WAMI-TV
Encyclopedia
WAMI-DT is the TeleFutura
Network-owned television station for the Miami
/Fort Lauderdale
market. This station is currently owned by Univision
and transmits Spanish language programming on channel 69.
channel 6. (Channel 6 in Miami had to keep its analog transmitter in Florida City, Florida
due to the presence of WDBO-TV - which became WCPX-TV
- prior to the translator going dark)
programming. When it launched, WYHS-TV was owned by HSN's broadcasting arm, Silver King Communications. The primary purpose of these stations was to force HSN on the cable companies in each Designated Market Area through the Federal Communications Commission
's Must-carry
provisions as QVC
was taking away a large slice of HSN's audience as several cable companies owned interest in QVC, but not HSN. Eventually, Silver King Communications came to own interest in the USA Network
and, as a result, later became USA Broadcasting
, the broadcast arm of the cable conglomerate USA Networks, Inc. In the fall of 1997, Channel 69 added Fox Kids
to its line-up after it was dropped by WDZL
.
with a strong focus on locally produced shows. These included the Times (news), SportsTown (sports), Generation ñ (Latin), Ocean Drive
(lifestyle; based on the magazine), Ten's (lifestyle) [rebroadcast on sister station KSTR-TV in Irving, Texas
from late 1999-2001], Barcode (dj/dance show), Kenneth's Frequency (alternative lifestyles), and "Out Loud" (talk show) hosted by Bill Teck and produced by Miami producer and media personality Paul Bouche
. All programing was mostly aimed at the age 16-34 demographic.
WAMI re-packaged the Fox Kids
programming block, incorporating it into the live, locally produced, interactive, kids show "Wami on Miami," aimed at children in Miami/Dade and Broward market. "Wami on Miami" on-air hosts would hold up a "WAMI" hand sign, holding up both hands, making "L' shapes and crossing their hands together to form a "W," shouting; "Wami, baby!" to its on-air audience. Children would show up at WAMI-TV sponsored Fox Kids/Power Ranger events, held throughout Miami/Dade and Broward
counties, mimicking their favorite "WAMI on Miami" on-air host.
WAMI-TV soon began heavy use of live local remote interstitials. WAMI-TV often shot its interstitials, "live" at remote locations all over Miami/Dade and Broward counties, with the WAMI interstitial host often pulling passers by, literally, right off the streets to read the cue cards announcing the next hour's viewing line-up on the station. Another short program not seen on most other stations was a topical program called; "Lips," featuring a pair of ruby red lips in front of a black background, teasing the days stories or issues, thought to be inspired by The Rocky Horror Picture Show
.
WAMI-TV prominently used the on-air station "bug" or WAMI station i.d. logo, a variation of the WAMI "thought bubble," the station i.d. graphic that would flash on the lower part of the television screen, at the top and bottom of the hour, or each time the station programming returned from a commercial break, and then fade out. The WAMI Promotions VP ordered that the station logo "bug" be left up on the television screen, around the clock, and to "ghost it," making it transparent so that it was seen constantly as you watched WAMI-TV. WAMI also featured "WAMI-cams", which were :03 to :05 second on-air spots used to fill air time, usually catching a glimpse of South Beach street life, or scenic views, or interesting goings-on in Miami, followed a "pop" sound and the appearance of the WAMI "thought bubble" graphic. The rest of WAMI-TV's block of programming was supplemented with some first run syndicated reality and talk shows, syndicated network sitcoms, movies, other cartoon
s and a few religious programs.
By December 1998, after only six months on air, WAMI-TV had outbid the local UPN
and WB
affiliates to land an exclusive six year contract to the local broadcasting rights to air and produce Florida Marlins
baseballgames
. WAMI had also procured the rights to broadcast Miami Heat
NBA
games prior to the station's launch.
