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72-595: WPLG (channel 10) is a television station in Miami, Florida , United States, affiliated with ABC . The station is owned by Berkshire Hathaway as its sole broadcast property. WPLG's studios are located on West Hallandale Beach Boulevard in Pembroke Park , and its transmitter is located in Miami Gardens, Florida . WPLG signed on the air as WLBW-TV on November 20, 1961, as the replacement for WPST-TV , which

144-511: A barter in some cases. Broadcasting %26 Cable Broadcasting & Cable ( B&C , or Broadcasting+Cable ) is a telecommunications industry news website and formerly a monthly trade magazine published by Future US . Founded in 1931 as Broadcasting , subsequent mergers, acquisitions and industry evolution saw a series of name changes, including Broadcasting and Broadcast Advertising , and Broadcasting-Telecasting , before adopting its current name in 1993. B&C , which

216-482: A CBS owned-and-operated station; and longtime NBC affiliate WSVN (channel 7) taking the Fox affiliation from WCIX. WTVJ and WCIX later swapped channel positions on September 10, 1995, as compensation for an affiliation deal involving Group W , with WCIX moving to channel 4 as WFOR-TV and WTVJ moving to channel 6. Neither transaction affected WPLG, which retained its ABC affiliation as well as its channel 10 allocation. As

288-404: A contractual stipulation not to air Dr. Phil in direct competition with The Oprah Winfrey Show , also produced by Harpo Productions . WPLG's only option was to cancel its 5 p.m. newscast, forgoing its time slot to Dr. Phil , preceded by Judge Judy at 4 p.m. This became the station's final decision. Initially slow out of the gate, the change ended up being successful as WPLG ranked No. 1 in

360-585: A half-hour 3 p.m. weekday newscast and later in fall, it expands to full hour. On March 10, 2021, it was announced that WPLG will start producing newscasts (under the Local 10 News branding) for WSFL-TV, allowing the latter to restore news content in some form to the station after the discontinuation of NewsFix in September 2018. Local 10 News on WSFL-TV began on June 1, 2021, with a two-hour extension of their weekday morning newscast from 7 to 9 a.m., and

432-416: A longtime slogan originally used by the station from 1979 to 1999 and was revived in 2014. On March 28, 2009, in conjunction with the station's relocation to its Pembroke Park studios, WPLG became the third Miami station to begin broadcasting its local newscasts in high definition . On August 22, 2011, WPLG debuted an hour-long newscast at 5 p.m., which replaced Dr. Phil after it moved back to WFOR-TV;

504-415: A much shorter wavelength, and thus requires a shorter antenna, but also higher power. North American stations can go up to 5000 kW ERP for video and 500 kW audio, or 1000 kW digital. Low channels travel further than high ones at the same power, but UHF does not suffer from as much electromagnetic interference and background "noise" as VHF, making it much more desirable for TV. Despite this, in

576-620: A nightly newscast during the 10 p.m. hour. The station's ATSC 1.0 channels are carried on the multiplexed signal of Fox affiliate WSVN: WPLG previously carried LATV on its second digital subchannel ; the Spanish language network was replaced by MeTV on April 24, 2012. On January 24, 2013, Post-Newsweek Stations entered into an affiliation agreement to carry the Live Well Network on digital subchannels of WPLG and its then-Orlando sister station WKMG-TV ; both stations added

648-709: A part-time position at the station until she died from colon cancer in 1997. Don Noe joined WPLG in 1979 and was one of Miami's most popular chief meteorologists (Walter Cronise having moved to the morning newscasts) up until his retirement in 2007; Chuck Dowdle, meanwhile, had left by 1986 for fellow ABC station WSB-TV in Atlanta ; his slot was filled by Khambrel Marshall, who later moved to WFOR and then to WPLG's former sister station in Houston, KPRC . Since 1993, WPLG has used several versions of Gari Media Group 's "The One and Only" news music package, which took its name from

