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{{Infobox broadcast
{{Infobox television station
| call_letters = WVFW-LD
| callsign = WVFW-LD
| above = [[broadcast relay station#Broadcast translators|Translator]] of [[WGEN-TV]] [[Key West, Florida|Key West]]
| station_logo = WGEN-TV 2018 Logo.png
| logo_size = 225px
| logo = WGEN-TV 2018 Logo.png
| logo_alt =
| logo_size = 225px
| image =
| logo_alt =
| image_size =
| image =
| alt =
| image_size =
| location = [[Miami]], [[Florida]]
| location = [[Miami, Florida]]
| country =
| country = United States
| city =
| city =
| station_branding = Estrella TV Canal 8
| branding = Estrella TV Canal 8
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| analog =
| station_slogan = ''¡Estrella TV es tu canal... vívelo!''<br>{{small|''(Estrella TV is your channel...live it!)''}}
| analog =
| digital = 8 ([[very high frequency|VHF]])
| digital = Channel 34 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])
| virtual = 8
| virtual =
| subchannels =
| subchannels =
| translators =
| other_chs =
| affiliations = [[Estrella TV]]
| affiliations =
| owner = [[Estrella Media]]
| owner = [[Liberman Broadcasting]]
| licensee = Estrella Television License, LLC
| licensee = [[KRCA]] License, LLC
| operator =
| operator =
| founded = June 21, 1979
| founded = June 21, 1979
| airdate = {{start date|1983|10|24}}
| airdate = {{start date|1983|10|24}}
| last_airdate =
| enddate =
| sister_stations = [[WGEN-TV]]
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| former_callsigns = {{ubl|W30AB (1979–1989)|W29AW (1989–1994)|W24CA (1994–2003)|WVFW-LP (2003–2010)}}
| callsign_meaning =
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| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analog:'''|30 (UHF, 1983–1992)|29 (UHF, 1992–1995)|24 (UHF, 1995–2003)|34 (UHF, 2003–2010)}}<br>'''Digital:'''<br>34 (UHF, 2010-2021)
| sister_stations = [[WGEN-TV]]
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| former_affiliations = {{ubl|[[PBS]] (via [[WPBT]], 1983-2003)|[[Almavision]] (2003-2017)}}
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| former_callsigns = W30AB (1979–1989)<br>W29AW (1989–1994)<br>W24CA (1994–2003)<br>WVFW-LP (2003–2010)
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| erp = 2 [[kilowatt|kW]]
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| former_channel_numbers = '''Analog:'''<br>30 (UHF, 1983–1992)<br>29 (UHF, 1992–1995)<br>24 (UHF, 1995–2003)<br>34 (UHF, 2003–2010)
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| haat =
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| former_affiliations = [[PBS]] (via [[WPBT]]) (1983-2003)<br>[[Almavision]] (2003-2017)
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| class =
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| effective_radiated_power = 2 [[kilowatt|kW]]
| HAAT =
| facility_id = 6040
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| coordinates = {{nowrap|{{coord|25|59|35.32|N|80|10|26.17|W|region:US-FL_type:landmark_scale:2000|display=inline,title}}}}
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| class =
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| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
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| facility_id = 6040
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| website = [http://www.estrellatv.com/ www.estrellatv.com]
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| coordinates = {{nowrap|{{coord|25|59|35.32|N|80|10|26.17|W|region:US-FL_type:landmark_scale:2000|display=inline,title}}}}
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| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
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| homepage = [http://www.estrellatv.com/ estrellatv.com]
}}
}}


