WWHB-CD
{{Short description|Television station in Stuart, Florida}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox television station
| callsign = WWHB-CD
| city = Stuart, Florida
| logo =
| logo_size =
| branding =
| digital = 33 (UHF)
| virtual = 48
| atsc3 = yes
| translators =
| affiliations = {{ubl|48.1: Roar|for others, see {{section link||Subchannels}}}}
| owner = Sinclair Broadcast Group
| licensee = WTVX Licensee, LLC
| location = Stuart–West Palm Beach, Florida
| country = United States
| founded = {{start date|1984|03|08}}
| airdate = {{start date and age|1991|01|11|p=y|br=yes}}
| sister_stations = {{hlist|WPEC|WTVX|WTCN-CD}}
| callsign_meaning = Named for former owner William H. Block
| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|Analog: 16 (UHF, 1991–2001), 15 (UHF, 2001–2002), 14 (UHF, 2002–2003), 48 (UHF, 2003–2012)|Digital: 48 (UHF, 2012–2019)}}
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|W16AR (1990–1995)|WTCN-LP (1995–2001)|WTCN-CA (2001–2003)|WWHB-CA (2003–2019)}}
| former_affiliations = {{ubl|Independent (1991–1999)|The WB (1999–2002)|Azteca América (2002–2022)}}
| erp = 15 kW
| haat = {{convert|292.5|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| class = CD
| facility_id = 63557
| coordinates = {{nowrap|{{coord|27|1|32|N|80|10|41.9|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}}}
| licensing_authority = FCC
| website =
}}
WWHB-CD (channel 48) is a low-power, Class A television station licensed to Stuart, Florida, United States, serving as the West Palm Beach area's outlet for the digital multicast network Roar. It is owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside CBS affiliate WPEC (channel 12), CW affiliate WTVX (channel 34), and Class A MyNetworkTV affiliate WTCN-CD (channel 43). The stations share studios on Fairfield Drive in Mangonia Park; WWHB-CD's transmitter is located southwest of Hobe Sound, Florida.
WWHB-CD is the ATSC 3.0 (Next Gen TV) transmitter for West Palm Beach, hosting its main subchannel and the four major network stations. In exchange, its subchannels are broadcast on four full-power stations in the market.
History
WWHB began broadcasting on January 11, 1991, as an independent station with the call sign W16AR. It was located on UHF channel 16 and was licensed to Stuart.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103212507/owner-signing-off-at-local-tv-station/|date=June 5, 1996|page=B3|first=Bob|last=Betcher|title=Owner signing off at local TV station|newspaper=The Stuart News|location=Stuart, Florida|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=June 5, 2022}} Retired businessman August Gabriel began the station with $200,000 and three employees.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103212571/stuart-tv-pushing-for-cable-access/|date=May 12, 1991|page=1B, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103212629/ 4B]|first=Paul D.|last=Martin|title=Stuart TV pushing for cable access|newspaper=The Palm Beach Post|location=West Palm Beach, Florida|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=June 5, 2022}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103212698/people-to-watch-august-gabriel/|date=August 30, 1993|page=3D|first=Nisha|last=Pulliam|title=People to Watch: August Gabriel|newspaper=The Palm Beach Post|location=West Palm Beach, Florida|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=June 5, 2022}} It changed its call sign to WTCN-LP in 1995. From October 1996 until February 1997, it briefly produced a local morning show known as Good Morning Treasure Coast that was hosted by Tom Teter. Ed Birchfield also briefly hosted a 7 p.m. Treasure Coast News program from February to July 1997.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103212759/stuarts-wtcn-moves-its-daily-show-to-ev/|date=February 2, 1997|page=TVPastime 1, 5|first=Bob|last=Betcher|title=Stuart's WTCN moves its daily show to evenings|newspaper=The Stuart News|location=Stuart, Florida|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=June 5, 2022}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103212834/lack-of-sponsors-drives-local-newscast-o/|date=July 8, 1997|page=C2|first=Bob|last=Betcher|title=Lack of sponsors drives local newscast off air|newspaper=The Stuart News|location=Stuart, Florida|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=June 5, 2022}}
The station moved to UHF channel 15 in 2001 (when it converted to Class A and changed its calls to WTCN-CA in February of that year) and then to UHF channel 14 in 2002.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103212905/stuarts-wtcn-on-the-move-againto-chann/|date=May 26, 2002|page=TVPastime 5|first=Bob|last=Betcher|title=Stuart's WTCN on the move again—to Channel 14|newspaper=The Stuart News|location=Stuart, Florida|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=June 5, 2022}} It added a translator on UHF channel 53 in order to reach West Palm Beach.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103212964/stuarts-wtcn-has-expanded-into-pb-count/|date=August 15, 2001|page=D8|first=Bob|last=Betcher|title=Stuart's WTCN has expanded into PB County|newspaper=The Stuart News|location=Stuart, Florida|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=June 5, 2022}} On January 15, 2003, the station changed its calls to the current WWHB-CA and switched to UHF channel 48. This aired from a transmitter at the western boundary of Johnathan Dickinson State Park in Martin County southwest of Jupiter Island.
