WCJB

WCJB-TV started operation on April 7, 1971, as an NBC affiliate. The 1st owner of the station was William E. Minshall. The 1st programming originated in Jacksonville, and it was sent by microwave from a station there to a relay site at Camp Blanding and from there to Gainesville for broadcast. In 1973, WCJB-TV became an ABC affiliate which it has remained to this day. Diversified Communications, headquartered in Portland, Maine, purchased WCJB-TV on October 12, 1976 and continues to own the station.