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Tampa Bay 28 (WFTS) API, RSS and sitemap

Every article Tampa Bay 28 (WFTS) publishes, as JSON, through an open API with no key and no signup. 5,006 of their articles are indexed right now, refreshed hourly.

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Four ways to pull tampabay28.com

All four are ours, all four are live, and none of them needs a key.

JSON Search this publisher

Every article we hold from tampabay28.com, newest first. Add q= to search inside.

curl -s "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/search?host=www.tampabay28.com&size=20"open it →

RSS Subscribe in any reader

The same articles as an RSS 2.0 feed. Works in Feedly, Inoreader, Thunderbird — anywhere.

curl -s "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/rss?host=www.tampabay28.com&size=50"open it →

JSON Feed For apps

JSON Feed 1.1, the same content in a format apps parse natively.

curl -s "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/feed.json?host=www.tampabay28.com&size=50"open it →

Trimmed For agents

Only the fields an agent needs — title, url, date, language — so the response stays small.

curl -s "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/search?host=www.tampabay28.com&size=20&fields=title,url,published_at,lang"open it →

Call the API

A live request. Paste it into a terminal and Tampa Bay 28 (WFTS) headlines come back as JSON.

bash
curl "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/search?host=www.tampabay28.com&size=5"
5,006
articles indexed
1,482
in the last 30 days
65
median per day
1
languages
503 min
median crawl lag
09.06 → 07.09
archive depth

Publishing volume

Articles per day over the last 90 days. The busiest hour is 00:00 UTC — that is when the newsroom pushes its main batch.

2026-06-10: 64 articles2026-06-11: 58 articles2026-06-12: 47 articles2026-06-13: 23 articles2026-06-14: 12 articles2026-06-15: 72 articles2026-06-16: 83 articles2026-06-17: 74 articles2026-06-18: 63 articles2026-06-19: 53 articles2026-06-20: 20 articles2026-06-21: 17 articles2026-06-22: 73 articles2026-06-23: 68 articles2026-06-24: 76 articles2026-06-25: 91 articles2026-06-26: 72 articles2026-06-27: 26 articles2026-06-28: 16 articles2026-06-29: 73 articles2026-06-30: 65 articles2026-07-01: 71 articles2026-07-02: 79 articles2026-07-03: 69 articles2026-07-04: 14 articles2026-07-05: 18 articles2026-07-06: 61 articles2026-07-07: 80 articles2026-07-08: 89 articles2026-07-09: 86 articles2026-07-10: 62 articles2026-07-11: 20 articles2026-07-12: 28 articles2026-07-13: 79 articles2026-07-14: 79 articles2026-07-15: 75 articles2026-07-16: 66 articles2026-07-17: 88 articles2026-07-18: 19 articles2026-07-19: 19 articles2026-07-20: 65 articles2026-07-21: 87 articles2026-07-22: 89 articles2026-07-23: 75 articles2026-07-24: 68 articles2026-07-25: 18 articles2026-07-26: 19 articles2026-07-27: 60 articles2026-07-28: 82 articles2026-07-29: 83 articles2026-07-30: 89 articles2026-07-31: 91 articles2026-08-01: 16 articles2026-08-02: 31 articles2026-08-03: 56 articles2026-08-04: 78 articles2026-08-05: 69 articles2026-08-06: 71 articles2026-08-07: 56 articles2026-08-08: 19 articles2026-08-09: gap in the upstream archive, the whole corpus dips2026-08-10: 63 articles2026-08-11: 66 articles2026-08-12: 76 articles2026-08-13: 59 articles2026-08-14: 61 articles2026-08-15: 18 articles2026-08-16: 20 articles2026-08-17: 59 articles2026-08-18: 65 articles2026-08-19: 74 articles2026-08-20: 71 articles2026-08-21: 66 articles2026-08-22: 11 articles2026-08-23: 22 articles2026-08-24: 66 articles2026-08-25: 68 articles2026-08-26: 71 articles2026-08-27: 62 articles2026-08-28: 60 articles2026-08-29: 21 articles2026-08-30: 12 articles2026-08-31: 68 articles2026-09-01: 72 articles2026-09-02: 77 articles2026-09-03: 66 articles2026-09-04: 57 articles2026-09-05: 12 articles2026-09-06: 14 articles2026-09-07: 6 articles06-1006-2507-1007-2508-2409-07

The 1 hatched days are gaps in the upstream news archive, not quiet days at Tampa Bay 28 (WFTS): the whole corpus dips on those dates. They are excluded from the median above.

