WGEN-TV

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WGEN-TV
WGEN-TV/GenTV
Key West, Florida
Branding GenTV
Channels Analog: 8 (VHF)

Digital: 12 (VHF)
Translators (see article)
Affiliations Spanish independent
Owner Mapale, LLC
(operated by Caracol TV)
First air date May 26, 1996
Former callsigns WWFD (1996-2000)
WWTU (2000-2002)
WVIB (2002-2004)
Former affiliations CBS TeleNoticias
Telemundo Internacional
Network One
Transmitter Power 2.65 kW (analog)
0.21 kW (digital)
Height 54.6 m (analog)
55.9 m (digital)
Facility ID 27387
Transmitter Coordinates 24°33′19.8″N, 81°48′4.5″W
Website www.wgentv.com

WGEN-TV is a Spanish-language television station in Key West, Florida, broadcasting locally on VHF channel 8 as a Spanish-language independent under the GenTV branding. It is the full-power (ie. Must-carry) foundation of a network of low-power stations throughout the Miami, Florida market.

Since December 2005[1], WGEN has been controlled by Colombian broadcaster Caracol TV, which holds a 25% stake in the station's ownership, the maximum allowed by FCC regulations regarding foreign ownership of broadcasting stations. Caracol is GenTV's primary program supplier; programming on WGEN includes Colombian and Brazilian telenovelas, a news program produced in Colombia, and a local version of Desafío 20.06, a reality show similar to Survivor. The current incarnation of the station launched on September 18, 2006[2].

Prior to December 2005, WGEN was, under Sonia Broadcasting (which still holds an interest in the station[1]), co-owned with another Key West station, WDLP-TV channel 22 (now WSBS-TV).

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[edit] Programming

As of April 2008, GenTV's programming includes:

  • Ultima Palabra
  • Noticias GenTV
  • Nadie es Eterno en el Mundo
  • También Caerás
  • La Saga, Negocio de Familia
  • Club 10
  • El Factor Brown
  • Oppenheimer Presenta
  • Sabrosa Pasión
  • Suave Veneno
  • Terra Speranza

GenTV's programming is also well known for:

  • Desafío 20.06
  • ¿Quién Manda a Quién? (a remake of Who's The Boss produced by Caracol TV and SPE)
  • La Ex

[edit] Call sign changes

WGEN-TV has had several call sign changes over the years. This has caused some confusion, both among viewers and writers (though likely not as much as its former sister station, WSBS-TV).

[edit] Repeaters

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Hoag, Christina. "Caracol Buys Stake in WGEN-TV" (Republished), The Miami Herald, Backchannelmedia, 2005-12-20. Retrieved on 2006-10-09. (English) 
  2. ^ Hoag, Christina. "Caracol revamps South Florida station", The Miami Herald, 2006-08-25. Retrieved on 2006-10-09. (English) 

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

WPBT 2 (PBS) - WFOR 4 (CBS) - WTVJ 6 (NBC, WX+ on DT2) - WSVN 7 (Fox) - WPLG 10 (ABC, LATV on DT2) - WLRN 17 (PBS) - WLTV 23 (UNI) - WIMP-CA 25 (HSN) - WBFS 33 (MNTV) - WPXM 35 (ION) - WPMF-LP 38 (Ind) - WSFL 39 (The CW) - WJAN-CA 41 (Ind) - WHFT 45 (TBN) - WFUN-LP 48 (CV) - WSBS-CA 50 (Ind) - WSCV 51 (TEL) - WLMF-LP 53 (SCOLA) - WGEN-LP 55 (Ind) - WEYS-LP 56 (ALMA) - WBEC 63 (Ind/Edu.) - WAMI 69 (TFU)
Digital-only
channels
Local stations
in Key West

Most of these stations either serve Miami proper, or are repeaters of Miami stations.
WGEN 8 (Ind) - WSBS 22 (Ind) - WCAY-LP 34 (tourist) - W38AA 38 / W39AC 39 (CBS) - WGAY-LP 41 (Ind) - W44AC 44 / W58BU 58 (NBC) - W47AC 47 (ABC) - WKIZ-LP 49 (FOX)
Local cable
channels
See also: Broadcast television stations in West Palm Beach and Bahamas
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Spanish-Language Television Stations in the state of Florida

Miami - Fort Lauderdale: WPBT-DT 2.3 (V-me, Miami) - WGEN 8 (Spanish Independent, Key West) - WPLG-DT 10.2 (LATV, Miami) - WSBS 22 (Spanish Independent, Key West) - WLTV 23 (Univision, Miami) - WJAN-CA 41 (Spanish Independent / CNN Español, Miami) - WSCV 51 (Telemundo, Fort Lauderdale) - WEYS-LP 56 (ALMA, Miami) - WAMI 69 (TeleFutura, Hollywood)
Tampa - St. Petersburg: WEDU-DT 3.2 (V-me, Tampa) - WXAX-LP 26 (Azteca América, Tampa) - WTAM-LP 30 (Multimedios, Tampa) - WRMD-CA 49 (Telemundo, Tampa) - WFTT 50 (TeleFutura, Tampa) - WVEA 62 (Univision/LATV, Venice)
Orlando - Daytona Beach - Melbourne: WKMG-DT 6.2 (LATV, Orlando) - W21AU 21 (Azteca América, Orlando) - WMFE-DT 24.2 (V-me, Orlando) - WVEN 26 (Univision, Daytona Beach) - WTMO-CA 31 (Telemundo, Orlando) - WOTF 43 (TeleFutura, Melbourne)
West Palm Beach - Fort Pierce: WWHB-CA 48 (Azteca América, Stuart)
Fort Myers - Naples: WUVF-CA 2/WLZE-LP 51 (Univision, Naples/Ft. Myers) - WEVU-CA 4/WBSP-CA 7 (Univision, Ft. Myers/Naples) - WTPH-LP 14 (Azteca América, Ft. Myers) - WTLE-LP 18 (TeleFutura, Ft. Myers) - WWDT-CA 43 (Telemundo, Naples)
See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, NBC, PBS, Religious, and Other stations in Florida
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