59-459: WBFS may refer to: WBFS-TV , a television station in Miami, Florida, United States West Bengal Fire Service , India .wbfs , a file format for storing Wii ROMs on external memory See also [ edit ] WBF (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
118-531: A March 1987 bankruptcy court proceeding in Philadelphia, Grant was allowed to continue operating its stations until at least July 1 through cash and accounts receivables to fund operations, denying a motion by the company's creditors to assume control of the stations or force their sale. However, on July 7, Grant agreed to enter into receivership and turn over control of the company and its three stations to its television program suppliers and bondholders under
177-481: A WTVJ-produced newscast in that slot on WB affiliate WBZL. In 2003, the newscast was expanded from 30 minutes to a full hour, and the next year, WBFS added a two-hour-long extension of WFOR's weekday morning newscast, airing from 7 to 9 am, which replaced paid programming in that time slot and competed against WSVN's morning newscast Today in Florida . The morning newscast failed to garner viewership and aired for
236-685: A bid to combine both stations' programming, but Combined took them off the market later in the year. Combined sold WGBO to Univision in early 1994 for $ 30 million; not all of the Spanish-language network's programming was airing in Chicago at the time. In April 1994, Combined signed an affiliation agreement for WBFS-TV with The WB , a new television network slated to start in January 1995. In 1994, Combined reached an agreement to sell WBFS-TV and WGBS-TV to Paramount Stations Group . As
295-438: A consequence, Paramount announced that the two stations would join the forthcoming United Paramount Network ( UPN ), which was created through a programming partnership with Chris-Craft, and that WBFS-TV and WDZL would swap proposed affiliations to leave WBFS-TV with UPN and WDZL with The WB. Even though the deal did not close for nearly a year—as it was dependent on Paramount selling another Philadelphia station, WTXF —WBFS joined
354-436: A deal to allow for two calendar seasons of racing. The races went on all the way until February 2, 2010. Only a portion of the park has been restored, and an additional $ 30 million will be needed to complete this first phase of the project. The full transformation is expected to cost $ 1 billion since the plan includes a complete redevelopment of the surrounding area including the construction of an entertainment complex to include
413-598: A deal to purchase WBFS-TV in 1994, resulting in the station joining UPN in 1995; however, WBFS-TV was passed over for affiliation with The CW in 2006 and affiliated instead with MyNetworkTV , airing that service's offerings until 2022. After two years as an independent, the station became the Miami-market CW affiliate in September 2024. At various times since the early 2000s, WFOR-TV has produced local newscasts for this station. Channel 33, allocated to Miami since
472-642: A decade earlier, Miami STV was aligned with a subscription television operation, in this case SelecTV . Miami STV was granted a construction permit in July 1980, with the FCC turning down an application for a high-power satellite of WCIX in the process; the owners proposed a hybrid service of ad-supported and subscription programs, similar to what WKID was already broadcasting on channel 51. The call letters WBFS-TV were assigned under Block in February 1983; that November,
531-594: A former Beck's brewery. By the time it went on the air, investment had turned over: Milton Grant , a stockholder in the Shlenker Group, had become the outright owner, and WBFS-TV's sign-on heralded the start of the Grant Broadcasting System of independent stations. Unlike most stations, WBFS-TV was not heavily reliant on movies in prime time. Grant, an aggressive buyer of syndicated programming sometimes years in advance, brought this style to
590-468: A group that did not have the resources to pay. Programs were hastily pulled from the WBFS-TV schedule because their syndicators, such as Embassy Pictures , were threatening to pull the programs and already shopping them to channel 33's competitors. On December 8, 1986, all three Grant television stations filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Philadelphia. This protected them from the demands of
649-458: A hotel, restaurants, casinos, stores and a theater. In June 2010 concerns were raised over the preservation of Hialeah Park's historical status, as the planned development threatens to hurt Hialeah Park's status as a National Historic Landmark . The City of Hialeah is home to three tennis centers, five public swimming pools and aquatic centers, and more than 14 public parks totaling more than 100 acres (0.40 km ) combined. Milander Park features
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#1732780057900708-451: A locally produced 9 p.m. newscast anchored by Jim Berry and Najahe Sherman. A morning newscast from 7 to 8 a.m. was restored in January 2024. In 2020 , Inter Miami CF announced that, alongside WFOR-TV, WBFS would carry regionally televised matches. The station's signal is multiplexed : WBFS-TV ended programming on its analog signal, on UHF channel 33, on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in