, were to be converted one by one to follow WAMI's format, called "City Vision". "City Vision" was based on Mr. Diller's theory that local broadcast programming was being ignored and that the general public wanted a sense of what is going on in their local communities on television. A scaled down version of the "City Vision" format was spread throughout the USA Broadcasting Network to these new affiliate stations in Dallas
' KSTR-TV
"K-Star 49" -formerly KHSX-TV, Boston's WHUB-TV "Hub 66" -formerly WHSH-TV (now WUTF-TV
), and Atlanta
's WHOT-TV "Hotlanta 34" (now WUVG-TV
). The rest of the former HSN broadcast affiliates that were due to be converted were WHSE-TV and WHSI-TV New York
/Long Island (calls were to be changed to WORX "The Works" upon format change), WEHS-TV Chicago
(call was to be changed to WNDE "Windy" upon format change), WQHS-TV Cleveland, KHSC-TV Los Angeles
(call was to be changed to KLIK "Click" upon format change), WHSP-TV Philadelphia, WHSW-TV Baltimore
, KHSH-TV Houston, and WBHS-TV Tampa
.
However, due to financial woes USA Networks, Inc. began facing in 2000, the company began looking to divest some of its assets. USA Broadcasting, as one of these assets, was considered for divesture as part of a deal to help USA Networks, Inc. get its financial house back in order. In 2001, the remaining entertainment units of USA Broadcasting Inc., were sold to Vivendi Universal, along with $10.3 billion worth of shares held by Barry Diller. The TV stations were to be sold to Disney
/ABC
(which would've created a partnership for Post-Newsweek Stations
-owned ABC affiliate WPLG
), but Univision Communications
outbid its competition in a close race. On January 3, 2002, the plug was pulled on USA Broadcasting Inc. as this station transformed into a TeleFutura affiliate..
.
"SportsTown" anchors and co-hosts
Other on-air hosts and personalities
Off-air personnel
, and on January 14, 2002, WAMI-TV became a Telefutura affiliate. WPXM
and sister station WPXP
in West Palm Beach
picked up the Marlins telecasts (currently produced by Fox Sports
), which are aired on the Florida Marlins Television Network, eventually dropping them in 2005 after the Pax Network's rebranding as i. Sun Sports
(formerly Sunshine Network) and FSN Florida
currently air the Marlins telecasts. The Miami Heat telecasts are now primarily cable-only on Sun Sports and carried over-the-air occasionally on local CBS
affiliate WFOR
. WAMI 69 airs a newscast produced by WLTV
called "Noticias Univision Al Amanecer en Telefutura". The newscast airs from 7-8 AM and is anchored by the "Noticias 23 Al Amanecer" team.
As of late 2009, most Univision-owned television stations, including WAMI and sister station WLTV, have upgraded their main signals to be transmitted in 1080i
high definition
with a 16:9
aspect ratio
. TeleFutura's sister network Univision became the last major over-the-air television network in the United States to have transitioned to HDTV programming.
TeleFutura
TeleFutura is a U.S. Spanish-language broadcast television network owned by Univision with headquarters in Miami, Florida.-Overview:TeleFutura Is America’s #2 Spanish-Language Network in prime time...
Network-owned television station for the Miami
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
/Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fort Lauderdale is a city in the U.S. state of Florida, on the Atlantic coast. It is the county seat of Broward County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 165,521. It is a principal city of the South Florida metropolitan area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010...
market. This station is currently owned by Univision
Univision
Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...
and transmits Spanish language programming on channel 69.
Channel 69, WCIX translator channel (1968-1988)
From sign-on in 1968 until 1988, channel 69 was a translator for WCIXWFOR-TV
WFOR-TV, virtual channel 4.1 , is the CBS owned-and-operated station in Miami, Florida. WFOR shares its TV studio facilities with sister station WBFS-TV in Doral, near Miami International Airport, and its transmitter is located in Miramar.WFOR-TV also previously had two translator stations in the...
channel 6. (Channel 6 in Miami had to keep its analog transmitter in Florida City, Florida
Florida City, Florida
Florida City is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States and is the southernmost municipality in the South Florida metropolitan area, which had an estimated population of 5,413,212 in 2007. The population was 7,843 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population estimated by the U.S....
due to the presence of WDBO-TV - which became WCPX-TV
WKMG-TV
WKMG-TV channel 6 is the CBS network affiliate for Central Florida . WKMG is licensed to Orlando and is owned and operated by Post-Newsweek Stations, Inc., a subsidiary of the Washington Post Company. The station refers to itself as "Local6". WKMG's transmitter is located in Bithlo, Florida...