'''WVFW-LD''' (channel 34) is a [[Spanish language]] [[Low-power broadcasting|low-power]] [[television station]] in [[Miami]], [[Florida]] which is owned by [[Liberman Broadcasting]] and serves as an [[Owned-and-operated television stations in the United States|owned and operated station]] of the [[Estrella TV]] network. It was the network's second affiliate in the market; Estrella TV previously affiliated in Miami with the second subchannel of [[Sunbeam Television]]'s [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] affiliate, [[WSVN]] (channel 7) to provide full-market coverage to [[South Florida]]. WSVN-DT2 switched to [[Light TV]] on July 14, 2017, temporarily leaving Estrella without much Miami cable coverage.<ref name="tvbr-saletolbi">{{cite news|last1=Jacobson|first1=Adam|title=Exclusive: 'Estrella TV' Ready For A Big Miami Return|url=https://www.rbr.com/estrella-tv-miami-return/|accessdate=January 7, 2018|work=Radio & Television Business Report|date=January 5, 2018}}</ref>
'''WVFW-LD''', [[virtual channel|virtual]] and [[VHF]] [[Digital terrestrial television|digital]] channel 8, is a [[Low-power broadcasting#Television|low-power]] [[Estrella TV]] [[Owned and operated station|owned-and-operated]] [[television station]] in [[Miami]], [[Florida]], [[United States]]. The station is owned by [[Estrella Media]]. It was the network's second affiliate in the market; Estrella TV previously affiliated in Miami with the second subchannel of [[Sunbeam Television]]'s [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] affiliate, [[WSVN]] (channel 7) to provide full-market coverage to [[South Florida]]. WSVN-DT2 switched to [[TheGrio|Light TV]] on July 14, 2017, temporarily leaving Estrella without much Miami cable coverage.<ref name="tvbr-saletolbi">{{cite news|last1=Jacobson|first1=Adam|title=Exclusive: 'Estrella TV' Ready For A Big Miami Return|url=https://www.rbr.com/estrella-tv-miami-return/|access-date=January 7, 2018|work=Radio & Television Business Report|date=January 5, 2018}}</ref> The station allows homes that have trouble receiving WGEN's VHF signal or only a UHF antenna to receive WGEN in some form.


WVFW-LD's signal also served a second purpose, as it provided the signal source for Estrella's national feed carried by pay television providers in markets without an Estrella TV affiliate on terrestrial TV. This was seen in the feed top-of-the-hour [[station identification]] sequence, which formerly identified WVFW-LD. Previously, the station was owned by and aired programming from [[Almavision]], and its life dates back to 1983, when it was launched as a [[Monroe County, Florida|Monroe County]]-owned repeater station of [[PBS]] member station [[WPBT]] (channel 2) licensed to [[Marathon, Florida|Marathon]].
WVFW-LD's signal also served a second purpose, as it provided the signal source for Estrella's national feed carried by pay television providers in markets without an Estrella TV affiliate on terrestrial TV. This was seen in the feed top-of-the-hour [[station identification]] sequence, which formerly identified WVFW-LD. Previously, the station was owned by and aired programming from [[Almavision]], and its life dates back to 1983, when it was launched as a [[Monroe County, Florida|Monroe County]]-owned repeater station of [[PBS]] member station [[WPBT]] (channel 2) licensed to [[Marathon, Florida|Marathon]].
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WVFW-LD's future fate is undetermined in the wake of Liberman's announcement of the purchase of [[Key West, Florida|Key West]]-licensed [[WGEN-TV]] (channel 8) on January 8, 2018 (it began to carry Estrella TV on March 1 and also became the national pay television source), though WGEN has guaranteed full carriage in the Miami area.<ref name="tvbr-saletolbi"/> However, it has been retained as its transmitter decently covers Miami and Fort Lauderdale, whereas WGEN has to use several repeaters to cover the inner core of the Miami/Fort Lauderdale metro.
WVFW-LD's future fate is undetermined in the wake of Liberman's announcement of the purchase of [[Key West, Florida|Key West]]-licensed [[WGEN-TV]] (channel 8) on January 8, 2018 (it began to carry Estrella TV on March 1 and also became the national pay television source), though WGEN has guaranteed full carriage in the Miami area.<ref name="tvbr-saletolbi"/> However, it has been retained as its transmitter decently covers Miami and Fort Lauderdale, whereas WGEN has to use several repeaters to cover the inner core of the Miami/Fort Lauderdale metro.


==Digital terrestrial television==
==Digital television==
===Digital channels===

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! [[Display resolution|Video]]
! [[Display resolution|Video]]
! [[Aspect ratio|Aspect]]
! [[Aspect ratio|Aspect]]
! Short name
! [[Program and System Information Protocol#What PSIP does|PSIP Short Name]]
! Programming<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=print_station&facility_id=6040|title = WVFW-Ld Miami, Fl}}</ref>
! Programming
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| 34.1 || [[720p]] || [[16:9]] || WVFW-LD|| Main WVFW-LD programming / [[Estrella TV]]
| 8.1 || [[720p]] || rowspan=3|[[16:9]] || WGEN-HD || [[Simulcast]] of [[WGEN-TV]] / [[Estrella TV]]
|-
| 8.3 || rowspan=2|[[480i]] || SHOP-LC || Simulcast of [[WGEN-TV|WGEN-DT3]] / [[Shop LC]]
|}
|}