720-516: A priest, a rabbi, and a minister. The studio facilities proved cramped from the start: in reviewing the first day of activities, which included a debate among Miami mayoral candidates, news and kids' shows, The Miami News television critic Kristine Dunn noted that WLBW-TV already needed "more studio space, more storage space and more office space". Some of the faces seen on WPST-TV moved to the new station, including Bill Bayer (whose public affairs program Important became Miami Press Conference after

792-545: A result, it is the only television station in the Miami–Fort Lauderdale market that has retained the same network affiliation throughout its history. Possibly because of this consistency, WPLG remains one of the highest-rated stations in South Florida . In 2004, WPLG began branding itself as "Local 10" under the branding standardization adopted by Post-Newsweek for its stations. From April 2007 to May 2009, WPLG

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864-474: A standby basis employing a minimum of staffers. After Baker exhausted his appeals with the U.S. Supreme Court denying a writ of certiorari to Judge E. Barrett Prettyman 's ruling affirming the FCC's revoking order on October 9, 1961, the commission imposed a new deadline of 3 a.m. on November 20, 1961. WPST-TV's last day of operations on November 19 featured an on-air editorial delivered by Baker decrying

936-464: A string of local civic leaders. FCC hearing examiner H. Gifford Irion gave the nod to South Florida Television in his initial decision, issued at the end of 1963, because of its experience and civic participation; but in July 1964, the full FCC opted to set aside the examiner's choice and awarded a full-term license to Wilson on a 4–1 vote. With its long-term prospects more secure, WLBW-TV began to plan for

1008-425: A variety of ways to generate revenue from television commercials . They may be an independent station or part of a broadcasting network , or some other structure. They can produce some or all of their programs or buy some broadcast syndication programming for or all of it from other stations or independent production companies. Many stations have some sort of television studio , which on major-network stations

1080-533: A year to finally sign on using entirely different facilities, but hired multiple former WPST-TV staffers and picked up the ABC affiliation WPST-TV held. Sold to Post-Newsweek Stations in 1969, WLBW-TV was renamed WPLG the following year in honor of Philip Leslie Graham . Led by on-air talent including Ann Bishop , Dwight Lauderdale , Bryan Norcross , Michael Putney and Calvin Hughes , WPLG's news department emerged in

1152-496: Is non-commercial educational (NCE) and considered public broadcasting . To avoid concentration of media ownership of television stations, government regulations in most countries generally limit the ownership of television stations by television networks or other media operators, but these regulations vary considerably. Some countries have set up nationwide television networks, in which individual television stations act as mere repeaters of nationwide programs . In those countries,

1224-470: Is broadcast via terrestrial radio waves. A group of television stations with common ownership or affiliation are known as a TV network and an individual station within the network is referred to as O&O or affiliate , respectively. Because television station signals use the electromagnetic spectrum, which in the past has been a common, scarce resource, governments often claim authority to regulate them. Broadcast television systems standards vary around

1296-792: Is often used for newscasts or other local programming . There is usually a news department , where journalists gather information. There is also a section where electronic news-gathering (ENG) operations are based, receiving remote broadcasts via remote pickup unit or satellite TV . Outside broadcasting vans, production trucks , or SUVs with electronic field production (EFP) equipment are sent out with reporters , who may also bring back news stories on video tape rather than sending them back live . To keep pace with technology United States television stations have been replacing operators with broadcast automation systems to increase profits in recent years. Some stations (known as repeaters or translators ) only simulcast another, usually

1368-644: The 2002 Rose Bowl . WPLG also broadcasts select Florida Panthers contests beginning in 2021 through ABC's contract with the NHL . This included the team's victory in the 2024 Stanley Cup Final . Since 2022, the station has also aired the Miami Grand Prix using a simulcast of Sky Sports F1 . WPLG presently broadcasts 54 + 1 ⁄ 2 hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 hours each weekday and six hours each on Saturdays and Sundays)—the highest of any ABC affiliate in

1440-589: The BH Media subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway in a cash and stock deal. Berkshire Hathaway and its chairman, Warren Buffett , had been longtime stockholders in Graham Holdings; the sale of WPLG included a large majority of Berkshire Hathaway's shares in Graham Holdings. To maintain continuity following the consummation of the purchase, BH Media entered into agreements with Post-Newsweek Stations (renamed Graham Media Group in July 2014) to continue providing

