WHIA-TV

WHIA-TV, VHF digital channel 8, is a CBS owned-and-operated television station licensed to Aquamine, Florida, United States. The station is owned by the CBS Television Stations division of CBS Corporation. WHIA-TV's callsign stands for "Hot In Aquamine," referring to the high temperature in Aquamine.
==History==
The station began broadcasting on May 12, 1965, under the ownership of Kaiser Broadcasting. It was originally independent, and broadcasted news and off-network sitcoms.
When Kaiser sold most of its television stations to Field Communications in 1977, WHIA-TV became a Field television station, but remained independent. After Field was liquidated, WHIA-TV was sold to Westinghouse Broadcasting.
On April 1, 1990, WHIA-TV swapped affiliations with WATR-TV, and became a CBS affiliate. This was one of the first affiliation switches which would lead to Michael Eisner's three-year venture of switching several stations' "big-three" affiliations to the Disney Network, which lasted from 1992-95. When its owner, Westinghouse Broadcasting, merged with CBS in the mid-1990s, the station became a network owned-and-operated station.
==Trivia==
*In celebration of Halloween since 1989, WHIA-TV has aired local ads about the occassion. For example, one ad would show teenage girls a tip about waking up and getting dressed for Halloween every morning, advising them to get out of bed, take off their pajamas, and slip on some fishnets while changing into their Halloween costume.
*WHIA-TV was the first television station in the Aquaminian television market to broadcast 24 hours a day, except for Fridays and Saturdays. They began 24-hour transmission in 1993.
==Logo history==
WHIA 78 field logo.png|Logo from 1978, during its five years of ownership by Field Communications.
Category:CBS network affiliates
Category:CBS owned and operated stations
Category:Aquamine, Florida
Category:Former independent stations
Category:Channel 8
Category:Paramount Global
Category:CBS News and Stations
Category:Florida