WFOR-TV explained

Callsign:WFOR-TV
City:Miami, Florida
Logo Upright:1
Logo Alt:The CBS eye in black next to the letters CBS bolded in a sans serif, followed by the word MIAMI thinner in the same sans serif.
Branding:CBS Miami; CBS News Miami
Digital:22 (UHF)
Virtual:4
Owner:CBS News and Stations
Licensee:CBS Television Stations Inc.
Location:Miami–Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Country:United States
Callsign Meaning:"Channel 4"
Sister Stations:WBFS-TV
Erp:1,000 kW
Haat:296.90NaN0
Facility Id:47902
Coordinates:25.9689°N -80.2219°W
Licensing Authority:FCC

WFOR-TV (channel 4), branded CBS Miami, is a television station in Miami, Florida, United States, serving as the market's CBS outlet. It is owned and operated by the network's CBS News and Stations division alongside WBFS-TV (channel 33), an independent station. The two stations share studios on Northwest 18th Terrace in Doral; WFOR-TV's transmitter is located in Andover, Florida.

The history of this station begins with the assignment of channel 6 as the fifth very high frequency (VHF) channel for Miami in 1957. However, unlike the previously available channels, channel 6 would need to broadcast from a site further south because it operated on the same frequency as a full-service station in Orlando. After a multiple-year proceeding, the Federal Communications Commission granted a construction permit to Coral Television for WCIX-TV in 1964. Coral's earlier attempts to build the transmitter on one of the upper Florida Keys failed to materialize, and the station began broadcasting in September 1967 from a tower in Homestead. Even though over-the-air reception proved difficult in much of Broward County, WCIX-TV largely thrived as an independent station, and later the market's first Fox affiliate, under General Cinema Corporation and Taft Broadcasting ownership and featured a nightly 10 p.m. newscast.

Taft's 1987 sale of WCIX and five other stations to the TVX Broadcast Group came at the same time NBC purchased long-standing CBS affiliate WTVJ; after CBS failed to finalize a contract with outgoing NBC affiliate WSVN, the network purchased WCIX from TVX in January 1989, with channel 6 becoming the new CBS station in Miami. Because of the weak signal in Broward, CBS induced an affiliation switch in the West Palm Beach market to a station that offered signal coverage in the northern part of the market. CBS also expanded the news department, though it continued to rate in last place among the English-language stations in the market. In the wake of Hurricane Andrew in 1992, the station lost the use of its Homestead tower for nearly two years and set up a charitable organization, now known as Neighbors 4 Neighbors, to promote volunteer efforts in South Florida.

A complicated transaction between CBS and NBC saw WTVJ and WCIX swap transmitter sites and broadcast licenses in September 1995, with WCIX "moving" to channel 4 and becoming WFOR-TV. CBS's 2000 merger into the first iteration of Viacom added then-UPN affiliate WBFS-TV as a sister station. The local news offered by WFOR-TV generally continued to lag in the ratings after the move to channel 4 but has been more competitive since the late 1990s.

WCIX-TV, channel 6

Channel 6 in Miami

In June 1956, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed adding a fifth very high frequency (VHF) channel to Miami: channel 6, in addition to channels 2 (educational), 4, 7, and 10. The proposal met with some puzzlement among Miami television officials. Channel 6 had been assigned to Orlando and was used by WDBO-TV (later WCPX-TV and now WKMG-TV).[1] [2] A new channel 6 station in Miami would need to locate its transmitter at least 220miles from the Orlando station, which would force the tower to be sited as far south as Homestead and have a height limit to accommodate nearby Homestead Air Force Base.[3]

The addition of channel 6 brought a glimmer of hope to WITV, a flagging ultra high frequency (UHF) station on channel 17 which applied to the FCC in July 1957 and sought to move to channel 6.[4] New applicants also made overtures of interest in the channel in late 1957 and early 1958, including Publix Broadcasting (a group of Miami Beach attorneys; no relation to the supermarket chain);[5] the South Florida Amusement Company, which operated movie theaters;[6] and Coral Television Corporation, whose principal, Leon McAskill, was the president of a company that published a weekly in Miami Beach.[7] The owners of the now-closed WITV, Gerico Investment Co., unsuccessfully appealed in hopes of getting the right to automatically move to channel 6, but in January 1959, an appeals court decided that it must face other potential applicants.[8]

In May 1959, hearings opened among South Florida Amusement, Publix, and Coral.[9] A tentative decision was recommended by a hearing examiner in September 1960 and announced in March 1961, favoring South Florida Amusement on the grounds that it had greater experience in broadcasting.[10] [11] The president of South Florida Amusement, Sherwin Grossman, soon came under closer scrutiny for his actions while running WBUF-TV in Buffalo, New York. WBUF-TV had operated at a loss from 1953 to 1955, shut down, and then was sold to NBC and revived for another three years. Coral alleged that Grossman had ordered program logs from 1955, immediately prior to the NBC takeover, not be made available to anyone; that his Buffalo station had aired a bingo program in contravention of the Code of Practices for Television Broadcasters and never delivered promised prizes; and that WBUF-TV had aired excessive commercials during movies.[12] While the FCC initially did not admit the evidence, the uncovering of new data led the commission to reopen the record in the first week of 1962, with new charges that letters from Buffalo civic leaders supporting the addition of VHF stations there had been forged.[13] Despite the initial nod and after being cleared of allegations of wrongdoing, Grossman was allowed to withdraw from contention in November 1963, paving the way for the other applicant, Coral Television Company, to receive the construction permit on May 1, 1964.[14] [15] The station then took the call sign WCIX-TV on May 21.[16]

Tower siting

Coral had originally proposed to locate its tower on one of the Ragged Keys, due east of Black Point.[17] The Florida Cabinet agreed in December 1964 to lend Coral the land to erect a 1546feet tower, with the company hoping that the site 214.8miles from WDBO-TV would receive an FCC waiver.[18] Nearly immediately, however, a problem arose: an attorney lobbied the state for a delay,[19] and property owners on Key Biscayne and Ragged Key filed objections.[20] The Zoning Appeals Board approved, only for the director of planning and zoning to appeal the decision to the Metro Commission;[21] other local interests, including the Dade County Port Authority, the Izaak Walton League, and the Audubon Society, also opposed.[22] Meanwhile, Coral asked for approval from the Federal Aviation Administration.[23] It also acquired a color production truck, dubbed "Cortez 6", and leased it to clients such as public broadcaster WTHS-TV.

However, the company opted to change its plans and instead build a 1000feet tower near Redlands, Florida, at Coconut Palm and Tennessee roads. This site received federal and Dade County approval in April 1966,[24] [25] though final FCC approval took longer to secure,[26] in part because WLBW-TV charged that there had been a transfer of control and because the FCC had originally assigned it to cover South Miami, not Miami.[27] In March 1967, the station began moving into its first studio facility: a round, midcentury structure at 1111 Brickell Avenue which had previously been built as a law office.[28] This replaced temporary station offices in the Dupont Plaza Hotel which had previously been earmarked for development as permanent quarters.[29]

The early years

WCIX-TV finally signed on the air on September 20, 1967.[30] It was Miami's first independent station and promoted itself as a "Carousel of Color"; local programming included a children's show hosted by the "White Baron", who also drove a white custom car and flew a white biplane over South Florida, and the station's first local 10 p.m. newscast, hosted by newspaper columnist Hy Gardner.[31] In addition, WCIX-TV offered two Spanish-language programs on weekends; by March 1969, it also had a weeknight 11 p.m. newscast in Spanish.[32] [33] The station's financial picture became a question in September 1968. After an appeals court ruling in favor of WLBW-TV on its objection, the FCC set a hearing as to whether there had been an unauthorized transfer of control of Coral.[34] [35] WCIX-TV was not cleared in the transfer of control case until October 1971.[36]

General Cinema Corporation acquired more than $1 million in debentures in Coral Television from American Viscose Corporation at the end of 1968.[37] General Cinema then opted to convert its debentures into majority control of Coral Television in 1972.[38] [39] [40]

The southerly location of the WCIX-TV transmitter meant that many areas north of Fort Lauderdale in Broward County did not receive an acceptable signal. The station made up for this shortfall in its coverage area by signing on translator stations throughout Broward County and in Boca Raton in 1972.[41] [42] [43] Initially broadcasting on channel 61 from the First National Bank building in Fort Lauderdale, channel 64 from atop the Boca Raton Hotel, and channel 69 from the Home Federal building in Hollywood, WCIX added a 1,000-watt translator on channel 33 transmitting from Hallandale in 1974.[44] [45] The channel 33 translator was shut down in early 1984 to allow WBFS-TV to sign on;[46] as a result, WCIX lost significant circulation in Palm Beach County.[47]

WCIX-TV also grew its reach through cable systems in South Florida. As early as 1968, cable systems in Lehigh Acres and Fort Myers Beach on the west coast fed the station to their subscribers;[48] it was added to the system in West Palm Beach on a part-time basis in March 1975[49] and to systems in southern and central Brevard County that September.[50] In West Palm Beach and Brevard County, it shared time with WKID (channel 51). As this happened, the station grew its audience share in the Miami area of dominant influence. In May 1975, it captured the tenth-highest audience share of any independent station in the United States.[51] By May 1979, Star Trek reruns on WCIX-TV at 6 p.m. successfully tied WCKT's hour-long local newscast in the ratings.[52] WCIX-TV added an all-night movie showcase hosted by veteran radio host Big Wilson in June 1979;[53] Night Owl Movies became a fixture at the station for the next five years, highlighted by Wilson's live piano performances, ad-libbing and commercial pitches.[54] [55] Chuck Zink, a longtime children's show host at WTVJ, also joined WCIX-TV in 1982 to host an afternoon movie and interstitials during The Mike Douglas Show.[56]

Taft Broadcasting ownership

While General Cinema had first explored selling WCIX-TV in 1974, it retained the station for another eight years. Even though it was General Cinema's only television property, channel 6's profits more than offset the three money-losing radio stations it owned.[57] General Cinema traded WCIX-TV to Cincinnati-based Taft Broadcasting in early 1983 in exchange for WGR-TV (now WGRZ) in Buffalo and $70 million.[58] [59] [60]