1512-517: The NBA 's Miami Heat via the network's contract with the league . The station has aired the Heat's 2006, 2011–14, 2020, and 2023 NBA Finals appearances, including the team's 2006 , 2012 and 2013 championship victories. The station also airs select Miami Hurricanes football games as part of ABC's rights to college football telecasts. This included the team's national championship in 2001 by winning

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1584-405: The broadcast range , or geographic area, that the station is limited to, allocates the broadcast frequency of the radio spectrum for that station's transmissions, sets limits on what types of television programs can be programmed for broadcast and requires a station to broadcast a minimum amount of certain programs types, such as public affairs messages . Another form of television station

1656-534: The electricity bill and emergency backup generators . In North America , full-power stations on band I (channels 2 to 6) are generally limited to 100 kW analog video ( VSB ) and 10 kW analog audio ( FM ), or 45 kW digital ( 8VSB ) ERP. Stations on band III (channels 7 to 13) can go up by 5 dB to 316 kW video, 31.6 kW audio, or 160 kW digital. Low-VHF stations are often subject to long-distance reception just as with FM. There are no stations on Channel 1 . UHF , by comparison, has

1728-695: The $ 20 million sale of WLBW-TV and WCKY radio—which it had owned for 40 years—by the Washington Post Company for $ 20 million. It was the first broadcasting purchase for the Post since acquiring WJXT in Jacksonville in 1953. The FCC approved in September 1969, and one of the Wilson ownership's last acts was to deliver $ 250,000 in bonus checks to WLBW and WCKY employees with a year or more of tenure. News of Post-Newsweek's first changes came at

1800-469: The 1970s as a leader in local television ratings and has maintained that position ever since. WPLG has been owned by Berkshire Hathaway since 2014, when Post-Newsweek (renamed Graham Media Group) divested it, but continues to maintain infrastructure and logistical ties to its previous ownership. The first station to broadcast on channel 10 in the Miami market was WPST-TV , owned by Public Service Television,

1872-514: The 5 p.m. time slot, beating out its competitors' 5 p.m. newscasts, and was able to lure viewers into its 6 p.m. newscast. This change was so successful that other local stations in the Miami and West Palm Beach markets started airing syndicated programming in place of local newscasts, such as WPTV, WTVJ, and WPBF. But by 2011, Dr. Phil ' s ratings had slipped and WPLG announced that the show would move back to WFOR, replacing Oprah which had just ended its 25-year run. WPLG airs contests involving

1944-615: The FCC opened the door to competing applications against Wilson's bid for a full-term license for WLBW-TV. In addition to Wilson, former WPST-TV owner Public Service Television applied (only to have its bid deemed unacceptable for filing), as did a group of former WPST-TV employees organized as the South Florida Television Corporation; Civic Television, headed by Charles Crandon; and the Miami Television Company, whose stakeholders included

2016-458: The FCC's media ownership rules, which do not allow duopolies involving two of a market's four highest-rated stations in terms of audience share; however during the May 2008 Nielsen ratings period, WPLG ranked in first place and WTVJ ranked sixth in total-day viewership, allowing the possibility of a purchase. Under the proposal, WTVJ would have merged its operations with WPLG at the studio facility (which

2088-405: The FCC's verdict and rejected the allegations levied against the station. Baker's editorial was reprinted in newspapers the very next day alongside a "statement of policy" advertisement taken out by WLBW-TV. The marquee outside the former WPST-TV studios continued to be turned on every night for nearly 18 months after closure as a sign of defiance by Baker, only turning it off after agreeing to sell

2160-584: The North African theater of the war , but remained on the masthead as publisher until June 1944, at which point Taishoff and his wife bought out the Codels' interest in the magazine. Taishoff then assumed the post of the publisher in addition to editor. Broadcasting merged with Broadcast Advertising in 1932, with the Broadcast Reporter in 1933, and with Telecast in 1953. The title

