WANA-LD
WANA-LD, virtual and UHF digital channel 16, is a low-powered Azteca América-affiliated television station licensed to Naples, Florida, United States. Locally owned by Sun Broadcasting, it is sister to two other Naples-licensed stations: CW affiliate WXCW (channel 46) and low-powered Univision affiliate WUVF-LD (channel 2). Fort Myers Broadcasting Company, which owns Fort Myers-licensed CBS affiliate WINK-TV (channel 11), operates WANA, WXCW and WUVF under a shared services agreement (SSA). The four stations share studios on Palm Beach Boulevard (SR 80) in northeast Fort Myers; WANA-LD's transmitter is located along Gulf Shore Boulevard north of Naples.
| Naples, Florida United States | |
|---|---|
| Channels | Digital: 16 (UHF) Virtual: 16 (PSIP) |
| Branding | Azteca América Southwest Florida |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | Azteca América |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sun Broadcasting, Inc. |
| Operator | Fort Myers Broadcasting Company (via SSA) |
| Sister stations | WUVF-LD / WLZE-LD, WINK-TV, WXCW |
| History | |
| First air date | June 23, 1988 |
| Former call signs |
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| Technical information | |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 67888 |
| ERP | 15 kW |
| HAAT | 72.6 m (238 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 26°12′13.3″N 81°48′53.3″W |
| Links | |
| Public license information | Profile LMS |
On April 1, 2019, Media Vista Group announced that it was selling its stations, including WANA-LD, to Sun Broadcasting, Inc. for $9.75 million.[1] The sale was completed on July 1.[2]
References
- "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.
- "Consummation Notice", CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, 2 July 2019, Retrieved 4 July 2019.