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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.estrellatv.com/ Official Website]
*{{TVQ|WVFW-LD}}
*[https://liveip.tv/ IPTV Channels]


{{Miami TV}}
{{Miami TV}}
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{{Liberman Broadcasting}}
{{Liberman Broadcasting}}


[[Category:Digital low-power stations]]
[[Category:Low-power television stations in Florida]]
[[Category:Estrella TV affiliates]]
[[Category:Estrella TV affiliates]]
[[Category:Television stations in Miami|VFW-LD]]
[[Category:Television stations in Miami|VFW-LD]]
[[Category:Spanish-language television stations in Florida|VFW-LD]]
[[Category:Spanish-language television stations in Florida|VFW-LD]]
[[Category:Liberman Broadcasting stations]]
[[Category:Estrella Media stations]]
[[Category:1983 establishments in Florida]]
[[Category:1983 establishments in Florida]]
[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 1983]]
[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 1983]]
[[Category:Hispanic and Latino American culture in Miami]]
[[Category:Hispanic and Latino American culture in Miami]]



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Latest revision as of 21:41, 13 October 2024

WVFW-LD
Translator of WGEN-TV Key West
Channels
BrandingEstrella TV Canal 8
Programming
AffiliationsEstrella TV
Ownership
Owner
WGEN-TV
History
FoundedJune 21, 1979
First air date
October 24, 1983 (1983-10-24)
Former call signs
  • W30AB (1979–1989)
  • W29AW (1989–1994)
  • W24CA (1994–2003)
  • WVFW-LP (2003–2010)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog:
  • 30 (UHF, 1983–1992)
  • 29 (UHF, 1992–1995)
  • 24 (UHF, 1995–2003)
  • 34 (UHF, 2003–2010)

Digital:
34 (UHF, 2010-2021)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID6040
ERP2 kW
Transmitter coordinates25°59′35.32″N 80°10′26.17″W / 25.9931444°N 80.1739361°W / 25.9931444; -80.1739361
Links
Public license information
LMS
Websitewww.estrellatv.com

WVFW-LD, virtual and VHF digital channel 8, is a low-power Estrella TV owned-and-operated television station in Miami, Florida, United States. The station is owned by Estrella Media. It was the network's second affiliate in the market; Estrella TV previously affiliated in Miami with the second subchannel of Sunbeam Television's Fox affiliate, WSVN (channel 7) to provide full-market coverage to South Florida. WSVN-DT2 switched to Light TV on July 14, 2017, temporarily leaving Estrella without much Miami cable coverage.[2] The station allows homes that have trouble receiving WGEN's VHF signal or only a UHF antenna to receive WGEN in some form.

WVFW-LD's signal also served a second purpose, as it provided the signal source for Estrella's national feed carried by pay television providers in markets without an Estrella TV affiliate on terrestrial TV. This was seen in the feed top-of-the-hour station identification sequence, which formerly identified WVFW-LD. Previously, the station was owned by and aired programming from Almavision, and its life dates back to 1983, when it was launched as a Monroe County-owned repeater station of PBS member station WPBT (channel 2) licensed to Marathon.

WVFW-LD's future fate is undetermined in the wake of Liberman's announcement of the purchase of Key West-licensed WGEN-TV (channel 8) on January 8, 2018 (it began to carry Estrella TV on March 1 and also became the national pay television source), though WGEN has guaranteed full carriage in the Miami area.[2] However, it has been retained as its transmitter decently covers Miami and Fort Lauderdale, whereas WGEN has to use several repeaters to cover the inner core of the Miami/Fort Lauderdale metro.

Digital television

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Digital channels

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Channel Video Aspect Short name Programming[3]
8.1 720p 16:9 WGEN-HD Simulcast of WGEN-TV / Estrella TV
8.3 480i SHOP-LC Simulcast of WGEN-DT3 / Shop LC

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WVFW-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ a b Jacobson, Adam (January 5, 2018). "Exclusive: 'Estrella TV' Ready For A Big Miami Return". Radio & Television Business Report. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  3. ^ "WVFW-Ld Miami, Fl".
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