Under Taft, WCIX (the station officially dropped the "-TV" suffix from its call sign in 1984[61]) had to contend with an increasingly crowded independent station marketplace in South Florida. Even though WKID served primarily as a carrier for ON TV subscription programming, two new stations began broadcasting general-entertainment formats. First on air was WDZL (channel 39) in October 1982,[62] followed by Milton Grant-owned WBFS-TV (channel 33) in December 1984.[63] Taft struck back with more aggressive program purchases. In 1983, for the first time in station history, WCIX carried Miami Dolphins preseason games;[64] the relationship continues to this day, making it the longest-tenured preseason TV rights partner in the NFL.[65] However, by March 1986, WBFS had tied WCIX as the top independent station in South Florida.[66]

Taft also began the process of moving WCIX out of 1111 Brickell. The building sat on some of Miami's most desirable real estate and had not been explicitly designed for television use.[67] However, the station's first attempt to locate in West Dade was rebuffed because of its proximity to a nearby elementary school, and county officials also rejected a proposal to add height to the tower as a possible safety risk.[68] A studio site at NW 18th Terrace was selected, and WCIX moved to the West Dade facility in September 1985;[69] the 1111 Brickell building was then demolished in July 1988.[70] WCIX also upgraded its transmissions, becoming South Florida's first commercial TV station to broadcast in stereo in June 1985[71] and one of the first in the United States to offer Spanish-language audio for selected programs (including newscasts) later that year.[72]

On October 9, 1986, WCIX became a charter affiliate of the newly launched Fox Broadcasting Company, whose initial offerings were the talk show The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers and later weekend prime time programming; it was one of a handful of VHF stations to affiliate with the network upon its launch.[73]

Acquisition by CBS

See also: 1989 South Florida television affiliation switch. At the same time WCIX joined Fox, the station became part of a multi-year dispute between NBC, CBS, and Sunbeam Television. Wometco Enterprises, parent of CBS affiliate WTVJ, was taken private in a 1983 leveraged buyout by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR),[74] [75] which also purchased Storer Communications in 1985.[76] The FCC approved the Storer buyout on the condition KKR divest either the cable systems held by both Wometco and Storer or WTVJ and WAGA-TV within 18 months.[77] KKR opted to sell WTVJ, along with Storer's television stations, to Lorimar-Telepictures in May 1986 in a $1.85 billion deal,[78] with WTVJ alone selling for $405 million.[79] By October, KKR amended the deal to exclude WTVJ;[80] several days later, The Miami Herald reported that CBS had inquired with Taft about purchasing WCIX for as much as $125 million, prompting Lorimar to rescind their interest in WTVJ.[81] While CBS's valuation of WCIX was a fraction of WTVJ's asking price, the talks with Taft ended when network chairman Laurence Tisch expressed worry over the CBS Evening News rating badly enough on WCIX that the newscast's slumping national ratings[82] would be affected further.[83] WTVJ general manager Alan Perris later claimed that Tisch objected to Lorimar—who produced Dallas, Knots Landing, and Falcon Crest for the network[84] —wanting to purchase a significant portion of the affiliate base and threatened to disaffiliate all of the CBS stations in the deal.[85]

CBS's offer to buy WTVJ for $170 million was deemed unacceptable to KKR, which valued the station between $250 million and $300 million; the network claimed much of the station's profits came from frequently preempting network programming.[86] KKR then offered WTVJ to both Capital Cities/ABC Inc. and NBC parent company General Electric under the belief a competing network would not have their bids affected by a CBS disaffiliation threat, internally referred to as "that Channel 6 card". ABC declined the offer, but rumblings of interest in the station by NBC quickly emerged; negotiations were purposefully kept hidden over the next few weeks in an effort to prevent Laurence Tisch from knowing anything in advance. KKR agreed to sell WTVJ to General Electric Property Management Co. (a holding company for NBC)[87] on January 16, 1987, for $270 million, a markdown of $135 million from Lorimar's prior purchase agreement.[88] For the first time in the history of North American television, a broadcast network directly purchased an affiliate of a competing network.[89] [90]

Taft Broadcasting, which was undergoing a corporate restructuring, sold WCIX and five other independent stations to the TVX Broadcast Group for a combined $240 million in November 1986.[91] [92] This agreement contained a clause that allowed CBS to make an offer on WCIX-TV within 10 days of the sale being announced, per a report in Electronic Media.[93] Despite renewed talks with CBS to the outgoing ownership,[94] when the deal was finalized on March 30, 1987, TVX president Tim McDonald told The Miami News that WCIX was not only not for sale but that TVX was committed to investing into the station, effectively forcing CBS into negotiating with existing NBC affiliate WSVN by default.[95] Complicating matters was WSVN's existing affiliation contract with NBC that ran through the end of 1988 and which NBC pledged to honor even after the WTVJ purchase was completed. By contrast, WTVJ's CBS contract was set to expire in April 1988[96] but would be extended on a two-week basis for the remainder of the year.[97] Ed Ansin, president of WSVN owner Sunbeam Television, contested NBC's purchase of WTVJ up to the point it was approved by the FCC on September 1987.[98] [99]

Conventional wisdom assumed CBS would affiliate with WSVN,[100] but an impasse developed around Ansin's demand that a CBS contract be effective on January 1, 1989, when WSVN's NBC contract was to end.[101] Sports broadcasts were the reason for Ansin's unwavering date: NBC was to carry the 1988 Summer Olympics, the 1988 World Series,[102] and a majority of Miami Dolphins football games thanks to the network's NFL-AFC broadcast rights.[103] Tony Malara, president of CBS's affiliate relations division, insisted CBS was deeply distressed at having to remain on a station controlled by NBC; WSVN general manager Bob Leider countered that CBS never mentioned such distress during the negotiations, and Ansin claimed CBS had agreed to his timeframe, which Malara denied.[104] Ansin made arrangements to fly to New York City on April 26 to sign a CBS contract at Black Rock when Malara called off the meeting, citing that they were reaching out to other parties regarding a purchase or affiliation. Malara said to Ansin the trip was pointless if he would not waver off the January 1 date and later told the Herald, "at that point, we'd lost our appetite" for Ansin.

Meanwhile, TVX's Taft purchase gave it stations in markets far larger than those where it had traditionally operated. TVX's bankers, Salomon Brothers, provided the financing for the acquisition and in return held more than 60 percent of the company.[105] The company was to pay Salomon Brothers $200 million on January 1, 1988, and missed the first payment deadline, having been unable to lure investors to its junk bonds even before Black Monday.[106] TVX began to sell many of its smaller-market stations,[107] and CBS expressed further interest in the station. To resolve the problem that had discouraged CBS in its first look at WCIX-TV, the network began analyzing executing a second affiliation switch in the West Palm Beach market to ensure continued coverage in Broward. WTVX, the CBS affiliate there, was a UHF outlet based in Fort Pierce and had only become a full-market station in 1980; the network eyed moving to one of the two VHF stations, WPEC and WPTV.[108] Rumors were already swirling in the market when a story in Electronic Media noted that CBS and Salomon Brothers were talking.[109] In Miami and West Palm Beach, chatter about an impending two-market affiliation switch grew.[110] Howard Stringer, the new CBS station group president, told the News on August 5 that he expected a resolution "very soon... probably by next week", while Ed Ansin admitted to not being in contact with anyone from CBS since April.[111]

On August 8, 1988, CBS announced it would spend $59 million to buy WCIX.[112] The network also announced that it would move from WTVX to WPEC in the West Palm Beach market at the same time that it moved from WTVJ to WCIX in the Miami market.[113] [114] [115] Even with the WPEC arrangement, both WTVJ and WSVN sent literature to advertising clients mocking WCIX's broadcast signal,[116] with WSVN's packet stating "WCIX does not deliver".[117] WCIX began carrying CBS programs displaced by WTVJ during the interregnum, including The Price Is Right,[118] [119] Card Sharks and CBS News Nightwatch in October,[120] and Sunday Morning (which WPLG had carried) and Face the Nation in December.[121] WSVN agreed to assume the Fox affiliation, aided partially by the cancellation of The Late Show, but was promoting itself as a news-intensive independent.[122] [123] While the affiliation switches officially took effect at 3 a.m. on January 1, 1989,[124] WCIX carried CBS's Happy New Year, America directly after their final night of Fox programming.[125] CBS's purchase of WCIX took effect on January 3; while this partially prevented the network from mounting an on-air promotional effort, the station did engage in an outdoor billboard campaign, with one billboard for Murder, She Wrote featuring a dagger piercing a numeral "4".[126]

As a CBS O&O

Despite a significant technical overhaul and upgraded programming, WCIX struggled as a CBS station due to its weak signal in Fort Lauderdale. CBS continued to operate a local telephone number for any home reception issues into the summer of 1989, employed a director of cable and viewer relations for WCIX, and offered installation of dual-pointed antennas for $90 through a marketing tie-in with Sears. In 1989, CBS leased a new low-power TV station, W27AQ, which broadcast on channel 27 from a transmitter in Pompano Beach.[127] [128] A transmitter at Coral Springs, W55BO, was launched in 1993;[129] the former channel 69 transmitter license was reactivated on channel 58 as W58BU in 1994.[130]

However, immediate appraisals of WCIX's performance under CBS were quite poor. Ratings for the CBS Evening News fell by more than half in the first two months.[131] In July, Stringer—who had overseen the August 1988 purchase of the station—told the media that CBS owning WCIX was "a disaster" and noted that with its signal troubles, "We can never be better than third."[132] Station and network management were forced to control the fallout from the remark, which made the front page of Variety; Stringer apologized, and Tisch issued a memorandum noting that the network was "well aware" of the situation it was facing but fervently believed that CBS's resources could make WCIX successful.[133] Ad agencies noted that WSVN continued to behave like a network affiliate and WCIX like an independent in the ratings and that they allocated their advertising budgets accordingly.[134]

WCIX's transmission tower collapsed on August 24, 1992, as a result of destructive winds caused by Hurricane Andrew, forcing channel 6 off the air. Within hours, the station resumed broadcasts via the channel 27 translator at Pompano Beach.[135] WDZL began carrying WCIX's newscasts the next day.[136] Within several days, WCIX was back on the air using an emergency transmitter on a borrowed tower near the Dade–Broward line; as a result of being further north, the facility had to operate at reduced power.[137] While this incidentally improved reception in Broward, the FCC would not permit a permanent relocation of channel 6 to this site because of short-spacing to Orlando, forcing CBS to begin planning to rebuild at Homestead even though some homeowners there feared the tower could fall on homes in another storm.[138] The Homestead tower was rebuilt and reactivated in June 1994;[139] [140] the new mast cost $5 million and was designed to handle winds of, greater than Andrew's maximum velocity.[141]

