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WRCF-CD
Translator of WVEN-TV, Melbourne, Florida
Channels
Brandingsee WVEN-TV
Programming
Affiliations29.1: Univision (to be UniMás 12/31/2021)
Ownership
Owner
WVEN-TV, WOTF-TV
History
First air date
October 17, 1991 (32 years ago) (1991-10-17)
Former channel number(s)
Digital:
35 (UHF, until 2020)
Retro TV
The Country Network
Cheddar
Call sign meaning
Winter Park, Central Florida
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
ClassCD
ERP15 kW
HAAT193.1 m (634 ft)
Transmitter coordinates28°35′12.6″N 81°4′57.5″W / 28.586833°N 81.082639°W / 28.586833; -81.082639
Links
Public license information

WRCF-CD, virtual channel 29 (UHF digital channel 16), is a low-powered, Class A television station licensed to Orlando, Florida, United States. Owned by the Univision Local Media subsidiary of Univision Communications, it is a translator of Melbourne-licensed Univision owned-and-operated station WVEN-TV, channel 43 as is the sister station the Daytona Beach-licensed UniMás owned-and-operated WOTF-TV, channel 26). WRCF-CD's transmitter is located in unincorporated Bithlo, Florida; its parent station shares studios with WOTF-TV on Douglas Avenue in Altamonte Springs.

Sale to Univision

On May 8, 2017, LocusPoint Networks agreed sell WRCF-CD to Univision Communications' Univision Local Media for $2.5 million.[1] The sale was completed on August 14.[2]

Switch to UniMás

On October 13, 2021, Entravision announced that it was ceding control of WVEN-TV and WRCF-CD back to Univision along with the UniMás affiliation currently held by WOTF. [3]

Digital television

Digital channel

Channel Video Aspect Name Programming
29.1 1080i 16:9 WRCF-CD Simulcast of WVEN-TV / Univision

Sometime in 2019, WRCF-CD upgraded its channel into 1080i 16:9 high definition. It has previously been offered in 480i 4:3 standard definition.

Logos

References

  1. ^ Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License - Federal Communications Commission
  2. ^ Consummation Notice CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  3. ^ [1]Entravision Cedes Univision Control In Three Markets, Radio and Television Business Report, Retrieved 21 December 2021.