WGEN-TV

WGEN-TV
Key West–Miami–Fort Lauderdale, Florida; United States;
City	Key West, Florida
Channels	Digital: 8 (VHF); Virtual: 8;
Branding	Estrella TV Canal 8; Noticias 8
Programming
Affiliations	8.1: Estrella TV; 8.3: Shop LC;
Ownership
Owner	Estrella Media; (Estrella Television License LLC);
Sister stations	WVFW-LD
History
Founded	May 3, 1991
First air date	May 26, 1996; (28 years ago)
Former call signs	WWFD (1996–2000); WWTU (2000–2002); WVIB (2002–2004);
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 8 (VHF, 1996–2009); Digital: 12 (VHF, until 2009);
Former affiliations	Portuguese Ind. (1996–2006); Spanish Ind. (2006–2012, 2017–2018); MundoFox/MundoMax (2012–2016); Azteca América (2016–2017);
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	27387
ERP	7 kW
HAAT	55.9 m (183.4 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	24°33′19.8″N 81°48′4.5″W / 24.555500°N 81.801250°W
Translator(s)	See below
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.estrellatv.com/miami

WGEN-TV (channel 8), is a television station licensed to Key West, Florida, United States, broadcasting the Spanish-language Estrella TV network to the Miami–Fort Lauderdale television market. Owned-and-operated by Estrella Media, WGEN-TV's studios are located on Northwest 75th Street in Miami's Medley neighborhood, and its transmitter is located on Southard Street in Key West. WGEN-TV's signal is relayed through a network of seven low-power translator stations throughout South Florida and the Florida Keys, including Miami-licensed low-power station WVFW-LD (channel 34).