In the wake of the devastation caused by Andrew, WCIX's staff helped create Neighbors Helping Neighbors, a grassroots charitable organization which aimed to help people rebuild.[142] The organization lives on as Neighbors 4 Neighbors, which is still supported by the station; the National Association of Broadcasters honored WFOR-TV in 1999 with its first Service to America Award for its "exemplary" community outreach.[143] In 2017, Neighbors 4 Neighbors furnished more than $800,000 in goods and services to South Florida organizations.[144]

WFOR-TV, channel 4

Move to channel 4

See main article: 1994–1996 United States broadcast television realignment. Fox's announcement that it would affiliate with twelve TV stations owned by New World Communications in May 1994[145] touched off two and a half years of affiliation switches in markets across the United States, much like the one that had affected the Miami and West Palm Beach markets in 1989. After Scripps-Howard Broadcasting and ABC executed a group affiliation agreement in June (also renewing two key affiliations in Detroit and Cleveland and acquiring the ABC rights in Phoenix and Tampa), one of the newly affected markets was Baltimore. There, the outgoing ABC affiliate was Westinghouse Broadcasting (Group W)'s WJZ-TV.[146] Group W then signed a 10-year affiliation agreement and joint venture partnership with CBS announced on July 14. That deal saw three Group W stations—WJZ-TV, WBZ-TV in Boston, and KYW-TV in Philadelphia—becoming CBS affiliates.[147]

The Group W–CBS deal created a new problem in Philadelphia. KYW-TV was NBC's affiliate there, while CBS owned WCAU-TV. Immediately, Fox and NBC began angling for the station.[148] Fox pulled out of the bidding in September after signing an agreement to buy its affiliate there, WTXF.[149] At that time, speculation began about a trade between CBS and NBC, where NBC would receive WCAU-TV in exchange for NBC-owned stations elsewhere in the United States. By early September, Mediaweek was reporting the outlines of what NBC would give CBS in return: KCNC-TV in Denver; KUTV in Salt Lake City, which that network was in the process of acquiring; and WTVJ on channel 4, which—unlike channel 6—was unencumbered by transmitter siting difficulties.[150]

The deal was announced on November 21, 1994, and involved a trade of FCC licenses, transmitter facilities, and channel numbers. As part of the deal, WCIX would be transferred to the CBS–Group W joint venture and change its call sign to WFOR-TV.[151] [152] [153] The move was an upgrade for CBS and a downgrade for NBC, as channel 6 alone did not adequately reach 15 to 25 percent of the market. Additionally, WCIX had a reputation of being one of the lowest-rated CBS affiliates for large events, such as the Super Bowl and television miniseries. The channel 6 problem, which had been CBS's since 1989, would soon become NBC's issue, while CBS was returning to channel 4: WCIX general manager Allen Shaklan said, "[e]xcept for the past six years, channel 4 has always been the home of CBS ... I guess you can go home again.[154] [155]

The switch was intended to be executed in early July, but delays in obtaining FCC approval pushed it back;[156] the commission granted the transfers in August, setting up the switch for 1 a.m. on September 10, 1995.[157] The deal also included the Broward County translators that repeated channel 6.[158] [159] CBS reacquired full control of WFOR-TV after Group W's parent, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, merged with CBS at the end of 1995.[160] In the immediate aftermath, NBC's ratings fell on the weaker channel 6, but CBS ratings did not improve.[161]

Forming a duopoly

Allen Shaklan, general manager of WFOR-TV at the time of the channel switch, was replaced by Steve Mauldin in 1998. Building off a personal relationship with Roger King of King World Productions, Mauldin made a key syndicated programming acquisition: the popular The Oprah Winfrey Show, which helped boost the ratings for channel 4's early evening newscasts.[162] In November 1999, WFOR-TV had the highest total-day ratings in the market, a station first.[163] By 2001, Broadcasting & Cable had described the station as a "bright spot" in a CBS owned-and-operated station group that mostly suffered from low ratings.

In 2000, Viacom bought CBS. This brought Viacom's Miami station, WBFS-TV, and WTVX in the West Palm Beach market (both affiliates of UPN) under the same corporate umbrella; WBFS-TV moved into WFOR-TV's Doral studios, and in 2001, all three stations were placed under general manager Mauldin.[164] [165] However, WFOR-TV's share of Miami market revenues stagnated at around 14 percent from 2001 to 2006 under Mauldin and his successor, Brian Kennedy.[166]

From 2020 to 2022, WFOR shared the over-the-air broadcast rights to Major League Soccer's Inter Miami CF with WBFS-TV.[167]

CBS named Darryll Green general manager of WFOR–WBFS in 2021; Green is the first African American general manager of a TV station in the market.

News operation

As an independent station

A 10 p.m. newscast debuted with WCIX-TV in 1967, but Coral lacked the financial resources to do much in the area of news.[168] However, General Cinema bolstered the operation and relaunched it in 1973 under the name Eyewitness News, with a seven-night-a-week 10 p.m. report.[169] WTVJ weekend anchorman Prescott Robinson joined the news team on channel 6, and the station also became the first customer of Television News Inc., a newsfilm service marketed to independent stations.[170] A news set was built in what had been a conference room at the 1111 Brickell facility; the large wooden conference table, a holdover from when the building was a law office, was so heavy that the news set was built over the tabletop.[171]

WCIX-TV's newscast remained half an hour until it became an hourlong program in June 1978; Robinson departed and was replaced by Larry Klaas, while the previously dropped weekend newscasts were reinstated.[172] [173] However, the program still suffered from a comparatively low budget and fewer resources than the network-affiliated stations' news offerings.[174] Klaas was replaced by Barbara Sloan, who had been anchoring on WFBC-TV in Greenville, South Carolina, and was spotted by news director Dick Descutner on someone else's audition tape.[175] By that time, the WCIX-TV news hour consisted of a half-hour local newscast and the syndicated Independent Network News.[176]

Shortly after taking over, Taft announced its own plans to revamp the news operation, replacing the director.[177] Local weekend news was restored again in 1984 with former WPLG reporter Gail Anderson as anchor, and Independent Network News was dropped, leaving just the local half-hour newscast.[178] In 1988, the station signed Ralph Renick—the longtime news director and anchor at WTVJ who had left the station after 1985 to make a short-lived run for Governor of Florida—to contribute nightly commentaries to its newscasts,[179] in addition to hosting a weekly panel discussion show.[180] [181]

Action News

On January 1, 1989, WCIX-TV switched from airing a 10 p.m. newscast to 6 and 11 p.m. broadcasts, with Renick's editorials flanking the 6 p.m. newscast as a lead-in for the CBS Evening News.[182] However, because CBS did not take over the station until January 3, 1989, it was unable to make immediate sweeping changes to the news operation,[183] which had a staff of 35, half the personnel of the other Miami-market stations.[184] CBS hired additional talent from elsewhere, including Giselle Fernández from Chicago, J.D. Roberts from Toronto,[185] and Dan Coughlin from Cleveland.[186] Veteran WTVJ reporter Al Sunshine joined WCIX as an investigative reporter, a position he held for the next 25 years.[187] Rebranded as Action News in May 1989, WCIX debuted a 6:30 p.m. newscast in July; this moved the CBS Evening News to 7 p.m. and restored a network evening newscast to that time slot in the market (WSVN had aired the NBC Nightly News at 7 when it was an NBC affiliate).[188] [189] The new program was hosted by Sloan and Fernández.[190]

Veteran anchor John Hambrick, who succeeded Renick at WTVJ, joined WCIX at the end of 1989, beginning a -year stint at the station.[191] [192] Coughlin and Roberts both left WCIX in 1990: Coughlin joined SportsChannel Ohio as a Cleveland Indians play-by-play announcer,[193] while Roberts moved back to Toronto for a role at CTV News.[194] Renick also retired in September 1990[195] for what was later revealed to be a terminal cancer diagnosis.[196] Meteorologist Bob Soper, fired from WSVN in March 1992 for having an on-air style that did not align with their tabloid format,[197] [198] joined WCIX by that September as co-host of a nightly program tied to the Neighbors Helping Neighbors initiative along with some forecasting duties;[199] Soper remained with the station until his retirement in 2005.[200]

In the station's final two years as WCIX, a highly touted approach to news coverage garnered national attention and was copied in other markets but failed to attract ratings. In May 1994, the station announced that it would change its 4 and 6 p.m. newscasts to a "family sensitive" format with no violent footage and reduce the prevalence of crime news in all of its newscasts. While it was not the first station to feature such a format (notably among them, CBS-owned WCCO-TV in Minneapolis–Saint Paul),[201] the move came during the May ratings period and was promoted with a full-page newspaper ad.[202] Critics called into question the sincerity of the change given that in between the two "family sensitive" newscasts was the comparatively racy syndicated talk show Geraldo.[203] That ratings period saw a 24 percent year-over-year decline for viewership of channel 6's 6 p.m. newscast.[204] While some other stations adopted the format around the United States,[205] WCIX was not the only station to experience ratings declines.[206] News director Sue Kawalerski, who implemented the idea, unexpectedly left in June 1995,[207] [208] and the format was dropped alongside the move to channel 4 that September.[209]

WFOR-TV

The station's newscasts were rebranded News 4 South Florida upon moving from channel 6 to channel 4. More changes followed in the months after the channel change; Sloan departed, while the station added 21 new positions in the news department.[210] One of those new hires came directly from WTVJ: Bryan Norcross was hired as chief meteorologist in February 1996, in addition to an on-air contributor role for CBS News during the Atlantic hurricane season; Norcross also co-anchored a new 5:30 p.m. newscast.[211] An hour-long morning newscast also debuted in February 1996, making channel 4 the last English-language station in town to compete in mornings.[212] The station also received a news helicopter, "Chopper 4"; its zoom camera, one of only a handful in the United States, provided unique images of the recovery of the black box of ValuJet Flight 592 from the Florida Everglades in May 1996, and it was also used in police rescue efforts.[213] [214]

Steve Mauldin's arrival in late 1998 heralded major changes at WFOR-TV. Six weeks after he started, a fire erupted at the under-construction American Airlines Arena in Miami. He found himself frustrated with the station's coverage of the event. In 2001, he told Broadcasting & Cable, "I sat here in my office with about six TVs"; other stations arrived on the scene first, including one from West Palm Beach. The station was last in the ratings at 5 p.m. and second to last at 6 and 11.[215] As part of an overhaul that included a new news director (formerly of WSVN) and a new main anchor team, the station got a new look with more tropical colors—Mauldin derided the last look as one that could have been used in Dayton, Ohio—and newscast music with a salsa beat. The station kept up high ratings for some time; in February 2003, it led in total households for its 11 p.m. newscast for the first time ever, even despite a change in anchor from Steve Wolford to Eliott Rodriguez.[216] Rodriguez was then moved to the noon and 5:30 p.m. newscasts to make way for the pairing of Maggie Rodriguez and Robb Hanrahan, the latter returning to the market after seven years.[217] [218] Norcross left WFOR in 2008 to devote time to an emergency communications business he established with former National Hurricane Center director Max Mayfield.[219]

