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| WTEV ( CBS) | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Jacksonville, Florida | ||
| Cable 47 / High Definition 19 | ||
| Owner | Clear Channel Communications | |
| Founded | 1980 | |
| Joined CBS | 2002 | |
| Signal Radius | Northeastern Florida and Southeastern Georgia | |
| Callsign Meaning | None | |
| Former Affiliations | WNFT-(UPN) 47 ( 1980- 1995), WTEV-UPN 47 ( 1995- 2002) | |
| Former Callsigns | WNFT ( 1980- 1995) | |
| Major Jacksonville Stations | ||
| WJXX ( Jacksonville) | WTEV ( Jacksonville) | WTLV ( Jacksonville) |
| WAWS ( Jacksonville) | WJWB ( Jacksonville) | WJXT ( Jacksonville) |
WTEV is the CBS affiliate for Jacksonville, Florida, and its surrounding areas, which stretch from St. Augustine in the south to Brunswick, Georgia in the north. Its transmitter is in Jacksonville.
First created as an independent religious-oriented station, WXAO, in 1980, the channel later became an independent station, WNFT, and a UPN affiliate in 1995. The affiliate's call letters were changed to WTEV the same year.
In April 2002, The Florida Times-Union reported that the UPN affiliate would be leaving Jacksonville, and WTEV would switch to airing CBS programming. The former CBS affiliate, WJXT , moved to independent programming after 51 years on the air.
WTEV officially became a CBS affiliate on July 15, 2002.
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