▁to ▁financial ▁difficulties . ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁WM FE ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁sell ▁channel ▁ 2 4 ▁and ▁leave ▁P BS ▁due ▁to ▁these ▁financial ▁difficulties ▁and ▁" crit ical ▁un cert aint ies ▁in ▁federal ▁and ▁state ▁fund ing ". ▁ ▁When ▁news ▁spread ▁of ▁the ▁sale , ▁a ▁campaign ▁was ▁undert aken ▁by ▁local ▁residents ▁and ▁students ▁at ▁U CF ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁keep ▁an ▁active ▁P BS ▁station ▁in ▁the ▁Or lando ▁market . ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁U CF ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁approved ▁a ▁partners hip ▁with ▁B CC ▁to ▁create ▁W U CF - TV , ▁the ▁new ▁primary ▁P BS ▁station ▁for ▁Central ▁Florida . ▁The ▁new ▁station ▁would ▁le ase ▁W B CC ' s ▁primary ▁digital ▁channel , ▁and ▁operate ▁from ▁W B CC ' s ▁facilities . ▁However , ▁W B CC ▁would ▁retain ▁its ▁license ▁and ▁call ▁letters . ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 , ▁P BS ▁approved ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁W U CF ▁and ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁become ▁Central ▁Florida ' s ▁primary ▁P BS ▁channel . ▁The ▁station ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Or lando ▁market ' s ▁only ▁P BS ▁station , ▁as ▁W D SC - TV ▁in ▁Day ton a ▁Beach ▁left ▁P BS ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁concurrent ▁with ▁WM FE ' s ▁departure ▁from ▁P BS ▁and ▁the ▁launch ▁of ▁W U CF . ▁ ▁Res uming ▁independence