Martin County businessman Bill Brothers purchased the station in 2001. It was Brothers who revitalized the station creating the first Hispanic language local television service for the West Palm Beach market. Rebuilding the broadcasting facilities together with his sister station WTCN, WWHB served the Treasure Coast's rapidly growing Hispanic population.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103213072/area-to-get-first-all-spanish-television/|date=October 8, 2002|page=A1|first=Bob|last=Betcher|title=Area to get first all-Spanish television station|newspaper=St. Lucie News Tribune|location=Fort Pierce, Florida|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=June 5, 2022}} In 2005, Viacom bought WWHB and sister station WTCN (channel 43) from Brothers for $7.7 million.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103213189/wtcns-brothers-cashes-out-as-viacom-bee/|date=April 17, 2005|page=TVPastime 5|first=Bob|last=Betcher|title=WTCN's Brothers cashes out as Viacom beefs up station|newspaper=The Stuart News|location=Stuart, Florida|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=June 5, 2022}} Viacom moved the studios back to West Palm Beach and improved the station's signal.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103213299/wtcn-moving-to-west-palm-likely-will-be/|date=June 26, 2005|page=TVPastime 5|first=Bob|last=Betcher|title=WTCN moving to West Palm, likely will become WB station|newspaper=The Stuart News|location=Stuart, Florida|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=June 5, 2022}}
On February 7, 2007, CBS agreed to sell seven of its smaller-market stations to Cerberus Capital Management, L.P., for $185 million.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cbscorporation.com/news/prdetails.php?id=2903 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080120141428/http://www.cbscorporation.com/news/prdetails.php?id=2903 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 20, 2008 |title=CBS Corporation Completes Sale of Local TV Stations to Cereberus |access-date=October 26, 2018}} Cerberus then formed a new holding company for the stations, Four Points Media Group, which took over the operation of the stations through local marketing agreements in late-June 2007.{{cite news|url=http://keyetv.com/info/local_story_062222649.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807100524/http://keyetv.com/info/local_story_062222649.html|date=June 6, 2007|archive-date=August 7, 2007|title=CBS 42 History|work=CBS 42}} The deal closed on January 10, 2008. Although the URL for the WWHB website has not changed since the sale to Four Points, it now redirects to a separate section of WTVX's website. As of February 25, 2008, the station is now being operated out of Four Points' hub station KUTV in Salt Lake City, Utah.
On September 8, 2011, Sinclair Broadcast Group announced its intent to purchase Four Points from Cerberus Capital Management for $200 million; Sinclair began managing the stations, including WWHB-CA, under local marketing agreements following antitrust approval.{{Cite web |url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/09/08/53840/sinclair-buys-four-points-media-for-200m |title=Sinclair Buys Four Points Media For $200M |website=tvnewscheck.com |date=September 8, 2011 |access-date=October 26, 2018}} The deal with Sinclair acquiring Four Points was completed on January 3, 2012.{{cite news|title=Sinclair Closes Four Points Media Acquisition|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2012/01/03/56431/sinclair-closes-four-points-media-acquisition|access-date=January 3, 2012|newspaper=TVNewsCheck|date=January 3, 2012}}
On January 1, 2023, WWHB-CD switched to TBD programming after Azteca América ceased operations, sharing the affiliation with WTCN-CD's third digital subchannel.
Subchannels
| class="wikitable"
|+ Subchannels provided by WWHB-CD (ATSC 1.0){{Cite web|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WTVX#station|title=RabbitEars TV Query for WTVX|website=RabbitEars|accessdate=February 4, 2024}}
! scope = "col" | Channel ! scope = "col" | Res. ! scope = "col" | Aspect ! scope = "col" | Short name ! scope = "col" | Programming ! scope = "col" | ATSC 1.0 host |
| scope = "row" | 48.1 |
|---|
| scope = "row" | 48.2 |
| scope = "row" | 48.3 |
| scope = "row" | 48.4 |
| class="wikitable"
|+ Subchannels of WWHB-CD (ATSC 3.0){{Cite web|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WWHB#station|title=RabbitEars TV Query for WWHB|website=RabbitEars|accessdate=February 4, 2024}} ! style="background-color: #bdbdff" scope = "col" | Channel ! style="background-color: #bdbdff" scope = "col" | Res. ! style="background-color: #bdbdff" scope = "col" | Short name ! style="background-color: #bdbdff" scope = "col" | Programming |
| scope = "row" | 5.1
| rowspan=3|1080p || style="background-color:#ffe8d0|WPTV || style="background-color:#ffe8d0|NBC (WPTV-TV) File:Action lock 2 - orange.svg |
|---|
| scope = "row" | 12.1 |
| scope = "row" | 12.10
| style="background-color:#ffffd0|T2 || style="background-color:#ffffd0|T2 (from Tennis Channel) |
| scope = "row" | 12.11
| || style="background-color:#ffffd0|PBTV || style="background-color:#ffffd0|Pickleballtv |
| scope = "row" | 25.1
| 1080p || style="background-color:#ffe8d0|WPBF || style="background-color:#ffe8d0|ABC (WPBF) File:Action lock 2 - orange.svg |
| scope = "row" | 29.1
| 720p || style="background-color:#ffe8d0|WFLX || style="background-color:#ffe8d0|Fox (WFLX) File:Action lock 2 - orange.svg |
| scope = "row" | 48.1
| 1080p || WWHB-CD || Roar |
{{legend|#ffe8d0|Subchannel broadcast with digital rights management}}
{{legend|#ffffd0|Subchannel streamed via the Internet{{Cite web|url=https://www.rabbitears.info/static.php?name=atsc3_streaming|title=ATSC 3.0 Streams Delivered Via Internet|website=RabbitEars.info|accessdate=March 24, 2024}}}}
References
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{{WPB TV}}
{{Ft. Myers TV}}
{{Orlando TV}}
{{Other Florida Stations}}
{{SBGI}}
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Category:ATSC 3.0 television stations
Category:Charge! (TV network) affiliates
Category:Former CBS Corporation subsidiaries
Category:The Nest (TV network) affiliates
Category:Roar (TV network) affiliates
Category:Sinclair Broadcast Group
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1988