WBDL-TV

WBDL, virtual channel 30 and VHF digital channel 8, is a Fox-affiliated television station licensed to Boca Raton, Deerfield Beach and Lighthouse Beach area, Florida, United States. The station is the flagship property of locally owned Lighthouse Beach Television Group. WBDL callsign letters stand for “Boca Deerfield Lighthouse” which refers to the area where the station serves.
== History ==
The station first went on the air on October 13 1986 a few days after Fox's inception. WBDL was one of the first Fox stations to join along with WNVI-TV. Its News station as Newscast 30 and received a studio. In 1989 when the first episode of the simpsons aired WBDL viewer rate skyrocketed, people from boca raton Deerfield Beach, Lighthouse Beach and all other cities came to view the premiere of the simpsons. In turn WBDL the second most watched TV station in the Boca, Deerfield Beach area alongside CBS station WDRB-TV (channel 10). The same thing happened with the super bowl and when Family Guy primered after that. WBDL that night became the number one most watched station in the Boca Raton and Deerfield area for a bit.
== Digital conversion ==
WBDL shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 8, at 12:30 PM on June12, 2009, the official date in which full-powered television stations switched to digital broadcasting under federal mandate. The station’s pre-transition digital signal remained on UHF channel 30 
== Branding ==
1990-1992 - It’s on Fox 30 (localized version of Fox's 1990-92 slogan)
1992-1993 - Everybody knows it’s on Fox 30 (localized version of Fox's 1992-93 slogan) 
1993-1994 - It could only happen on Fox 30 (localized version of Fox's 1993-94 slogan) 
1994-1995 - Fox 30 is kickin’ it (localized version of Fox's 1994-95 slogan) 
1995-1996 - Fox 30: Cool Like Us (localized version of Fox's 1995-96 slogan)
== Station ID announcement history ==
1990-1999 - “Fox 30!, WBDL, serving Boca Raton, Deerfield, and Lighthouse Beach”