WPLG

WPLG
ATSC 3.0 station
CityMiami, Florida
Channels
BrandingLocal 10
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
November 20, 1961
(62 years ago) (1961-11-20)[a]
Former call signs
WLBW-TV (1961–1970)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 10 (VHF, 1961–2009)
  • Digital: 9 (VHF, 1999–2009)
Call sign meaning
in memory of former Washington Post publisher Phillip Leslie Graham
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID53113
ERP156 kW
HAAT309 m (1,014 ft)
Transmitter coordinates25°58′1″N 80°12′42″W / 25.96694°N 80.21167°W / 25.96694; -80.21167
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.local10.com

WPLG (channel 10) is a television station in Miami, Florida, United States, affiliated with ABC. The station is owned by Berkshire Hathaway as its sole broadcast property. WPLG's studios are located on West Hallandale Beach Boulevard in Pembroke Park, and its transmitter is located in Miami Gardens, Florida.

WPLG signed on the air as WLBW-TV on November 20, 1961, as the replacement for WPST-TV, which was forced off the air by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) following the revelation of bribery undertaken with one of the commissioners to secure that station's license. L. B. Wilson, Inc., was found to be the only bidder for the original channel 10 license not to have engaged in coercive action, and was thus awarded a temporary permit to begin telecasting. While WPST-TV's license was revoked in July 1960, WLBW-TV had to wait for nearly a year to finally sign on using entirely different facilities, but hired multiple former WPST-TV staffers and picked up the ABC affiliation WPST-TV held. Sold to Post-Newsweek Stations in 1969, WLBW-TV was renamed WPLG the following year in honor of Philip Leslie Graham. Led by on-air talent including Ann Bishop, Dwight Lauderdale, Bryan Norcross, Michael Putney and Calvin Hughes, WPLG's news department emerged in the 1970s as a leader in local television ratings and has maintained that position ever since. WPLG has been owned by Berkshire Hathaway since 2014, when Post-Newsweek (renamed Graham Media Group) divested it, but continues to maintain infrastructure and logistical ties to its previous ownership.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference wplghist was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPLG". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.


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