ABC 7 Sarasota WWSB
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ABC 7 Sarasota WWSB
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| Sarasota/Bradenton/ Venice/North Port, Florida United States | |
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| City | Sarasota, Florida |
| Branding | ABC 7 (general) ABC 7 News (newscasts) |
| Slogan | Your Suncoast News |
| Channels | Digital: 24 (UHF) Virtual: 40 (PSIP) |
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| Owner | Raycom Media (sale to Gray Television pending) (WWSB License Subsidiary, LLC) |
| First air date | October 23, 1971 |
| Call letters’ meaning | We’re in West Florida Sarasota & Bradenton -also- Warm Welcome South Brother (referencing the callsign of fellow ABC affiliate WSB-TV) |
| Sister station(s) | WFLX, WALB, WTXL-TV, WDFX-TV |
| Former callsigns | WXLT-TV (1971–1986) |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 40 (UHF, 1971–2009) Digital: 52 (UHF, until 2009) |
| Former affiliations | Secondary: CBS/NBC (throughout the 1970s) |
| Transmitter power | 90 kW |
| Height | 234 m (768 ft) |
| Facility ID | 61251 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 27°33′21″N 82°21′48″W / 27.55583°N 82.36333°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: | Profile CDBS |
| Website | www.mysuncoast.com |
Detailed Antenna Reception Information For ABC 7 Sarasota WWSB
| State | Florida |
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| City | SARASOTA |
| Country | USA |
| Virtual Channel | 40 |
| RF Channel | 24 |
| Effective Radiated Power (ERP) | 115.62999725341797 kW |
| Height Above Average Terrain (HAAT) | 233m |
| Latitude | 27.55579948425293 |
| Longitude | -82.36360168457031 |
| Radiation Center-above Mean Sea Level (RCAMSL) | 232m |
| Callsign | WWSB |
| MHZ | 530 |
| Network Affiliation | ABC |
| Nielsen DMA | TAMPA-ST. PETE (SARASOTA) |
| Contact Street 1 | 1477 Tenth Street |
| Contact City | Sarasota |
| Contact State | FL |
| Contact Zip | 34236 |
| Contact Phone | 941-552-0777 |
| Website | www.mysuncoast.com |
| Additional Data | FCC Station Information |
ABC 7 is a TV station in Sarasota, FL. It’s a local news and entertainment station that broadcasts local news, weather, traffic, sports, and lifestyle programs. In addition to being known as ABC 7 Sarasota WWSB, it’s also called simply by its FCC call sign WWSB. You can watch the station online via the ABC 7 live stream and its collection of videos, updated regularly.
Name: ABC 7 Sarasota WWSB
Call Sign: WWSB
Location: Sarasota, Florida, United States
Genre: Local News, Entertainment
Website: ABC 7 Homepage
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ABC 7 is owned by Calkins Media. It is an affiliate of the network ABC network. As an affiliate, Sarasota WWSB tends to focus its original news coverage on local issues during the traditional morning, mid-day, evening and late-night news slots. To fill in the rest of its broadcasting schedule, the station airs national programs provided by ABC.
Contact the Station
If you’re a public relations rep, you may want to mail some promotional materials to the station or get in touch with a specific member of its team. If you’re a curious viewer, you might be interested in arranging a tour of the station’s facilities. In either case, in addition to the contact info above, here are some more ways to get in touch:
By mail: 1477 10th St Sarasota, FL 34236-4048. Phone: 941-552-0777. Fax: 941-923-8709. Email: [email protected]
