WVEA-TV (channel 50) is a television station licensed to Tampa, Florida, United States, broadcasting the Spanish-language Univision and UniMás networks to the Tampa Bay area. Owned and operated by TelevisaUnivision, WVEA-TV maintains studios in the Westlake Corporate Center office park (near SR 589) in Tampa, and its transmitter is located on an antenna farm in Riverview, Florida.
History
The station first signed on the air on March 1, 1988, as WBHS (a "-TV" suffix was added to the call sign in 1992), serving as the flagship station of the Home Shopping Network (HSN) and the 12th station owned by the company through its broadcasting arm Silver King Communications.[1] HSN programming was supplemented with locally produced public affairs and human interest briefs for 4 1/2 minutes each hour, which exceeded the number of hours independent stations were required to provide local programming (over 12 broadcast hours a week, counting repeats). The Sunday schedule was devoted to children's programming, including 1970s shows such as New Zoo Revue, to expose them to a younger audience.