WFTT-TV
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Facility ID | 16788 |
ERP | 750 kW |
HAAT | 472 m (1,549 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 27°49′10.8″N 82°15′38″W / 27.819667°N 82.26056°W |
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Public license information |
WFTT-TV (channel 62) is a
Despite Venice being WFTT-TV's city of license, the station maintains no physical presence there.
History
The station first signed on the air on May 3, 1991,
In 2000, the station was acquired by Entravision Communications, with the intent of moving its transmitter from Venice to Riverview and move Univision programming to the station from Entravision's existing low-power affiliate, WVEA-LP (channel 61). WBSV's history ended in early 2001, when the station ceased broadcasting for a few weeks to perform the move and establish WVEA's new studio facilities. In March 2001, the station returned to the air as Univision affiliate WVEA-TV.
2017 call sign and channel swap
On December 4, 2017, as part of a multi-market realignment, the programming and call signs of WVEA-TV and sister station WFTT were swapped: WVEA-TV and its Univision programming moved to the Univision-owned digital channel 47 and virtual channel 50 facility, while Entravision's digital channel 25 and virtual channel 62 facility became the new home of UniMás affiliate WFTT-TV.[3]
On October 13, 2021, Univision announced it would take over operation of WVEA, as well as
Technical information
Subchannels
The station's signal is
Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
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62.1 | 1080i | 16:9 |
SCNTV | Scientology Network |
62.2 | 480i | LATV | LATV | |
62.3 | Comet | Comet | ||
62.4 | TheNest | The Nest | ||
62.5 | TheGrio | TheGrio | ||
62.6 | TBD | TBD | ||
62.7 | ShopHQ | ShopHQ |
Analog-to-digital conversion
WFTT-TV (as WVEA-TV) shut down its analog signal, over
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WFTT-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ FCC Memorandum Opinion and Order: In re: DeSoto Broadcasting, Inc., Venice, Florida, For Modification of Station WBSV-TV's ADI, April 27, 1995.
- ^ "Cambios programación UniMas y Univision". Entravision Communications. November 10, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ Marcial Ocasio, Jennifer A. (October 13, 2021). "Univision taking over Spanish-language TV stations in Orlando, Tampa". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- ^ "Digital TV Market Listing for WFTT". RabbitEars.Info. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second Rounds" (PDF). August 29, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013.