2232-620: The South Florida market's "Big Three" network stations are based outside of the Miami city limits. In 2013, the Washington Post Company sold the Washington Post to Amazon founder and chairman Jeff Bezos ; the company retained most of the other non-newspaper assets, including the Post-Newsweek broadcast outlets, and renamed itself Graham Holdings. On March 12, 2014, Graham Holdings announced that it would sell WPLG to

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2304-458: The Taishoff family. Cahners Publishing bought Broadcasting in 1991. In 2009, Cahners successor Reed Business Information sold TWICE , Broadcasting & Cable and Multichannel News to NewBay Media . Future acquired NewBay Media in 2018. In 2020, Future folded Broadcasting & Cable into its new platform, Next TV. In August 2024, Future announced the magazine would cease

2376-647: The U.S., the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is taking another large portion of this band (channels 52 to 69) away, in contrast to the rest of the world, which has been taking VHF instead. This means that some stations left on VHF are harder to receive after the analog shutdown . Since at least 1974, there are no stations on channel 37 in North America for radio astronomy purposes. Most television stations are commercial broadcasting enterprises which are structured in

2448-684: The broadcasting subsidiary of National Airlines (NAL). WPST-TV was the second ABC affiliate in the Miami market , having assumed it from UHF station WITV . WPST-TV first signed on the air on August 2, 1957, from a transmitter tower and facilities purchased from Storer Broadcasting when their UHF outlet, WGBS-TV , was taken dark . A gala grand opening celebration for a purpose-built studio facility on Biscayne Boulevard took place on January 17, 1958. The same day, Drew Pearson 's syndicated newspaper column alleged unethical behavior among FCC commissioner Richard A. Mack and Miami attorney Thurman A. Whiteside, working on behalf of National Airlines, who bribed

2520-472: The building. The former WPST-TV transmitter site was repurchased by Storer and later reused for WAJA-TV . Despite this severe license discontinuity and little connection between the two other than the ABC affiliation, what is now WPLG claims the National Airlines station's history as its own. The first program to be seen on the new WLBW-TV was a short dedication led by Topmiller and short talks by

2592-529: The change). Molly Turner , who had previously hosted a mid-morning interview show on WPST-TV, was hired by WLBW-TV to host a daily variety show modeled after The 50/50 Club with Ruth Lyons , a popular program in Cincinnati. It was also the first station in Miami to feature a weather girl, Virginia Booker. However, with an initial operating authority to run for four months, L. B. Wilson, Inc., had to fend off competitors nearly immediately. In February 1962,

2664-542: The commissioner to help obtain the broadcast license . Investigations by the House Subcommittee on Legislative Oversight and a rehearing on the WPST-TV license award by retired judge Horace Stern revealed a pattern of influencing behavior among three of the four bidders for the license, as well as lobbyists and legislators aligned with the bidders after learning of Mack's vote. Mack resigned his position and

2736-532: The credibility of his business's application. Wilson's will split his stake in the business. One half went to his widow, Constance, and was voted on by three executives: Charles H. Topmiller, who had worked for Wilson for 24 years; Jeannette Heinze, Wilson's secretary of 23 years; and Thomas A. Welstead, manager of WCKY's office in New York City. The other went to Wilson's brother, Hansford; the three executives and another employee; and three friends, one of whom

2808-421: The first African-American to anchor a nightly newscast in the South Florida market, and he remained the station's primary evening co-anchor until his retirement in 2008. By 1985, WPLG had surpassed rival WTVJ (channel 4, now on channel 6) in the ratings and would dominate the ratings for over ten years. Ann Bishop would continue to serve as co-anchor for the station's evening newscasts until 1995, when she moved to

2880-601: The first helicopter in the Miami market used for newsgathering, known as "Sky 10". The station became well known from 1976 to 1982 for its popular anchor team of Glenn Rinker, Ann Bishop , sports anchor Chuck Dowdle and meteorologist Walter Cronise. In 1982, the station adopted the Eyewitness News format for its newscasts, which was used until its news branding was changed to the generic Channel 10 News in 2001; that year, Rinker left for another position in Orlando and