- prior to the translator going dark)
Home Shopping Network Affiliate
On August 10, 1988, WYHS-TV signed onto the air waves, airing Home Shopping NetworkHome Shopping Network
Home Shopping Network or HSN began in 1977 as a 24-hour/7 day a week home shopping television network televised via cable, satellite, and some terrestrial channels in the Philippines. HSN can also be shopped online at hsn.com...
programming. When it launched, WYHS-TV was owned by HSN's broadcasting arm, Silver King Communications. The primary purpose of these stations was to force HSN on the cable companies in each Designated Market Area through the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
's Must-carry
Must-carry
In cable television, governments apply a must-carry regulation stating that locally-licensed television stations must be carried on a cable provider's system.- Canada :...
provisions as QVC
QVC
QVC is a multinational corporation specializing in televised home shopping. Founded in 1986 by Joseph Segel in West Goshen Township, Pennsylvania, United States, QVC broadcasts in five countries as QVC US, QVC UK, QVC Germany, QVC Japan and – QVC Italy to 200 million households...
was taking away a large slice of HSN's audience as several cable companies owned interest in QVC, but not HSN. Eventually, Silver King Communications came to own interest in the USA Network
USA Network
USA Network is an American cable television channel launched in 1971. Once a minor player in basic cable, the network has steadily gained popularity because of breakout hits like Monk, Psych, Burn Notice, Royal Pains, Covert Affairs, White Collar, Monday Night RAW, Suits, and reruns of the various...
and, as a result, later became USA Broadcasting
USA Broadcasting
USA Broadcasting was an American media company owned by veteran entertainment industry executive Barry Diller. This network was the over-the-air broadcasting arm of USA Network....
, the broadcast arm of the cable conglomerate USA Networks, Inc. In the fall of 1997, Channel 69 added Fox Kids
Fox Kids
Fox Kids was the Fox Broadcasting Company's American children's programming division and brand name from September 8, 1990 until September 7, 2002. It was owned by Fox Television Entertainment airing programming on Monday–Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings.Depending on the show, the...
to its line-up after it was dropped by WDZL
WSFL-TV
WSFL-TV, channel 39, is a The CW Television Network-affiliated television station located in Miami. Owned by the Tribune Company, the station shares studios with co-owned newspaper the Sun-Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale, and has its transmitter based in Miramar, Florida.It is a television station in...
.
WAMI-TV under USA Broadcasting (1998-2002)
Starting on June 1, 1998 at 6:00am, the station, formerly known as WHYS and a Home Shopping Network affiliate, changed its call sign to WAMI-TV and began running a general entertainment formatIndependent station
An independent station is in the category of television terminology used to describe a television station broadcasting in the United States or Canada that is not affiliated with any television network....
with a strong focus on locally produced shows. These included the Times (news), SportsTown (sports), Generation ñ (Latin), Ocean Drive
Ocean Drive
-Locations:*Ocean Drive Beach, a community in South Carolina that is now a part of the city of North Myrtle Beach*Streets:**Ocean Drive in South Beach, Miami, Florida...
(lifestyle; based on the magazine), Ten's (lifestyle) [rebroadcast on sister station KSTR-TV in Irving, Texas
Irving, Texas
Irving is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within Dallas County. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city population was 216,290. Irving is within the Dallas–Plano–Irving metropolitan division of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area, designated...
from late 1999-2001], Barcode (dj/dance show), Kenneth's Frequency (alternative lifestyles), and "Out Loud" (talk show) hosted by Bill Teck and produced by Miami producer and media personality Paul Bouche
Paul Bouche
Paul Bouche is a television producer & entertainer. Paul is the host, creator and producer of a variety of television and radio programs. Paul has worked as a TV and Radio Host and Comedian in the United States and Latin America, performing as a Stand Up Comedian and on air television and radio...
. All programing was mostly aimed at the age 16-34 demographic.
