WTLE-LP
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WTLE-LP was a low-power television station in the Fort Myers
-Naples, Florida
television market. It was licensed in Fort Myers, owned by Silver Point Capital, and operates on UHF
channel 18, with no digital signal. The station has, in the past, carried programming from the Pax network; it has also been a repeater for sister Univision
affiliate WUVF-CA
. The station subsequently affiliated with Telefutura
.
WTLE has previously been owned by Paxson Communications
, Tiger Eye Broadcasting, and Equity Media Holdings.
On April 4, 2008 Equity announced the sale of all five of its Southwest Florida stations (including WTLE) to Luken Communications, LLC for $8 million. Equity has cited corporate financial losses as a reason for the sale. (http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6548102.html)
Equity Media Holdings has been in chapter 11 bankruptcy
since December 2008 and offers by Luken Communications to acquire Equity-owned stations in six markets have since been withdrawn.
Silver Point Capital acquired WTLE at auction on April 16, 2009. The sale closed on August 17, 2009.
Three days before the completion of the sale to Silver Point, WTLE was taken silent. As of July 2011, its license was cancelled by the FCC, and is no longer listed in the database.
Fort Myers, Florida
Fort Myers is the county seat and commercial center of Lee County, Florida, United States. Its population was 62,298 in the 2010 census, a 29.23 percent increase over the 2000 figure....
-Naples, Florida
Naples, Florida
Naples is a city in Collier County, Florida, United States. As of July 1, 2007, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population at 21,653. Naples is a principal city of the Naples–Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated total population of 315,839 on July 1, 2007...
television market. It was licensed in Fort Myers, owned by Silver Point Capital, and operates on UHF
Ultra high frequency
Ultra-High Frequency designates the ITU Radio frequency range of electromagnetic waves between 300 MHz and 3 GHz , also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres...
channel 18, with no digital signal. The station has, in the past, carried programming from the Pax network; it has also been a repeater for sister Univision
Univision
Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...
affiliate WUVF-CA
WUVF-CA
WUVF-LP is the Univisión affiliate for the Fort Myers-Naples, Florida television market. It is licensed in Naples, owned by Silver Point Capital, and operates on VHF channel 2, with no digital signal. WUVF's programming can also be seen on WLZE-LP, channel 51, in Fort Myers...
. The station subsequently affiliated with Telefutura
TeleFutura
TeleFutura is a U.S. Spanish-language broadcast television network owned by Univision with headquarters in Miami, Florida.-Overview:TeleFutura Is America’s #2 Spanish-Language Network in prime time...
.
WTLE has previously been owned by Paxson Communications
ION Media Networks
ION Media Networks is an American television broadcasting company that owns and operates over 60 television stations in most major American markets. It is now a privately owned company.-History:...
, Tiger Eye Broadcasting, and Equity Media Holdings.
On April 4, 2008 Equity announced the sale of all five of its Southwest Florida stations (including WTLE) to Luken Communications, LLC for $8 million. Equity has cited corporate financial losses as a reason for the sale. (http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6548102.html)
Equity Media Holdings has been in chapter 11 bankruptcy
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy is a legal status of an insolvent person or an organisation, that is, one that cannot repay the debts owed to creditors. In most jurisdictions bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor....
since December 2008 and offers by Luken Communications to acquire Equity-owned stations in six markets have since been withdrawn.
Silver Point Capital acquired WTLE at auction on April 16, 2009. The sale closed on August 17, 2009.
Three days before the completion of the sale to Silver Point, WTLE was taken silent. As of July 2011, its license was cancelled by the FCC, and is no longer listed in the database.