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curl "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/stats?host=www.tampabay28.com&top=10"

Publishing rhythm

When Tampa Bay 28 (WFTS) actually publishes, by hour of day (UTC) and by day of week — measured from 5,006 timestamps, not from a schedule they advertise.

00: 2,7390001: 910102: 790203: 210304: 20405: 100506: 180607: 120708: 380809: 820910: 1861011: 1841112: 1521213: 781314: 791415: 1101516: 1261617: 1251718: 1251819: 1461920: 1322021: 1592122: 1592223: 15323
Mon: 801MonTue: 946TueWed: 988WedThu: 936ThuFri: 850FriSat: 237SatSun: 248Sun

Sections

Sections come from the publisher's own markup, present on 47% of their articles.

Languages

CodeLanguageArticlesShare
enEnglish5,006100.0%

Latest articles

The 18 most recent Tampa Bay 28 (WFTS) articles in the index — the same rows the API returns, rendered for humans.

Forecast: Labor Day Thunderstorms Likely
2026-09-07 11:22 UTC · Weather · Greg Dee
Florida's Most Accurate Forecast for Tampa Bay from Tampa Bay 28 Meteorologist Greg Dee for Monday, September 7, 2026— (Sct'd storms likely today)
Bicyclist killed in crash on Hillsborough Avenue: TPD
2026-09-07 10:58 UTC · Hillsborough County · Anthony Romano
Tampa police are investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian on East Hillsborough Avenue, according to the Tampa Police Department.
Driverless car era arrives in Tampa as Waymo launches autonomous ride service across 50 square miles
2026-09-07 10:30 UTC · Anchors Report · Andrew Kinsey
Waymo is now offering autonomous rides across parts of Tampa. Before the rollout here in Tampa, Good Morning Tampa Bay anchor Andrew Kinsey got to see firsthand the techn
One man's mission: Turning tragedy into action after losing father to drunk driver
2026-09-07 01:06 UTC · Pasco County · Haley Zarcone
Michael Hope's father was killed by a drunk driver on Labor Day weekend four years ago. Now, he's working with MADD to strengthen laws and is urging drivers to use free r
Sept 7, 2026 WX AM
2026-09-07 00:00 UTC
Watch Now Menu Local National Weather Sports Shop Scripps Watch Now Watch Now Close × Live Watch Alerts Search site Go Video Latest Video Watch Tampa Bay 28+ Tampa Bay 28
5 dead after Amazon cargo aircraft overruns runway in Miami, striking multiple vehicles
2026-09-07 00:00 UTC
An aircraft that appears to belong to Amazon went off the runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, video shows. (Scripps News)
Forecast: Scattered storms likely Labor Day
2026-09-06 22:53 UTC · Weather · Jason Adams
Florida's Most Accurate Forecast for Tampa Bay from Tampa Bay 28 Meteorologist Jason Adams for Sunday, September 6, 2026 — Higher rain chance Labor Day, scattered storms
Car crashes into building in Cortez Village Plaza: BPD
2026-09-06 19:14 UTC · Sarasota, Manatee County · Kiley Vaughan
The Bradenton Police Department (BPD) said a car crashed into a building in the Cortez Village Plaza on Sunday.
Labor Day travel costs rise, but Tampa Bay visitors say they planned ahead
2026-09-06 18:56 UTC · Hillsborough County · Blake Phillips
Air travel through Tampa International Airport is down slightly from last year, but those who did fly say they budgeted carefully and knew what to expect.
Pasco deputies searching for missing, endangered man last seen in New Port Richey
2026-09-06 15:44 UTC · Pasco County · Anthony Romano
Pasco Sheriff's Office (PSO) deputies are searching for a missing and endangered man who was last seen in New Port Richey, according to the agency.
Webster woman dies after SUV runs red light and crashes into tractor-trailer: FHP
2026-09-06 14:53 UTC · Citrus, Hernando County · Anthony Romano
A 25-year-old Webster woman died after her SUV collided with a tractor-trailer Saturday evening, according to Florida Highway Patrol (FHP).
Guatemalan man killed in hit-and-run crash in Hillsborough County: FHP
2026-09-06 14:48 UTC · Hillsborough County · Anthony Romano
A 20-year-old Guatemalan man was killed in a hit-and-run crash Saturday night in Hillsborough County, according to Florida Highway Patrol (FHP).
Temple Terrace man seriously injured after milk tanker overturns on I-75: FHP
2026-09-06 14:44 UTC · Pasco County · Anthony Romano
A Temple Terrace man was seriously injured after a tractor-trailer transporting milk overturned along Interstate 75 early Sunday morning, according to Florida Highway Pat
Forecast: Slightly better rain chance today but still below average
2026-09-06 10:59 UTC · Weather · Jason Adams
Florida's Most Accurate Forecast for Tampa Bay from Tampa Bay 28 Meteorologist Jason Adams for Sunday, September 6, 2026 — Below average rain chance today, higher coverag
8th annual 9/11 Memorial Mile walk in Lutz honors 25 years since September 11 attacks
2026-09-06 10:17 UTC · Pasco County · Blake Phillips
A retired Army Special Forces lieutenant colonel and a wounded Pasco County deputy joined hundreds at Tampa Premium Outlets to remember the lives lost on September 11, 20
Police searching for driver after pickup truck seriously injures 2 pedestrians in St. Petersburg: SPPD
2026-09-06 09:52 UTC · Pinellas County · Anthony Romano
Police are searching for the driver of a pickup truck that struck two pedestrians and left the scene Friday night in St. Petersburg.
Forecast: Onshore winds bring in coastal showers Sunday morning
2026-09-06 00:25 UTC · Weather · Jason Adams
Florida's Most Accurate Forecast for Tampa Bay from Tampa Bay 28 Meteorologist Jason Adams for Saturday, September 5, 2026 — West wind continues with better rain chances
Florida's Most Accurate Forecast with Jason for Sunday, September 6, 2026
2026-09-06 00:00 UTC
Watch Now Menu Local National Weather Sports Shop Scripps Watch Now Watch Now Close × Live Watch Alerts Search site Go Video Latest Video Watch Tampa Bay 28+ Tampa Bay 28

