MIAMI—Sunbeam Television has reached a multiyear agreement with Findal Media & Technology Group to broadcast the new ABC Miami beginning Aug. 4.

The agreement comes months after Disney Entertainment and Sunbeam announced a new affiliation agreement, bringing ABC’s lineup of network shows, live sports and national news to a new home in South Florida, a multicast channel (Channel 7.2) of Sunbeam-owned Fox affiliate WSVN. ABC Miami will now be simulcast over Findal-owned low-power TV station WDFL-LD on Channel 18.1.

WSVN’s current newscasts, branded as 7 NEWS, will air on both WSVN and ABC Miami.

“We want to give viewers every possible avenue to watch ABC’s powerhouse programming along with the No. 1 local news, 7 NEWS,” said Paul Magnes, co-president of Sunbeam Television. “The agreement with Findal Media & Technology Group Inc. provides the perfect opportunity to grow the audience in our new home on Channel 18.”

Viewers will be able to watch ABC over-the-air in high definition on Channel 18.1 or 7.2 and on Channel 18 on cable and digital television providers in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale market, including Xfinity (Comcast), DirecTV, AT&T and Breezeline. ABC Miami will also be available on YouTube TV, Hulu, Fubo and DirecTV Stream.

“This agreement presents a natural alignment for our media company, as we too are locally owned and operated,” said Francois Leconte, chairman of Findal. “The opportunity to be associated with a trusted, known entity such as Sunbeam Television serves to strengthen our commitment to the community at large.”

Sunbeam Television will simulcast 7 NEWS on both ABC Miami Channel 18 and WSVN Channel 7. ABC Miami will air “Good Morning America (GMA)” and “World News Tonight with David Muir.” Viewers can continue to watch Fox programming and WSVN’s 13 hours per day of local news programming on Channel 7.1.

WPLG, the Berkshire Hathaway Media-owned station that has been Miami’s ABC affiliate for 70 years, will become an independent.

“We are excited about the opportunity to serve the Florida market and bring fresh, community-focused programming to viewers across the region,” Don Wiggins, president and director of operations at Findal, said.

Disney announced this week that WPLG, its long-time ABC station in the Miami-Ft. Lauderdale market, will be ending its affiliation with Disney and become an independent station.

Under the terms of the new, multi-year agreement, the new ABC affiliate—owned by Sunbeam—will begin broadcasting as “ABC Miami” on channel 7.2 over-the-air beginning Monday, August 4, moving from Berkshire Hathaway Media’s WPLG Local 10. Disney will continue to provide WPLG with uninterrupted access to its ABC network programming until that date. Sunbeam’s other local TV station, WSVN-TV will continue to broadcast Fox programming on its primary channel (7.1), adding ABC programming to its subchannel (7.2).

The news comes after Disney and WPLG failed to reach an agreement, according to the Hollywood Reporter. WPLG is Berkshire Hathaway Media’s only local TV station.

“We are incredibly excited to join forces with Sunbeam Television in South Florida moving forward as they not only share Disney’s enduring commitment to serving local communities, but they also recognize the value of ABC’s esteemed brand and the significant investments we’re making to our world-class network content,” said Susi D’Ambra Coplan, SVP, Affiliate Relations, Disney Entertainment. “We would also like to thank Berkshire Hathaway Media and everyone at WPLG Local 10 for their partnership—we are very proud to have brought some of the most compelling programming to our highly-valued, mutual viewers over the years.”

“When the opportunity to affiliate with ABC became available, we knew that our combined resources would allow us to develop an extremely strong partnership. Sunbeam Television Corporation has a proven track record as a competitive broadcaster. Adding ABC programming to our stations’ portfolio will only strengthen our footprint. As a family-owned company, we have been embedded in this community for nearly 70 years, with a commitment to local news and supporting non-profit organizations across South Florida, “ says Paul Magnes, Co-President of Sunbeam Television Corporation.

WASHINGTON--Bert Medina, president of Berkshire Hathaway’s ABC affiliate WPLG Miami, has been appointed to the National Association of Broadcasters Television Board of Directors.

Medina has been president of WPLG since July 2014, after serving as the station's VP and general manager for nearly a year before that. Previously, Medina spent 13 years working for Univision and 14 years working for Sunbeam Television.

He is filling the ABC affiliate seat vacated by Bill Hoffman, the former president of Cox Media Group.