WDFL-LD

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WDFL-LD
City Miami, Florida
Channels
Branding
  • Paradise TV 18.2 (18.2)
  • ABC Miami Channels 18 & 7.2 (18.12)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerFindal Media & Technology Group, Inc.
Operator Sunbeam Television (18.12)
WSVN
History
First air date
January 20, 2010 (2010-01-20)
Former channel number
Virtual: 12 (2010–2014)
  • CNN Latino (2013–2014)
  • Spanish-language independent (2014–2017)
  • NewsNet (2020–2024)
  • ULFN (2024–2025)
Call sign meaning
Findal Florida (transposed meaning)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 168790
ERP 3 kW
HAAT 270.4 m (887 ft)
Transmitter coordinates 25°58′8″N80°13′19″W / 25.96889°N 80.22194°W / 25.96889; -80.22194
Links
Public license information
LMS
Website

WDFL-LD (channel 18) is a low-power television station in Miami, Florida, United States, owned by Findal Media & Technology Group, Inc. [2] The station's transmitter is located in Andover, Florida. A subchannel of WDFL-LD relays the second subchannel of Sunbeam Television–owned WSVN (channel 7), which is affiliated with ABC.

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History

On June 17, 2013, it was announced that CNN Latino would be carried on the station beginning on August 19 of the same year. [3] [4] [5] [6] In February 2014, it was announced that CNN Latino would be ceasing operations; however, the station remained on the air with its programming and with more to be added. [7]

The station later flipped to a Spanish independent format as "Mira TV" in late 2014. [8]

In June 2020, it was announced that NewsNet would affiliate with the station. [9] In August 2024, due to NewsNet's shutdown, the station was replaced by Universal Living Faith Network (ULFN).[ citation needed ]

ABC affiliation (2025–present)

On March 20, 2025, then ABC affiliate WPLG announced its disaffiliation from the network, ending a nearly 64-year partnership, and its switch to an independent station status. [10] On June 26, 2025, Sunbeam Television announced an agreement to begin simulcasting WSVN's new ABC-affiliated subchannel on WDFL-LD upon its launch on August 4, 2025. In alignment with this agreement, multiple television providers in the Miami market will also carry WSVN-DT2 on channel 18. [11] The station began broadcasting ABC programming on August 4, 2025. [12]

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WDFL-LD [13]
Channel Res. Aspect Short nameProgramming
18.2 480i 16:9 WDFLTV Independent "Paradise TV"
18.3 480p ISLANDIsland TV (Haitian Creole)
18.4480iSHOP-LC Shop LC
18.5SBN-TV SonLife
18.6SPORTTVSports TV
18.7KINGDOMTele Anacaona
18.8FUNDAMERTF (Haitian Creole)
18.9VSH-TVVeterans Stone of Hope TV
18.10TelePamTele Pam (Haitian Creole)
18.11CaribeTeveCaribe (Spanish)
18.12ABC ABC (WSVN)
  Simulcast of subchannels of another station

There is no 18.1 on the WDFL-LD multiplex, as it is broadcast from WSVN.

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WDFL-LD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "TV Query Results -- Video Division (FCC) USA". transition.fcc.gov. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  3. ↑ "CNN Latino Launches in Miami". CNN . June 17, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  4. ↑ Roth, Daniel (June 17, 2013). "A first: South Florida viewers to get CNN Latino — for free". Miami Herald . Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  5. ↑ Villafañe, Veronica (June 17, 2013). "María Elvira returns to TV as CNN Latino launches in Miami". Media Moves. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  6. ↑ Muñoz, Juan (August 19, 2013). "CNN Latino debuta en Miami (CNN Latino debuts in Miami)". CNN Latino . Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  7. ↑ "WDFL-LD Miami To Stay On Air With New Lineup". TV News Check. February 6, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  8. ↑ "¿Qué es Mira TV? (What is Mira TV?)". Mira TV. Archived from the original on April 2, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  9. ↑ Miller, Mark (March 6, 2020). "WDFL Brings 24/7 News To Miami With NewsNet". TV News Check. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  10. ↑ Lyons, David (March 20, 2025). "WPLG-TV Local 10 cutting ties to ABC network. WSVN-Channel 7 to pick up programming". Sun Sentinel . Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  11. ↑ Kurz, Phil (June 26, 2025). "Sunbeam, Findal Media Ink Deal to Broadcast ABC Miami". TV Tech. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  12. ↑ "ABC starts broadcasting with new affiliate in Miami". ABC News . August 4, 2025. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  13. ↑ "RabbitEars TV Query for WDFL". RabbitEars . Retrieved June 27, 2025.
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