLX presently broadcasts 17 hours of...
"Environmentalists Fight Against New Law that Could Kill Thousands of Sea Turtles". WPEC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2021. Rhodin...
"Gov. Scott signs Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act". WPEC. Retrieved 26 May 2022. Fisher, Janon (February 27, 2018). "Florida school...
Television stations serving the West Palm Beach area include WPTV (NBC), WPEC (CBS), WPBF (ABC), WFLX (FOX), WTVX (The CW), WXEL (PBS), WTCN (MyNetworkTV)...
"Cardinal Newman High School celebrates their 4-time major champ Brooks Koepka". WPEC. Archived from the original on May 23, 2023. Retrieved May 23, 2023. "Brooks...
Interviewed by Terry Gross. "Boca Man Forever Linked To George Carlin". WPEC. June 23, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-06-28. Retrieved 2014-02-18...
confirmed his candidacy for president. The interview was also broadcast live on WPEC. The next day, May 4, 2015, at the Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts...
Silverstein, Brittany (November 30, 2017). "Burt Reynolds Remembers Jim Nabors". WPEC News. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved December...
List of NANP area codes "New area code '728' coming to Palm Beach County | WPEC". 2022-01-08. Retrieved 2023-03-10. "Planning Letter PL_582: NPA 728 and...
Wright, Michele. "UPDATED: Hurricane Sandy closings and cancellations". WPEC-TV. Archived from the original on October 27, 2012. Retrieved October 25...
2021. Magnoli, Mike (14 March 2017). "Thin Blue Line Flag controversy". WPEC. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018....
and McDonald's after school shooting: Sheriff". West Palm Beach, Florida: WPEC. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2019....
me?' Travelers scrambling after flooding closes Fort Lauderdale Airport". WPEC. Archived from the original on April 14, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2023....
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"'Ye is Right' group takes messages of antisemitism to college campuses". WPEC. Retrieved February 16, 2023. Goforth, Claire (February 24, 2023). "Dalton...
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