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WGEN-TV
	Key West, Florida
Branding	GenTV
Channels	Digital: 8 (VHF);
Translators	(see article)
Affiliations	Independent
Owner	Mapale, LLC; (operated by Caracol TV)
First air date	May 26, 1996
Former callsigns	WWFD (1996-2000); WWTU (2000-2002); WVIB (2002-2004)
Former channel number(s)	Analog:; 8 (1996-2009); Digital: 12
Former affiliations	CBS TeleNoticias; Telemundo Internacional; Network One
Transmitter Power	7 kW (digital)
Height	55.9 m (digital)
Facility ID	27387
Transmitter Coordinates	24°33′18″N 81°48′5″W / 24.555°N 81.80139°W
Website	www.wgentv.com

WGEN-TV is a Spanish-language television station in Key West, Florida, broadcasting locally on VHF channel 8 as a Spanish-language independent under the GenTV branding. It is the full-power foundation of a network of low-power stations throughout the Miami, Florida market.

Since December 2005^[1], WGEN has been controlled by Colombian broadcaster Caracol TV, which holds a 25% stake in the station's ownership, the maximum allowed by FCC regulations regarding foreign ownership of broadcasting stations. Caracol is GenTV's primary program supplier; programming on WGEN includes Colombian and Brazilian telenovelas, a news program produced in Colombia, and a local version of Desafío 20.06, a reality show similar to Survivor. The current incarnation of the station launched on September 18, 2006^[2].

Prior to December 2005, WGEN was, under Sonia Broadcasting (which still holds an interest in the station^[1]), co-owned with another Key West station, WDLP-TV channel 22 (now WSBS-TV).

[edit] Programming

As of April 2008, GenTV's programming includes:

Ultima Palabra
Noticias GenTV
Nadie es Eterno en el Mundo
También Caerás
La Saga, Negocio de Familia
Club 10
El Factor Brown
Oppenheimer Presenta
Sabrosa Pasión
Suave Veneno
Terra Speranza
Reflexiones de Jesucristo hombre

GenTV's programming is also well known for:

Desafío 20.06
¿Quién Manda a Quién? (a remake of Who's The Boss produced by Caracol TV and SPE)
La Boca Loca De Paul hosted by Paul Bouche
La Ex

[edit] Call sign changes

WGEN-TV has had several call sign changes over the years. This has caused some confusion, both among viewers and writers (though likely not as much as its former sister station, WSBS-TV).

WGEN-TV (July 1, 2004 – Present)
WVIB (February 8, 2002 – June 30, 2004)
WWTU (February 8, 2000 – February 7, 2002)
WWFD (May 26, 1996 – February 7, 2000)

[edit] Repeaters

Big Pine Key - W16CA
Islamorada - W48DE
Key West - W39AC
Marathon - W38AA, W63AL, and W21CL
Miami - WGEN-LP (55) and W49CL
Pompano Beach - WDLP-CA (21)
Rock Harbor - W64AN

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b Hoag, Christina (2005-12-20). "Caracol Buys Stake in WGEN-TV" (in English) (Republished). The Miami Herald (Backchannelmedia). http://www.backchannelmedia.com/newsletter/story/3076229219/Caracol_Buys_Stake_in_WGENTV_C.html. Retrieved 2006-10-09.
^ Hoag, Christina (2006-08-25). "Caracol revamps South Florida station" (in English). The Miami Herald. http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/15355774.htm. Retrieved 2006-10-09.

[edit] External links

[ownership-0] Hoag, Christina (2005-12-20). "Caracol Buys Stake in WGEN-TV" (in English) (Republished). The Miami Herald (Backchannelmedia). http://www.backchannelmedia.com/newsletter/story/3076229219/Caracol_Buys_Stake_in_WGENTV_C.html. Retrieved 2006-10-09.

[1] Hoag, Christina (2006-08-25). "Caracol revamps South Florida station" (in English). The Miami Herald. http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/15355774.htm. Retrieved 2006-10-09.

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Contents

[edit] Programming

[edit] Call sign changes

[edit] Repeaters

[edit] References

[edit] External links