WMFE Finds a Buyer

Is it real this time? Will WMFE finally be sold?





The Daytona Beach News - Journal is reporting that the University of Central Florida Trustees have agreed to purchase the License of WMFE-TV. FCC Approval is still needed. The University currently operated WUCF out of Brevard. The purchase will extend the station's reach. If I am reading this right, after the deal is approved WUCF will no longer run the station owned by Brevard Community College (WBCC). The college will run the station and offer educational programs.

You can read the entire article here.

WDSC Leaves PBS

WDSC is dropping its affiliation with PBS. The Daytona State College station will focus on teaching students with a new degree program. The Daytona News Journal reports state and federal budget cuts resulted in the college ending its membership with the Public Broadcasting Service, which made up 25 percent of its programming. It not clear from the article what programming will be aired by WDSC.


WDSC is not the only Public TV station in Florida to change direction. In April of 2011 it was announced that WMFE, Orlando was up for sale. The FCC has not yet approved the sale of the license to Daystar, a religious broadcaster. 


Daytona Beach and Orlando are being served by WBCC-TV out of Cocoa, Florida.