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WBIF

callsign	WBIF
city	Marianna, Florida
digital	26 (UHF)
virtual	51
affiliations	51.1: Daystar 51.2: Daystar Español 51.3: Daystar Reflections
country	United States
founded	December 4, 1998
airdate	September 10, 2001
location	Marianna–Panama City, Florida
former channel numbers	Analog: 51 (UHF, 2001–2009) Digital: 51 (UHF, 2009–2019)
owner	Daystar Television Network
licensee	Word of God Fellowship, Inc.
former affiliations	Pax TV (2001–2004) UPN (2004–2006) RTN (2006–January 2009) This TV (January–April 2009) Dark (April−October 2009)
erp	50 kW
haat	254 m
facility id	81594
coordinates	30.43333°N, -85.41417°W
licensing authority	FCC
website	daystar.com

WBIF (channel 51) is a religious television station licensed to Marianna, Florida, United States, serving the Panama City area as an owned-and-operated station of the Daystar Television Network. The station's transmitter is located on SR 20 in unincorporated Youngstown, Florida.

History

Founded in December 1998 and began broadcasting in September 2001, the station was originally owned by Equity Media Holdings. It started as an affiliate of Pax TV until it joined UPN in 2004, before this, UPN programming was originally seen on WPCT from 1995 to 1998, and then UPN signed a deal with Gray Television, and as a result, between 1998 and 2006, WJHG-TV in the Panama City market aired UPN programming during the overnight hours. During this period, UPN programming was also seen on Panama City–area cable services via off-market stations, including WBFS-TV in Miami and WJTC in Mobile–Pensacola.

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