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{{short description|Univision affiliate in Naples, Florida}}
{{short description|Univision affiliate in Naples, Florida}}
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{{Advert|date=April 2017}}
{{Advert|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox television station
{{Infobox television station
| callsign = WUVF-LD
| name =
| city = Naples, Florida
| callsign = WUVF-LD
| logo = Univision SW Florida 2019.png
| city = Naples, Florida
| logo_size = 160px
| logo = WUVF2.png
| image = UniMás SW Florida logo.webp
| logo_size = 200px
| image_size = 160px
| image = WUVF2 WLZE2 UniMas.png
| branding = Univision Southwest Florida<br />UniMás Southwest Florida (on LD2)
| branding = {{ubl|Univision Southwest Florida|UniMás Southwest Florida (on LD2)}}
| digital = 18 ([[Ultra high frequency|UHF]])
| digital = 18 ([[UHF]])
| virtual = 2
| virtual = 2
| affiliations = {{ubl|'''2.1:''' [[Univision]]|'''2.2:''' [[UniMás]]}}
| translators =
| owner = Sun Broadcasting, Inc.
| affiliations = '''2.1:''' [[Univision]]<br />'''2.2:''' [[UniMás]]
| operator = [[Fort Myers Broadcasting Company]] (via [[shared services|SSA]])
| owner = Sun Broadcasting, Inc.
| location = [[Naples, Florida|Naples]]–[[Fort Myers, Florida]]
| licensee =
| country = United States
| operator = Fort Myers Broadcasting Company<br />''(via [[shared services|SSA]])''
| founded = {{Start date and age|1995|11|8}}
| location = [[Naples, Florida|Naples]]/[[Fort Myers, Florida]]
| airdate = {{Start date and age|1996|7|10|p=y}}
| country = United States
| callsign_meaning = "Univision Florida"
| founded = November 8, 1995
| sister_stations = WANA-LD, [[WINK-TV]], [[WXCW]]
| airdate = {{Start date and age|1996|7|10|p=y}}
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|W02CB (1995–1996, CP only)|WTIG-LP (1996–2004)|WSFU-CA (2004)|WUVF-CA (2004–2009)}}
| last_airdate =
| erp = 15 [[kW]]
| callsign_meaning = "Univision Florida"
| haat = {{convert|198.4|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| sister_stations = [[WANA-LD]], [[WINK-TV]], [[WXCW]]
| class = [[Low-power broadcasting#Television|LD]]
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|W02CB (1995–1996, CP only)|WTIG-LP (1996–2004)|WSFU-CA (2004)|WUVF-CA (2004–2009)}}
| facility_id = 191422
| former_channel_numbers =
| coordinates = {{coord|26|20|30|N|81|42|37.5|W|type:_region:_source:enwiki}}
| former_affiliations =
| licensing_authority = [[FCC]]
| erp = 15 [[Kilowatt|kW]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.dlatinos.com/univision}}
| haat = {{convert|215|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| embed_header = Translator
| class = [[Low-power broadcasting#Television|LD]]
| embedded = {{Infobox television station
| facility_id = 191422
| coordinates =
| child = yes
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.dlatinos.com/univision}}
}}
{{Infobox television station
| callsign = WLZE-LD
| callsign = WLZE-LD
| above = Translator of WUVF-LD
| city =
| logo =
| logo_size =
| branding = see WUVF-LD infobox
| digital = 27 (UHF)
| digital = 27 (UHF)
| virtual = 51
| virtual = 51
| affiliations = {{ubl|'''51.1:''' Univision|'''51.2:''' UniMás}}
| translators =
| subchannels = '''51.1:''' [[Univision]]<br />'''51.2:''' [[UniMás]]
| owner = Sun Broadcasting, Inc.
| licensee =
| operator = Fort Myers Broadcasting Company<br />''(via SSA)''
| location = [[Fort Myers, Florida]]
| location = [[Fort Myers, Florida]]
| country = United States
| airdate = {{start date and age|1995|7|12|p=y}}
| airdate = {{start date and age|1995|7|12|p=y}}
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|JD0415TW (July 12, 1995)|W65DF (July 12, 1995–1998)|WLZE-LP (1998–2012)}}
| last_airdate =
| callsign_meaning =
| sister_stations = WANA-LD, WINK-TV, WXCW
| former_callsigns = JD0415TW (July 12, 1995)<br />W65DF (July 12, 1995–1998)<br />WLZE-LP (1998–2012)
| former_channel_numbers =
| former_affiliations =
| erp = 15 kW
| erp = 15 kW
| haat = {{convert|367|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| haat = {{convert|323.3|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| class = LD
| class = LD
| facility_id = 41376
| facility_id = 41376
| coordinates = {{coord|26|48|2.2|N|81|45|47.3|W|type:_region:_source:enwiki}}
| coordinates = {{coord|26|48|2.8|N|81|45|44.3|W|type:_region:_source:enwiki}}
| licensing_authority = FCC
| licensing_authority = FCC
| website =
}}
}}
}}
'''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]]).
'''WUVF-LD''' (channel 2) is a [[low-power television station]] licensed to [[Naples, Florida]], United States, serving [[Southwest Florida]] as an affiliate of the Spanish-language networks [[Univision]] and [[UniMás]]. 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-power 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 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 stations).


