WINK News, a privately owned broadcast television and radio company founded in 1939, is headquartered in the US. Employing approximately 160 people, it operates as a CBS affiliate serving southwest Florida, including Fort Myers, Naples, and Cape Coral. In 2023, the company reported revenues of approximately $100 million. WINK News is a subsidiary of Fort Myers Broadcasting Company.
WINK News reported on a Florida woman who spent approximately 12 hours in the water after falling out of her canoe near Charlotte Harbor on an unspecified date. The woman was rescued by a good Samaritan about a mile from shore. WINK News also provided exclusive coverage of the opening of a migrant detention center, nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz," on an unspecified date eight days prior to another report. This center, a repurposed airfield, was opened by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and can hold up to 5000 people, according to WINK News reporting on President Trump's planned visit on Tuesday.