WRUF-LD
Independent TV station in Gainesville, Florida
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Branding | WRUF-TV Gator Weather |
Programming | |
Affiliations | Independent /24-hour Weather (2011–present) |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WRUF , WRUF-FM , WUFT , WUFT-FM | |
History | |
First air date
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November 1989 (33 years ago) ( 1989-11 ) |
Former call signs
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W10BR (1989–1995)
WLUF-LP (1995–2010) WLUF-LD (2010) |
Former channel number(s)
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Analog:
10 (VHF, 1989–2010) |
PBS
(1989–2011)
PBS YOU (2000–2006, secondary) |
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Call sign
meaning
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R
adio from the
U
niversity of
F
lorida
(from sister radio stations WRUF-AM - FM ) |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority
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FCC |
Facility ID | 4200 |
Class | LD |
ERP | 0.3 kW |
HAAT | 261.4 m (858 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 29°42′34.9″N 82°23′39.4″W / 29.709694°N 82.394278°W / 29.709694; -82.394278 ( WRUF-LD ) |
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Public license information
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LMS |
Website |
ufweather
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WRUF-LD , virtual channel 10 ( VHF digital channel 5), is a low-power independent television station licensed to Gainesville, Florida , United States. Owned by the University of Florida , it is sister to Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS ) member WUFT (channel 5), National Public Radio ( NPR ) member WUFT-FM (89.1), and commercial radio stations WRUF (850 AM) and WRUF-FM (103.7). The five stations share studios at Weimer Hall on the University's campus; WRUF-LD's transmitter is located on Northwest 53rd Avenue in Gainesville.
On cable , WRUF-LD can be seen on Cox Communications channel 6 in Gainesville; this is reflected in the station's logo. It is also available on Cox Cable channel 20 in Ocala. Most of WRUF-LD's programming is devoted to local weather, with some news and sports coverage. [1]
History
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The station was granted a construction permit for analog broadcasting on VHF channel 10 on July 29, 1988 (after having applied for the channel in 1981), [2] and was issued the call sign W10BR ; [3] it filed for a license to cover on November 27, 1989, which was granted on December 29. [4] The callsign was changed to WLUF-LP in 1995. [3] As WLUF, the station served as a PBS member station, [1] broadcasting mainly second runs of PBS and WUFT programming, plus telecourses for UF students. The station converted to digital broadcasting, becoming WLUF-LD , in 2010. [3]
The station was relaunched as a commercially based 24-hour weather channel on June 1, 2011; this came after state funding to Florida's public radio and television stations was vetoed by Governor Rick Scott in May. [1] The call letters had been changed to WRUF-LD, matching the University of Florida's commercially operated WRUF radio stations ( 850 AM , and 103.7 FM ), on November 19, 2010. [3] Regular WLUF programming ended on May 23, 2011, with WRUF-LD carrying NASA TV 's coverage of the final mission of Space Shuttle Endeavour in the interim. [5]
WRUF-LD carries mostly 24/7 weather coverage with some news and sports coverage, as well as UF features and happenings.
Digital channels
Channel | Video | Aspect | Short name | Programming [6] |
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10.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | WRUF | Main WRUF-LD programming / Weather |
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Crabbe, Nathan (June 3, 2011). "UF TV station offers weather, plans other local programming" . The Gainesville Sun . Retrieved August 25, 2011 .
- ↑ "Application Search Details (1)" . CDBS Public Access . Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved August 25, 2011 .
- 1 2 3 4 "Call Sign History" . CDBS Public Access . Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved August 25, 2011 .
- ↑ "Application Search Details (2)" . CDBS Public Access . Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved August 25, 2011 .
- ↑ "WLUF-TV to offer 24/7 NASA coverage of Endeavor" (Press release). University of Florida . May 20, 2011 . Retrieved August 25, 2011 .
- ↑ RabbitEars TV Query for WRUF
External links
Broadcast television
in
North Central Florida
and the
Nature Coast
, including
Gainesville
,
Ocala
, and
Lecanto
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