2952-433: The following month, though it and Multichannel News (which will also cease publication) would survive as sub-brands on sister industry news website Next TV, which primarily focuses on the streaming industry. However, the magazine's Hall of Fame would continue. The magazine sponsors an annual dinner at which about a dozen industry professionals are inducted into its Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame. In December 2012,

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3024-638: The franchise from ABC's corporate parent The Walt Disney Company ), the station ran the ABC Kids airings of Power Rangers on a week-delayed basis , airing it on Saturdays from 5 to 6 a.m. due to the station's three-hour weekend morning newscast (which at the time had aired from 7 to 10 a.m.). Around the same time, it also aired the 9–10 a.m. hour of the ABC Kids block from noon to 1 p.m. (then ABC's recommended timeslot to air Power Rangers ). The latter scheduling continues in use even after

3096-562: The future. In 1964, it began airing local color programming from film and tape. In 1965, the station acquired a parcel of land at Biscayne Boulevard and NE 39th Street to construct a purpose-built, color-equipped facility with two studios. Construction began that fall, and the studio formally opened in March 1967, allowing the station to broadcast local programs, including the dance show Saturday Hop , in color. The station became known as "Colorvision 10". In March 1969, L. B. Wilson, Inc., announced

3168-420: The highest point available in the transmission area, such as on a summit , the top of a high skyscraper , or on a tall radio tower . To get a signal from the master control room to the transmitter, a studio/transmitter link (STL) is used. The link can be either by radio or T1 / E1 . A transmitter/studio link (TSL) may also send telemetry back to the station, but this may be embedded in subcarriers of

3240-462: The license not to be implicated in the scandal, effective immediately on WPST-TV's closure. L. B. Wilson, Inc. had been one of the four applicants for the channel in 1953. Owner of radio station WCKY in Cincinnati, its namesake was L. B. Wilson of that city, who wintered in Miami Beach . He died of a heart attack on October 28, 1954, in a Cincinnati hotel suite; this was credited with weakening

3312-400: The local television station has no station identification and, from a consumer's point of view, there is no practical distinction between a network and a station, with only small regional changes in programming, such as local television news . To broadcast its programs, a television station requires operators to operate equipment, a transmitter or radio antenna , which is often located at

3384-646: The magazine will cease publication after its September 2024 issue, and switch to a digital-only format on sister website Next TV. Broadcasting was founded in Washington, D.C., by Martin Codel, Sol Taishoff and former National Association of Broadcasters president Harry Shaw, and the first issue was published on October 15, 1931. Originally, Shaw was publisher, Codel editor, and Taishoff managing editor; when Shaw retired, Codel became publisher and Taishoff took over as editor-in-chief (Taishoff had succeeded Codel writing

3456-419: The main broadcast. Stations which retransmit or simulcast another may simply pick-up that station over-the-air , or via STL or satellite. The license usually specifies which other station it is allowed to carry. VHF stations often have very tall antennas due to their long wavelength , but require much less effective radiated power (ERP), and therefore use much less transmitter power output , also saving on

3528-529: The nation—and produces an additional six hours of local newscasts for Scripps -owned independent station WSFL-TV each week (with one hour each weekday and 30 minutes each on Saturdays and Sundays). In regards to the number of hours devoted to news programming, as of August 2024, it is the second highest local newscast output of any station in the Miami market (with a combined 60 + 1 ⁄ 2 hours each week) behind Fox affiliate WSVN (which runs 63 + 1 ⁄ 2 hours of newscasts each week). In addition,

3600-704: The network in April 2013. WPLG ended programming on its analog signal, on VHF channel 10, 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. The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition VHF channel 9 to channel 10 for post-transition operations. Three other local stations (WSVN, WPXM-TV and WLTV-DT) also moved their digital signals to their former analog channel allocation, requiring viewers to rescan their digital tuners . WPLG and WSVN are

3672-405: The network replaced ABC Kids with Weekend Adventure on September 3, 2011. In 2004, WPLG, along with then–sister station KSAT-TV , was one of the many ABC affiliates to refuse to air an uninterrupted Veterans Day broadcast of the 1998 movie Saving Private Ryan . In 2004, WPLG announced it had won a bidding war to air Dr. Phil and Judge Judy starting in 2006. However, the station had

