WVEN-TV
WVEN-TV, virtual channel 43, is a Univision-owned television station serving Orlando, Florida, United States that is licensed to Melbourne. The station is owned by the Univision Local Media subsidiary of Univision Communications; Entravision Communications, which owns Daytona Beach-licensed UniMás affiliate WOTF-TV, operates WVEN-TV under a local marketing agreement. The two stations share studios on Douglas Avenue in Altamonte Springs; WVEN-TV's transmitter is located in unincorporated Bithlo, Florida.
WRCF-CD in Orlando operates as a low-powered, Class A translator of WVEN-TV.
On cable, the station is available in standard definition on channel 18 or 16 on both Charter Spectrum and Comcast Xfinity, and channel 26 on CenturyLink Prism, and in high definition on Spectrum channel 1018 and Prism channel 1026.
History
The station was assigned on the call sign of WLSY. On, the call sign was changed to WAYQ. In 1988, Beach TV Partners signed on WAYQ at channel 26 as a simulcast of Melbourne's WAYK, giving them a signal in Daytona Beach. In early August 1990, owner Beach Television Partners based in Vero Beach filed for Chapter 11 reorganization over an inability to renegotiation loan payment schedule. At the time, the station was only carried part-time on CableVision of Central Florida, Orlando's major cable system. WAYK was affiliated with the Beach TV investor, Harry Handley, who founded the Star Television Network. The network launched in September 1990 only to close down on.In 1992, WAYK and WAYQ were both sold to Robert Rich, who changed their format to feature more paid programming. The two stations' callsigns were respectively changed to WIRB and WNTO on.
WVEN
In 1996, the two stations were split up with Paxson Communications acquiring WIRB, while WNTO was purchased by Entravision Communications. On, WVEN became the station's call sign.On December 4, 2017, as part of a channel swap made by Entravision Communications, WVEN and sister station WOTF swapped channel numbers, with WVEN moving to digital and virtual channel 43.
Digital television
Digital channels
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP Short Name | Programming |
43.1 | 1080i | WVEN-TV | Main WVEN-TV programming / Univision | |
43.2 | 480i | GetTV | getTV | |
43.3 | 480i | 16:9 | Bounce | Bounce TV |
43.4 | 480i | 16:9 | Mystery | Court TV Mystery |
43.5 | 480i | 16:9 | Quest | Quest |