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WXCW
WXCW (channel 46) television station licensed to Naples, Florida, United States, serving Southwest Florida as an affiliate of The CW. It is locally owned by Sun Broadcasting alongside two low-power broadcasting#Television, low-power stations: Univision affiliate WUVF-LD (channel 2) and Azteca América affiliate WANA-LD (channel 18), both also licensed to Naples. Sun Broadcasting maintains a shared services agreement (SSA) with Fort Myers Broadcasting Company, owner of Fort Myers, Florida, Fort Myers–licensed CBS affiliate WINK-TV (channel 11), for the provision of certain services. The stations share studios on Palm Beach Boulevard (Florida State Road 80, SR 80) in northeast Fort Myers, while WXCW's transmitter is located north of Fort Myers Shores, Florida, Fort Myers Shores, near the Charlotte County, Florida, Charlotte–Lee County, Florida, Lee county line. History The station first signed on the air on October 22, 1990, as WNPL-TV, which was founded and run by Chief Execut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WINK-TV
WINK-TV (channel 11) is a television station licensed to Fort Myers, Florida, United States, serving as the CBS affiliate for Southwest Florida. It is owned by the McBride family and their Fort Myers Broadcasting Company, making it one of a handful of TV stations today to have locally-based ownership. Fort Myers Broadcasting also provides certain services to three Naples-licensed stations under a shared services agreement (SSA) with Sun Broadcasting: CW affiliate WXCW (channel 46), low-power Univision affiliate WUVF-LD (channel 2), and low-power Azteca América affiliate WANA-LD (channel 18). The stations share studios on Palm Beach Boulevard ( SR 80) in northeast Fort Myers, while WINK-TV's transmitter is located north of Fort Myers Shores, near the Charlotte–Lee county line. History The station began broadcasting on March 23, 1954, owned by the family of taxicab magnate and Cleveland Browns founder Mickey McBride along with WINK radio ( 1240 AM, later used on 1200 AM; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WUVF-LD
WUVF-LD, virtual channel 2 (Ultra high frequency, UHF digital terrestrial television, digital channel 18), is a low-power broadcasting#Television, low-powered Univision-Network affiliate, affiliated television station serving Fort Myers, Florida, United States, that is city of license, licensed to Naples, Florida, Naples. Locally owned by Sun Broadcasting, it is sister station, sister to two other Naples-licensed stations: The CW, CW affiliate WXCW (channel 46) and low-powered Azteca América affiliate WANA-LD (channel 16). Fort Myers Broadcasting Company, which owns Fort Myers-licensed CBS affiliate WINK-TV (channel 11), operates WUVF, WXCW and WANA under a shared services agreement (SSA). The four stations share studios on Palm Beach Boulevard (Florida State Road 80, SR 80) in northeast Fort Myers; WUVF-LD's transmitter is located on Channel 30 Drive (on a tower shared with several radio broadcasting, radio stations). The station's programming is simulcast on low-power Broadcas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WANA-LD
WANA-LD, virtual and UHF digital channel 16, is a low-power television station licensed to Naples, Florida, United States. Locally owned by Sun Broadcasting, it is sister to two other Naples-licensed stations: CW affiliate WXCW (channel 46) and low-power Univision affiliate WUVF-LD (channel 2). Fort Myers Broadcasting Company, which owns Fort Myers-licensed CBS affiliate WINK-TV (channel 11), operates WANA, WXCW and WUVF under a shared services agreement (SSA). The four stations share studios on Palm Beach Boulevard ( SR 80) in northeast Fort Myers; WANA-LD's transmitter is located on Channel 30 Drive (on a tower shared with several radio stations). On April 1, 2019, Media Vista Group announced that it was selling its stations, including WANA-LD, to Sun Broadcasting, Inc. for $9.75 million. The sale was completed on July 1. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WFTX-TV
WFTX-TV (channel 36) is a television station licensed to Cape Coral, Florida, United States, serving as the Fox affiliate for Southwest Florida. Owned by the E.W. Scripps Company, the station has studios on Southwest Pine Island Road ( SR 78) in Cape Coral, and its transmitter is located near Punta Gorda (east of I-75 Interstate 75 (I-75) is a major north–south Interstate Highway in the Great Lakes and Southeastern regions of the United States. As with most Interstates that end in 5, it is a major cross-country, north–south route, traveling from St .../Florida State Road 93, SR 93) near the Charlotte County, Florida, Charlotte and Lee County, Florida, Lee county line. WFTX-TV is branded as Fox 4, in reference to its channel location on most cable television, cable systems in the media market, market, which it has enjoyed since its sign on in 1985. History In 1982, interest began in the channel 36 allocation to Cape Coral. In 1984, out of four applications, a Fed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee County, Florida
Lee County is located in Southwest Florida on the Gulf Coast. As of the 2020 census, the population was 760,822. The county seat is Fort Myers (with a population of 86,395 as of the 2020 census), and the largest city is Cape Coral with an estimated 2020 population of 194,016. The county comprises the Cape Coral–Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area. Lee County was created in 1887 from Monroe County. Fort Myers is the county seat and a center of tourism in Southwest Florida. It is about south of Tampa at the meeting point of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caloosahatchee River.Jane Colihan "Spring Break", ''American Heritage'', February/March 2006 Lee County is the home for spring training of the |
Fort Myers Shores, Florida
Fort Myers Shores is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,774 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Fort Myers Shores is located in northeastern Lee County at (26.712252, -81.737962), on the south side of the Caloosahatchee River. It is bordered to the east by Olga. Florida State Road 80 forms the southern edge of the community, leading east to LaBelle and southwest to the center of Fort Myers, the Lee county seat. State Road 31 forms the western edge of the community, leading north to Arcadia. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Fort Myers Shores CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 18.42%, are water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 5,793 people, 2,172 households, and 1,598 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 2,370 housing units at a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Low-power Broadcasting