WAMI re-packaged the Fox Kids
Fox Kids
Fox Kids was the Fox Broadcasting Company's American children's programming division and brand name from September 8, 1990 until September 7, 2002. It was owned by Fox Television Entertainment airing programming on Monday–Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings.Depending on the show, the...
programming block, incorporating it into the live, locally produced, interactive, kids show "Wami on Miami," aimed at children in Miami/Dade and Broward market. "Wami on Miami" on-air hosts would hold up a "WAMI" hand sign, holding up both hands, making "L' shapes and crossing their hands together to form a "W," shouting; "Wami, baby!" to its on-air audience. Children would show up at WAMI-TV sponsored Fox Kids/Power Ranger events, held throughout Miami/Dade and Broward
Broward County, Florida
-2000 Census:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,623,018 people, 654,445 households, and 411,645 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,346 people per square mile . There were 741,043 housing units at an average density of 615 per square mile...
counties, mimicking their favorite "WAMI on Miami" on-air host.
WAMI-TV soon began heavy use of live local remote interstitials. WAMI-TV often shot its interstitials, "live" at remote locations all over Miami/Dade and Broward counties, with the WAMI interstitial host often pulling passers by, literally, right off the streets to read the cue cards announcing the next hour's viewing line-up on the station. Another short program not seen on most other stations was a topical program called; "Lips," featuring a pair of ruby red lips in front of a black background, teasing the days stories or issues, thought to be inspired by The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is the 1975 film adaptation of the British rock musical stageplay, The Rocky Horror Show, written by Richard O'Brien. The film is a parody of B-movie, science fiction and horror films of the late 1940s through early 1970s. Director Jim Sharman collaborated on the...
.
WAMI-TV prominently used the on-air station "bug" or WAMI station i.d. logo, a variation of the WAMI "thought bubble," the station i.d. graphic that would flash on the lower part of the television screen, at the top and bottom of the hour, or each time the station programming returned from a commercial break, and then fade out. The WAMI Promotions VP ordered that the station logo "bug" be left up on the television screen, around the clock, and to "ghost it," making it transparent so that it was seen constantly as you watched WAMI-TV. WAMI also featured "WAMI-cams", which were :03 to :05 second on-air spots used to fill air time, usually catching a glimpse of South Beach street life, or scenic views, or interesting goings-on in Miami, followed a "pop" sound and the appearance of the WAMI "thought bubble" graphic. The rest of WAMI-TV's block of programming was supplemented with some first run syndicated reality and talk shows, syndicated network sitcoms, movies, other cartoon
Cartoon
A cartoon is a form of two-dimensional illustrated visual art. While the specific definition has changed over time, modern usage refers to a typically non-realistic or semi-realistic drawing or painting intended for satire, caricature, or humor, or to the artistic style of such works...
s and a few religious programs.
By December 1998, after only six months on air, WAMI-TV had outbid the local UPN
UPN
United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...
and WB
The WB Television Network
The WB Television Network is a former television network in the United States that was launched on January 11, 1995 as a joint venture between Warner Bros. and Tribune Broadcasting. On January 24, 2006, CBS Corporation and Warner Bros...
affiliates to land an exclusive six year contract to the local broadcasting rights to air and produce Florida Marlins
Florida Marlins
The Miami Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami, Florida, United States. Established in 1993 as an expansion franchise called the Florida Marlins, the Marlins are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Marlins played their home games at...
baseballgames
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
. WAMI had also procured the rights to broadcast Miami Heat
Miami Heat
The Miami Heat is a professional basketball team based in Miami, Florida, United States. The team is a member of the Southeast Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . They play their home games at American Airlines Arena in Downtown Miami...
NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
games prior to the station's launch.
Flagship station of USA Broadcasting
By late 1999, WAMI-TV, had grown into its role as the "flagship station" of what was to become the USA Broadcasting Network, comprising thirteen stations scattered around the country, twelve of which were former HSN broadcasting affiliates and the Atlanta station. All of these stations, owned by Barry DillerBarry Diller
Barry Charles Diller is the Chairman and Senior Executive of IAC/InterActiveCorp and the media executive responsible for the creation of Fox Broadcasting Company and USA Broadcasting.-Early life:...
