WKCF

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WKCF (WB18) is the WB network affiliate serving the Orlando/Daytona Beach/Melbourne, Florida television market. It is licensed to Clermont, Florida. The station is owned by Emmis Communications. Its transmitter is located in Bithlo, Florida.

WKCF offers a general entertainment format consisting of sitcoms, reality/talk shows, court shows, first run prime time programming from WB, cartoons from Kids' WB, and some movies.

History

WKCF first went on the air in November of 1988. The station originallly broadcast on channel 68. It was owned by Press Broadcasting, which previously owned WMOD channel 43 (now WOTF-TV). Indeed, WKCF's early programming lineup consisted of shows previously shown on WMOD. The station provided a grade A signal to Orlando, and a grade B signal to Daytona Beach and Melbourne, unlike WMOD, which had no signal in Daytona Beach and a weak signal in Orlando.

In 1991, Press Broadcasting approached the Brevard Community College, owner of educational station WBCC channel 18, about a channel swap. Channel 18 had a much stronger signal than channel 68. The college agreed, and the FCC approved the swap. As a result, in 1992, WKCF moved to channel 18 (which was re-classified as a commercial license), and WBCC moved to channel 68 (which was re-classified as an educational license).

WKCF joined the WB network in January 1995 as a charter affiliate. It was sold to Emmis Communications in 1998.

WKCF was the first television station in the Orlando area to air a 10pm newscast. It launched in 1991, and was originally produced by WCPX (now WKMG). Later on, WESH took over the production of the newscast. It was cancelled in September 2002, in response to increased competition from WOFL and WRDQ/WFTV. On the other hand, the station is now home to The Daily Buzz, a nationally syndicated morning program (previously produced at WBDT in Dayton, Ohio).

In January 2006 The WB and UPN announced that they would merge into a new network The CW. On March 1, Emmis officials confirmed that WKCF would affiliate with The CW in the fall once The WB ceases operations in September 2006.[link]

On May 8, 2006 Emmis announced the sale of WKCF to Hearst-Argyle Television for $217.5 million. This will create a duopoly for Hearst-Argyle, as they already own local NBC affiliate WESH. A spokesman for Hearst-Argyle said "Once the sale is complete, WKCF will leave its present studio location and be housed inside the WESH Studios," leading to specultaion that WESH2 could bring back a ten PM newscast on the station. [link] Emmis will keep its 50% share of the syndicated morning show The Daily Buzz, which is produced at WKCF. Emmis will also maintain ownership of the old WKCF building; however, there is no word on whether Daily Buzz will stay there or move with WKCF into the WESH building. [link] The FCC approved the sale on July 7 2006, opening the door for Hearst-Argyle to close on its purchase within the next few weeks. Soon enough, WKCF may take on the responsibility of airing NBC programs when WESH is not able to such as in a news-related emergency.

Logos

Image:WKCFCW18logo.jpg|WKCF's future CW 18 logo, as seen on the station's website

External links

• [WKCF WB 18 Homepage]
• [Query the FCC's TV station database for WKCF]

Broadcast television in the Orlando / Daytona Beach / Melbourne market  [(Nielsen DMA #20)]
WESH 2 (NBC) - WKMG 6 (CBS) - WFTV 9 (ABC) - WTMO 15 (TEL) - WCEU 15 (PBS) - WKCF 18 (The WB/The CW) - W21AU 21 (AZA) - WMFE 24 (PBS) - WVEN 26 (UNI) - WRDQ 27 (Ind) - WRCF 29 (A1) - WOFL 35 (Fox) - WZXZ 36 (MTV2) - WOTF 43 (TFU) - WLCB 45 (Ind) - WOGX 51 (Fox) - WTGL 52 (Ind) - WOPX 56 (i) - WRBW 65 (UPN/MNTV) - WBCC 68 (PBS)
Local digital television channels
WACX 40 (TBN)
[[Template:Gainesville TV|Gainesville]] channels serving Ocala, part of the Orlando market
WUFT 5 (PBS) - WCJB 20 (ABC)
Local cable television channels
Central Florida News 13

The WB Television Network>WB Network Affiliates in the state of Florida Note: Networks in parenthesis indicate affiliations starting September 2006. Also, stations in bold are cable-only stations.
"WBPC" 9 / 46 / 60 / 66 ([[Template:Panama City TV|Panama City]], ND)1 - "WBFL" 10 ([[Template:Gainesville TV|Gainesville]], ND)1 - WCWJ 17 ([[Template:Jacksonville TV|Jacksonville]], The CW) - WKCF 18 ([[Template:Orlando TV|Clermont]], The CW) - WTTA 38 ([[Template:Tampa Bay TV|St. Petersburg]], MNTV) - WBZL 39 ([[Template:Miami TV|Miami]], The CW) - WTCN-CA 43 ([[Template:WPB TV|Palm Beach]], MNTV) - WTVK 46 ([[Template:Ft. Myers TV|Naples]], The CW) - WFXU 57 / WTLF 24 ([[Template:Tallahassee TV|Live Oak / Tallahassee]], ND)1
1The CW and My Network TV affiliations have already been decided in this market.
See also: [[Template:ABC Florida|ABC]], [[Template:CBS Florida|CBS]], [[Template:Fox Florida|Fox]], [[Template:NBC Florida|NBC]], [[Template:PBS Florida|PBS]], [[Template:UPN Florida|UPN]], [[Template:Florida Religous Stations|Religious]], [[Template:Florida Spanish Stations|Spanish]] and [[Template:Other Florida Stations|Other]] stations in the state of Florida

 

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