Harvest it all

Page through the archive by date. from and to accept YYYY-MM-DD or relative values such as now-7d.

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curl "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/search?host=www.tampabay28.com&from=now-7d&size=100"

To poll for new material, keep the timestamp of the newest article you saw and ask only for what came after it:

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curl "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/search?host=www.tampabay28.com&from=now-1h&sort=date_asc"

Article bodies come with full_text=true. No key, no quota tier, no header — see the search endpoint for every parameter.

Metadata quality

How well Tampa Bay 28 (WFTS) marks up its own pages — useful if you are deciding whether to parse them yourself.

47%
dates from JSON-LD
38%
articles with a byline
47%
articles with sections
96 KB
average page weight

Crawl lag — the delay between publication and the article reaching this index — is 503 min at the median, 1455 minutes at the 90th percentile.

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FAQ

Does Tampa Bay 28 (WFTS) have an official API?

Not a public one. This endpoint is the practical alternative: their articles as structured JSON, with title, lead, publication time, section, byline and a link back to the original.

How do I get their RSS feed?

Most publishers expose one at /rss or /feed, but feeds carry only the last few dozen items and drop them within hours. This index keeps 5,006 of their articles and lets you filter by date, language and section.

How many articles does Tampa Bay 28 (WFTS) publish per day?

65 on a median day, measured across 90 days.

Can I use this commercially?

The API is free and unauthenticated. What you may do with the content is between you and the publisher: we return metadata, a lead paragraph and a link, not a licence.