, were to be converted one by one to follow WAMI's format, called "City Vision". "City Vision" was based on Mr. Diller's theory that local broadcast programming was being ignored and that the general public wanted a sense of what is going on in their local communities on television. A scaled down version of the "City Vision" format was spread throughout the USA Broadcasting Network to these new affiliate stations in Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
' KSTR-TV
KSTR-TV
KSTR-DT, digital channel 48 , is a Spanish-language general entertainment television station in Irving, Texas, serving the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex...
"K-Star 49" -formerly KHSX-TV, Boston's WHUB-TV "Hub 66" -formerly WHSH-TV (now WUTF-TV
WUTF-TV
WUTF-DT is a television station in the Boston market. Owned by the Univision Broadcast Group and managed locally by Entravision, the station is an affiliate of the Telefutura network...
), and Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
's WHOT-TV "Hotlanta 34" (now WUVG-TV
WUVG-TV
WUVG-DT is the Univision owned and operated TV station in the greater Atlanta area, on DTV channel 48. WUVG-DT offers a Spanish-language programming format featuring TV news, talk shows, dramas, movies and other first-rate Spanish programming...
). The rest of the former HSN broadcast affiliates that were due to be converted were WHSE-TV and WHSI-TV New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
/Long Island (calls were to be changed to WORX "The Works" upon format change), WEHS-TV Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
(call was to be changed to WNDE "Windy" upon format change), WQHS-TV Cleveland, KHSC-TV Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
(call was to be changed to KLIK "Click" upon format change), WHSP-TV Philadelphia, WHSW-TV Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
, KHSH-TV Houston, and WBHS-TV Tampa
Tâmpa
Tâmpa may refer to several villages in Romania:* Tâmpa, a village in Băcia Commune, Hunedoara County* Tâmpa, a village in Miercurea Nirajului, Mureş County* Tâmpa, a mountain in Braşov city...
.
However, due to financial woes USA Networks, Inc. began facing in 2000, the company began looking to divest some of its assets. USA Broadcasting, as one of these assets, was considered for divesture as part of a deal to help USA Networks, Inc. get its financial house back in order. In 2001, the remaining entertainment units of USA Broadcasting Inc., were sold to Vivendi Universal, along with $10.3 billion worth of shares held by Barry Diller. The TV stations were to be sold to Disney
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...
/ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
(which would've created a partnership for Post-Newsweek Stations
Post-Newsweek Stations
Post-Newsweek Stations is the official name of the broadcasting division of the Washington Post Company and is a self-contained corporation within that company...
-owned ABC affiliate WPLG
WPLG
WPLG, channel 10, is an ABC network affiliated television station located in Miami, Florida. WPLG is owned and operated by Post-Newsweek Stations, a subsidiary of the Washington Post Company. The station's studios are located in Pembroke Park, and its transmitter is located at the massive broadcast...
), but Univision Communications
Univision Communications
Univision Communications is an American Spanish language media company in the United States. Its headquarters are in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Prior to 2007, the headquarters were in Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA.- History :...
outbid its competition in a close race. On January 3, 2002, the plug was pulled on USA Broadcasting Inc. as this station transformed into a TeleFutura affiliate..
Awards and nominations
WAMI-TV, or "Wami" as it was called, in its 2½ year run as the flagship station of USA Broadcasting, received 18 Suncoast Regional Emmy Awards and 22 Promax AwardsPromax Awards
PromaxBDA Awards honor design and marketing work in the advertising and promotions business from a company or individual that is broadcast, published or released in their respective markets....
.
- 1998: 7 Regional Emmys
- 1999: 6 Regional Emmys, 10 Promax Awards
- 2000: 5 Regional Emmys, 10 Promax Awards
- 2001: 2 Promax Awards
Notable WAMI (USAB) alumni
"The Times" anchors and reporters- Ben MankiewiczBen MankiewiczBen Mankiewicz is an American radio and television personality, known for his work as a TV journalist, news anchor, and film critic...