767-526: A municipal auditorium and a 10,000 seat football stadium. Amelia Earhart Park also serves the Hialeah community. Located just south of the Opa Locka Airport, the park consists of 515 acres, including a five-acre Bark Park for dogs. It offers a variety of amenities, programs and activities including mountain biking, soccer, Tom Sawyer's Play Island and Bill Graham Farm Village. It also houses
826-472: A population of 1,500 in 1925, Hialeah has grown faster than most of the 10 larger cities in the state of Florida since the 1960s and holds the rank of Florida's sixth-largest city, with more than 224,000 residents. The city is also one of the largest employers in Dade County. In January 2009, Forbes magazine listed Hialeah as one of the most “boring” (which Forbes defined by low media presence) cities in
885-548: A population of 223,109 as of the 2020 census , Hialeah is the sixth-largest city in Florida. It is the second largest city by population in the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida , which was home to an estimated 6,198,782 people at the 2018 census. It is located west-northwest of Miami , and is one of a few places in the county—others being Homestead , Miami Beach, Surfside, Bal Harbour, Sunny Isles Beach, and Golden Beach —to have its own street grid numbered separately from
944-459: A reorganization plan to repay $ 420 million in debt from the stations' operations by 1995, at which point the stations would be sold off. The reorganization plan was formally filed on October 13 and approved on March 30, 1988. In July 1988, Combined Broadcasting, a creditor-controlled company, took over Grant and the three stations. Despite being run by a consortium of creditors, WBFS continued to do well under Combined's stewardship. It became
1003-699: A sample of what life should be like." Several waves of Cuban exiles, starting after the Cuban Revolution in 1959 and continuing through to the Freedom Flights from 1965 to 1973, the Mariel boatlift in 1980, and the Balseros or boat people of the late 1990s, created what at least one expert has considered the most economically successful immigrant enclave in U.S. history as Hialeah is the only American industrial city that continues to grow. From
1062-568: Is a television station in Miami, Florida , United States, affiliated with The CW . It is owned by the CBS News and Stations group alongside WFOR-TV (channel 4), a CBS owned-and-operated station . The two stations share studios on Northwest 18th Terrace in Doral ; WBFS-TV's transmitter is located in Andover, Florida . WBFS-TV was established in 1984, marking the fourth attempt at activating
1121-542: Is located within Florida's 26th Congressional District. It is currently represented in the House of Representatives by Mario Díaz-Balart , a Republican . A 2005 study by the nonpartisan Bay Area Center for Voting Research (BACVR) ranked Hialeah, Florida as the fourth most conservative city in the United States. The current mayor of Hialeah is Esteban Bovo . As of 2020, Hialeah leaned towards Republican politics. In
1180-472: Is water. According to the Köppen climate classification , Hialeah has a tropical monsoon climate ( Am ). As of the 2020 United States census , there were 223,109 people, 76,459 households, and 56,047 families residing in the city. In 2015 through 2016, the population in Hialeah grew from 234,714 to 235,626, a 0.4% increase. The median household income grew from $ 29,249 to $ 29,817, a 1.9% increase. As of
1239-564: The 2010 United States census , there were 224,669 people, 73,826 households, and 56,896 families residing in the city. In 2010, Hialeah was the tenth-largest city in the United States among cities with a population density of more than 10,000 people per square mile . As of 2000, 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were married couples living together, 17.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.7% were non-families. 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who
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#17327800579001298-551: The 2016 United States presidential election in Florida each of the two major candidates received about half of the vote. For the 2020 United States presidential election in Florida about two thirds of residents of Hialeah voted for Trump. Miami-Dade County Public Schools serves Hialeah. Two high schools serving the Hialeah community, Mater Academy Charter High School and Miami Lakes Tech , were named as "Silver" award winners in U.S. News & World Report ' s "Best High Schools 2008 Search". Hialeah's public library
1357-495: The Miami Metrorail , Tri-Rail , and Amtrak at: Metrorail: Tri-Rail: Amtrak: "All Ways Lead to Hialeah" was one of the city's first slogans. At the time, Glenn Curtiss and James Bright could not have imagined the important link in the transportation chain provided by Hialeah's location. Sitting in the heart of northwest Dade, Hialeah has access to several major thoroughfares, linked by: In November 2023,
1416-640: The Telemeter system. Gold Coast obtained a construction permit in March 1967, though no station ever materialized. In the meantime, beginning in 1974, WCIX (channel 6), hampered by a poor signal in Broward County , began operating a translator on channel 33. In 1977, Miami STV Inc., a company owned by the Block family of Milwaukee, filed with the FCC for authority to build channel 33. Like Gold Coast of