The station's programming is simulcast on low-power [[Broadcast relay station#Translator stations|translator station]] '''WLZE-LD''' (virtual channel 51, UHF digital channel 27) in Fort Myers, with transmitter north of [[Fort Myers Shores, Florida|Fort Myers Shores]] near the [[Charlotte County, Florida|Charlotte]]–[[Lee County, Florida|Lee]] county line.
'''WLZE-LD''' (channel 51) in Fort Myers operates as a [[Broadcast relay station#Translator stations|translator]] of WUVF-LD; this station's transmitter is located north of [[Fort Myers Shores]] near the [[Charlotte County, Florida|Charlotte]]–[[Lee County, Florida|Lee]] county line.


==History==
==History==
{{expand section|information on WUVF's history prior to 2008|date=January 2014}}
{{expand section|information on WUVF's history prior to 2008|date=January 2014}}
On April 4, 2008, [[Equity Media Holdings]] announced the sale of all five of its Southwest Florida stations (including WUVF and WLZE) to [[Luken Communications]] for $8 million. Equity has cited corporate financial losses as a reason for the sale.<ref>http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6548102.html {{Dead link|date=August 2022}}</ref> Equity Media Holdings filed for [[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code|Chapter 11]] [[Bankruptcy in the United States|bankruptcy]] in December 2008;<ref name="bloomberg-equitybankrupt">{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=email_en&refer=home&sid=aDVf83geoJ3c|title=Equity Media, U.S. TV Station Owner, Seeks Bankruptcy|last=Larson|first=Erik|date=December 8, 2008|work=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg News]]|access-date=December 9, 2008}}</ref> offers by Luken Communications to acquire Equity-owned stations in six markets were later withdrawn.<ref>[http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aID=111746 Equity's Management Cause of Downfall, Former CEO Asserts], Mark Hengel, Arkansas Business, February 2, 2009</ref>
On April 4, 2008, [[Equity Media Holdings]] announced the sale of all five of its Southwest Florida stations (including WUVF and WLZE) to [[Luken Communications]] for $8 million. Equity has cited corporate financial losses as a reason for the sale.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Malone |first1=Michael |title=Equity Media Holdings Selling Five Stations |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6548102.html |website=broadcastingcable.com |access-date=August 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011012815/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6548102.html |archive-date=October 11, 2008 |date=April 4, 2008}}</ref> Equity Media Holdings filed for [[Chapter 11]] [[Bankruptcy in the United States|bankruptcy]] in December 2008;<ref name="bloomberg-equitybankrupt">{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=email_en&refer=home&sid=aDVf83geoJ3c|title=Equity Media, U.S. TV Station Owner, Seeks Bankruptcy|last=Larson|first=Erik|date=December 8, 2008|work=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg News]]|access-date=December 9, 2008}}</ref> offers by Luken Communications to acquire Equity-owned stations in six markets were later withdrawn.<ref>[http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aID=111746 Equity's Management Cause of Downfall, Former CEO Asserts], Mark Hengel, Arkansas Business, February 2, 2009</ref>


WUVF and WLZE were sold at auction to [[private equity firm]] [[Silver Point Capital]] on April 16, 2009.<ref name="tvbr-auctionspc">{{cite news|url=http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/tv_deals/14101.html |title=Takers found for 60 Equity stations |date=April 18, 2009 |work=Television Business Report |access-date=April 20, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090424220318/http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/tv_deals/14101.html |archive-date=April 24, 2009 }}</ref> The sale was finalized on August 17, 2009.<ref name="fcc-spconsummation">{{cite web|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1328473&Form_id=905&Facility_id=36967|title=Consummation Notice|date=August 19, 2009|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|access-date=August 25, 2009}}</ref> Following the purchase, WUVF surrendered its [[Class A television service|class A]] classification.
WUVF and WLZE were sold at auction to [[private equity firm]] [[Silver Point Capital]] on April 16, 2009.<ref name="tvbr-auctionspc">{{cite news|url=http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/tv_deals/14101.html |title=Takers found for 60 Equity stations |date=April 18, 2009 |work=Television Business Report |access-date=April 20, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090424220318/http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/tv_deals/14101.html |archive-date=April 24, 2009 }}</ref> The sale was finalized on August 17, 2009.<ref name="fcc-spconsummation">{{cite web|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1328473&Form_id=905&Facility_id=36967|title=Consummation Notice|date=August 19, 2009|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|access-date=August 25, 2009}}</ref> Following the purchase, WUVF surrendered its [[Class A television service|Class A]] classification.


