WTLE-LP
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| Channels | |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | defunct |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
Former call signs | W57CJ (1995-1999) WDPX-LP (1999-2005) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 57 (UHF, 1995-2000) |
| Pax Univision Telefutura(until 2009) | |
Call signmeaning | "Telefutura" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 36967 |
| Class | LP |
| ERP | 50kW |
| Transmitter coordinates | 26°30′19″N81°51′13″W/ 26.50528°N 81.85361°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | LMS |
WTLE-LP,UHFanalogchannel 18, was alow-powerTelefutura-affiliatedtelevision stationlicensedtoFort Myers, Florida,United States. The station was owned bySilver Point Capital.The station has, in the past, carried programming from thePaxnetwork;[2]it has also been a repeater for sisterUnivisionaffiliateWUVF-LP.
WTLE has previously been owned byPaxson Communications,[3]Tiger Eye Broadcasting,[2][3]andEquity Media Holdings.[2]
On April 4, 2008, Equity announced the sale of all five of its Southwest Florida stations (including WTLE) toLuken Communications, LLCfor$8 million. Equity has cited corporate financial losses as a reason for the sale.[4]
Equity Media Holdings has been inchapter 11bankruptcysince December 2008[5]and offers by Luken Communications to acquire Equity-owned stations in six markets have since been withdrawn.[6]
Silver Point Capital acquired WTLE at auction on April 16, 2009.[7]The sale closed on August 17, 2009.[8]
Three days before the completion of the sale to Silver Point, WTLE was taken silent.[9]On March 10, 2011, its license was cancelled by the FCC, and its call sign was deleted from the FCC's database.[citation needed]
After the stations sign-off, the Fort Myers market could only receive Telefutura/UniMasprogramming via the network's national feed until 2014, whenWUVF-LP(channel 2) signed on a second digital sub-channel affiliated with the network.
References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for WTLE-LP".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^abcBIA Financial Networks (2004-08-02)."Changing Hands".Broadcasting and Cable.Retrieved2008-03-16.
- ^ab"APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGN CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE FOR TV OR FM TRANSLATOR STATION OR LOW POWER TELEVISION STATION OR TO TRANSFER CONTROL OF ENTITY HOLDING TV OR FM TRANSLATOR OR LOW POWER TELEVISION STATION".Federal Communications Commission.1999-11-18.Retrieved2008-03-16.
- ^Malone, Michael (April 4, 2008)."Equity Media Holdings Selling Five Stations".Broadcasting & Cable.
- ^Larson, Erik (December 8, 2008)."Equity Media, U.S. TV Station Owner, Seeks Bankruptcy".Bloomberg News.RetrievedDecember 9,2008.
- ^Hengel, Mark (February 2, 2009)."Equity's Management Cause of Downfall, Former CEO Asserts".Arkansas Business.
- ^"Takers found for 60 Equity stations".Television Business Report.April 18, 2009. Archived fromthe originalon April 24, 2009.RetrievedApril 20,2009.
- ^"Consummation Notice".CDBS Public Access.Federal Communications Commission.August 19, 2009.RetrievedAugust 25,2009.
- ^"Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA".CDBS Public Access.Federal Communications Commission. September 22, 2009.RetrievedNovember 20,2009.
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