1475-541: The CBS station's coverage of news and weather events and Miami Dolphins preseason coverage (to which WFOR-TV holds the rights). On January 24, 2006, CBS Corporation (which had been formed from the split of Viacom in two) and Time Warner 's Warner Bros. Entertainment division announced that they would dissolve UPN and The WB, moving some of their programming to a newly created network, The CW . Twelve CBS-owned UPN stations were chosen as charter affiliates of The CW; WBFS-TV
1534-648: The Miami market. The station promoted its maximum-power signal of 5 million watts, enough to reach into West Palm Beach , with slick imaging and the slogan "Florida's Super Station". The marketing blitz for WBFS's launch was said to have cost $ 2 million over 60 days. The station also aired Miami Hurricanes football and men's basketball. The Grant Broadcasting System sold the Fort Worth and Houston stations in early 1985 and expanded to new startup independents in two larger markets, Philadelphia ( WGBS-TV ) and Chicago ( WGBO-TV ). By March 1986, WBFS had tied WCIX as
1593-740: The Shlenker Group, which owned KTXH in Houston and KTXA in Fort Worth, Texas , filed to buy a majority stake in the unbuilt station from Miami STV for $ 46,250. Shlenker would finance construction; in exchange, plans for STV operation would be dropped. At the end of 1983, the WCIX channel 33 translator was shut down. From the new Guy Gannett tower adjacent to US 441 , WBFS-TV began broadcasting on December 9, 1984. It operated from studios on Northwest 52nd Avenue in Miami Gardens , converting
1652-549: The Tri-Rail station for Miami International Airport and north to West Palm Beach . The city's name is most commonly attributed to Muskogee origin, "Haiyakpo" ( prairie ) and "hili" (pretty) combining in "Hialeah" to mean "pretty prairie". Alternatively, the word is of Seminole origin meaning "Upland Prairie". The city is located upon a large prairie between Biscayne Bay and the Everglades . This "high prairie" caught
1711-543: The United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal continued to broadcast on its pre-transition UHF channel 32, using virtual channel 33. Hialeah Hialeah ( / ˌ h aɪ ə ˈ l iː ə / HY -ə- LEE -ə ; Latin American Spanish: [xaʝaˈli.a] ) is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida , United States. With
1770-567: The United States. The approximate coordinates for the City of Hialeah is located at 25°51′38″N 80°17′38″W / 25.86056°N 80.29389°W / 25.86056; -80.29389 (25.860474, –80.293971). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 19.7 square miles (51 km ). 19.2 square miles (50 km ) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km ) of it (2.53%)
1829-682: The West Palm Beach market—with MyNetworkTV in July. By 2023, the station no longer aired MyNetworkTV programming, operating as an independent from that point forward. CBS later announced WBFS would join The CW on September 1, 2024, as part of a larger agreement reached with Nexstar Media Group , majority owner of the network since 2022; this also included co-owned WKBD-TV in Detroit, which had dropped CW programming one year earlier. WBFS took over from WSFL as part of another earlier move where
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1888-559: The affiliations of CW Scripps affiliates went unrenewed. The first news of any kind on WBFS-TV came in the form of prime time news breaks supplied by WTVJ in 1993. Soon after the Viacom-CBS merger in 2001, and in the wake of the September 11 attacks , WBFS began to air a nightly 10 p.m. newscast from WFOR-TV. This was the third prime time news broadcast in the market after WSVN 's long-established 10 p.m. newscast and
1947-442: The art murals, polished terrazzo floors, and new sculptures. The library hosts a print collection, digital resources, and a Hialeah History Collection which collects, preserves and provides access to information about the City of Hialeah's history. In 2013, Hialeah was named a top five city with the worst drivers by Slate and Allstate . Hialeah is served by Miami-Dade Transit along major thoroughfares by Metrobus , and by
2006-568: The channel for full-power use in Miami. The aggressive program purchasing and promotional tactics of its builder, the Grant Broadcasting System , carried the company into bankruptcy, but WBFS was its most successful station and became a competitive independent in the market. After being owned by a consortium of Grant's creditors throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Paramount Stations Group reached
2065-501: The demands of the local community. Supermarkets operate on the city's main streets including those which cater to Latin American and Hispanic clientele. While most of the manufacturing and cloth industries that made Hialeah an industrial city in the 1970s–1980s have disappeared, new electronics and technology businesses have reinvigorated the local economy. Westland Mall contains over 100 stores and several restaurants. Telemundo ,
2124-542: The eye of pioneer aviator Glenn Curtiss and Missouri cattleman James H. Bright in 1921. Together, they developed not only the town of Hialeah but also Hialeah Park Race Track . In 1921, the first plat was drawn up, and the town was named. In the early "Roaring '20s", Hialeah produced significant entertainment contributions. Sporting included the Spanish sport of jai alai and greyhound racing, and media included silent movies like D.W. Griffith 's The White Rose which