WLZE began to be carried on [[Dish Network]] on October 7, 2009; the [[satellite television|satellite]] provider had earlier obtained WUVF's programming via sister station [[WEVU-LP|WEVU-CA]] (channel 4), which had served as a WUVF satellite since 2006 (and simulcast the 6 p.m. newscast for some time before adding the remainder of WUVF's schedule), that station was taken silent on August 14, 2009—three days before the completion of the sale to Silver Point.<ref name="fcc-wevusilent">{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1334644&Service=TX&Form_id=910&Facility_id=64579|title=Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA|date=September 22, 2009|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|access-date=November 20, 2009}}</ref> SP Television reached a deal to sell WUVF and WLZE to [http://www.mediavista.tv Media Vista Group] on December 21, 2012.<ref name=tvbr-saletomediavista>{{cite news|last=Seyler|first=Dave|title=Fleet of Univision-affiliated LPTVs sold|url=http://rbr.com/fleet-of-univision-affiliated-lptvs-sold/|access-date=January 20, 2013|newspaper=Television Business Report|date=January 16, 2013}}</ref>
WLZE began to be carried on [[Dish Network]] on October 7, 2009; the [[satellite television|satellite]] provider had earlier obtained WUVF's programming via sister station [[WEVU-CA]] (channel 4), which had served as a WUVF satellite since 2006 (and simulcast the 6 p.m. newscast for some time before adding the remainder of WUVF's schedule), that station was taken silent on August 14, 2009—three days before the completion of the sale to Silver Point.<ref name="fcc-wevusilent">{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1334644&Service=TX&Form_id=910&Facility_id=64579|title=Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA|date=September 22, 2009|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|access-date=November 20, 2009}}</ref> SP Television reached a deal to sell WUVF and WLZE to Media Vista Group on December 21, 2012.<ref name=tvbr-saletomediavista>{{cite news|last=Seyler|first=Dave|title=Fleet of Univision-affiliated LPTVs sold|url=http://rbr.com/fleet-of-univision-affiliated-lptvs-sold/|access-date=January 20, 2013|newspaper=Television Business Report|date=January 16, 2013}}</ref>


On April 1, 2019, Media Vista Group announced that it was selling its stations, including WUVF-LD, to Sun Broadcasting, Inc. for $9.75 million.<ref>[http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1801234&Service=LD&Form_id=345&Facility_id=41376 "Application for Transfer of Control of a Corporate Licensee or Permittee, or for Assignment of License or Permit of TV or FM Translator Station or Low Power Television Station"], ''CDBS Public Access'', [[Federal Communications Commission]], 4 April 2019, Retrieved 4 July 2019.</ref> The sale was completed on July 1.<ref>[http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1806579&Service=LD&Form_id=905&Facility_id=41376 "Consummation Notice"], ''CDBS Public Access'', [[Federal Communications Commission]], 2 July 2019, Retrieved 4 July 2019.</ref>
On April 1, 2019, Media Vista Group announced that it was selling its stations, including WUVF-LD, to Sun Broadcasting, Inc. for $9.75 million.<ref>[http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1801234&Service=LD&Form_id=345&Facility_id=41376 "Application for Transfer of Control of a Corporate Licensee or Permittee, or for Assignment of License or Permit of TV or FM Translator Station or Low Power Television Station"], ''CDBS Public Access'', [[Federal Communications Commission]], April 4, 2019, Retrieved July 4, 2019.</ref> The sale was completed on July 1, 2019.<ref>[http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/prefill_and_display.pl?Application_id=1806579&Service=LD&Form_id=905&Facility_id=41376 "Consummation Notice"], ''CDBS Public Access'', [[Federal Communications Commission]], July 2, 2019, Retrieved July 4, 2019.</ref>


