WSBS-TV

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WSBS-TV
Key West, Florida
Branding	Mega TV
Channels	22 (UHF) analog, 3 (VHF) digital
Translators	WSBS-CA Miami, Florida (50, UHF)
Affiliations	Spanish independent
Owner	Spanish Broadcasting System
Founded	October 2, 1989
Call letters meaning	W Spanish Broadcasting System
Former callsigns	(many, see article)
Former affiliations	CBS TeleNoticias Telemundo Internacional Network One
Transmitter Power	11.2 kW analog, 1 kW digital
Height	62 m analog, 54 m digital
Facility ID	72053
Website	http://www.mega.tv/

WSBS-TV is a Spanish-language television station in Key West, Florida, broadcasting locally on UHF channel 22 as a Spanish-language independent under the Mega TV branding. The station also operates a repeater in Miami, WSBS-CA channel 50.

WSBS is owned by the Spanish Broadcasting System; Mega TV is SBS's only television station, as the company deals primarily in radio. Mega TV officially went on the air on March 1, 2006. Its original slate of programming includes productions aimed to young Hispanic viewers. Mega TV seems to be following the same pattern traced by rivals WSCV, Telemundo 51 and Univision's WLTV nearly 25 years ago: Creating its own television personalities and not stealing anyone from other stations.

Prior to 2005, WSBS (then known as WDLP-TV) was, under Sonia Broadcasting, co-owned with another Key West station, WGEN-TV.

[edit] Programming

As of November 2006, Mega TV's original programming includes:

• Desvelados
• Polos Opuestos con Maria Elvira Salazar
• LaMusica.com
• Paparazzi TV
• Bayly
• Raices y Recuerdos
• Xpediente
• Mis 15
• 22 Minutos
• Mega News
• El Noticero
• Puerta Astral
• El Circulo
• El Vacilon
• Mega Especiales
• Entre Fichas

[edit] Call sign changes

Like the network it was once affiliated with (Telemundo Internacional), WSBS-TV has had numerous name changes over the years. This has caused much confusion, both among viewers and writers. In many places, the station is still referred to as WEYS TeleNoticias, and WDLP Licensing, Inc. remained the licensee for several months after the call change to WSBS-TV. Some of these names have been reused by low-power repeater stations, themselves often subject to similar call sign shuffles (for instance, the WDLP callsign is currently used by a repeater for rival WGEN-TV).

• WSBS-TV (March 1, 2006 – Present)
• WDLP-TV (September 28, 2004 – February 28, 2006)
• WSBS-TV (July 1, 2004 – September 27, 2004)
• WDLP-TV (November 24, 2003 – June 30, 2004)
• WGEN-TV (April 4, 2003 – November 23, 2003)
• WEYS (October 11, 1989 – April 3, 2003)
• WYDH (October 2, 1989 – October 10, 1989)

[edit] External links

• Official website
• SBS website
• LaMusica.com owned by SBS
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WSBS

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Broadcast television in the South Florida (Miami / Fort Lauderdale / Key West) market (Nielsen DMA #16)

Miami-Dade / Fort Lauderdale, Florida stations WPBT 2 (PBS) - WFOR 4 (CBS) - WTVJ 6 (NBC, WX+ on DT2) - WSVN 7 (FOX, AccuWeather Channel on DT2) - WPLG 10 (ABC) - WLRN 17 (PBS) - WLTV 23 (UNI) - WIMP-CA 25 (HSN) - WBFS 33 (MNTV) - WPXM 35 (ION) - WPMF-LP 38 (Ind) - WSFL 39 (The CW, The Tube on DT2) - WJAN-CA 41 (Ind) - WHFT 45 (TBN) - WSBS-CA 50 (Ind) - WFUN-LP 48 (HSN) - WSCV 51 (TEL) - WLMF-LP 53 (SCOLA) - WGEN-LP 55 (Ind) - WEYS-LP 56 (ALMA) - WPPB 63 (Ind/Edu.) - WAMI 69 (TFU)

Local television stations In Key West (These stations either serve Miami proper, or are repeaters of Miami stations.) WGEN 8 (Ind) - WSBS 22 (Ind) - W38AA 38 / W39AC 39 (CBS) - W44AC 44 / W52BB 52 / W58BU 58 (NBC) - W47AC 47 (ABC) - WKIZ-LP 49 (FOX)

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