2183-637: The highest proportion of Cuban and Cuban-American residents of any city in the United States, at 84.1% of the population, making them a prominent feature of the city's culture. In 2023, 89.5% of residents reported speaking Spanish at home, and the language is an important part of daily life in the city. Hialeah is served by the Miami Metrorail at the Okeechobee , Hialeah , and Tri-Rail/Metrorail Transfer stations. The Okeechobee and Hialeah stations serve primarily as park-and-ride commuter stations for commuters and residents going into Downtown Miami , and
2242-488: The history of Dade County up to that time and since then there have been countless horse racing histories played out at the world-famous 220-acre (0.89 km ) park. It was considered one of the most grand thoroughbred horse racing parks with its majestic Mediterranean style architecture and was considered the Jewel of Hialeah at the time. The park's grandeur has attracted millions, included among them are names known around
2301-585: The introduction of ultra high frequency (UHF) channel assignments in 1952, went unused by a full-power station for more than 30 years. There had been some activity around it when it was first assigned, drawing two applicants; the Miami Biscayne Television Corporation obtained the construction permit , but it went unbuilt. In the 1960s, three bids were made to start a channel 33 station, by Gem Broadcasting, proposing an all-Spanish-language station; and Supreme Broadcasting; Gem
2360-419: The last time on October 17, 2008, when WBFS-TV's weekend newscasts were also dropped and several on-air talent and six behind-the-scenes employees were dismissed as part of budget cuts. The newscast ended in September 2011. A prime time newscast, now airing at 9 pm, was re-introduced in July 2022 using the new CBS News Now format. The Now format was discontinued in 2023; WBFS would later reintroduce
2419-401: The median income for a household in the city was $ 29,492, and the median income for a family was $ 31,621. Males had a median income of $ 23,133 versus $ 17,886 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 12,402. About 16.0% of families and 18.6% of the population were below the poverty line , including 22.2% of those under age 18 and 22.4% of those age 65 or over. As of 2022, 89.5% of
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2478-697: The new Miami Watersports Complex, which offers cable and boat wakeboarding, waterskiing, wake surfing, kneeboarding and paddleboarding. Starting in 2022 the city has worked on developing the "Leah Arts district" centered around the Factory Town concert venue including bars, music venues, and other entertainment themed businesses. The University of Florida College of Dentistry operates the Hialeah Dental Clinic. It opened in 1997 to serve Hispanic populations in South Florida. Hialeah
2537-447: The new UPN at its launch on January 16, 1995. As UPN expanded in programming offering, the sports teams left. The Heat had returned to WBFS-TV in 1993, but they signed a deal with WAMI-TV (channel 69) in 1998. The Marlins followed suit in 1999. In 2000, Paramount's parent company Viacom merged with CBS , making WBFS a sister station to CBS owned-and-operated station WFOR-TV. WBFS moved into WFOR-TV's facilities in Doral , and
2596-723: The over-the-air home of the expansion Miami Heat of the NBA in 1988. It added rights to 50 games from the Florida Marlins of Major League Baseball 's National League and 10 road games of the Florida Panthers of the NHL in 1993. In 1993, Combined put WBFS and WGBO up for sale, seeking $ 90 million for the pair. Chris-Craft Industries expressed interest in both stations, and Renaissance Communications, owner of competing independent WDZL (channel 39), also looked into
2655-566: The population spoke Spanish at home, while those who spoke only English made up 9.0% of the population. All other languages spoken were below 1% of the population. The city of Hialeah is a commercial center in Miami-Dade County . The city is host to many national retailers . Hialeah is also home to vibrant community of mom-and-pop stores. These shops have successfully competed against national name brand retailers, outfitters, and franchises. In order to remain competitive national businesses have altered their traditional business strategy to meet
2714-469: The rest of the county (which is otherwise based on Miami Avenue at Flagler Street in Downtown Miami , the county seat ). The city is notable for its high Hispanic proportion, which was 94% in 2020; this was the second-highest proportion of Hispanic Americans in the contiguous United States, and the highest proportion among incorporated communities outside of Puerto Rico. Hialeah also has
2773-743: The second largest Spanish-language TV network in the United States, was headquartered at 2340 West 8th Avenue in Hialeah until 2018. In March 2009, it was announced that a $ 40–$ 90 million restoration project was set to begin within the year on the Hialeah Park Race Track . On May 7, 2009, the Florida legislature agreed to a deal with the Seminole Tribe of Florida that allowed Hialeah Park to operate slot machines and run Quarter Horse races. The historic racetrack reopened on November 28, 2009, but only for Quarter Horse races. The park installed slot machines in January 2010 as part of
