WVEN-TV

WVEN-TV
Melbourne/Orlando, Florida; United States
City	Melbourne, Florida
Channels	Digital: 22 (UHF); Virtual: 43
Branding	Univision Orlando (general); Noticias Univision Florida Central (newscasts)
Programming
Affiliations	43.1: Univision; 43.2: getTV; 43.3: Bounce TV; 43.4: Court TV Mystery; 43.5: Quest;
Ownership
Owner	Univision Communications ; (UniMas Orlando, Inc.)
Operator	Entravision Communications; (via LMA)
Sister stations	WOTF-TV
History
First air date	1988 (33 years ago)
Former call signs	WLSY (February–December 1987); WAYQ (December 1987–1996); WNTO (1996–2000);
Former channel number(s)	Analog:; 26 (UHF, 1988–2009); Digital:; 49 (UHF, until 2017); 43 (UHF, 2017–2020); Virtual:; 26 (PSIP, until 2017);
Former affiliations	Independent (1988–1990, 1991–2000); Star TV (1990–1991);
Call sign meaning	Ven (Spanish for "come")
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	5802
Class	DT
ERP	1,000 kW
HAAT	492 m (1,614 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	28°35′12.6″N 81°4′57.5″W / 28.586833°N 81.082639°WCoordinates: 28°35′12.6″N 81°4′57.5″W / 28.586833°N 81.082639°W
Translator(s)	WRCF-CD 29 (16 UHF) Orlando
Links
Public license information	Profile; LMS
Website	noticiasya.com/orlando

WVEN-TV, virtual channel 43 (UHF digital channel 22), 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-TV under a local marketing agreement (LMA). The two stations share studios on Douglas Avenue in Altamonte Springs; WVEN-TV's transmitter is located in unincorporated Bithlo, Florida.

WRCF-CD (channel 29) in Orlando operates as a low-powered, Class A translator of WVEN-TV.

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 with the call sign of WLSY. On December 10 of that year, 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.^{[citation needed]} The two stations' callsigns were respectively changed to WIRB^{[citation needed]} and WNTO on July 22, 1996.

WVEN[]

WVEN's logo prior to January 1, 2013.

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 and the station also affiliated with Univision.

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 signal is multiplexed:

Channel	Video	Aspect	PSIP Short Name	Programming^[1]
43.1	720p	16:9	WVEN-TV	Main WVEN-TV programming / Univision
43.2	480i	4:3	GetTV	getTV
43.3		16:9	Bounce	Bounce TV
43.4			Mystery	Court TV Mystery
43.5			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[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "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

External links[]

BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WVEN-TV

[rei-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Digital TV Market Listing for WVEN". RabbitEars.Info. Retrieved January 26, 2017.

[2] Strother, Susan G. (August 11, 1990). "Independent Tv Stations Struggle To Work Out Financial Problems". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved November 21, 2015.

[3] Strother, Susan G. (January 17, 1991). "Tv Network Signs Off – Out Of Cash". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved January 20, 2015.

[Analog_to_Digital-4] List of Digital Full-Power Stations

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show v t Spanish-language television stations in the state of Florida
Miami – Fort Lauderdale	WGEN 8 (Estrella TV, Key West) WVFW-LD 8 (Estrella TV, Miami) WSBS 22 (Mega TV, Key West) WLTV 23 (Univisión, Miami) WBEH-CD 38 (Azteca, Miami) WJAN-CD 41 (Spanish Independent, Miami) WFUN-LD 48 (Spanish Independent, Miami) WSCV 51 (Telemundo, Fort Lauderdale) WEYS-LD 54 (ALMA, Miami) WAMI 69 (UniMás, Hollywood)
Tampa – St. Petersburg – Sarasota	WXAX-CD 26 (Azteca, Clearwater) WMOR 32.3 (Estrella TV, Lakeland) WSPF-CD 35 (MundoMax, St. Petersburg) WRMD-CD 49 (Telemundo, Tampa) WVEA 50 (Univisión, Tampa) WFTT (62.1 UniMás, 62.2 LATV, Venice)
Orlando – Daytona Beach – Melbourne	WKMG 6.2 (LATV, Orlando) WKCF 18.3 (Estrella TV, Clermont) W21AU-D 21 (MundoMax, Orlando) W21AU-D 21.2 (TeLe-Romántica, Orlando) WOTF 26 (UniMás, Daytona Beach) WTMO-CD 31 (Telemundo, Orlando) WZXZ-CD 36 (Caribevision, Orlando) WVEN 43 (Univisión, Melbourne) WWHB-CD 48 (Azteca, Stuart)
Fort Myers – Naples – Cape Coral	WUVF-LD 2/WLZE-LP 51 (Univisión, Naples / Ft. Myers) WANA-LD 16 (Azteca, Naples) WFTX 36.2 (LATV, Cape Coral) WWDT-CD 43 (Telemundo, Naples) WXCW 46.2 (Estrella TV, Naples) WWHB-CD 48 (Azteca, Stuart) WBWP-LD (57.1 MundoMax, 57.2 TeLe-Romántica, West Palm Beach)
West Palm Beach – Fort Pierce	WPBF-LD 25.2 (Estrella TV, West Palm Beach) WTVX-LD 34.2-WWHB-CD 48 (Azteca, West Palm Beach) WBWP-LD 57 (Spanish Ind, West Palm Beach) WBWP-LD (57.1 MundoMax, 57.2 TeLe-Romántica, West Palm Beach) WLTV-LD 23 (Univision, West Palm Beach) WLTV-LD 23.2-WAMI-CD 69-WOTF-CD 26 (UniMás, West Palm Beach) WSCV-LD 51 (Telemundo, West Palm Beach) WSCV-LD 51.2 (TeleXitos, West Palm Beach) WOTF-CD 26.2 (LATV, West Palm Beach)
Jacksonville	WUJX-LD 18 (Univision, Jacksonville) WJXE-LD 25 (Azteca, Jacksonville) WUJX-LD 18.2 (LATV, Jacksonville)
Pensacola	WWBH-LD 28-WEDS-LD 29 (Azteca, Pensacola)
Gainesville – Ocala	WTSP-LD 10.5 (Telemundo, Gainesville) WJXE-LD 25 (Azteca, Gainesville)
Defunct	WTPH-LP 14 (Azteca, Ft. Myers)
See also ABC CBS CW Fox Ion MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in Florida See also Religious and Spanish TV stations