WIMP-CA
Encyclopedia
WIMP-CD is a class-A digital LPTV station in Miami, Florida
on channel 25, owned by Sunshine Broadcasting Company, a company based in Cheyenne, Wyoming
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890310UU became W25BF. On 7 July 1997, W25BF became WIMP-LP. WIMP became a class A station on 18 September 2001 and became WIMP-CA as a result. After a flash-cut
to digital TV while staying on physical
TV channel 25, it became WIMP-CD in November 2009.
Previosuly with Home Shopping Network
, WIMP-CA is now an affiliate
of Elementos TV, a new Hispanic
TV network from Salt Lake City, Utah
.
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...
on channel 25, owned by Sunshine Broadcasting Company, a company based in Cheyenne, Wyoming
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Cheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the...
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History
On 16 October 1990, construction permitConstruction permit
A construction permit or building permit is a permit required in most jurisdictions for new construction, or adding on to pre-existing structures, and in some cases for major renovations. Generally, the new construction must be inspected during construction and after completion to ensure compliance...
890310UU became W25BF. On 7 July 1997, W25BF became WIMP-LP. WIMP became a class A station on 18 September 2001 and became WIMP-CA as a result. After a flash-cut
Flash-cut
A flash-cut, also called flash-cutover, is an immediate change in a complex system, with no phase-in period.Some telephone area codes were split immediately, rather than being phased in with a permissive dialing period. An example is telephone area code 213, which was split into 213 and 714 all at...
to digital TV while staying on physical
RF
-Science and technology:* Radiative forcing, a measure of the change in balance of the energy absorbed and emitted by the Earth's atmosphere* "Rate of flow", as in Volumetric flow rate* Radio frequency...
TV channel 25, it became WIMP-CD in November 2009.
Previosuly with Home Shopping Network
Home 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...
, WIMP-CA is now an affiliate
Network affiliate
In the broadcasting industry , a network affiliate is a local broadcaster which carries some or all of the television program or radio program line-up of a television or radio network, but is owned by a company other than the owner of the network...
of Elementos TV, a new Hispanic
Hispanic
Hispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
TV network from Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...
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