2832-426: The syndicators. WBFS-TV was the most successful of the three stations economically, though only in relative terms. Before taxes, it lost $ 6.54 million in 1986, compared with $ 9.72 million at the Philadelphia station and $ 13.76 million in Chicago. One syndicator even went as far as to file a competing application against WBFS-TV's license renewal, largely as a leverage maneuver in bankruptcy court . In
2891-460: The title WBFS . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WBFS&oldid=1119729031 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages WBFS-TV WBFS-TV (channel 33)
2950-476: The top independent station in South Florida. However, the new stations and WBFS-TV had to grapple with their high promotional expenses and rapidly rising programming costs. The other Miami stations saw Grant's strategy coming and matched his bids, blunting the impact of his spending. Equally importantly, when the television advertising market slowed down, the highly leveraged Grant-Shlenker consortium faced financial difficulties. Syndicators began to seek payment from
3009-535: The two Miami stations and WTVX in the West Palm Beach market, which had been owned alongside WBFS by Paramount and Viacom prior to the merger, were placed under one general manager: Steve Mauldin, who had been leading WFOR-TV since 1998. However, revenue was flat to down across the three stations, and WBFS-TV's share of Miami designated market area TV revenues slipped from 8.7 to 7.3 percent between 2001 and 2006. Since being consolidated with WFOR-TV, WBFS-TV has occasionally aired CBS network programming to accommodate
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#17327800579003068-448: The world in 1937. While Hialeah was once envisioned as a playground for the elite, Cuban exiles fleeing Fidel Castro 's 1959 revolution, as well as World War II veterans and city planners, transformed the city into a working-class community. Hialeah historian Patricia Fernández-Kelly explained, "It became an affordable Eden." She further describes the city as "a place where different groups have left their imprint while trying to create
3127-581: The world such as the Kennedy family , Harry Truman , General Omar Bradley , Winston Churchill , and J.P. Morgan . The Hialeah Park Race Track also holds the dual distinction of being an Audubon Bird Sanctuary due to its famous pink flamingos and being listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The famous aviator Amelia Earhart in 1937 said her final good-byes to the continental U.S. from Hialeah as she left on her ill-fated flight around
3186-444: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.15 and the average family size was 3.39. In 2000, the age distribution of the population showed 23.0% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males. In 2000,
3245-443: Was founded by Ms. Lua Adams Curtiss, who was the late mother of the famous aviator Glenn Curtiss. The club asked for donations to get the library started and was fortunate enough to receive enough to get the system started. The latest branch, John F. Kennedy Library is now the main library for Hialeah and is easily recognizable for its grand murals. In 2017, the branch set out to renovate the entire library and they added new furniture,
3304-537: Was founded in 1924, one year prior to the incorporation of the city. While over the years the county-wide Miami-Dade Public Library System has taken over the libraries of most of the cities in the county, Hialeah public libraries function independently from the county-wide system. The first branch was a donation by the Hialeah Women's Club. It was actually located in the house of one of the Hialeah Women's Club's home. The home of Ms. J Sommers Garwood. The club
3363-516: Was made at the Miami Movie Studios located in Hialeah. However, the 1926 Miami hurricane brought many of these activities to an end. In the years since its incorporation in 1925, many historical events and people have been associated with Hialeah. The opening of the horse racing course at Hialeah Park Race Track in 1925 (which was nicknamed the "Grand Dame") received more coverage in the Miami media than any other sporting event in
3422-587: Was not included, as the deal also included a long-term affiliation pact with 16 Tribune Broadcasting stations—including WBZL (the former WDZL, later renamed WSFL). To serve affiliates of the two networks not selected for The CW—namely its own— News Corporation announced the creation of MyNetworkTV on February 22, 2006. After initially announcing plans that May to take WBFS-TV independent, CBS opted to affiliate three of its stations—WBFS-TV; WUPL in New Orleans , similarly situated to WBFS-TV; and WTCN-CA in
3481-407: Was replaced by Gateway Television Corporation, led by Miamian and former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) attorney Vincent B. Welch. Gateway was awarded the construction permit in 1964 after the other two firms dropped out of the running. Gateway abandoned its bid by 1966, and Hialeah food processor Budd Mayer filed for the channel, proposing subscription television (STV) operation using
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