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WZVN TV Fort Myers FL

Reaches 119,384 People per Month

WZVN-TV (channel 26, cable channel 7), branded as Gulf Coast ABC, is a television station licensed to Naples, Florida, United States, serving as the ABC network affiliate for Southwest Florida. It is owned by Montclair Communications, which maintains a local marketing agreement (LMA) with Hearst Television, owner of Fort Myers–licensed NBC affiliate WBBH-TV (channel 20), for the provision of certain services. The two stations share studio facilities on Central Avenue in Fort Myers; WZVN-TV's transmitter is located along SR 31 in unincorporated southeastern Charlotte County.

 

Channel 26 went on the air in Naples on August 21, 1974, as WEVU, the first ABC affiliate in Southwest Florida. It operated from studios in Naples and suffered from turnover in ownership as well as poor local ratings. This continued even though the station moved its transmitter further north from its original location in the late 1980s in order to improve its signal in Fort Myers. In 1994, then-owner Ellis Communications entered into an LMA with then-WBBH owner Waterman Broadcasting by which WBBH began to provide the station's news programming.

 

The station itself was then sold in 1996 to Montclair Communications, whose principal has family and business ties with the Waterman family. Though news ratings have remained low, the Waterman LMA gave the station access to additional resources and a path to profitability. The two stations have separate newscasts with separate anchors, though they share reporters, news resources, and—as of 2025—a common news brand.

Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Automotive, Careers, Celebrity Fan/Gossip, Desktop Video, Financial News, Food & Drink, Health & Fitness, Hobbies & Interests, Home & Garden, Job Search, Local News, National News, News, Personal Finance, Pets, Science, Sports, Technology & Computing, Television, Travel, Video & Computer Games, Weather

Bionic ID: 315953

Advertising Options

Below are WZVN TV Fort Myers FL advertising placement options to consider in your media planning and media buying.

  • Audience Advertising

    • TARGET AUDIENCE
  • E-Newsletter Advertising

    • E-Newsletter
  • Native Advertising

    • Native Advertising
  • Other Advertising

    • News
  • Social Advertising

    • Facebook Post
    • Instagram Post
    • Twitter Post
  • Television Advertising

    • Television
  • Video Advertising

    • Mid-Roll Video
    • Pre-Roll Video
    • YouTube Post
  • Online Display Advertising

    • 1600x1000 - Reskins/Wallpaper - 1600x1000
    • 160x600 - Wide Skyscraper - 160x600
    • 180x150 - Small Rectangle - 180x150
    • 300x250 - Medium Rectangle - 300x250
    • 300x600-Half page - 300x600
    • 468x60 - Banner - 468x60
    • 490x25 - Sponsorship Header - 490x25
    • 640x480 - Interstitial - 640x480
    • 728x90 - Leaderboard - 728x90
    • 850x30 - Sliding Billboard/Pencil Pushdown - 850x30
    • 970x250-Billboard
    • 980x30 - Pencil - 980x30
    • 980x340 - Billboard - 980x340
    • Job Post

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