==Newscasts==
==Digital channels==
During the mid-2000s, after joining Univision, WUVF began airing half-hour Spanish-language local newscasts at 6 and 11 p.m. The broadcasts were produced out of Equity Media's headquarters in [[Little Rock, Arkansas]], with news reports filed by reporters based in Southwest Florida. The newscasts were canceled in June 2008, after Equity instituted a companywide suspension of news programs as a cost-cutting measure.<ref name="np-newsend">{{cite news |first=Chris |last=Wadsworth |title=MEDIA MATTERS: NBC2 hires two traffic anchors |url=http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008806160315 |work=[[The News-Press]] |date=June 16, 2008 |access-date=June 19, 2008 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Local news returned to the station in 2013 as part of the ''D'Latinos'' program, produced and aired locally by Media Vista.
The station's digital signal is [[Multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:

==Subchannels==
The station's signal is [[Multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+Subchannels of WUVF-LD<ref>{{Cite web |title=Digital TV Market Listing for WUVF-LD |url=https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=191422 |access-date=December 14, 2022 |website=www.rabbitears.info}}</ref> and WLZE-LD<ref>{{Cite web |title=Digital TV Market Listing for WLZE-LD |url=https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=41376 |access-date=December 14, 2022 |website=www.rabbitears.info}}</ref>
! scope = "col" colspan="2"|[[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
! scope = "col" rowspan="2"|[[Display resolution|Res.]]
! scope = "col" rowspan="2"|[[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
! scope = "col" rowspan="2"|Short name
! scope = "col" rowspan="2"|Programming
|-
|-
! scope = "col" | {{small|WUVF-LD}}||{{small|WLZE-LD}}
! [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
! [[Display resolution|Video]]
! [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
! [[Program and System Information Protocol#What PSIP does|WUVF-LD/WLZE-LD PSIP Short Name]]
! Programming<ref>{{cite web |title=WUVF-LD NAPLES, FL |url=https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=print_station&facility_id=191422 |website=[[RabbitEars]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=WLZE-LD FORT MYERS, FL |url=https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=print_station&facility_id=41376 |website=RabbitEars}}</ref>
|-
|-
| x.1 || [[1080i]] || rowspan=2| [[16:9]] || WLZE-LD || Main programming / [[Univision]]
! scope = "row" | 2.1 || 51.1
| [[1080i]] || rowspan=2| [[16:9]] || WLZE-LD || [[Univision]]
|-
|-
| x.2 || [[480i]] || WLZE || [[UniMás]]
! scope = "row" | 2.2 || 51.2
| [[480i]] || WLZE || [[UniMás]]
|}
|}

==Newscasts==
During the mid-2000s after joining Univision, WUVF began airing half-hour Spanish-language local newscasts at 6 and 11 p.m. The broadcasts were produced out Equity Media's headquarters in [[Little Rock, Arkansas]], with news reports filed by reporters based in Southwest Florida. The newscasts were canceled in June 2008, after Equity instituted a companywide suspension of news programs as a cost-cutting measure.<ref name="np-newsend">{{cite news |first=Chris |last=Wadsworth |title=MEDIA MATTERS: NBC2 hires two traffic anchors |url=http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008806160315 |work=[[The News-Press]] |date=2008-06-16 |access-date=2008-06-19 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Local news returned to the station in 2013 as part of the ''D'Latinos'' program, produced and aired locally by Media Vista.


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.dlatinos.com/univision}}
* {{Official website|http://www.dlatinos.com/univision}}
*[https://www.facebook.com/UnivisionSWFL Facebook -- Univisión SW Florida]
*[https://www.facebook.com/UnivisionSWFL Facebook—Univisión SW Florida]


{{Ft. Myers TV}}
{{Ft. Myers TV}}
{{Florida Spanish Stations}}
{{Florida Spanish Stations}}


[[Category:Univision network affiliates]]
[[Category:1996 establishments in Florida]]
[[Category:Low-power television stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Equity Media Holdings]]
[[Category:Equity Media Holdings]]
[[Category:Television stations in Fort Myers, Florida|UVF-LD]]
[[Category:Low-power television stations in Florida|UVF-LD]]
[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 1996]]
[[Category:Spanish-language television stations in Florida|UVF-LD]]
[[Category:Spanish-language television stations in Florida|UVF-LD]]
[[Category:1996 establishments in Florida]]
[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 1996]]
[[Category:Television stations in Fort Myers, Florida|UVF-LD]]
[[Category:Univision affiliates]]

