WUVP-DT

WUVP-DT

Vineland, New Jersey Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States
City	Vineland, New Jersey
Channels	Digital: 17 (UHF), shared with WPHL-TV Virtual: 65
Branding	Univisión 65
Programming
Affiliations	65.1: Univision 65.2: Bounce TV 65.3: True Crime Network[1]
Ownership
Owner	TelevisaUnivision (Univision Philadelphia LLC)
Sister stations	WFPA-CD, WMGM-TV
History
First air date	July 13, 1981 (43 years ago) (1981-07-13)
Former call signs	WRBV (1981–1985) WSJT (1985–1986) WHSP (1986–1992) WHSP-TV (1992–2002)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 65 (UHF, 1981–2009) Digital: 29 (UHF, 2002–2018)
Former affiliations	Wometco Home Theater (1981–1984) FNN (1982–1985) Odyssey (1984–1985) Independent (1985–1986) HSN (1986–2002)
Call sign meaning	"Univision Philadelphia"
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	60560
ERP	645 kW
HAAT	324 m (1,063 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40°2′30.9″N 75°14′21.9″W / 40.041917°N 75.239417°W / 40.041917; -75.239417
Translator(s)	WFPA-CD 28.2 Philadelphia WMGM-DT 40.3 (36.5 UHF) Wildwood, NJ
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.univision.com/local/philadelphia-wuvp

WUVP-DT (channel 65) is a television station licensed to Vineland, New Jersey, United States, broadcasting the Spanish-language Univision network to the Philadelphia area. It is owned and operated by TelevisaUnivision alongside Wildwood, New Jersey–licensed True Crime Network affiliate WMGM-TV (channel 40) and low-power, Class A UniMás station WFPA-CD (channel 28). The stations share studios on North Delsea Drive in Newfield, New Jersey, north of Vineland, with additional offices in Center City, Philadelphia. Through a channel sharing agreement with CW O&O WPHL-TV (channel 17), WUVP-DT transmits using WPHL-TV's spectrum from a tower in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia.

Channel 65 was originally established as WRBV, one of the first Black-owned stations in the United States, in 1981. A protracted and expensive construction process with multiple legal battles prompted it to be placed in receivership just five months after going on air. It continued as an independent under receivership and another owner until 1986, when it was sold to the Home Shopping Network. Univision acquired the station in 2002 as part of its purchase of USA Broadcasting.