WAWD (channel 58), branded as Beach TV, is an

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Fort Walton Beach, Florida Fort Walton Beach is a city in southern Okaloosa County, Florida. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 20,922, up from 19,507 in 2010. It is the principal city of the Fort Walton Beach− Crestview− Destin Metropolitan Statistical Area ...

, providing advertising and

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s targeting the visitors of Fort Walton Beach and Pensacola. The transmitter is located near SR 87, north of Navarre, Florida. The station is owned by

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, which also owns several tourist stations across the southeastern US.

Digital channel

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RECNET information on WAWD (contains detailed information from the FCC
Television channels and stations established in 1998 Independent television stations in the United States AWD 1998 establishments in Florida {{Florida-tv-station-stub