("The Times" News Anchor) now on TMZTMZ.comTMZ.com is a celebrity news website that debuted on November 8, 2005. It was a collaboration between America Online and Telepictures Productions, a division of Warner Bros., until Time Warner divested AOL in 2009. However, it is still affiliated with AOL News and has the AOL News logo affixed in...
and cohost of At the Movies; Air America RadioAir America RadioAir America was an American radio network specializing in progressive talk programming...
personality as cohost of "The Young TurksYoung TurksThe Young Turks , from French: Les Jeunes Turcs) were a coalition of various groups favouring reformation of the administration of the Ottoman Empire. The movement was against the absolute monarchy of the Ottoman Sultan and favoured a re-installation of the short-lived Kanûn-ı Esâsî constitution...
Radio Show" - John MattesJohn MattesJohn Mattes is an investigative journalist who has won seven Emmys, one Golden Mike award, one Edward R Murrow award and 10 press club awards for exposing fraud and corruption in government. Mattes holds an advanced degree in Communication Research from the University of Wisconsin and a law degree...
("The Times" Investigative Reporter) Investigative Journalist for FoxFox Broadcasting CompanyFox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
affiliate XETVXETVXETV is a television station licensed to Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, serving as the CW Television Network affiliate for the San Diego, California area across the international border in the United States...
, based in TijuanaTijuanaTijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...
and San Diego - Lisa CabreraLisa CabreraLisa Cabrera is an American TV News Reporter and Host. She is currently a freelance TV reporter and Host living in New York City with her husband and daughter...
("The Times" Entertainment Reporter) Reporter and fill-in Anchor for WNYW-TV in New York City.
"SportsTown" anchors and co-hosts
- Mark Jones ("SportsTown" Co-Anchor) Sportscaster on ESPNESPNEntertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
and for ABCAmerican Broadcasting CompanyThe American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
Other on-air hosts and personalities
- Daniel ToshDaniel ToshDaniel Dwight Tosh is an American stand-up comedian and host of the Comedy Central television show, Tosh.0.-Personal life:...
("Tens" co-host) Standup Comedian who has appeared on The Tonight ShowThe Tonight ShowThe Tonight Show is an American late-night talk show that has aired on NBC since 1954. It is the longest currently running regularly scheduled entertainment program in the United States, and the third longest-running show on NBC, after Meet the Press and Today.The Tonight Show has been hosted by...
and Comedy CentralComedy CentralComedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
's Premium Blend and Tosh.0Tosh.0Tosh.0 is an American television series hosted by comedian Daniel Tosh, who provides sarcastic commentary on online video clips, society, celebrities, and other parts of popular culture.-History:... - Jennifer ColeJennifer ColeJennifer Victoria Cole is an American model, actress and game show/talk show host originally from Atlanta, Georgia. In addition to being a former Hawaiian Tropic model and winner of that company's swimsuit competition, Cole has either starred and/or hosted a number of shows broadcast on both...
("Tens" co-host) Cohost of "Strip PokerStrip pokerStrip poker is a party game and a variation of the traditional poker where players remove clothing when they lose a round. Any form of poker can be adapted to a strip form; however, it is usually played with simple variants with few betting rounds, like five card draw...
" on USA NetworkUSA NetworkUSA Network is an American cable television channel launched in 1971. Once a minor player in basic cable, the network has steadily gained popularity because of breakout hits like Monk, Psych, Burn Notice, Royal Pains, Covert Affairs, White Collar, Monday Night RAW, Suits, and reruns of the various...
; Host of "Sex Wars" game show, and has appeared on "House of StyleHouse of StyleHouse of Style is an MTV show that premiered January 1, 1989, focusing on America's growing fascination with the "supermodel" craze. The show focused on fashion, lives of models, the modeling industry, and controversial topics such as eating disorders....
" - Hunter Reno ("Ocean DriveOcean Drive-Locations:*Ocean Drive Beach, a community in South Carolina that is now a part of the city of North Myrtle Beach*Streets:**Ocean Drive in South Beach, Miami, Florida...
" Host) -niece of Janet RenoJanet RenoJanet Wood Reno is a former Attorney General of the United States . She was nominated by President Bill Clinton on February 11, 1993, and confirmed on March 11...
and Host of "New Florida" -Florida's Weekly Television News Magazine
Off-air personnel
- Cenk UygurCenk UygurCenk Kadir Uygur , is the main host and co-founder of the liberal Internet and talk radio show, The Young Turks . A naturalized U.S. citizen, Uygur was born in Turkey and raised from age eight in the United States. He worked as an attorney in Washington D.C. and New York before beginning his career...
