WBFS-TV

WBFS-TV

Miami–Fort Lauderdale, Florida United States
City	Miami, Florida
Channels	Digital: 32 (UHF) Virtual: 33
Branding	TV33
Programming
Affiliations	33.1: Independent for others, see § Subchannels
Ownership
Owner	CBS News and Stations (Miami Television Station WBFS Inc.)
Sister stations	WFOR-TV
History
Founded	February 2, 1983 (1983-02-02)
First air date	December 9, 1984 (39 years ago) (1984-12-09)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 33 (UHF, 1984–2009)
Former affiliations	Independent (1984–1995) UPN (1995–2006) MyNetworkTV (2006–2022)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	12497
ERP	1,000 kW
HAAT	296.9 m (974 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	25°58′8″N 80°13′19″W / 25.96889°N 80.22194°W / 25.96889; -80.22194
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.cbsnews.com/miami/

WBFS-TV (channel 33) is an independent television station in Miami, Florida, United States. It is owned by the CBS News and Stations group alongside WFOR-TV (channel 4), a CBS owned-and-operated station. The two stations share studios on Northwest 18th Terrace in Doral; WBFS-TV's transmitter is located in Andover, Florida.

WBFS-TV was established in 1984, marking the fourth attempt at activating the channel for full-power use in Miami. The aggressive program purchasing and promotional tactics of its builder, the Grant Broadcasting System, carried the company into bankruptcy, but WBFS was its most successful station and became a competitive independent in the market. After being owned by a consortium of Grant's creditors throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Paramount Stations Group reached a deal to purchase WBFS-TV in 1994, resulting in the station joining UPN in 1995; however, WBFS-TV was passed over for affiliation with The CW in 2006 and affiliated instead with MyNetworkTV, airing that service's offerings until 2022. WFOR-TV previously produced dedicated local newscasts for this station until 2011.