Sunbeam Television

Sunbeam Television Corporation is a broadcasting company based in Miami, Florida, and owns three television stations in the United States. Sunbeam Television was founded in 1962 by Sydney ("Sid") Ansin, who inherited his family's shoemaking business in Massachusetts and later purchased South Florida real estate in the years after World War II, eventually settling in Miami Beach. Sydney's son, Edmund ("Ed") Ansin, joined his father when the elder ... more

Sunbeam Television Corporation is a broadcasting company based in Miami, Florida, and owns three television stations in the United States. Sunbeam Television was founded in 1962 by Sydney ("Sid") Ansin, who inherited his family's shoemaking business in Massachusetts and later purchased South Florida real estate in the years after World War II, eventually settling in Miami Beach. Sydney's son, Edmund ("Ed") Ansin, joined his father when the elder Ansin prevailed in a lengthy quest to acquire Miami television station WCKT from the Cox and Knight publishing families. The Cox/Knight cooperative, Biscayne Television Corporation, had its license to operate the station revoked by the Federal Communications Commission due to improper contact with an FCC commissioner. Ed Ansin was installed as WCKT's executive vice president upon Sunbeam's takeover of the station. He became the company's president and chief operating officer after Sydney's death in 1971. WCKT would change its call letters to... less