▁Spect rum ▁channel ▁ 5 ▁throughout ▁the ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁area , ▁and ▁on ▁Com cast ▁X fin ity ▁channel ▁ 2 3 ▁in ▁Sar as ota ▁County . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁station ▁first ▁signed ▁on ▁the ▁air ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁as ▁W B HS ▁on ▁channel ▁ 5 0 ▁( a ▁"- TV " ▁suffix ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁call ▁letters ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ), ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁flags hip ▁station ▁of ▁the ▁Home ▁Sho pping ▁Network . ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁originally ▁by ▁H SN ' s ▁broadcast ing ▁arm ▁Silver ▁King ▁Broadcast ing . ▁H SN ▁programming ▁was ▁supp lement ed ▁with ▁locally ▁produced ▁public ▁affairs ▁and ▁human ▁interest ▁brief s ▁for ▁ 4 ½ ▁minutes ▁each ▁hour , ▁which ▁exceed ed ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁hours ▁independent ▁stations ▁were ▁required ▁to ▁provide ▁local ▁programming ▁( over ▁ 1 2 ▁broadcast ▁hours ▁a ▁week , ▁counting ▁repe ats ). ▁The ▁Sunday ▁schedule ▁was ▁devoted ▁to ▁children ' s ▁programming , ▁including ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁shows ▁such ▁as ▁New ▁Z oo ▁Rev ue , ▁to ▁expose ▁them ▁to ▁a ▁younger ▁audience . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Barry ▁D iller ▁acquired ▁the ▁Home ▁Sho pping ▁Network ; ▁two ▁years ▁later , ▁H SN ▁acquired ▁USA ▁Network s ▁and ▁renamed ▁the ▁broadcast ing ▁group ▁as ▁USA ▁Broadcast ing . ▁Pl ans ▁emer ged ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁to ▁convert ▁W B HS - TV ▁into ▁a