WRCF-CD

WRCF-CD
Orlando, Florida; United States;
Channels	Digital: 16 (UHF); Virtual: 29;
Branding	UniMás Orlando
Programming
Affiliations	29.1: UniMás
Ownership
Owner	TelevisaUnivision; (Univision Local Media, Inc.);
Sister stations	WVEN-TV
History
First air date	October 17, 1991
Former channel number(s)	Digital: 35 (UHF, until 2020)
Former affiliations	Retro TV; The Country Network; Cheddar; Univision (via WVEN-TV, 2019−2021);
Call sign meaning	Winter Park, Central Florida
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	10549
Class	CD
ERP	15 kW
HAAT	193.1 m (634 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	28°35′12.6″N 81°4′57.5″W / 28.586833°N 81.082639°W
Repeater(s)	WVEN-TV 43.7 Melbourne
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;

WRCF-CD (channel 29) is a low-power, Class A television station in Orlando, Florida, United States, broadcasting the Spanish-language network UniMás. It is owned and operated by TelevisaUnivision alongside Univision outlet WVEN-TV (channel 43). The two stations share studios on Douglas Avenue in Altamonte Springs; WRCF-CD's transmitter is located in unincorporated Bithlo, Florida.

Even though WRCF-CD operates a digital signal of its own, the low-power broadcasting radius only covers the immediate Orlando area. Therefore, in order to reach the entire market, it is simulcast in 720p high definition on WVEN-TV's seventh digital subchannel (43.7) from the same transmitter site.

Sale to Univision

On May 8, 2017, LocusPoint Networks agreed to sell WRCF-CD to Univision Communications' Univision Local Media for $2.5 million.^[2] The sale was completed on August 14.^[3]

On October 13, 2021, Entravision Communications announced that it was ceding control of WVEN-TV and WRCF-CD back to Univision along with the UniMás affiliation then held by WOTF.^[4]

Subchannel

Subchannel of WRCF-CD^[5]
Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
29.1	1080i	16:9	WRCF-CD	UniMás

Sometime in 2019, WRCF-CD upgraded its channel into 1080i 16:9 high definition. It has previously been offered in 480i 4:3 standard definition.

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for WRCF-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License - Federal Communications Commission
^ Consummation Notice CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, Retrieved August 16, 2017.
^ Jacobson, Adam (October 13, 2021). "Entravision Cedes Univision Control In Three Markets". Radio and Television Business Report. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
^ "RabbitEars TV Query for WRCF". RabbitEars. Retrieved February 17, 2025.

External links

[FCC-LMS-10549-1] "Facility Technical Data for WRCF-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License - Federal Communications Commission

[3] Consummation Notice CDBS Public Access, Federal Communications Commission, Retrieved August 16, 2017.

[4] Jacobson, Adam (October 13, 2021). "Entravision Cedes Univision Control In Three Markets". Radio and Television Business Report. Retrieved December 21, 2021.

[5] "RabbitEars TV Query for WRCF". RabbitEars. Retrieved February 17, 2025.

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