WANA-LD

WANA-LD, virtual and UHF digital channel 16, is a low-powered Azteca América-affiliated television station licensed to Naples, Florida, United States. Locally owned by Sun Broadcasting, it is sister to two other Naples-licensed stations: CW affiliate WXCW (channel 46) and low-powered Univision affiliate WUVF-LD (channel 2). Fort Myers Broadcasting Company, which owns Fort Myers-licensed CBS affiliate WINK-TV (channel 11), operates WANA, WXCW and WUVF under a shared services agreement (SSA). The four stations share studios on Palm Beach Boulevard (SR 80) in northeast Fort Myers; WANA-LD's transmitter is located along Gulf Shore Boulevard north of Naples.

WANA-LD
Naples, Florida
United States
ChannelsDigital: 16 (UHF)
Virtual: 16 (PSIP)
BrandingAzteca Southwest Florida
Programming
AffiliationsAzteca América
Ownership
OwnerSun Broadcasting, Inc.
OperatorFort Myers Broadcasting Company
(via SSA)
WUVF-LD / WLZE-LD, WINK-TV, WXCW
History
First air date
June 23, 1988 (1988-06-23)
Former call signs
  • W58BK (1988–1999)
  • W56DW (1999–2007)
  • W16CJ (2007–2011)
  • WANA-LP (2011–2015)
Call sign meaning
Azteca NAples
(affiliation and city of license)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID67888
ERP15 kW
HAAT72.6 m (238 ft)
Transmitter coordinates26°12′13.3″N 81°48′53.3″W
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Public license information
Profile
LMS

On April 1, 2019, Media Vista Group announced that it was selling its stations, including WANA-LD, to Sun Broadcasting, Inc. for $9.75 million.[1] The sale was completed on July 1.[2]

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