WGBS-TV
Television station in Miami (1953–1957) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WGBS-TV was a television station that broadcast on channel 23 in Miami, Florida, United States, from 1953 to 1957. Originally established as WFTL-TV in Fort Lauderdale, it moved south to Miami when it was purchased by Storer Broadcasting at the end of 1954 and consolidated with a construction permit Storer bought for a Miami station.
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Owner | Storer Broadcasting Company |
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First air date | May 5, 1953 (1953-05-05) |
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ERP | 186 kW[1] |
HAAT | 920 ft (280 m) |
Transmitter coordinates | 25°57′27″N 80°12′43″W |
For most of its history, channel 23 was South Florida's NBC affiliate. However, as a UHF station, the arrival of further VHF stations in the Miami area severely limited its viability. In 1956, WCKT (channel 7) in Miami signed on as an NBC affiliate. WGBS-TV signed off the air in 1957 and sold its facilities to National Airlines, which was about to put WPST-TV (channel 10) into service. Storer retained the UHF construction permit and sold it to Coastal Broadcasting System, which used it in 1967 to put WAJA-TV, predecessor to today's WLTV, on air on channel 23.