WINK-TV

==1954–1959==
WINK-TV began broadcasting on March 23, 1954, owned by the family of taxicab magnate and Cleveland Browns founder Mickey McBride along with WINK radio (1240 AM, later used on 1200 AM; and 96.9 FM). WINK-TV was the first television station in Southwest Florida and is the fifth-oldest surviving station in the state. Although the call letters appear to be an outgrowth of its CBS affiliation, in fact they were simply carried over from its radio sister, which adopted them in 1944—seven years before the CBS Eye made its first appearance.
It carried programming from the four major networks of its era: CBS, NBC, ABC and DuMont in the first two decades of its existence. However, it has always been a primary CBS affiliate.
==1959–1966==
==1966–1983==
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==1983–1993==
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The station has identified almost exclusively with its call letters since the mid-1980s. This is due in large part to the extremely high penetration of cable and satellite in Southwest Florida—one of the highest in the nation. Cable and satellite are all but essential for acceptable television reception in much of the market, even in the digital age.
== 1993–1995 ==
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==1995–2003==
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==2003–present==
===2003–2017===
====2003–2006====
WINK News (2003).svg|WINK News logo
====2007–2017====
WINK News (2007).svg|WINK News logo (2007–2012 and 2014–2017)
WINK News (2014).svg|WINK News logo (2015–2017)
Wink 2007.png|HD logo (2007)
Wink20 .jpg|WINK News logo (2008–2012)
WINK-TV's WINK News Now This Morning Video Open From October 2009.png|WINK News Now This Morning open (2009–2012)
Wink2012.png|WINK News Now logo (2012–2014)
Wink2014.jpg|WINK News open (2014–2015)
===2017–2023===
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WINK3PM.png|WINK News 3pm open (2021–2023)
===2023-present===
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==Video==
WINK-TV news opens (re-upload)
==External links==
Category:Television stations in the United States
Category:CBS network affiliates
Category:Fort Myers, Florida
Category:Naples, Florida
Category:Florida
Category:Fort Myers Broadcasting Company
Category:1954
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1954
Category:1950s