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Overview
WFTS-TV is an ABC station licensed by the FCC to Tampa, Florida, part of the Tampa-St Petersburg-Sarasota, FL TV market.
Channel and license details
- Call sign
- WFTS-TV
- Network
- ABC (subchannels: Bounce TV, Grit, Ion Mystery, HSN, Shop LC)
- Virtual channel
- 28
- RF channel
- 17
- City of license
- Tampa, Florida
- TV market
- Tampa-St Petersburg-Sarasota, FL
- Licensee
- Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC
- Owner
- E. W. Scripps Company
- On the air since
- 1981
- Call sign since
- April 1983
- Studio address
- 4045 N. Himes Avenue, Tampa, FL 33607
- ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)
- Yes
- FCC facility ID
- 64588
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Website
- www.tampabay28.com
On screen it is channel 28, though WFTS-TV actually transmits on RF channel 17. Digital TVs map the two automatically after a channel scan. The station's subchannels add Bounce TV, Grit, Ion Mystery, HSN and Shop LC. WFTS-TV also transmits in ATSC 3.0, the NextGen TV standard, which newer sets can receive.
What's on WFTS-TV's subchannels
| Channel | Programming |
|---|---|
| 28.1 | ABC |
| 28.2 | Bounce TV |
| 28.3 | Grit |
| 28.4 | Ion Mystery |
| 28.5 | HSN |
| 28.6 | Shop LC |
The FCC license is held by Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC. WFTS-TV is owned by E. W. Scripps Company. WFTS-TV has been on the air since 1981. It has used the WFTS-TV call letters since April 1983.
WFTS-TV's main studio, per its FCC filings, is at 4045 N. Himes Avenue, Tampa, FL 33607. Its website is www.tampabay28.com.
In its 2025 children's television report to the FCC, WFTS-TV listed educational programs including Jack Hanna's Passport, Hearts of Heroes and Oh Baby.
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WFTS-TV at a glance
- Network
- ABC
- Channel
- 28 (RF 17)
- Licensed to
- Tampa, FL
- Subchannels
- Bounce TV, Grit, Ion Mystery, HSN, Shop LC
- TV market
- Tampa-St Petersburg-Sarasota, FL
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