WVEN-TV
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| Melbourne/Orlando, Florida United States | |
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| City | Melbourne, Florida |
| Branding |
Univision Orlando (general) Noticias Univision Florida Central (newscasts) |
| Slogan |
La que nos Une (The one that unites us) |
| Channels |
Digital: 43 (UHF) (to move to 22 (UHF)) Virtual: 43 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | |
| Affiliations | |
| Owner |
Univision Communications (UniMas Orlando, Inc.) |
| Operator | Entravision Communications |
| First air date | February 7, 1987 |
| Call letters' meaning | Ven (Spanish for "come") |
| Sister station(s) | WOTF-TV, WRCF-CD |
| Former callsigns |
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| Former channel number(s) |
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| Former affiliations |
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| Transmitter power |
1000 kW 600 kW (CP) |
| Height | 492 m (1,614 ft) |
| Class | DT |
| Facility ID | 5802 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 28°35′12″N 81°4′58″W / 28.58667°N 81.08278°WCoordinates: 28°35′12″N 81°4′58″W / 28.58667°N 81.08278°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website |
www |
WVEN-TV, virtual and UHF digital channel 43, is a Univision-owned television station serving Orlando, Florida, United States that is licensed to Melbourne. The station is owned by the Univision Local Media subsidiary of Univision Communications; Entravision Communications, which owns Daytona Beach-licensed UniMás affiliate WOTF-TV (channel 26), operates WVEN under a local marketing agreement. The two stations share studios in Altamonte Springs; WVEN's transmitter is located in Christmas, Florida.
On cable, the station is available in standard definition on channel 18 or 16 on both Charter Spectrum and Comcast Xfinity, and channel 26 on CenturyLink Prism, and in high definition on Spectrum channel 1018 and Prism channel 1026.
History
The station was assigned on February 9, 1987 the call sign of WLSY. On December 10, 1987, the call sign was changed to WAYQ. In 1988, Beach TV Partners signed on WAYQ at channel 26 as a simulcast of Melbourne's WAYK, giving them a signal in Daytona Beach. In early August 1990, owner Beach Television Partners based in Vero Beach filed for Chapter 11 reorganization over an inability to renegotiation loan payment schedule. At the time, the station was only carried part-time on CableVision of Central Florida, Orlando's major cable system. WAYK was affiliated with the Beach TV investor, Harry Handley, who founded the Star Television Network.[2] The network launched in September 1990 only to close down on January 14, 1991.[3]
In 1992, WAYK and WAYQ were both sold to Robert Rich, who changed their format to feature more paid programming. The two stations' callsigns were respectively changed to WIRB and WNTO on July 22, 1996.
WVEN
In 1996, the two stations were split up with Paxson Communications acquiring WIRB (whose call letters would be changed to the present day WOPX-TV), while WNTO was purchased by Entravision Communications. On November 23, 2000, WVEN became the station's call sign.
On December 4, 2017, as part of a channel swap made by Entravision Communications, WVEN and sister station WOTF swapped channel numbers, with WVEN moving to digital and virtual channel 43.
Digital television
Digital channels
The station's digital channel is multiplexed:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming[1] |
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| 43.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | WVEN-DT | Main WVEN-DT programming / Univision |
| 43.2 | 480i | 4:3 | GetTV | getTV |
| 43.3 | Bounce | Bounce TV | ||
| 43.4 | Escape | Escape | ||
| 43.5 | 16:9 | Quest | Quest |
Analog-to-digital conversion
WVEN-TV ended programming on its analog signal, on UHF channel 26, on June 12, 2009, as part of the federally mandated transition from analog to digital television.[4] The station's digital signal continued to broadcasts on its pre-transition UHF channel 49. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 26.
News operation
WVEN produces evening newscasts at 6 and 11 p.m. newscast under the Noticias Univision Florida Central (formerly Noticias Univision Orlando until 2010), along with local news updates that are broadcast on weekday mornings during Univision's morning news program Despierta América under the title Despierta Orlando. WVEN partners with sister radio station WNUE-FM, providing them with news briefs and breaking news events as they warrant.
References
- 1 2 3 "Digital TV Market Listing for WVEN". RabbitEars.Info. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ↑ Strother, Susan G. (August 11, 1990). "Independent Tv Stations Struggle To Work Out Financial Problems". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
- ↑ Strother, Susan G. (January 17, 1991). "Tv Network Signs Off - Out Of Cash". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
- ↑ List of Digital Full-Power Stations