WBFS-TV

WBFS-TV
CityMiami, Florida
Channels
BrandingCW Miami 33
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WFOR-TV
History
FoundedFebruary 2, 1983 (1983-02-02)
First air date
December 9, 1984 (1984-12-09)
Former channel number(s)
Analog: 33 (UHF, 1984–2009)
  • Independent (1984–1995, 2022–2024)
  • UPN (1995–2006)
  • MyNetworkTV (2006–2022)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID12497
ERP1,000 kW
HAAT296.9 m (974 ft)
Transmitter coordinates25°58′8″N 80°13′19″W / 25.96889°N 80.22194°W / 25.96889; -80.22194
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.cbsnews.com/miami/

WBFS-TV (channel 33) is a television station in Miami, Florida, United States, affiliated with The CW. 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 as the fourth attempt at activating the channel for full-power use in Miami, and the first to be successful. It was the first station signed on by the Grant Broadcasting System, and would be by far the most successful due to Grant's aggressive approach to program purchasing and promotion. While these practices made WBFS a competitive independent in South Florida, they also sent Grant into receivership within three years. 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. After two years as an independent, the station became the Miami-market CW affiliate in September 2024. Its operations were consolidated with WFOR in 2001, and since then WFOR has occasionally produced newscasts for WBFS.