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3744-572: The only Miami stations that continue to broadcast on the VHF band. WPLG is one of four Miami-based TV stations that are viewed via cable in The Bahamas . Television station The Fernsehsender Paul Nipkow ( TV Station Paul Nipkow ) in Berlin , Germany , was the first regular television service in the world. It was on the air from 22 March 1935, until it was shut down in 1944. The station

3816-476: The programmes seen on its owner's flagship station, and have no television studio or production facilities of their own. This is common in developing countries . Low-power stations typically also fall into this category worldwide. Most stations which are not simulcast produce their own station identifications . TV stations may also advertise on or provide weather (or news) services to local radio stations , particularly co-owned sister stations . This may be

3888-655: The radio column for the Consolidated Press Association, both men using the pseudonym "Robert Mack"; the two met while covering radio in Washington). The men operated under the corporate name Broadcasting Publications, Inc.; after Shaw's departure, the company was owned by Codel, Taishoff, and their wives. Codel left the magazine in January 1943, to work in public relations for the Red Cross in

3960-435: The station had produced an early evening newscast in that timeslot previously until it was replaced by Dr. Phil in 2006. On January 13, 2014, WPLG added an hour-long newscast at 4 p.m. weekdays, which competes against an existing hour-long newscast in that slot on WSVN. On April 27, 2014, WPLG expanded This Week in South Florida to one hour, retaining its 11:30 a.m. timeslot on Sundays. On August 13, 2018, WPLG added

4032-439: The station produces the hour-long political discussion program This Week in South Florida , which debuted in 1990 and airs Sundays at 11:30 a.m. From the show's inception until his retirement on December 18, 2022, the program was hosted by senior political reporter Michael Putney . Glenna Milberg, who has co-moderated the show since 2014, became the sole leader of the program upon Putney's retirement. In 1979, WPLG deployed

4104-502: The station switched to a single anchor format for its evening newscasts; WPLG's total-day viewership fell behind CBS-owned WFOR, which took the #1 position among the market's English-language stations. However, WPLG remains tied with WSVN for second/third. On July 18, 2008, Post-Newsweek Stations announced that it would purchase WTVJ for $ 205 million. The purchase would have created a duopoly between WTVJ and WPLG—duopolies involving two "Big Three" stations ordinarily would be prohibited under

4176-412: The station with access to its centralized digital media, design, and traffic services after the sale's completion. The sale was finalized on June 30. WPLG carries the entire ABC programming schedule, including the ABC affiliate-exclusive Saturday morning syndicated block Weekend Adventure . However, until the network dropped the program on August 28, 2010 (following Saban Entertainment 's repurchase of

4248-496: The studio building at more than five times the market value. WPST-TV was originally given a date of September 15, 1960, to vacate the airwaves and allow for WLBW-TV to take to the air, but a series of appeals filed by Baker delayed the process substantially, with the FCC temporarily suspending the order. WLBW-TV was given authority to transmit a test pattern during the overnight hours, doing so starting in November 1960, operating on

4320-840: The television court show Judge Judy earned its star, Judy Sheindlin, a spot in the Broadcasting & Cable hall of fame. Sheindlin accepted the honor at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York. In 2015, the Hall of Fame celebrated its 25th anniversary and to date has honored nearly 400 executives, talent and shows, including Bob Iger , chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company ; David Zaslav CEO and president of Warner Bros. Discovery , sports broadcaster and former NFL player Frank Gifford ; Dr. Phil McGraw , host of Dr. Phil ; and Kathie Lee Gifford , co-anchor of

4392-402: The very end of the year. On March 16, 1970, the station's call letters were changed to the current WPLG—the calls were chosen in honor of Philip L. Graham , husband of Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham , who committed suicide in 1963. Similarly to L. B. Wilson, Graham also had local ties to the area: the oldest son of Ernest R. Graham , he had been a longtime resident of Miami and

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4464-399: The world. Television stations broadcasting over an analog system were typically limited to one television channel , but digital television enables broadcasting via subchannels as well. Television stations usually require a broadcast license from a government agency which sets the requirements and limitations on the station. In the United States, for example, a television license defines

