WINK-TV

WINK-TV
CityFort Myers, Florida
Channels
BrandingWINK-TV; WINK News
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerFort Myers Broadcasting Company
WXCW, WUVF-LD / WLZE-LD, WANA-LD
History
First air date
March 18, 1954 (70 years ago) (1954-03-18)[1]
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 11 (VHF, 1954–2009)
  • Digital: 9 (VHF, 2007–2011), 50 (UHF, 2011–2020)
  • All secondary:
  • DuMont (1954–1955)
  • NBC (1954–1968)
  • ABC (1954–1974)
Call sign meaning
From former radio sister WINK; calls pre-date introduction of CBS Eyemark logo
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID22093
ERP793 kW
HAAT416 m (1,365 ft)
Transmitter coordinates26°48′2.8″N 81°45′44.3″W / 26.800778°N 81.762306°W / 26.800778; -81.762306
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.winknews.com

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 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 CharlotteLee county line.

  1. ^ FCC History Cards for WINK-TV. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WINK-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.