Channel 7 relocating to Miramar after 70 years in Miami. What’s behind the move?

WSVN Channel 7 is relocating from its aging North Bay Village studio to a new 70,000-square-foot headquarters in Miramar, marking a new chapter for the South Florida Fox and ABC affiliate.

Anchors recently toured the site, which is expected to open to employees in January.

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Here are key takeaways:

• WSVN’s original studio was built in 1956 in North Bay Village. Aging features prompted the upgrade to a new facility at Miramar Parkway and Red Road.
• Anchors Craig Stevens and Belkys Nerey recently toured the new building for the first time since the tilt-up ceremony in December. They were shown future studios, offices, makeup and locker rooms.
• The site is being built by Miller Construction across the street from Sunbeam’s Miramar Cove development in the Miramar Park of Commerce. About 350 employees will work there.
• Sunbeam Television Corporation, run by the Ansin family, operates FOX affiliate Channel 7 and ABC affiliate Channel 18. CEO Andrew Ansin’s father purchased the company in 1962.
• James Bry, executive vice president of Sunbeam Properties & Development, said the new building is far more technically advanced and will have a “tremendously positive impact” on Miramar.

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