4536-520: Was Sol Taishoff, the publisher of Broadcasting magazine. As the temporary license granted to L. B. Wilson, Inc. was basically a "license by default", replacement station WLBW-TV was quickly assembled by company president Charles Topmiller, who took over for the company's namesake upon his 1954 death (and which the call sign was selected in tribute). Separate studio facilities and transmitter towers needed to be secured due to NAL founder/CEO George T. Baker refusing to sell any of WPST-TV's assets, valuing

4608-414: Was South Florida's most-watched English-language television station according to Nielsen ; this can partially be attributed to its availability on Comcast 's West Palm Beach system, which in turn had a potentially negative effect on the ratings for that market's ABC affiliate, WPBF . However, Comcast dropped WPLG from its West Palm Beach area systems on April 13, 2011. After the May 2009 ratings period,

4680-458: Was changed to Broadcasting-Telecasting beginning with the November 26, 1945, issue; Telecasting was dropped from the cover page on October 14, 1957, but remained on the masthead through January 5, 1959. The title remained Broadcasting thereafter until February 22, 1993, becoming Broadcasting & Cable with the March 1, 1993 issue. Sol Taishoff won a Peabody Award for his reporting in 1980. Times Mirror bought Broadcasting in 1986 from

4752-455: Was forced off the air by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) following the revelation of bribery undertaken with one of the commissioners to secure that station's license. L. B. Wilson, Inc., was found to be the only bidder for the original channel 10 license not to have engaged in coercive action, and was thus awarded a temporary permit to begin telecasting. While WPST-TV's license was revoked in July 1960, WLBW-TV had to wait for nearly

4824-416: Was later arrested with Whiteside on three counts of influence peddling , fraud and conspiracy . Stern, who was acting as an independent examiner on the FCC's behalf, recommended on December 1, 1958, that WPST-TV's license be revoked. The FCC agreed on July 14, 1960, revoking the license and awarding a temporary four-month operating permit to Cincinnati -area broadcaster L. B. Wilson, Inc., the only bidder for

4896-539: Was named after Paul Gottlieb Nipkow , the inventor of the Nipkow disk . Most often the term "television station" refers to a station which broadcasts structured content to an audience or it refers to the organization that operates the station. A terrestrial television transmission can occur via analog television signals or, more recently, via digital television signals. Television stations are differentiated from cable television or other video providers as their content

4968-480: Was published biweekly until January 1941, and weekly thereafter, covers the business of television in the U.S.—programming, advertising, regulation, technology, finance, and news. In addition to the newsweekly, B&C operates a comprehensive website that provides a roadmap for readers in an industry that is in constant flux due to shifts in technology, culture and legislation, and offers a forum for industry debate and criticism. On August 6, 2024, Future announced that

5040-471: Was replaced as evening co-anchor by Mike Schneider. Schneider and Bishop remained paired as the station's lead anchor team until 1986, when Schneider left to become the 5:30 and 11 p.m. co-anchor at CBS flagship station WCBS-TV in New York City and was replaced by general assignment reporter Dwight Lauderdale (who had been working at WPLG since 1976); Lauderdale's appointment as anchor made him

5112-550: Was the brother to eventual Florida senator Bob Graham . WPLG adopted its current "10" logo, which features four stripes of differing colors within the "0" that represent a sunset, in 1982. On January 1, 1989, the Miami– Fort Lauderdale market underwent a three-way network affiliation swap that saw longtime CBS affiliate WTVJ (channel 4) becoming an NBC owned-and-operated station ; longtime independent station and charter Fox affiliate, WCIX (channel 6) becoming

5184-422: Was under construction at the time) on Hallandale Beach Boulevard in Pembroke Park . However, the sale was cancelled on December 23, 2008, with NBC Universal and The Washington Post Company citing poor economic conditions and the lack of approval by the FCC. On March 28, 2009, WPLG relocated its studio facilities from 3900 Biscayne Boulevard to the new Pembroke Park facility. As a result of this relocation, all of

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