WRCF-CD, virtual channel 29 (UHF digital channel 16), is a low-power, Class A UniMás owned-and-operated television station licensed to Orlando, Florida, United States. Owned by the Univision Local Media subsidiary of TelevisaUnivision USA, it is sister to Melbourne-licensed Univision owned-and-operated station WVEN-TV (channel 43). Both stations share studios on Douglas Avenue in Altamonte Springs, while 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 (UHF channel 22.7 or virtual channel 43.7) from the same transmitter site.
History[]
Sale to Univision[]
On May 8, 2017, LocusPoint Networks agreed to sell WRCF-CD to Univision Communications' Univision Local Media for $2.5 million. The sale was completed on August 14.
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 currently held by WOTF.
Technical information[]
Subchannel[]
| Virtual Channel | Physical RF Channel | Video | Aspect | Short Name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29.1 | 16.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | WRCF-CD | Main WRCF-CD programming / UniMas |
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.
Former Subchannel[]
| Virtual Channel | Physical RF Channel | Video | Aspect | Short Name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29.1 | 16.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | WRCF-CD | Main WRCF-CD programming / Univision |
| TV stations in Florida | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami – Fort Lauderdale | Tampa – St. Petersburg | Orlando – Daytona Beach – Melbourne | West Palm Beach – Fort Pierce | Fort Myers – Naples | Jacksonville |
| WGEN/WVFW-LD, Key West/Miami | WXAX-CD, Clearwater | WKCF-DT3, Clermont | WWHB-CA, Stuart | WUVF-LP/WLZE-LP, Naples/Fort Myers | WUJX-LD, Jacksonville |
| WSBS, Key West | WMOR-DT3, Lakeland | W21AU-D, Orlando | WBWP-LD, West Palm Beach | WANA-LD, Naples | |
| WLTV, Miami | WSPF-CD, St. Petersburg | WRCF-CD, Orlando | WWDT-CD, Naples | ||
| WBEH-CD, Miami | WRMD-CD, Tampa | WTMO-CD, Orlando | WXCW-DT2, Naples | ||
| WJAN-CD, Miami | WVEA, Tampa | WVEN, Melbourne | |||
| WFUN-LD, Miami | WFTT, Venice | ||||
| WSCV, Fort Lauderdale | |||||
| WAMI, Hollywood | |||||
| TV stations in East Central Florida and the Space Coast, including Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne |
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| WESH 2 (NBC) WKMG 6 (CBS) WFTV 9 (ABC) WDSC 15 (ETV) WKCF 18 (CW) W21AU-D 21 (ATeVe) WUCF 24 (PBS) WOTF 26 (Grit) WRDQ 27 (Ind) WFEF-LD 28 (Comet) WRCF-CD 29 (UMas) WTMO-CD/WKME-CD/WMVJ-CD 31 (TLM) W32DJ-D 32 (3ABN) WOFL 35 (Fox) WZXZ-CD 36 (SSN) WHDO-CD 38 (Biz) WVEN 43 (UNI) WTGL 45 (Rel) WATV-LD 47 (AZA) WDTO-LD 50 (Daystar) WHLV 52 (TBN) WACX 55 (Rel) WOPX 56 (Ion) WRBW 65 (MNTV) WEFS 68 (ETV) |