WSNN-TV (Sarasota, FL)

WSNN-LD is a low-powered television station that operates on virtual channel 39 and UHF digital channel 26, based in Sarasota, Florida, USA. It is owned by Citadel Communications and managed by LDB Media, LLC. The station features the Suncoast News Network (SNN), which delivers news primarily for the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota Metropolitan Statistical Area, covering Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte counties. SNN collaborates with the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and is located in downtown Sarasota. For viewers using cable, WSNN is available on Comcast channel 6 (SD) and 400 (HD) in Sarasota and Charlotte Counties, Frontier FiOS on channel 9 (SD) and 509 (HD), and Spectrum on channel 20 (SD) and 1020 (HD). The transmitter for WSNN can be found on Cedar Hammock Lane in Sarasota.

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Florida lawmakers are one step closer to passing protections for state parks

1 day ago | snntv.com | Alessandra Young

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — State lawmakers are one step closer to passing protections for state parks. This vote follows protest after protest at Florida’s state parks against any possible developments. Now, the Senate will vote on a bill that would prohibit things like pickleball courts and more lodging from being built. When you visit a Florida state park, will you see nature preserves and wildlife, or will there be newly built golf courses and hotels?
Florida Rep. Luna to meet with El Salvadoran President

2 days ago | snntv.com | Sophia Fanning

Related video: Members of Congress travel to El Salvador to push for Abrego Garcia’s release TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) will meet with President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador next month, she announced Tuesday. The announcement comes as the country finds itself at the center of debate on immigration policy and due process during deportations.
PHOTOS: New Swans arrive in Lakeland

2 days ago | snntv.com | Sophia Fanning

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — Lakeland’s beloved swans are welcoming some new residents, all the way from Chicago. Six white mute swans will be introduced to the local population, in an effort to diversify the gene pool, prevent inbreeding, and support disease resistance. The flock of mute swans in Lakeland today is descended from a pair gifted to the city by Queen Elizabeth II in 1957.
Town hall to be held to discuss potential change of ownership for Ringling Museum

2 days ago | snntv.com | Alessandra Young

SARASOTA, Fla., (WFLA) – On Tuesday evening, a town hall will be held to discuss the governor’s proposal to change leadership at the Ringling Museum. The Ringling Museum is a popular and historic spot that brings in hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. The goal is for New College of Florida to take over the museum from Florida State University, but not everyone is on board with this possible change. Museum leaders said that if the ownership changes, New College is not fit to take over. Gov.
Harvard sues Trump administration over $2.2 billion funding freeze

3 days ago | snntv.com | Sophia Fanning

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Harvard University is suing the Trump administration in the latest development of the escalating battle over how far the federal government’s authority can reach. The Trump administration sent a letter to the university earlier this month, demanding it make significant changes to its leadership, hiring practices, admission policies and DEI programs if the school wants to continue receiving federal funding.
Suspect in FSU shooting was involved with law enforcement

6 days ago | snntv.com | Alessandra Young

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — As the investigation into the deadly shooting at Florida State University continues, questions are being raised over how the suspected 20-year-old gunman got access to the weapons used in the shooting. According to officials, one of the weapons belonged to his mother, who is a sheriff’s deputy. Authorities confirmed one of the weapons used in the Florida State campus shooting belonged to the suspected gunman’s mother, a veteran sheriff’s deputy.
FSU to hold vigil after campus shooting

6 days ago | snntv.com | Sophia Fanning

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida State University will hold a vigil Friday evening honoring the victims of the campus shooting. The vigil is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. at Langford Green in front of the Unconquered Statue. The university said it will have a support center available for the campus community from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday at the Askew Student Life Center. All classes and university-held events have been cancelled as officials continue to investigate the shooting.
Hope Florida Foundation meeting disrupted by slurs, pornographic images amid scrutiny

1 week ago | snntv.com | Ty Russell

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Pornographic images and racial slurs abruptly ended the virtual Hope Florida Foundation meeting Thursday morning. Board members then reconvened later in the afternoon for an hour and 30 minutes. The foundation oversees the Hope Florida charity founded by First Lady Casey DeSantis. It’s her signature welfare assistance program. The first lady is also considering a run for governor.
Lake Wales high schoolers were touring FSU when shooting broke out, principal says

1 week ago | snntv.com | Sierra Rains

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — Four Lake Wales High School students were on a college tour at Florida State University Thursday when an active shooter situation unfolded, officials confirmed. School officials said all four students, and the staff member accompanying them, were safe from the shooting. Their safety was verified with their parents, the high school’s principal said in a statement Thursday.
Florida House votes to stop pickleball courts, hotels from being built in state parks

1 week ago | snntv.com | Sierra Rains

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — A bill aiming to protect Florida’s state parks from overdevelopment was unanimously passed Wednesday by the state House. The measure received wide support from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle in a 113-0 vote, according to a release from Rep. Peggy Gossett-Seidman’s office.