In 2010, WFOR-TV began broadcasting its local newscasts in high definition as part of an overhaul of the station's on-air news presentation, including a new logo.[220] WFOR's newscasts were expanded in 2017 with a new 4:30 a.m. morning half-hour and a newscast at 7 p.m.; both additions occurred alongside the arrival of Hurricane Irma.[221] [222] The station was a recipient of an Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award in 2019 for an hour-long documentary, "The Everglades: Where Politics, Money and Race Collide".[223]

WFOR-TV launched a streaming news service, CBS News Miami (a localized version of the national CBS News streaming service) on January 24, 2022, as part of a rollout of similar services across the CBS-owned stations.[224] The service was originally announced as CBSN Miami,[225] but its launch coincided with the rebranding of the CBSN services under the CBS News name. By February 2023, WFOR rebranded as CBS Miami in conjunction with the CBS News Miami service. WFOR continues to be a solid performer in a close market; in February 2022, it led all English-language TV stations in 11 p.m. news ratings (though far behind WLTV and WSCV).[226] Kim Voet took over as president and general manager of all CBS television operations in Miami in July 2023.[227]

Notable on-air staff

Current staff

Former staff

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Channel! scope = "col"
Res.AspectShort nameProgramming
4.1WFOR-TV Main WFOR-TV programming / CBS
4.2WFORTV2 Start TV
4.3WFORTV3 Dabl
4.4WFORTV4 Fave TV
4.5WFORTV5 Catchy Comedy

Analog-to-digital conversion

WFOR-TV signed on its digital signal on May 1, 2001.[241] The station ended programming on its analog signal, on VHF channel 4, on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate.[242] The station's digital signal continued to broadcast on its pre-transition UHF channel 22, using virtual channel 4.[243]

Notes and References

  1. News: Confused? Here's What Is Planned For TV In Miami. June 27, 1956. 4A. Haines. Colbert. The Miami Daily News. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327023903/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121659147/confused-heres-what-is-planned-for-tv/. live.
  2. News: 5th VHF Channel For City? TV Men Puzzled By FCC Proposal. June 27, 1956. 1-A, 2-A. Jack E.. Anderson. The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327032248/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121659181/5th-vhf-channel-for-city-tv-men/. live.
  3. News: Channel 6 TV Outlet Indicated. March 20, 1957. 1-A. The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327023853/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121659238/channel-6-tv-outlet-indicated/. live.
  4. News: Channel 6 Shift Asked. July 31, 1957. 1-A. Associated Press. The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327023859/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121659261/channel-6-shift-asked/. live.
  5. News: Beach Pair Applies For Channel 6. September 1, 1957. 2A. Miami Sunday News. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327023906/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121659285/bech-pair-applies-for-channel-6/. live.
  6. News: 3rd Firm Seeks Channel 6 TV. September 26, 1957. 1-B. The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327023857/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121659302/3rd-firm-seeks-channel-6-tv/. live.
  7. News: Miamians Seek TV Channel 6. April 24, 1958. 6A. The Miami News. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327023906/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121659364/miamians-seek-tv-channel-6/. live.
  8. News: Channel 6 Now Open For Bidding. January 30, 1959. 2-A. The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327023855/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121659420/channel-6-now-open-for-bidding/. live.
  9. News: Channel 6 Hearing Set. May 11, 1959. 4-A. The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327023906/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121659442/channel-6-hearing-set/. live.
  10. News: South Florida, Inc., Gets Channel 6 'Nod' . September 13, 1960 . 1-A . The Miami Herald . Miami, Florida . Newspapers.com . September 17, 2022 . September 19, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220919045831/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109692836/south-florida-inc-gets-channel-6/ . live.
  11. News: Channel 6 Authorized For Miami. March 16, 1961. 1-A. Associated Press. The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327023901/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121659615/channel-6-authorized-for-miami/. live.
  12. News: Deception charged in Miami ch. 6 case . Broadcasting . 114, 116 . World Radio History. . May 8, 1961 . September 17, 2022 . November 8, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211108151446/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1961/1961-05-08-BC.pdf . live.
  13. News: FCC finds new data, reopens Florida case. Broadcasting . January 8, 1962 . 54 . . September 17, 2022 . November 8, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211108151331/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1962/1962-01-08-BC.pdf . live.
  14. News: Now He Can Bow Out: Grossman Cleared In Ch. 6 Probe . November 2, 1963 . 7-C . Jack . Anderson . The Miami Herald . Miami, Florida . Newspapers.com . September 17, 2022 . September 19, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220919045830/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109692911/now-he-can-bow-out-grossman-cleared-in/ . live.
  15. News: Channel 6 Awarded to Publisher. May 2, 1964. 1-A. The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327032126/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121659630/channel-6-awarded-to-publisher/. live.
  16. News: Ch. 6 Picks WCIX-TV. May 22, 1964. 14-C. The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327032126/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121659761/ch-6-picks-wcix-tv/. live.
  17. News: FCC Gives Coral TV Grant for Channel 6. June 6, 1962. 2-A. Lee. Winfrey. The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327032126/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121659717/fcc-gives-coral-tv-grant-for-channel-6/. live.
  18. News: 1,546-Foot Tower Planned: Cabinet Agrees to Rent Land Strip to Channel 6. December 9, 1964. 1-A. Jack E.. Anderson. The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327032129/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121659810/1546-foot-tower-planned-cabinet/. live.
  19. News: Delay Asked on Lease: Channel 6 Tower Hits First Snag. December 12, 1964. 3-B. The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327032130/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121659837/delay-asked-on-lease-channel-6-tower/. live.
  20. News: Channel 6 Finds A Site—And Troubles, Too. December 18, 1964. 10A. Agnes. Ash. The Miami News. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327032125/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121659848/channel-6-finds-a-siteand-troubles/. live.
  21. News: Channel 6 Tower Bid Runs Into Roadblock. January 29, 1965. 9-D. The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327032134/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121659872/channel-6-tower-bid-runs-into-roadblock/. live.
  22. News: Antenna In Bay Runs Into Protests. March 19, 1965. B1. Paul. Einstein. The Miami News. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327032132/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121659906/antenna-in-bay-runs-into-protests/. live.
  23. News: That High TV Tower Now Up to the FAA. February 12, 1965. 13-B. Jack E.. Anderson. The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327032127/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121659895/that-high-tv-tower-now-up-to-the-faa/. live.
  24. News: 'Stop Thief,' Woman Yells: Trooper's Shopping Trip Turns Into a Foot Chase. April 14, 1966. 11-C. The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327032122/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121659997/stop-thief-woman-yells-troopers/. live.
  25. News: WCIX Is Jubilant Over Its Progress. April 15, 1966. 14-C. Jack E.. Anderson. The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327032137/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121660018/wcix-is-jubilant-over-its-progress/. live.
  26. News: Channel 6 Awaits Tower Go-Ahead. July 29, 1966. 2-B. Bill. Bloss. The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327032136/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121660084/channel-6-awaits-tower-go-ahead/. live.
  27. News: WCIX-TV rebuts its move-in opposition. Broadcasting. May 16, 1966. 67–68. . March 27, 2023. January 31, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230131024042/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1966/1966-05-16-BC.pdf. live.
  28. News: Brickell's Circular Building Is New Home for Channel 6. March 24, 1967. 8-B. Jack E.. Anderson. The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327032131/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121660104/brickells-circular-building-is-new/. live.
  29. News: At Channel 6, What's Like Progress Is Nice. May 28, 1966. 7-C. Fran. Swaebly. The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 30, 2023.
  30. News: Channel 6 Takes to Air In Bumpy First Flight. September 21, 1967. 1-D. Jon. Nordheimer. The Miami Herald. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023.
  31. News: Channel 6 Is Poised For Debut. September 17, 1967. TV Preview 3. Jack E.. Anderson. The Miami Herald. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327032128/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121660182/channel-6-is-poised-for-debut/. live.
  32. News: Ratings High, $$ Low, WCKT Drops '7' Circus'. January 4, 1968. 4-B. Herb. Kelly. The Miami News. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023.
  33. News: 'Horse' Castro Takes Riding In Joke Book. March 24, 1969. 28-A. Frank. Soler. The Miami Herald. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327042224/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121727135/horse-castro-takes-riding-in-joke-book/. live.
  34. News: Channel 6 Hearing Set By FCC. September 20, 1968. 10-D. Associated Press. The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327042223/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121660256/channel-6-hearing-set-by-fcc/. live.
  35. News: When Radio, TV Stations Fight Action on Tube Is Child's Play. October 12, 1968. 26-A. Jack E.. Anderson. The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327042226/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121660294/when-radio-tv-stations-fight-action-on/. live.
  36. News: Eden Roc lineup will be different. October 9, 1971. 6-A. Ken. Heinrich. The Miami News. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327042225/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121660341/eden-roc-lineup-will-be-different/. live.
  37. News: Coral Television Sells Debentures. January 1, 1969. 8-D. The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327042235/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121660325/coral-television-sells-debentures/. live.
  38. News: Big Theater Conglomerate Seeks Control of Channel 6. March 10, 1972. 11-F. Jack E.. Anderson. The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327042228/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121660356/big-theater-conglomerate-seeks-control/. live.
  39. News: Control of Channel 6 transferred. September 21, 1972. 1-P. The Miami News. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327042229/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121660380/control-of-channel-6-transferred/. live.
  40. News: Rex Howell reassumes control at KREX; Miami transfer OK'd. . Broadcasting. August 14, 1972. 10. March 27, 2023. September 20, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200920134129/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1972/1972-08-14-BC.pdf. live.
  41. News: 'Mini-Transmitters' Will Help Improve Channel 6's Picture. Jack E.. Anderson. The Miami Herald. Newspapers.com. 8-C. April 1, 1972. March 30, 2020.
  42. News: Channel Six Moves North. March 15, 1972. 10D. Fort Lauderdale News. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327042232/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121727362/channel-six-moves-north/. live.
  43. News: WCIX to begin beaming here. March 15, 1973. 11A. Pete. Pepinski. Boca Raton News. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327042230/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121727387/wcix-to-begin-beaming-here/. live.
  44. News: Independent Station Is For Sale: $8 Million Price Tag on Ch. 6. August 7, 1974. 6-D. The Miami Herald. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023.
  45. News: Pursuant to the provisions.... March 25, 1977. March 30, 2020. 18-C. Miami Herald.
  46. News: Station asks NMB signal of support for tower. March 30, 2020. February 12, 1984. The Miami Herald. Evelyn. Hernandez. Neighbors (North Miami Beach) 7.
  47. News: S. Florida Getting New 'Super Station'. March 30, 2020. December 4, 1984. C9. The Palm Beach Post. Bob. Michals.
  48. News: Survey Is Reported On Community TV. August 11, 1968. 6-C. News-Press. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327042224/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121727584/survey-is-reported-on-community-tv/. live.
  49. News: WPB Cable Starts Channel 6. March 19, 1975. C3. The Palm Beach Post. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327042229/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121727637/wpb-cable-starts-channel-6/. live.
  50. News: Employes Get Mental Health Aid. September 5, 1975. 12C. Tom. Mayers. Florida Today. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327042225/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121727690/employes-gets-mental-health-aid/. live.
  51. News: 45. Top Independent TV Stations. July 9, 1975. Variety. .
  52. News: Woods . Sherry . July 13, 1979 . Fatal ratings: Numbers sank Skipper Chuck, then it was Gene Strul's turn . 10A . The Miami News . Miami, Florida . February 21, 2022 . Newspapers.com . February 21, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220221230008/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95885413/fatal-ratings-numbers-sank-skipper/ . live .
  53. News: Hooker . Joanne . September 20, 1980 . Big Wilson: Miami's night owl . 4–5 . The Miami News TV & Radio . Miami, Florida . March 28, 2023 . Newspapers.com . March 28, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230328002233/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121780780/big-wilson-miamis-night-owl/ . live .
  54. News: Maeder . Jay . September 14, 1984 . The Big Story: It's another big big move for Big Wilson, but he's still king of the late-night show and sell. . 1B, 3B . The Miami Herald . Miami, Florida . March 28, 2023 . Newspapers.com . March 28, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230328002234/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121781082/the-big-story/ . live .
  55. News: Earley . Sandra . August 29, 1984 . Big Wilson leaves Ch. 6 for Ch. 39 . 8B . The Miami Herald . Miami, Florida . March 28, 2023 . Newspapers.com . March 28, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230328002232/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121781324/big-wilson-leaves-ch-6-for-ch-39/ . live .
  56. News: Demarest . Lynn . February 11, 1982 . 'Skipper Chuck' says he harbors no ill will . 8B . The Miami Herald . Miami, Florida . March 29, 2023 . Newspapers.com . March 29, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230329045439/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121860791/skipper-chuck-says-he-harbors-no-ill/ . live .
  57. News: WCIX's profits prompt 'buy' on General Cinema. March 15, 1982. Business/Monday 55. James. Russell. The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327042226/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121660629/wcixs-profits-prompt-buy-on-general/. live.
  58. News: WCIX sold for swap plus cash: Taft to pay $70 million. July 30, 1982. 7C. Dan. Fesperman. The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327042229/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121660550/wcix-sold-for-swap-plus-cash-taft-to/. live.
  59. News: . $110 million deal for Miami independent. Broadcasting. August 2, 1982. 24. March 27, 2023. January 31, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230131023726/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1982/BC-1982-08-02.pdf. live.
  60. News: Changing Hands. Broadcasting. March 14, 1983. 161. March 27, 2023. November 8, 2021. . https://web.archive.org/web/20211108151304/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1983/BC-1983-03-14.pdf. live.
  61. News: For the record: Call letters: Grants: Existing TV's. . Broadcasting. January 9, 1984. 136. March 27, 2023. March 8, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210308042525/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1984/BC-1984-01-09.pdf. live.
  62. News: WDZL-Ch. 39, new UHF station, hits the airwaves. October 16, 1982. 3C. Frederick. Burger. The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327042234/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71155775/wdzl-ch-39-new-uhf-station-hits-the/. live.
  63. News: Station starts up, thinks big. December 7, 1984. 1D, 8D. Bill. Kelley. South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Newspapers.com. May 4, 2022.
  64. News: Ch. 10 is a three-team loser. May 5, 1983. 4D. Frederick. Burger. The Miami Herald. Newspapers.com. March 28, 2023. March 28, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230328180545/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121819281/ch-10-is-a-three-team-loser/. live.
  65. News: NFL preseason: About the deals. July 28, 2014. Sports Business Journal. March 28, 2023. March 28, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230328180548/https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/en/Journal/Issues/2014/07/28/Media/NFL-preseason-deals. live.
  66. News: Wrestling, R-flicks and bingo!. March 13, 1986. 1E, 4E. Bill. Kelley. South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Newspapers.com. May 4, 2022.
  67. News: 2 new high-rises eyed for WCIX site. August 6, 1984. 16M. Matt. Prichard. The Miami News. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327064455/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121660590/2-new-high-rises-eyed-for-wcix-site/. live.
  68. News: WCIX bid to boost signal rejected. March 8, 1984. 10A. Tom. Dubocq. The Miami News. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327064448/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121660750/wcix-bid-to-boost-signal-rejected/. live.
  69. News: Channel 6 moves, and Channel 4 is thinking about it. September 24, 1985. 13A. Mort. Lucoff. The Miami News. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023.
  70. News: Wrecking ball dumps homely Brickell belle. July 13, 1988. 1B, 3B. Geoffrey. Tomb. The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327064451/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121731847/wrecking-ball-dumps-homely-brickell/. live.
  71. News: WCIX goes stereo. July 1, 1985. 6C. South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327223935/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121774803/wcix-goes-stereo/. live.
  72. News: Channel 6 to go bilingual. September 28, 1985. 18A. Linda R.. Thornton. The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327223930/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121774715/channel-6-to-go-bilingual/. live.
  73. News: 44–45. Fox network begins to take shape. . Broadcasting. August 4, 1986. March 11, 2023. January 27, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220127014659/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1986/BC-1986-08-04.pdf. live.
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  76. News: Stevenson . Richard W. . July 10, 1985 . Storer chairman optimistic over buyout of the company . 8A . The Miami News . Miami, Florida . Newspapers.com . April 9, 2021.
  77. News: December 6, 1985 . Storer Communications now part of SCI Holdings . 10A . The Miami News . Miami, Florida . Newspapers.com . live . April 9, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220219055454/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75431657/storer-communications-now-part-of-sci/ . February 19, 2022.
  78. News: May 21, 1986 . Lorimar Corp. buying WTVJ in deal with Wometco firm . 10A . The Miami News . Miami, Florida . Newspapers.com . live . April 10, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210411012859/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75457035/lorimar-corp-buying-wtvj-in-deal-with/ . April 11, 2021.
  79. News: Chrissos . Joan . July 1, 1986 . Lorimar agrees to buy WTVJ, 6 other stations for $1.85 billion . 6D . The Miami Herald . Miami, Florida . Newspapers.com . live . April 10, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210411012859/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75456940/lorimar-agrees-to-buy-wtvj-6-other/ . April 11, 2021.
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  82. News: Jicha . Tom . July 2, 1986 . All news at CBS, especially in news, is near calamitous . 9A . The Miami News . Miami, Florida . Newspapers.com . live . April 11, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210411230209/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75570760/all-news-at-cbs-especially-in-news-is/ . April 11, 2021.
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  84. News: Altaner . David . October 23, 1986 . Channel 4 purchase called off . 1D . Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel . Fort Lauderdale, Florida . live . April 11, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210411051520/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75522747/channel-4-purchase-called-off/ . April 11, 2021 . Newspapers.com.
  85. Web site: October 23, 2017 . Alan Perris . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220219055448/https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/interviews/alan-perris . February 19, 2022 . April 11, 2021 . Television Academy Interviews . en.
  86. News: Sonsky . Steve . February 10, 1987 . Sale turns local market topsy-turvy . 1B, 4B . The Miami Herald . Miami, Florida . live . April 4, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220217034335/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75073636/sale-turns-local-market-topsy-turvy/ . February 17, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  87. News: Michals . Bob . January 17, 1987 . Miami's CBS affiliate gets new owner—NBC . 1A, 12A . The Palm Beach Post . Palm Beach, Florida . live . April 4, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220217034341/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75064445/miamis-cbs-affiliate-gets-new/ . February 17, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  88. News: Owens . Dory . Chrissos . Joan . January 17, 1987 . NBC buying Miami's Channel 4; CBS must find new spot on dial . 1A, 18A . The Miami Herald . Miami, Florida . live . April 4, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210416163750/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75064120/nbc-buying-miamis-channel-4-cbs/ . April 16, 2021 . Newspapers.com.
  89. News: Chrissos . Joan . May 25, 1987 . A private man goes public . 1, 12–13 . The Miami Herald Business/Monday . Miami, Florida . live . April 4, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220217034337/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75053173/a-private-man-goes-public/ . February 17, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  90. News: Croghan . Lore . Walker . Deborah . January 17, 1987 . Channel 4 sale seen triggering shuffles at Miami TV stations . 1A, 6A . The Miami News . Miami, Florida . live . April 4, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220217034333/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75064211/channel-4-sale-seen-triggering-shuffles/ . February 17, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  91. November 24, 1986 . Taft's TV's go to TVX for $240 million . . Broadcasting . 111 . 21 . 41 . December 2, 2018 . World Radio History . January 31, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230131025323/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1986/BC-1986-11-24.pdf . live .
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  93. News: CBS considers buying Taft's Miami station. 1, 70. Diane. Mermigas. Electronic Media. November 17, 1986.
  94. News: Chrissos . Joan . February 25, 1987 . CBS execs cast appraising eye on Channel 6 . 5B . The Miami Herald . Miami, Florida . Newspapers.com . live . April 4, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220217034335/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75075141/cbs-execs-cast-appraising-eye-on/ . February 17, 2022.
  95. News: Jicha . Tom . March 30, 1987 . Ch. 6's new owner says 'no sale'; CBS pushed toward Ch. 7 . 4C . The Miami News . Miami, Florida . Newspapers.com . live . April 4, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220220181503/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74548989/ch-6s-new-owner-says-no-sale/ . February 20, 2022.
  96. News: Kelley . Bill . January 22, 1987 . Local market turning into alphabet soup . 1E . Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel . live . April 4, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220217034334/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75075537/local-market-turning-into-alphabet-soup/ . February 17, 2022.
  97. News: Jicha . Tom . November 1, 1988 . FCC approves sale of Channel 6 to CBS . 4C . The Miami News . Miami, Florida . live . April 6, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220220181440/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74535532/fcc-approves-sale-of-channel-6-to-cbs/ . February 20, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  98. News: Stieghorst . Tom . March 11, 1987 . Channel 7 fights sale of rival . 1D . Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel . Fort Lauderdale, Florida . live . April 4, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220217034336/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74548791/channel-7-fights-sale-of-rival/ . February 17, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  99. News: Chrissos . Joan . September 17, 1987 . Is the switch on? FCC approves Channel 4 sale . 1A, 4A . The Miami Herald . Miami, Florida . live . April 5, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220220181428/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74548552/is-the-switch-on-fcc-approves-channel/ . February 20, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  100. News: Jicha . Tom . June 9, 1988 . WTVJ move forces a choice between 'Jeopardy', 'Wheel' . 5C . The Miami News . Miami, Florida . Newspapers.com . live . April 5, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220217034443/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75141980/wtvj-move-forces-a-choice-between/ . February 17, 2022.
  101. News: Jicha . Tom . April 27, 1988 . CBS and WSVN are hassling over their wedding date . 4C . The Miami News . Miami, Florida . Newspapers.com . live . April 4, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220220181446/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74463717/cbs-and-wsvn-are-hassling-over-their/ . February 20, 2022.
  102. News: Kelley . Bill . June 19, 1988 . CBS snubs WTVJ . 1D, 10D . Fort Lauderdale News . Fort Lauderdale, Florida . Newspapers.com . live . April 4, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220217034440/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74526774/cbs-snubs-wtvj/ . February 17, 2022.
  103. News: Jicha . Tom . July 4, 1988 . Delayed season an opportunity for WSVN compromise . 4C . The Miami News . Miami, Florida . Newspapers.com . live . April 4, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220217034454/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74525747/delayed-season-an-opportunity-for-wsvn/ . February 17, 2022.
  104. News: Sonsky . Steve . August 9, 1988 . Channel 7's Ed Ansin gambled big and lost big. . 1C, 8C . The Miami Herald . Miami, Florida . live . April 2, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220217034502/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74976470/channel-7s-ed-ansin-gambled-big-and/ . February 17, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  105. News: Broadcaster to focus on trimming costs: Channel 21's new owner 'doing deals'. 1D. Michael. Weiss. July 8, 1987. The Dallas Morning News.
  106. News: Channel 21's latest signals show trouble, possible sale. January 24, 1988. The Dallas Morning News. Michael. Weiss. 2H.
  107. News: August 9, 1988 . THE MEDIA BUSINESS; CBS to Buy TV Station In Miami . The New York Times . live . April 3, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201117210546/https://www.nytimes.com/1988/08/09/business/the-media-business-cbs-to-buy-tv-station-in-miami.html . November 17, 2020.
  108. News: CBS still maneuvering for Miami station buy. 3, 37. Diane. Mermigas. Electronic Media. July 25, 1988.
  109. News: Rumors fly again about chance of Channel 6-CBS tie. July 30, 1988. 7B. Stephanie. Loudis. The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327064444/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121661146/rumors-fly-again-about-chance-of/. live.
  110. News: West Palm affiliate switch could cinch Channel 6 sale. August 6, 1988. 7A. Bob. Michals. The Miami News. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327064447/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97440767/west-palm-affiliate-switch-could-cinch/. live.
  111. News: Jicha . Tom . August 5, 1988 . CBS purchase of Channel 6 likely, chief hints . 7A . The Miami News . Miami, Florida . live . April 3, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220217034448/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74526615/cbs-purchase-of-channel-6-likely-chief/ . February 17, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  112. News: CBS will pay $59 million for Miami's Channel 6. August 8, 1988. 1A, 4A. Jim. Steinberg. Tom. Jicha. The Miami News. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327064453/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121661153/cbs-will-pay-59-million-for-miamis/. live.
  113. News: CBS acquires Channel 6 for $59 million. August 9, 1988. 1A, 5A. Fort Lauderdale News. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 13, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220313034159/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35255645/cbs-acquires-channel-6-for-59-million/. live.
  114. August 15, 1988 . . CBS purchases WCIX(TV) Miami: CBS's Ober says another station purchase may come before end of year; WSVN Miami to become independent station . Broadcasting . 115 . 7 . 65–66 . January 13, 2019 . World Radio History . January 31, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230131030244/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1988/BC-1988-08-15.pdf . live .
  115. News: Wollenberg . Skip . August 9, 1988 . CBS Agrees to Buy Independent TV Station in Miami . Associated Press News . July 13, 2021 . July 13, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210713024516/https://apnews.com/article/6b46b0d15fb7a17dfeed08337ba74209 . live .
  116. News: Kelley . Bill . December 28, 1988 . The Big Switch: Tuning in to South Florida TV . 1A, 8A . Fort Lauderdale News . Fort Lauderdale, Florida . live . April 2, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220217034449/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74534562/the-big-switch-tuning-in-to-south/ . February 17, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  117. News: Jicha . Tom . December 22, 1988 . Other stations paint ugly picture of new CBS-WCIX . 4C . The Miami News . Miami, Florida . live . April 5, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220217034456/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75158079/other-stations-paint-ugly-picture-of/ . February 17, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  118. News: Jicha . Tom . September 16, 1988 . Notes and quotes at the conclusion of Nielsen's year . 11A . The Miami News . Miami, Florida . live . April 5, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220217034457/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75142111/notes-and-quotes-at-the-conclusion-of/ . February 17, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  119. News: Loudis . Stephanie . September 30, 1988 . Viewers tuning out USA Today, want to tune in Price . 18F . The Miami Herald . Miami, Florida . live . April 8, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220217034457/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75157991/viewers-tuning-out-usa-today-want-to/ . February 17, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  120. News: Loudis . Stephanie . October 14, 1988 . A new producer for 2's Camera 2 . 17E . The Miami Herald . Miami, Florida . live . April 8, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220217034517/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75157907/a-new-producer-for-2s-camera-2/ . February 17, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  121. News: Loudis . Stephanie . December 2, 1988 . WTVJ goes stereo as it becomes NBC . 19D . The Miami Herald . Miami, Florida . live . April 8, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220217034458/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75238899/wtvj-goes-stereo-as-it-becomes-nbc/ . February 17, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  122. News: Sonsky . Steve . October 13, 1988 . Channel 7, Fox near agreement . 8D . The Miami Herald . Miami, Florida . live . April 2, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220217034502/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74533686/channel-7-fox-near-agreement/ . February 17, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  123. News: Sonsky . Steve . September 2, 1988 . Channel 7 plans news, news, news . 1B, 4B . The Miami Herald . Miami, Florida . live . April 2, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220217034452/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74517197/channel-7-plans-news-news-news/ . February 17, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  124. News: Loudis . Stephanie . December 31, 1988 . NBC stars appear on two channels . 13A . The Miami Herald . Miami, Florida . live . April 8, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220217034458/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75129878/nbc-stars-appear-on-two-channels/ . February 17, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  125. News: December 25, 1988 . Tonight's Best Bets . 63 . The Miami Herald TV . Miami, Florida . live . April 8, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220217034525/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75241096/tonights-best-bets-dec-31-1988/ . February 17, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  126. News: Sonsky . Steve . January 1, 1989 . 3 million TV viewers affected . 1A, 25A . The Miami Herald . Miami, Florida . live . April 3, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210412212200/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74463186/3-million-tv-viewers-affected/ . April 12, 2021 . Newspapers.com.
  127. News: Newspapers.com. Channel 6 set for broadcasts on Channel 27. The Miami Herald. April 27, 1989. Juan Carlos. Coto. March 30, 2020. 1B.
  128. News: Newspapers.com. Low-power station to help WCIX boost its TV signal. 10B. Sun-Sentinel. Tom. Jicha. April 27, 1989. March 30, 2020.
  129. News: Tom. Jicha. Sun-Sentinel. Worst supporting telecast? The Oscars. March 31, 1993. Newspapers.com. March 30, 2020. 4E.
  130. News: WCIX ads advise viewers on getting good reception. Newspapers.com. Sun-Sentinel. Jeffery D.. Zbar. Weekly Business 14. June 13, 1994. March 30, 2020.
  131. News: Who crossed J.R.'s signals? Big switch in South Florida alters the FV picture. March 2, 1989. 3:1, 8. James. Warren. Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. Newspapers.com. March 28, 2023. March 28, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230328230916/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121839928/who-crossed-jrs-signals-big-switch/. live.
  132. News: WCIX ownership 'a disaster' for CBS. July 27, 1989. 8E. South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Newspapers.com. March 28, 2023. March 28, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230328222334/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121838453/wcix-ownership-a-disaster-for-cbs/. live.
  133. News: CBS damage-controllers jump on Miami 'disaster'. Variety. 1, 37. August 2, 1989. Jack. Zink. Tom. Jicha. .
  134. News: 47. Miami ad agencies downplay flap over WCIX 'disaster' remark. August 2, 1989. Variety. .
  135. News: Newspapers.com. Look for WCIX on Channel 27. March 30, 2020. Sun-Sentinel. 4E. August 26, 1992.
  136. News: Newspapers.com. Watching images of storm seen as trauma therapy. March 30, 2020. 14A. The Miami Herald. Hal. Boedeker. August 28, 1992.
  137. News: Stations continue coverage after Andrew to help communities. March 30, 2020. August 29, 1992. 9E. The Miami Herald. Newspapers.com.
  138. News: Neighbors are fighting new tower: Old structure fell during hurricane. November 28, 1993. Neighbors South 3, 12. Sylvia. Gonzalez. The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327231553/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121728161/neighbors-are-fighting-new-tower-old/. live.
  139. News: Getting the big picture from Channel 6. May 6, 1994. 4E. Tom. Jicha. South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327231553/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72808215/getting-the-big-picture-from-channel-6/. live.
  140. News: WCIX ads advise viewers on getting good reception. June 13, 1994. Weekly Business 14. Jeffery D.. Zbar. South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327231554/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47706150/wcix-ads-advise-viewers-on-getting-good/. live.
  141. April 1994. Civil Engineering. 107. TV tower designed for winds up to 145 mph. .
  142. News: Aid project born of hurricane extends compassionate reach. March 6, 1994. Neighbors BSW 14. Ana. Menendez. The Miami Herald. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023.
  143. News: Megan. Larson. WFOR Earns Service Award, Thanks to Good Neighbors. June 7, 1999. Mediaweek. . 36.
  144. News: Neighbors 4 Neighbors: 25 Years Of Helping Our Communities. CBS Miami. August 28, 2017. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327231550/https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/neighbors-4-neighbors-25-years-helping-communities/. live.
  145. News: Carter . Bill . May 24, 1994 . FOX WILL SIGN UP 12 NEW STATIONS; TAKES 8 FROM CBS . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170625021414/http://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/24/us/fox-will-sign-up-12-new-stations-takes-8-from-cbs.html?pagewanted=4 . June 25, 2017 . October 22, 2012 . The New York Times.
  146. News: ABC-TV to switch from WJZ to WMAR. June 17, 1994. 1A, 9A. David. Zurawik. David Zurawik. The Baltimore Sun. Newspapers.com. March 28, 2023. March 28, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230328170026/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121812096/abc-tv-to-switch-from-wjz-to-wmar/. live.
  147. News: Carter. Bill. CBS to Add Three Affiliates in Deal With Westinghouse. July 12, 2012. The New York Times. July 15, 1994. October 23, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141023121452/http://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/15/business/the-media-business-cbs-to-add-three-affiliates-in-deal-with-westinghouse.html. live.
  148. News: Julie A.. Zier. . CBS, Group W form historic alliance: affiliations, joint station buying, program deals in prospect. Broadcasting & Cable. July 18, 1994. 14. March 28, 2023. March 7, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230307183829/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1994/BC-1994-07-18.pdf. live.
  149. News: . Fox buys WTXF Philly for $200 million plus: seller, Viacom-Paramount, rumored to be negotiating for Combined's WGBS-TV and WBFS-TV. Julie A.. Zier. September 5, 1994. Broadcasting & Cable. 12. March 28, 2023. January 31, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230131031021/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1994/BC-1994-09-05.pdf. live.
  150. News: WTXF-Phila. fetches $200 million. Laureen. Miles. Mediaweek. 5. September 5, 1994. .
  151. News: CBS, NBC Changing Channels. Tom. Jicha. https://web.archive.org/web/20110703093638/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1994-11-22/news/9411210600_1_wcix-nbc-programs-stations. July 3, 2011. South Florida Sun-Sentinel. November 22, 1994.
  152. News: NBC: We're sticking with WTVJ. November 22, 1994. 1C, 3C. Hal. Boedeker. The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 28, 2023. March 28, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230328170032/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121813819/nbc-were-sticking-with-wtvj/. live.
  153. News: Channel 6 will drop CIX for FOR. December 14, 1994. 1C. The Miami Herald. Newspapers.com. March 28, 2023. March 28, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230328170026/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121813880/channel-6-will-drop-cix-for-for/. live.
  154. News: NBC, CBS swap affiliates. November 28, 1994. Laureen. Miles. Mediaweek. 6. .
  155. News: Eric. Schmuckler. Mediaweek. NBC closing in on WCAU-TV. 3. October 24, 1994. .
  156. News: Date for channel switch pushed back. May 22, 1995. Business Monday 7. Mimi. Whitefield. The Miami Herald. Newspapers.com. March 28, 2023. March 28, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230328170028/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121814759/date-for-channel-switch-pushed-back/. live.
  157. News: TV switcheroo II set for Sept. 10. August 18, 1995. 1A, 17A. Robin. Dougherty. The Miami Herald. Newspapers.com. March 28, 2023. March 28, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230328170024/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121815112/tv-switcheroo-ii-set-for-sept-10/. live.
  158. News: The channel switch: a win for Broward?. June 19, 1995. 1D. Tom. Jicha. South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Newspapers.com. March 28, 2023. March 28, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230328170029/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47705704/the-channel-switch-a-win-for-broward/. live.
  159. News: 1A, 5A. Tom. Jicha. Newspapers.com. September 9, 1995. Reprogram the VCRs — channels 4, 6 about to swap. Sun-Sentinel. March 30, 2020.
  160. News: Hofmeister. Sallie. CBS Agrees to Buyout Bid by Westinghouse: $5.4-billion merger would create biggest TV, radio empire. But the deal faces obstacles.. June 22, 2012. Los Angeles Times. August 2, 1995. December 17, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141217204725/http://articles.latimes.com/1995-08-02/news/mn-30646_1_tv-station. live.
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  162. News: News with a salsa beat. May 7, 2001. Dan. Trigoboff. Broadcasting & Cable. .
  163. News: Harvey. Fialkov. South Florida Business Journal. December 10, 1999. Winfrey's coattails carrying WFOR to ratings heights. .
  164. News: CBS 4's general manager presides over triopoly. July 22, 2002. Business Monday 7, 8. Mary. Sutter. The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. May 4, 2022.
  165. News: Mann . Joseph . TV exec is all over the dial . February 22, 2019 . . December 1, 2001 . February 23, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190223074334/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2001-12-01-0111300809-story.html . live .
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  168. News: TV News: In Miami, It's a Day-to-Day Battle For Lion's Share of the Audience. January 6, 1974. 1CW, 4CW. Jack. Anderson. The Miami Herald. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023.
  169. News: Beefed Up News Team Is Readied at Ch. 6. April 17, 1973. 18-A. Jack E.. Anderson. The Miami Herald. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327223754/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121773591/beefed-up-news-team-is-readied-at-ch-6/. live.
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  172. News: Channel 6 searches for anchorman to head new hour-long newscast. March 27, 1978. 7C. Sherry. Woods. The Miami News. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023.
  173. News: Ch. 6 expands news show June 26; hunt continues for woman co-anchor. June 9, 1978. 7C. Sherry. Woods. The Miami News. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023.
  174. News: Descutner: underdog fights for the ratings. March 20, 1979. 4D. Sherry. Woods. The Miami News. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023.
  175. News: After five years, Klaas is replaced as WCIX anchor. August 31, 1982. 4C. Tom. Jicha. The Miami News. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023.
  176. News: New anchor says reporting needs the human touch. October 11, 1982. 7A. Tom. Jicha. The Miami News. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023.
  177. News: New owner replaces WCIX news director. July 26, 1983. 6B. Frederick. Burger. The Miami Herald. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327223753/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121774644/new-owner-replaces-wcix-news-director/. live.
  178. News: Channel 6 names Gail Anderson weekend anchor. May 30, 1984. 5B. Tom. Jicha. The Miami News. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023.
  179. News: Kelley . Bill . March 22, 1988 . 'New' Ralph Renick may return a fighter . 1E . South Florida Sun-Sentinel . Fort Lauderdale, Florida . March 27, 2023 . Newspapers.com . March 27, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230327204044/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121758583/new-ralph-renick-may-return-a-fighter/ . live .
  180. News: Renick may come back—on Ch. 6: Talks could lead to nightly commentaries. March 12, 1988. 1B, 4B. Steve. Sonsky. The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327224915/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121775222/renick-may-come-backon-ch-6-talks/. live.
  181. News: Ralph Renick to join Ch. 6 as commentator. March 16, 1988. 8E. Bill. Kelley. South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023.
  182. News: O'Connor . Brian J. . December 13, 1988 . Renick staying in Miami . 3B . The Palm Beach Post . West Palm Beach, Florida . March 27, 2023 . Newspapers.com . March 27, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230327204045/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121760569/renick-staying-in-miami/ . live .
  183. News: WCIX signs up Renick for another two years. December 13, 1988. 5C. Steve. Sonsky. The Miami Herald. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023.
  184. News: Fields . Gregg . August 9, 1988 . A hot local news-rating battle just got hotter . 1C, 8C . The Miami Herald . Miami, Florida . live . April 3, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220217034446/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75030128/a-hot-local-news-rating-battle-just-got/ . February 17, 2022 . Newspapers.com.
  185. News: Jicha . Tom . February 17, 1989 . WCIX hires Chicago anchorwoman . 6E . South Florida Sun-Sentinel . Fort Lauderdale, Florida . March 27, 2023 . Newspapers.com . March 27, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230327204049/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121760817/wcix-hires-chicago-anchorwoman/ . live .
  186. News: Hyde . Dave . June 23, 1989 . Ch. 6 shake-up: Berliner out . 4D . The Miami Herald . Miami, Florida . March 27, 2023 . Newspapers.com . March 27, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230327204047/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121749413/ch-6-shake-up-berliner-out/ . live .
  187. Web site: Eck . Kevin . July 2, 2013 . WFOR's Al Sunshine Announces Retirement . March 29, 2023 . Adweek TVSpy . en-US . January 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220126230704/https://www.adweek.com/tvspy/wfors-al-sunshine-announces-retirement/96955/ . live .
  188. News: Loudis . Stephanie . May 27, 1989 . WCIX to expand local news, push Rather to 7 p.m. . 6E . The Miami Herald . Miami, Florida . March 27, 2023 . Newspapers.com . March 27, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230327204042/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121761000/wcix-to-expand-local-news-push-rather/ . live .
  189. News: Networks' station swaps are juggling TV listings. January 2, 1989. 1A, 3A. Juan Carlos. Coto. The Miami Herald. Newspapers.com. March 27, 2023. March 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327225601/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121661535/networks-station-swaps-are-juggling-tv/. live.
  190. News: Loudis . Stephanie . July 8, 1989 . Channel 6 expands local evening news . 6E . The Miami Herald . March 27, 2023 . Newspapers.com . March 27, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230327225902/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121776097/channel-6-expands-local-evening-news/ . live .
  191. News: Sonsky . Steve . October 28, 1989 . Hambrick moving to WCIX . 16A . The Miami Herald . Miami, Florida . March 27, 2023 . Newspapers.com . March 27, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230327204053/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121762932/hambrick-moving-to-wcix/ . live .
  192. News: Hambrick will leave WCIX co-anchor job. August 4, 1993. 1B. Rene. Rodriguez. The Miami Herald. Newspapers.com. March 28, 2023. March 28, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230328193218/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121824848/hambrick-will-leave-wcix-co-anchor-job/. live.
  193. News: Coto . Juan Carlos . February 27, 1990 . Play-by-play lures Ch. 6's sports anchor . 1C . The Miami Herald . Miami, Florida . March 27, 2023 . Newspapers.com . March 27, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230327204044/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121764829/play-by-play-lures-ch-6s-sports-anchor/ . live .
  194. News: Jicha . Tom . July 18, 1990 . J.D. Roberts leaving Ch. 6 for Canada job . 3E . South Florida Sun-Sentinel . Fort Lauderdale, Florida . March 27, 2023 . Newspapers.com . March 27, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230327204050/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121761619/jd-roberts-leaving-ch-6-for-canada/ . live .
  195. News: Coto . Juan Carlos . August 30, 1990 . Ralph Renick quits TV commentary post . 1B . The Miami Herald . Miami, Florida . March 27, 2023 . Newspapers.com . March 27, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230327204050/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121763419/ralph-renick-quits-tv-commentary-post/ . live .
  196. News: July 13, 1991 . Ralph Renick Is Dead; TV Newsman Was 62 . The New York Times . Associated Press . June 6, 2008 . November 6, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121106214242/http://www.nytimes.com/1991/07/13/obituaries/ralph-renick-is-dead-tv-newsman-was-62.html . live .
  197. News: Bodecker . Hal . August 26, 1992 . Soper didn't miss Andrew, but he was missed on TV . 7D . The Miami Herald . Miami, Florida . March 28, 2023 . Newspapers.com . March 28, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230328224216/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121838128/soper-didnt-miss-andrew-but-he-was/ . live .
  198. News: Laughlin . Meg . August 2, 1992 . Weather-Beaten—At Channel 7, You Don't Have To Be A Weatherman To Know Which Way The Wind Is Blowing . 22, 23, 24 . The Miami Herald Tropic . Miami, Florida . March 28, 2023 . Newspapers.com . March 28, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230328224217/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121839076/weather-beatenat-channel-7-you/ . live .
  199. News: August 31, 1992 . Soper goes to Channel 6 . 8 . South Florida Sun-Sentinel . Fort Lauderdale, Florida . March 28, 2023 . Newspapers.com . March 28, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230328224217/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121836905/soper-goes-to-channel-6/ . live .
  200. News: Cohen . Howard . July 28, 2005 . Soper ready to ride into sunset . 4A . The Miami Herald . Miami, Florida . March 28, 2023 . Newspapers.com . March 28, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230328224215/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121838531/soper-ready-to-ride-into-sunset/ . live .
  201. News: Channel 6 news to cut down on crime: WCIX aims to be 'family-sensitive'. May 10, 1994. 1C, 3C. Hal. Boedeker. The Miami Herald. Newspapers.com. March 28, 2023.
  202. News: Miami's WCIX-TV curbs graphic footage. May 11, 1994. 8A. Associated Press. The Palm Beach Post. Newspapers.com. March 28, 2023. March 28, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230328193215/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121825788/miamis-wcix-tv-curbs-graphic-footage/. live.
  203. News: WCIX sensitive to ratings game. May 12, 1994. 3E. Tom. Jicha. South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Newspapers.com. March 28, 2023. March 28, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230328193215/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121825958/wcix-sensitive-to-ratings-game/. live.
  204. News: WCIX's cleaned-up newscasts take a ratings bath. June 1, 1994. 3E. Tom. Jicha. South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Newspapers.com. March 28, 2023.
  205. News: TV news shies away from gory coverage. July 16, 1994. B4. Scott. Williams. Associated Press. Casper Star-Tribune. Casper, Wyoming. Newspapers.com. March 28, 2023. March 28, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230328193214/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/62808313/tv-news-shies-away-from-gory-coverage/. live.
  206. News: Do we want 'responsible' media? The story of KCBA's 'family sensitive' newscast suggests not. April 28, 1995. Spotlight 3. Wallace. Baine. Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. Newspapers.com. March 28, 2023. March 28, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230328193221/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97288113/do-we-want-responsible-media-the/. live.
  207. News: FHP attorney pays an embarrassing, cents-less toll. June 21, 1995. 2B. Joan. Fleischman. The Miami Herald. Newspapers.com. March 28, 2023.
  208. News: New boss, new ideas at WCIX. June 30, 1995. 4E. Tom. Jicha. South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Newspapers.com. March 28, 2023. March 28, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230328230913/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121824581/new-boss-new-ideas-at-wcix/. live.
  209. News: Part II: Gersten's new day in court. September 12, 1995. 8A. Joan. Fleischman. The Miami Herald. Newspapers.com. March 28, 2023. March 28, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230328193211/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121826486/part-ii-gerstens-new-day-in-court/. live.
  210. News: Channel 4 expanding its news staff. December 20, 1995. 2B. Robin. Dougherty. The Miami Herald. Newspapers.com. March 28, 2023. March 28, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230328222251/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121838708/channel-4-expanding-its-news-staff/. live.
  211. News: Dougherty . Robin . February 6, 1996 . A new role on new channel for Norcross . 1A, 4A . The Miami Herald Broward Edition . Miami, Florida . March 29, 2023 . Newspapers.com . March 29, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230329033724/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121856659/a-new-role-on-new-channel-for-norcross/ . live .
  212. News: WFOR joins the club with its own early-morning newscast. February 20, 1996. 8C. Stephanie. Loudis. The Miami Herald. Newspapers.com. March 28, 2023.
  213. News: 67. Broadcasting & Cable. WFOR-TV captures crash coverage with GyroCam. Glen. Dickson. May 20, 1996. . March 28, 2023. January 31, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230131024932/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1996/BC-1996-05-20.pdf. live.
  214. News: Miami Police turn to Channel 4's high-tech chopper for help. November 5, 1996. 6C. Stephanie. Loudis. The Miami Herald. Newspapers.com. March 28, 2023.
  215. News: CBS4 sends strong signal: Oprah to the rescue as WFOR reinvents itself. October 14, 1999. 1C, 10C. Mimi. Whitefield. The Miami Herald. Newspapers.com. March 28, 2023.
  216. News: Eileen. Davis Hudson. Mediaweek. 10–14. Miami--Ft. Lauderdale. March 31, 2003. .
  217. News: 13–16. Miami-Ft. Lauderdale. July 12, 2004. . Eileen. Davis Hudson. Mediaweek.
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  219. News: Kaye . Ken . June 25, 2008 . Norcross gives his final forecast: Veteran meteorologist leaving WFOR . 3B . South Florida Sun-Sentinel . Fort Lauderdale, Florida . March 29, 2023 . Newspapers.com . March 29, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230329033722/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121857020/norcross-gives-his-final-forecast/ . live .
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  221. News: All Systems Go in SoFlo. November 20, 2017. Michael. Malone. Broadcasting & Cable. March 28, 2023. March 28, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230328180936/https://www.nexttv.com/news/all-systems-go-soflo-416682. live.
  222. News: WFOR-Ch. 4 to add 4:30 a.m. weekday newscast. Johnny. Diaz. Sun-Sentinel. November 30, 2017. December 6, 2018. December 6, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181206235102/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/fl-fea-wfor-cbs-miami-430-am-newscast-20171130-story.html. live.
  223. Web site: 2019 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award Winners Announced. December 11, 2018. Columbia Journalism School. March 28, 2023. March 28, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230328234408/https://journalism.columbia.edu/2019-dupont-winners. live.
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  225. News: Winslow . George . CBS News And Stations Launch CBSN Baltimore . May 19, 2022 . TVTechnology . August 23, 2021 . en . It also announced that CBSN Miami will be the next streaming local service to launch. . May 19, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220519214006/https://www.tvtechnology.com/news/cbs-news-and-stations-launch-cbsn-baltimore . live .
  226. News: Local News Close-Up: South Florida Holds the Keys to Successful Local News. June 22, 2022. Michael. Malone. Broadcasting & Cable. March 28, 2023. July 3, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220703062220/https://www.nexttv.com/news/local-news-close-up-south-florida-holds-the-keys-to-successful-local-news. live.
  227. Web site: Lafayette . Jon . CBS Names Kim Voet GM of WFOR-WBFS Miami . July 18, 2023 . Broadcasting & Cable . August 11, 2023.
  228. News: Jackson . Barry . December 30, 2020 . Retiring Shapiro reflects on longest TV sportscast career in SoFla . 18A . The Miami Herald . Miami, Florida . March 29, 2023 . Newspapers.com . March 29, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230329033724/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121857688/retiring-shapiro-reflects-on-longest-tv/ . live .
  229. News: Miami's longest-tenured sportscaster makes a change. And Heat, Panthers, NFL media news. Miami Herald. September 1, 2023. September 1, 2023. Barry. Jackson.
  230. News: Kevin. Eck. Betty Nguyen to Join WFOR in Miami as Morning Co-Anchor. February 17, 2023. TVSpy. March 28, 2023. March 30, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230330055839/https://www.adweek.com/tvspy/betty-nguyen-to-join-wfor-in-miami-as-morning-co-anchor/. live.
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  233. News: CBS4 Replacing Eliott Rodriguez With Former Fox News Anchor. Munzenrieder. Kyle. July 29, 2013. Miami New Times. September 11, 2019. September 24, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200924055355/https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/cbs4-replacing-eliott-rodriguez-with-former-fox-news-anchor-6545930. live.
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  235. News: Garvin. Glenn. At first dreary, coverage morphs into action flick. September 5, 2004. 4A. The Miami Herald Broward Edition. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 29, 2023. March 29, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230329033722/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121857796/at-first-dreary-coverage-morphs-into/. live.
  236. News: Jicha . Tom . January 28, 2008 . Newsman Mora changes channels . 1E, 4E . South Florida Sun-Sentinel . Fort Lauderdale, Florida . March 28, 2023 . Newspapers.com . March 28, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230328004940/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121783211/newsman-mora-changes-channels/ . live .
  237. News: Fleischman . Joan . March 23, 2005 . Talk of Our Town: Funeral home may make way for offices . 3B . The Miami Herald . Miami, Florida . March 28, 2023 . Newspapers.com . March 28, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230328004945/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121781924/talk-of-our-town-funeral-home-may-make/ . live .
  238. News: Lehman. Gigi. The Faithful Among Us: Ken Rosato. April 27, 2002. 2E. The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. Newspapers.com. March 29, 2023. March 29, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230329043436/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121859881/the-faithful-among-us-ken-rosato/. live.
  239. News: Meteorologist takes special assignment. December 31, 1999. 3B. Kevin. Gaxter. The Miami Herald. Newspapers.com. July 4, 2023.
  240. News: They're signing off from WFOR. September 20, 2007. 4A. Daniel. Chang. The Miami Herald. Newspapers.com. July 4, 2023.
  241. News: Dress rehearsal for the digital age: WPBT, WFOR join ranks of broadcasters with HDTV signals. May 16, 2001. 1D, 2D. Steve. Plunkett. South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Newspapers.com. March 28, 2023.
  242. News: No drama in TV's switch to digital age. June 11, 2009. 1A, 2A. Glenn. Garvin. The Miami Herald. Newspapers.com. March 28, 2023. March 28, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230328181822/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121821044/no-drama-in-tvs-switch-to-digital-age/. live.
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