Latest revision as of 15:50, 24 May 2024

WUVF-LD
CityNaples, Florida
Channels
Branding
  • Univision Southwest Florida
  • UniMás Southwest Florida (on LD2)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerSun Broadcasting, Inc.
OperatorFort Myers Broadcasting Company (via SSA)
WANA-LD, WINK-TV, WXCW
History
FoundedNovember 8, 1995; 29 years ago (1995-11-08)
First air date
July 10, 1996 (28 years ago) (1996-07-10)
Former call signs
  • W02CB (1995–1996, CP only)
  • WTIG-LP (1996–2004)
  • WSFU-CA (2004)
  • WUVF-CA (2004–2009)
Call sign meaning
"Univision Florida"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID191422
ClassLD
ERP15 kW
HAAT198.4 m (651 ft)
Transmitter coordinates26°20′30″N 81°42′37.5″W / 26.34167°N 81.710417°W / 26.34167; -81.710417
Links
Public license information
LMS
Websitewww.dlatinos.com/univision
Translator
WLZE-LD
Channels
Programming
Affiliations
  • 51.1: Univision
  • 51.2: UniMás
History
First air date
July 12, 1995 (29 years ago) (1995-07-12)
Former call signs
  • JD0415TW (July 12, 1995)
  • W65DF (July 12, 1995–1998)
  • WLZE-LP (1998–2012)
Technical information[2]
Facility ID41376
ClassLD
ERP15 kW
HAAT323.3 m (1,061 ft)
Transmitter coordinates26°48′2.8″N 81°45′44.3″W / 26.800778°N 81.762306°W / 26.800778; -81.762306
Links
Public license information
LMS

WUVF-LD (channel 2) is a low-power television station licensed to Naples, Florida, United States, serving Southwest Florida as an affiliate of the Spanish-language networks Univision and UniMás. Locally owned by Sun Broadcasting, it is sister to two other Naples-licensed stations: CW affiliate WXCW (channel 46) and low-power 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 stations share studios on Palm Beach Boulevard (SR 80) in northeast Fort Myers; WUVF-LD's transmitter is located on Channel 30 Drive (on a tower shared with several radio stations).

WLZE-LD (channel 51) in Fort Myers operates as a translator of WUVF-LD; this station's transmitter is located north of Fort Myers Shores near the Charlotte–Lee county line.

History

[edit]

On April 4, 2008, Equity Media Holdings announced the sale of all five of its Southwest Florida stations (including WUVF and WLZE) to Luken Communications for $8 million. Equity has cited corporate financial losses as a reason for the sale.[3] Equity Media Holdings filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December 2008;[4] offers by Luken Communications to acquire Equity-owned stations in six markets were later withdrawn.[5]

WUVF and WLZE were sold at auction to private equity firm Silver Point Capital on April 16, 2009.[6] The sale was finalized on August 17, 2009.[7] Following the purchase, WUVF surrendered its Class A classification.

WLZE began to be carried on Dish Network on October 7, 2009; the satellite provider had earlier obtained WUVF's programming via sister station WEVU-CA (channel 4), which had served as a WUVF satellite since 2006 (and simulcast the 6 p.m. newscast for some time before adding the remainder of WUVF's schedule), that station was taken silent on August 14, 2009—three days before the completion of the sale to Silver Point.[8] SP Television reached a deal to sell WUVF and WLZE to Media Vista Group on December 21, 2012.[9]

On April 1, 2019, Media Vista Group announced that it was selling its stations, including WUVF-LD, to Sun Broadcasting, Inc. for $9.75 million.[10] The sale was completed on July 1, 2019.[11]

Newscasts

[edit]

During the mid-2000s, after joining Univision, WUVF began airing half-hour Spanish-language local newscasts at 6 and 11 p.m. The broadcasts were produced out of Equity Media's headquarters in Little Rock, Arkansas, with news reports filed by reporters based in Southwest Florida. The newscasts were canceled in June 2008, after Equity instituted a companywide suspension of news programs as a cost-cutting measure.[12] Local news returned to the station in 2013 as part of the D'Latinos program, produced and aired locally by Media Vista.

Subchannels

[edit]

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WUVF-LD[13] and WLZE-LD[14]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
WUVF-LD WLZE-LD
2.1 51.1 1080i 16:9 WLZE-LD Univision
2.2 51.2 480i WLZE UniMás

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WUVF-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLZE-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ Malone, Michael (April 4, 2008). "Equity Media Holdings Selling Five Stations". broadcastingcable.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  4. ^ Larson, Erik (December 8, 2008). "Equity Media, U.S. TV Station Owner, Seeks Bankruptcy". Bloomberg News. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
  5. ^ Equity's Management Cause of Downfall, Former CEO Asserts, Mark Hengel, Arkansas Business, February 2, 2009
  6. ^ "Takers found for 60 Equity stations". Television Business Report. April 18, 2009. Archived from the original on April 24, 2009. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
  7. ^ "Consummation Notice". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. August 19, 2009. Retrieved August 25, 2009.
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