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   WINK News is the #1 source for local breaking news and weather for Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Naples, Lehigh Acres and more.

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   How did WINK News get its name?

   • Many wonder how WINK News got its name. The quick answer would be that since we’re a CBS station, the name is reflective of the CBS logo. But interestingly, it’s not. WINK began as WFTM, a non-network affiliated radio station owned by Fort Myers Broadcasting Company, in 1939. WFTM was the first licensed radio broadcast station in Southwest Florida.

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   How many hours a week does WINK News have?

   • WINK News debuted its state-of-the-art studio in September 2015. WINK has grown from six hours of news per night to now 80 hours of news coverage a week. If you have a comment, concern or complaint, please visit our Contact Us page to send a message. We want to hear from you!

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   Who owns WINK TV?

   • The company was sold to the United Garage and Service Company, owned by the McBride family of Lakewood, Ohio, in 1946. The McBride family continues to maintain ownership of the station. WINK-TV debuted on the air on March 18, 1954, becoming the first Southwest Florida television station. At the time, only about 52,000 people lived in the area.

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   Is Wink a real radio station?

   • But interestingly, it’s not. WINK began as WFTM, a non-network affiliated radio station owned by Fort Myers Broadcasting Company, in 1939. WFTM was the first licensed radio broadcast station in Southwest Florida. Three years later, FMBC was purchased by Ronald B. Woodyard and Reginald B. Martin, and the call letters were changed from WFTM to WAAC.

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   3 days ago · Annual Fort Myers Film Festival officially underway. The Fort Myers Film Festival opened their 14th annual edition in Downtown Fort Myers on Wednesday night, featuring 92 films within the next ...

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   5 days ago · fort myers Local NAACP Branch plans protest in response to state attorney’s ruling The Lee County NAACP plans on protesting the state attorney’s ruling of an FMPD detective’s killing of an ...

5. winknews.com › aboutAbout - WINK News

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   WINK News debuted its state-of-the-art studio in September 2015. WINK has grown from six hours of news per night to now 80 hours of news coverage a week.