Orlando Edition

Covers Orlando, Daytona Beach, Ocala, Lakeland, Melbourne and Central Florida. Co-exists with Tampa-Sarasota in Hernando and eastern Pasco counties.

City:	Channel:	Calls:	Affiliation:	Home Edition:	Notes:
Orlando, FL	[6]	WKMG	CBS		Was WDBO until early-1980s; was WCPX until early-1998
Orlando, FL	[9]	WFTV	ABC
Orlando, FL	[18]	WKCF	WB		(1) Licensed in Clermont (2) Was on Channel 68 until Fall 1991
Orlando, FL	[24]	WMFE	PBS
Orlando, FL	[35]	WOFL	Fox
Orlando, FL	[65]	WRBW	UPN		Based at Universal Studios Florida
Daytona Beach	[2]	WESH	NBC
Daytona Beach	[15]	WCEU	PBS		Licensed in New Smyrna Beach
St. Petersburg	"10"	WTSP	CBS	Tampa-Sarasota	Was ABC until December 1994
St. Petersburg	"38"	WTTA	independent	Tampa-Sarasota	(see Tampa-Sarasota)
St. Petersburg	"44"	WTOG	UPN	Tampa-Sarasota	Was Fox 1986-1988
Ocala	"51"	WOGX	Fox
Lakeland	"32"	WWWB	WB		Was WTMV until September 1996
Tampa	"3"	WEDU	PBS	Tampa-Sarasota	Listed as "WWDU"; don't know if this is a one-time typo (for the 2/7/98 issue), of if this typo's ongoing
Tampa	"8"	WFLA	NBC	Tampa-Sarasota
Tampa	"13"	WTVT	Fox	Tampa-Sarasota	(1) Was CBS until December 1994 (2) Does not show Fox Kids
Tampa	"28"	WFTS	ABC	Tampa-Sarasota	Was Fox 1988-12/1994
Gainesville	"5"	WUFT	PBS	North Florida	University of Florida (see special note below)
Gainesville	"20"	WCJB	ABC	North Florida	(see special note below)

Channels also in coverage area, but not mentioned at all in this TVG:
("*" denotes channel that was only mentioned in "Channels Listed", until early 1998, it was squeezed onto the same page as the conversion chart)

W07BZ Orlando -- Telemundo
WNTO (26, Daytona Beach) -- News / talk (was WAYQ & satellite of ch. 56 until 1991, when plane crash knocked station off the air)
*WBSF (43, Melbourne) -- Home Shopping Network (was regular independent WMOD and listed in this TVG until late 1988)
*WTGL (52, Cocoa) -- Religious
*WACX (55, Orlando (Leesburg)) -- religious (TBN)
*WIRB (56, Melbourne) -- religious/infomercials (was regular independent WAYK until 1995; was also a Star TV affiliate during 1990 (see "Tampa-Sarasota" for details))
WVEN (63, Orlando) -- Univision, low-power
*WBCC (68, Cocoa) -- Educational (PBS; Brevard Community College; was WRES channel 18 until Fall 1991)
WUSF (16, Tampa) -- PBS, University of South Florida
WCLF (22, Clearwater) -- Religious
WWSB (40, Sarasota) -- ABC
WBHS (50, Tampa) -- Home Shopping Network
WXPX (66, Bradenton) -- infomercials/religious
WGFL (53, High Springs) -- WB

Special note regarding the Gainesville channels:

The Ocala area is part of the Gainesville-Ocala TV market and is within "5" & "20"'s signal area. Ocala is also part of the Orlando region, but "5" and "20" weren't added to the Orlando edition until Fall 1991.