In addition to WETV, it proposed funding and operating three stations through Palmetto Broadcasters: WPPB in Boca Raton, with programming for senior citizens; WKEB "Hispanavision", to broadcast from Islamorada with bilingual programming; and a renamed channel 21 with new WTCE call letters. Channel 21 promised to fill a void in the Fort Pierce area; two months prior, commercial station WTVX had discontinued its local newscasts after it lost its CBS affiliation, leaving the Treasure Coast without local TV news coverage. However, existing public TV broadcasters in South Florida met Palmetto's announcement with a chilly reception.
Palmetto Broadcasters proposed funding and operating three new stations: WPPB for senior citizens in Boca Raton; WKEB "Hispanavision" in Islamorada with bilingual programming; and a renamed channel 21 with the new WTCE call letters. This was intended to fill the void left by WTVX's discontinuation of local newscasts, which had occurred two months prior due to losing its CBS affiliation. Existing public TV broadcasters in South Florida were not enthusiastic about Palmetto's proposal.