(WAMI-TV legal staff); Air America RadioAir America RadioAir America was an American radio network specializing in progressive talk programming...
personality also as cohost of "The Young TurksYoung TurksThe Young Turks , from French: Les Jeunes Turcs) were a coalition of various groups favouring reformation of the administration of the Ottoman Empire. The movement was against the absolute monarchy of the Ottoman Sultan and favoured a re-installation of the short-lived Kanûn-ı Esâsî constitution...
Radio Show"
USA Broadcasting to Telefutura
Under UnivisionUnivision
Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...
, and on January 14, 2002, WAMI-TV became a Telefutura affiliate. WPXM
WPXM
WPXM-TV 35, is the local affiliate for the Ion Television network in the South Florida area . Formerly known as Pax TV and i, Ion is the smallest of the seven national commercial TV networks in the United States....
and sister station WPXP
WPXP
WPXP-TV is the Ion Television affiliate for West Palm Beach, Florida, licensed to nearby Lake Worth. The station is owned and operated by West Palm Beach-based ION Media Networks, and operates a digital TV signal on channel 36...
in West Palm Beach
West Palm Beach, Florida
West Palm Beach, is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and is the most populous city in and county seat of Palm Beach County, the third most populous county in Florida with a 2010 population of 1,320,134. The city is also the oldest incorporated municipality in South Florida...
picked up the Marlins telecasts (currently produced by Fox Sports
Fox Sports Radio
Fox Sports Radio, abbreviated FSR, is an international radio network consisting of sports talk programming. The network is a service of Premiere Networks...
), which are aired on the Florida Marlins Television Network, eventually dropping them in 2005 after the Pax Network's rebranding as i. Sun Sports
Sun Sports
Sun Sports is a Florida sports broadcasting network, with its headquarters in Orlando. Launched in 1988 as Sunshine Network, the station is now affiliated with virtually every cable company throughout the state of Florida and can be picked up by some satellite providers around the United...
(formerly Sunshine Network) and FSN Florida
Fox Sports Net
The Fox Sports Regional Networks, or simply Fox Sports Net , are a collection of cable TV regional sports networks in the United States owned and operated by News Corporation.- Beginnings :...
currently air the Marlins telecasts. The Miami Heat telecasts are now primarily cable-only on Sun Sports and carried over-the-air occasionally on local CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
affiliate WFOR
WFOR-TV
WFOR-TV, virtual channel 4.1 , is the CBS owned-and-operated station in Miami, Florida. WFOR shares its TV studio facilities with sister station WBFS-TV in Doral, near Miami International Airport, and its transmitter is located in Miramar.WFOR-TV also previously had two translator stations in the...
. WAMI 69 airs a newscast produced by WLTV
WLTV
WLTV-DT is a Univision owned and operated station serving Spanish-speaking viewers in South Florida. The station is located in Doral, where Univision's production facilities are also located. The transmitter is located in Miami Gardens...
called "Noticias Univision Al Amanecer en Telefutura". The newscast airs from 7-8 AM and is anchored by the "Noticias 23 Al Amanecer" team.
As of late 2009, most Univision-owned television stations, including WAMI and sister station WLTV, have upgraded their main signals to be transmitted in 1080i
1080i
1080i is the shorthand name for a high-definition television mode. The i means interlaced video; 1080i differs from 1080p, in which the p stands for progressive scan. The term 1080i assumes a widescreen aspect ratio of 16:9, implying a frame size of 1920×1080 pixels...
high definition
High-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
with a 16:9
16:9
16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...
aspect ratio
Aspect ratio (image)
The aspect ratio of an image is the ratio of the width of the image to its height, expressed as two numbers separated by a colon. That is, for an x:y aspect ratio, no matter how big or small the image is, if the width is divided into x units of equal length and the height is measured using this...
. TeleFutura's sister network Univision became the last major over-the-air television network in the United States to have transitioned to HDTV programming.