WFUN-LD
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| HAAT | 54.2 m (178 ft) |
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| Transmitter coordinates | 25°59′9″N 80°11′37″W / 25.98583°N 80.19361°W |
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Public license information | LMS |
WFUN-LD (channel 48) is a
History
The station's license application was first submitted to the
When W27AQ signed on April 27, however, it did not air its own programming. Instead, it was leased[5] to new CBS affiliate WCIX to serve areas of Broward County that its Homestead-based analog signal could not.[6] In the immediate wake of Hurricane Andrew, which collapsed the Homestead tower, W27AQ remained on the air as WCIX's only broadcast signal.[7] WCIX's translator network remained with the channel 6 facility after the 1995 swap between it and WTVJ.[8]
In June 1998, the station ceased rebroadcasting WTVJ. It moved to UHF channel 48 and its call letters were changed to W48CI. In early 1999, its calls were changed to WFUN-LP; the station license was later upgraded to
The station has been through several ownership changes, though some of these transfers in the early 2000s appear to be within the Rodriguez family. On August 13, 2012, WFUN-LD acquired the América TeVé programming and format from
Due to the loss of the MundoFox affiliation, on January 28, 2013, WJAN-CD and WFUN-LD launched a new programming format called Teveo, which is stylized as a 24-hour news channel that airs each weekday from 5:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. and weekends from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. "Teveo" carries all of the station's live newscasts, along with rebroadcasts of its 6:00 and 11:00 p.m. newscasts and its
News operation
WFUN-LD presently broadcasts 17½ hours of locally produced news and talk programming each week (with 3½ hours each weekday); WFUN-LD's news department, whose newscasts are titled América Noticias, only produces local newscasts on weeknights, with no live news broadcasts on weekends. In addition, the station produces the newsmagazine Arrebatados (which airs weekdays at 4:00 p.m.) and two news/talk programs, Sevcec a Fondo (which airs weeknights at 8:00 p.m.) and A Mano Limpia (which airs weeknights at 9:00 p.m.).
WFUN-LD is the last station in the Miami–Fort Lauderdale market to produce its local newscasts in
Technical information
Subchannels
| Channel | Video | Aspect | Short name | Programming[11] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48.1 | 720p | 16:9 |
WFUN-LD | Main WFUN-LD programming / América Tevé |
| 48.2 | WJAN-CD | Teveo (simulcast of WJAN-CD) |
References
- ^ a b Bergman, Rhonda (December 5, 1988). "Broward to get its very own TV station". Miami Herald. p. 18B. Retrieved March 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WFUN-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "FORT LAUDERDALE" (PDF). Broadcasting. December 19, 1988. p. 80. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
- ^ "TV station can air in April". Sun-Sentinel. February 17, 1989. p. 3B. Retrieved March 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Coto, Juan Carlos (April 27, 1989). "Channel 6 set for broadcasts on Channel 27". The Miami Herald. p. 1B. Retrieved March 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jicha, Tom (April 27, 1989). "Low-power station to help WCIX boost its TV signal". Sun-Sentinel. pp. 10B. Retrieved March 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Look for WCIX on Channel 27". Sun-Sentinel. August 26, 1992. p. 4E. Retrieved March 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jicha, Tom (September 9, 1995). "Reprogram the VCRs—channels 4, 6 about to swap". Sun-Sentinel. pp. 1A, 5A. Retrieved March 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ MundoFox leaves America Teve (WJAN/WFUN) for GENTV (WGEN)
- ^ "Watch AmericaTeve Online for Free | The Roku Channel | Roku". therokuchannel.roku.com (Press release). Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ RabbitEars TV Query for WFUN