WFTP

WFTP
Location	Port St. Lucie/Fort Pierce, FL
Branding	Fox 17 Fox 17 News
Slogan	The Treasure Coast's #1 Newscast!
Channel(s)	Analog: 17 (UHF) Digital: 39 (UHF)
subchannel(s)	17.1 WFTP-Fox 17.2 MeTV
Affiliation	Fox
First air date	October 26, 1976
Former call letters	none
Former channel number	none
Former Affiliation	ABC (1976-2014)
Owner	Morris Multimedia

 WFTP is the FOX affiliate that serves the Treasure Coast Area, but also serves as the default FOX affiliate for the eastern half of the West Palm Beach area while it's affiliate WSWL serves the central and western half of the area.

News

Current On-Air Staff

Brandy Edwards - News Director

• Sarah Brown - anchor; weeknights at 6 and 10

• Mark Landers - anchor; weeknights 4, 4:30, 5, 5:30, 6, and 10

• Maxine Bartlett - anchor; weekend evenings

FOX 17 SuperWeather Meteorologists

• Ed Tucker - chief meteorologist (AMS Seal of Approval); weeknights at 4, 4:30, 5, 5:30, 6, and 10

• David Cisernos - meteorologist; weekend evenings

Sports Team

• Laura Watson - sports director; weeknights at 6 and 10

• Brett Perkins - sports reporter; weekend evenings

Current On-Air Reporters/Multi-Media Journalists

• Krystal Oleander - general assignment reporter

• Lindsay Marcus - general assignment reporter

• Eric Harris - multi-media journalist

• Andrew Garrison - multi-media journalist

• Dawn Parsons - multi-media journalist

• Marianna Nelson - general assignment reporter

• Pam Jenkins - general assignment reporter

• Mitch Campbell - general assignment reporter

Newscast Titles

• NewsTeam 17 (1976-1981)
• 17 Eyewitness News (1981-1990)
• WFTP News (1990-1996)
• NewsChannel 17 (1996-2002)
• NewsWatch 17 (2002-2015)
• Fox 17 News (2015–present)