WSVN Signs Five Year Contract Extension with Winterfest®

WSVN Channel 7 recently signed a five-year contract with Winterfest®, Inc. as the official television station of the Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest® Boat Parade. This commitment will continue their support through 2023 with coverage of Winterfest® news, events and broadcasting the Winterfest® Television Special on their station. The television special is rebroadcast on Fox Sports Sun and WSVN’s sister stations WHDH and WLVI in Boston. WSVN also produces a Facebook Live of the Parade which is shared on various social media platforms Parade night. WSVN’s live camera feeds are seen on the City of Fort Lauderdale’s television station, VisitLauderdale.tv and EyeOnSouthFlorida.com who expands the digital viewership across the globe.

This partnership has expanded beyond community outreach and holiday television shows; it has created great benefits for the media station and their clients while adding exposure for the nonprofit organization.  Select WSVN clients receive tickets to experience Winterfest® including riding aboard their decorated showboat annually in the Parade. “We are pleased to extend our partnership with the Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade, “ said  Paul Magnes, Executive Vice President/General Manager WSVN Channel 7, a subsidiary of Sunbeam Television Corporation. “  The parade is a beloved South Florida holiday tradition and viewers rely on Channel 7 to feature all the highlights.”

Now in their 48th year, Winterfest® is proud to have community partners such as WSVN to ensure this holiday tradition continues as “The World’s Most Watch Boat Parade.” Corporate support enables this not-for-profit organization to produce free events such as the Parade, Family Fun Day and continue their involvement in the South Florida community.

For more information please contact the Winterfest office at (954) 767-0686 or visit the website at winterfestparade.com.       

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Winterfest TV – watch and vote

Missed the Winterfest Special? You can watch Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day  and EVERYDAY on the Internet!

  • SOUTH FLORIDA: Watch the Winterfest® Television Special on WSVN 7 on  December 25 and January 1 (5 a.m. and 1 p.m.).
  • STATE OF FLORIDA: Winterfest® Television Special is shared around the state through network partnership with WSVN and Fox Sun Sports. December 24 (7 p.m.), December 26 (1 p.m.), December 27 (11 p.m.), December 28 (5 p.m.), December 29 (11 p.m.), December 30 (6 p.m.), December 31 (9:30 a.m.), January 1 (10 a.m. and 1 p.m.), January 2 (1 p.m.), January 3 (11 p.m.) and January 4 (11 p.m.).
  • BOSTON: WSVN sister stations will air the Parade December 24 at 1 a.m. (WHDH) and December 21 at 2 p.m. and December 27 at noon. (WLVI).
  • AROUND THE WORLD: EyeOnSouthFlorida.com has the live version on their site with a link on Winterfestparade.com

ROCK THE VOTE:  VOTE for Your Favorite Parade Entry and WIN a Chance to Fly Away!

There are a variety of ways to vote: