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Broadcast Media Production and DistributionFlorida, United States51-200 Employees
WTSP-TV is a mid-sized local television broadcaster based in St. Petersburg, Florida, serving the Tampa Bay region. It operates in the broadcast media production and distribution industry and is a CBS-affiliated station. The station's license dates to 1965 when it began as WLCY-TV, an ABC affiliate; it later changed to WTSP in 1978 after acquisitions and ownership changes, eventually becoming part of the CBS network. Its reporting centers on the Tampa Bay region, delivering coverage that informs viewers beyond the headlines. The organization has a long-standing history of public-interest journalism, including the launch of an investigative unit in 1980 and a consumer-help line in 1982. It positions itself as a local broadcaster serving a regional audience with a mid-sized staff, and maintains a website at 10tampabay.com.