WRCF-CD

WRCF-CD
Channels
BrandingUniMás Orlando
Programming
Affiliations29.1: UniMás
Ownership
Owner
WVEN-TV
History
First air date
October 17, 1991 (33 years ago) (1991-10-17)
Former channel number(s)
Digital:
35 (UHF, until 2020)
Retro TV
The Country Network
Cheddar
Univision (via WVEN-TV, 2019−2021)
Call sign meaning
Winter Park, Central Florida
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID10549
ClassCD
ERP15 kW
HAAT193.1 m (634 ft)
Transmitter coordinates28°35′12.6″N 81°4′57.5″W / 28.586833°N 81.082639°W / 28.586833; -81.082639
Translator(s)WVEN-TV 43.7 (22.7 UHF) Melbourne
Links
Public license information

WRCF-CD (channel 29) is a low-power, Class A television station in Orlando, Florida, United States, broadcasting the Spanish-language UniMás network. It is owned and operated by TelevisaUnivision alongside Melbourne-licensed Univision outlet WVEN-TV (channel 43). Both stations share studios on Douglas Avenue in Altamonte Springs, while WRCF-CD's transmitter is located in unincorporated Bithlo, Florida.

Even though WRCF-CD operates a digital signal of its own, the low-power broadcasting radius only covers the immediate Orlando area. Therefore, in order to reach the entire market, it is simulcast in 720p high definition on WVEN-TV's seventh digital subchannel (43.7) from the same transmitter site.

Sale to Univision

On May 8, 2017, LocusPoint Networks agreed to sell WRCF-CD to Univision Communications' Univision Local Media for $2.5 million.[2] The sale was completed on August 14.[3]

On October 13, 2021, Entravision Communications announced that it was ceding control of WVEN-TV and WRCF-CD back to Univision along with the UniMás affiliation then held by WOTF.[4]

Technical information

Subchannel

Channel Video Aspect Short name Programming[5]
29.1 1080i 16:9 WRCF-CD UniMás

Sometime in 2019, WRCF-CD upgraded its channel into 1080i 16:9 high definition. It has previously been offered in 480i 4:3 standard definition.

Logos

  • Former WRCF-CD logo until 2020.
    Former WRCF-CD logo until 2020.

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRCF-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License - Federal Communications Commission
  3. ^ Consummation Notice CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  4. ^ Jacobson, Adam (October 13, 2021). "Entravision Cedes Univision Control In Three Markets". Radio and Television Business Report. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  5. ^ RabbitEars TV Query for WRCF-CD. Retrieved November 20, 2022


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