WFLA-TV
 
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Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida United States |
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| City | Tampa, Florida |
| Branding | NewsChannel 8 8 Prime (DT2) |
| Slogan |
Right Now On Your Side |
| Channels |
Digital: 7 (VHF) Virtual: 8 () |
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| Owner |
Nexstar Media Group (Media General Communications Holdings, LLC) |
| First air date | February 14, 1955 |
| Call letters' meaning | Carryover from former sister radio station WFLA |
| Sister station(s) | WTTA |
| Former callsigns | WXFL (1983–1988) |
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| Transmitter power | 32 kW |
| Height | 465 m |
| Facility ID | 64592 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 27°50′32″N 82°15′45″W / 27.84222°N 82.26250°WCoordinates: 27°50′32″N 82°15′45″W / 27.84222°N 82.26250°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | wfla.com |
WFLA-TV, virtual channel 8 (VHF digital channel 7), is an NBC-affiliated television station located in Tampa, Florida, United States and also serving the nearby city of St. Petersburg. The station is currently owned by Nexstar Media Group, as part of a duopoly with MyNetworkTV affiliate WTTA. The station's studios are located on South Parker Street in downtown Tampa along the Hillsborough River, and its transmitter is located in Riverview.
The station first signed on the air on February 14, 1955, with a live broadcast of the Gasparilla Pirate Festival. It was originally owned by The Tampa Tribune, along with WFLA radio (970 AM and 93.3 FM, now WFLZ). WFLA-TV has been an NBC affiliate since the station's inception. Largely because of its newspaper background, it was the early ratings leader in the Tampa market until WTVT (channel 13) passed it for first place in 1962. In 1966, Richmond Newspapers, publishers of the Richmond Times-Dispatch and part-owner of the Tribune, acquired full control of the paper and the WFLA radio and television stations. Three years later, Richmond Newspapers changed its name to Media General, and WFLA-TV, the first television station owned and operated by the company, has been the flagship of its broadcasting group since then.
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