WEFS-TV Local Content and Service Report 2022 | Page 6

STORIES OF IMPACT

WEFS

2022 LOCAL CONTENT AND SERVICE REPORT

STORIES OF IMPACT

The Florida Channel

The Florida Channel is a public affairs programming service funded by The Florida Legislature . It features programming covering all three branches of state government , and is Florida ’ s primary source for live , unedited coverage of the Governor and Cabinet , the Legislature and the Supreme Court .
The Florida Channel produces more than 2,500 hours of original programming annually than can be seen on Channel 68.4 , one of WEFS-TV Sub-Channels . With the addition of remote events crews that travel the state , its coverage has expanded to include meetings of the Board of Education , the Board of Governors , the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and other meetings and events relating to state government . During hurricane season and other state emergency , The Florida Channel broadcast live coverage of briefings from Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee .
This service provides the community with understanding how the Florida government operates and the importance to its citizens .