WGEN-TV

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WGEN-TV
WGEN-TV/GenTV
Key West, Florida
Branding GenTV
Channels Analog: digital = 8 (VHF)
Translators (see article)
Affiliations Independent
Owner Mapale, LLC
(operated by Caracol TV)
First air date May 26, 1996
Former callsigns WWFD (1996-2000)
WWTU (2000-2002)
WVIB (2002-2004)
Former channel number(s) Analog:
8 (1996-2009)
Digital: 12
Former affiliations CBS TeleNoticias
Telemundo Internacional
Network One
Transmitter Power 7 kW (digital)
Height 55.9 m (digital)
Facility ID 27387
Transmitter Coordinates 24°33′18″N 81°48′5″W / 24.555°N 81.80139°W / 24.555; -81.80139
Website www.wgentv.com

WGEN-TV is a Spanish-language television station in Key West, Florida, broadcasting locally on VHF channel 8 as a Spanish-language independent under the GenTV branding. It is the full-power foundation of a network of low-power stations throughout the Miami, Florida market.

Since December 2005[1], WGEN has been controlled by Colombian broadcaster Caracol TV, which holds a 25% stake in the station's ownership, the maximum allowed by FCC regulations regarding foreign ownership of broadcasting stations. Caracol is GenTV's primary program supplier; programming on WGEN includes Colombian and Brazilian telenovelas, a news program produced in Colombia, and a local version of Desafío 20.06, a reality show similar to Survivor. The current incarnation of the station launched on September 18, 2006[2].

Prior to December 2005, WGEN was, under Sonia Broadcasting (which still holds an interest in the station[1]), co-owned with another Key West station, WDLP-TV channel 22 (now WSBS-TV).

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[edit] Programming

As of April 2008, GenTV's programming includes:

  • Ultima Palabra
  • Noticias GenTV
  • Nadie es Eterno en el Mundo
  • También Caerás
  • La Saga, Negocio de Familia
  • Club 10
  • El Factor Brown
  • Oppenheimer Presenta
  • Sabrosa Pasión
  • Suave Veneno
  • Terra Speranza
  • Reflexiones de Jesucristo hombre

GenTV's programming is also well known for:

  • Desafío 20.06
  • ¿Quién Manda a Quién? (a remake of Who's The Boss produced by Caracol TV and SPE)
  • La Boca Loca De Paul
  • La Ex

[edit] Call sign changes

WGEN-TV has had several call sign changes over the years. This has caused some confusion, both among viewers and writers (though likely not as much as its former sister station, WSBS-TV).

[edit] Repeaters

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Hoag, Christina (2005-12-20). "Caracol Buys Stake in WGEN-TV" (in English) (Republished). The Miami Herald (Backchannelmedia). http://www.backchannelmedia.com/newsletter/story/3076229219/Caracol_Buys_Stake_in_WGENTV_C.html. Retrieved on 2006-10-09. 
  2. ^ Hoag, Christina (2006-08-25). "Caracol revamps South Florida station" (in English). The Miami Herald. http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/15355774.htm. Retrieved on 2006-10-09. 

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Broadcast television in South Florida and the Keys
English stations
WPBT (2.1 PBS, 2.2 Create, 2.3 V-me) • WFOR (4.1 CBS) • WTVJ (6.1 NBC, 6.2 Weather, 6.3 Universal Sports) • WSVN (7.1 Fox, 7.2 Estrella TV) • WPLG (10.1 ABC, 10.2 LATV) • WLRN (17.1 PBS) • WIMP-CA 25 (HSN) • WBFS (33.1 MNTV) • WPXM (35.1 ION) • WSFL (39.1 The CW) • WHFT (45.1 TBN) • WBEC (63.1 IND / EDU)
Spanish stations
WLTV (23.1 UNI) • WPMF-LP 38 (AZA) • WJAN-CA 41 (IND) • WFUN-LP 48 (CV) • WSBS-CA 50 (IND) •
WSCV (51.1 TEL) • WGEN-LP 55 (IND) • WEYS-LP 56 (ALMA) • WAMI (69.1 TFU)
Ethnic stations
Key West stations
WGEN (8.1 IND) • WEYW-LP 19 (RTV) • WSBS (22.1 IND) • WCAY 34 (tourist) • WGAY-LP 41 (IND)
Distant stations

West Palm Beach: WPTV (5.1 NBC, 5.2 Weather) • WPEC (12.1 CBS, 12.2 Mi Pueblo TV) • WFLX (29.1 Fox) • WXEL (42.1 PBS)
Local cable channels
See also: Fort Myers TV, Bahamas TV, Television in Cuba
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Spanish-Language Television Stations in the state of Florida

Miami - Fort Lauderdale: WPBT-DT 2.3 (V-me, Miami) - WGEN 8 (Spanish Independent, Key West) - WPLG-DT 10.2 (LATV, Miami) - WSBS 22 (Spanish Independent, Key West) - WLTV 23 (Univision, Miami) - WPMF 38 (Azteca America, Miami) - WJAN-CA 41 (Spanish Independent / CNN Español, Miami) - WFUN-LP 48 (Caribevision, Miami) - WSCV 51 (Telemundo, Fort Lauderdale) - WEYS-LP 56 (ALMA, Miami) - WAMI 69 (TeleFutura, Hollywood)
Tampa - St. Petersburg: WEDU-DT 3.2 (V-me, Tampa) - WXAX-LP 26 (Azteca América, Tampa) - WTAM-LP 30 (Multimedios, Tampa) - WRMD-CA 49 (Telemundo, Tampa) - WFTT 50 (TeleFutura, Tampa) - WVEA 62 (Univision/LATV, Venice)
Orlando - Daytona Beach - Melbourne: WKMG-DT 6.2 (LATV, Orlando) - W21AU 21 (Azteca América, Orlando) - WMFE-DT 24.2 (V-me, Orlando) - WVEN 26 (Univision, Daytona Beach) - WTMO-CA 31 (Telemundo, Orlando) - WZXZ-CA 36 (Caribevision, Orlando) - WOTF 43 (TeleFutura, Melbourne)
West Palm Beach - Fort Pierce: WWHB-CA 48 (Azteca América, Stuart) - WBWP-LP 57 (Mega TV, West Palm Beach)
Fort Myers - Naples: WUVF-CA 2/WLZE-LP 51 / WEVU-CA 4/WBSP-CA 7 (Univision, Ft. Myers/Naples) - WTPH-LP 14 (Azteca América, Ft. Myers) - WTLE-LP 18 (TeleFutura, Ft. Myers) - WWDT-CA 43 (Telemundo, Naples)
Pensacola: WSRE-DT 23.4 (V-me, Pensacola)
See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, ION, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS and Other stations in Florida
Also see: Religious and Spanish TV stations
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