Low-power broadcasting is broadcasting by a broadcast station at a low transmitter power output to a smaller service area than "full power" stations within the same region. It is often distinguished from "micropower broadcasting" (more commonly "microbroadcasting") and broadcast translators. LPAM, LPFM and LPTV are in various levels of use across the world, varying widely based on the laws and their enforcement. Canada Radio communications in Canada are regulated by the Radio Communications and Broadcasting Regulatory Branch, a branch of Industry Canada, in conjunction with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). Interested parties must apply for both a certificate from Industry Canada and a license from CRTC in order to operate a radio station. Industry Canada manages the technicalities of spectrum space and technological requirements whereas content regulation is conducted more so by CRTC. LPFM is broken up into two classes in Canada, Low (5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida State Road 80
State Road 80 (SR 80) (also known as Palm Beach Boulevard in Lee County and Southern Boulevard in Palm Beach County) is a route linking US 41 Business in Fort Myers and State Road A1A in Palm Beach. The road is the northernmost of three linking Southwest Florida to South Florida via the Everglades (Alligator Alley and Tamiami Trail being the other two). Due to increasing traffic, State Road 80 has experienced upgrades and widening in various sections since 2000. Route description Lee and Hendry Counties State Road 80 begins at an intersection with US 41 (Tamiami Trail) in downtown Fort Myers. From the terminus, it runs briefly along Main Street northeast to Monroe Street in the historic downtown of Fort Myers. This segment of SR 80 terminates at Monroe Street and the route becomes discontinuous. Historically, SR 80 continued east through downtown but that segment has since been turned over to city control. State Road 80 resumes at Allen Street (just east of Seaboard Str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville is a city in and the county seat of Knox County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 United States census, Knoxville's population was 190,740, making it the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Division and the state's third largest city after Nashville and Memphis.U.S. Census Bureau2010 Census Interactive Population Search. Retrieved: December 20, 2011. Knoxville is the principal city of the Knoxville Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 869,046 in 2019. First settled in 1786, Knoxville was the first capital of Tennessee. The city struggled with geographic isolation throughout the early 19th century. The arrival of the railroad in 1855 led to an economic boom. The city was bitterly divided over the secession issue during the American Civil War and was occupied alternately by Confederate and Union armies, culminating in the Battle of Fort Sanders in 1863. Following the war, Knoxville grew rapidly as a major whole ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte County, Florida
Charlotte County is a U.S. county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 186,847. Its county seat is Punta Gorda. Charlotte County comprises the Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the North Port-Sarasota, FL Combined Statistical Area. History Charlotte County was established April 23, 1921. It was named for the Bay of Charlotte Harbor. "Charlotte" came from "Carlota" (Spanish). In 1565, the Spanish named "Bahia de Carlota," followed by the English in 1775 who named the area Charlotte Harbor in tribute to the Queen Charlotte Sophia, wife of King George III. Punta Gorda is the only incorporated city in Charlotte County. On August 13, 2004 Charlotte County was devastated when Hurricane Charley came ashore near Port Charlotte as a Category 4 hurricane. Historic places Historic places in Charlotte County include the Old Charlotte County Courthouse as well as those on the List of Registered Historic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Station
A television station is a set of equipment managed by a business, organisation or other entity, such as an amateur television (ATV) operator, that transmits video content and audio content via radio waves directly from a transmitter on the earth's surface to any number of tuned receivers simultaneously. Overview Most often the term "television station" refers to a station which broadcasts structured content to an audience or it refers to the organization that operates the station. A terrestrial television transmission can occur via analog television signals or, more recently, via digital television signals. Television stations are differentiated from cable television or other video providers in that their content is broadcast via terrestrial radio waves. A group of television stations with common ownership or affiliation are known as a TV network and an individual station within the network is referred to as O&O or affiliate, respectively. Because television station signal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox Broadcasting Company
The Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly known simply as Fox and stylized in all caps as FOX, is an Television in the United States, American Commercial broadcasting, commercial terrestrial television, broadcast television network owned by Fox Corporation and headquartered in New York City, with master control operations and additional offices at the Fox Network Center in Los Angeles and the Fox Media Center in Tempe. Launched as a competitor to the Big Three (American television), Big Three television networks (American Broadcasting Company, ABC, CBS, and NBC) on October 9, 1986, Fox went on to become the most successful attempt at a fourth television network. It was the highest-Nielsen ratings, rated free-to-air network in the 18–49 demographic from 2004 to 2012 and again in 2020, and was the most-watched American television network in total viewership during the 2007–08 season. Fox and its affiliated companies operate many entertainment channels in international markets, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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