WINK-TV
CBS affiliate in Fort Myers, Florida / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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; WINK-TV's transmitter is located north of Fort Myers Shores, near the Charlotte–Lee county line.
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City | Fort Myers, Florida |
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Branding | WINK-TV; WINK News |
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Ownership | |
Owner | Fort Myers Broadcasting Company |
WXCW, WUVF-LD / WLZE-LD, WANA-LD | |
History | |
First air date | March 23, 1954 (70 years ago) (1954-03-23) |
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Call sign meaning | From former radio sister WINK; calls pre-date introduction of CBS Eyemark logo |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 22093 |
ERP | 793 kW |
HAAT | 416 m (1,365 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 26°48′2.8″N 81°45′44.3″W |
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Website | www |