A television station is a set of equipment managed by a business, organisation or other entity such as an amateur television (ATV) operator, that transmits video content and audio content via radio waves directly from a transmitter on the earth's surface to any number of tuned receivers simultaneously.
74-809: WLII-DT (channel 11), branded on-air as TeleOnce , is a television station licensed to Caguas, Puerto Rico , serving the U.S. territory as an affiliate of Univision and UniMás . Owned by Liberman Media Group, the station maintains studio facilities on Calle Carazo in Guaynabo , with additional studios at The Mall of San Juan . Its transmitter is located near the Bosque Estatal de Carite mountain reserve. TeleOnce operates two satellite stations : WSUR-DT (channel 9) in Ponce and WOLE-DT (channel 12) in Aguadilla . In 1960, Rafael Perez Perry received authorization from
148-572: A TV network and an individual station within the network is referred to as O&O or affiliate , respectively. Because television station signals use the electromagnetic spectrum, which in the past has been a common, scarce resource, governments often claim authority to regulate them. Broadcast television systems standards vary around the world. Television stations broadcasting over an analog system were typically limited to one television channel , but digital television enables broadcasting via subchannels as well. Television stations usually require
222-758: A barter in some cases. WSTE WSTE-DT (channel 7), branded on air as Teleisla , is a Spanish-language independent television station serving San Juan, Puerto Rico , that is licensed to Ponce . It is owned by TelevisaUnivision . The station maintains its studios on Calle Carazo in Guaynabo . To provide island-wide coverage, WSTE maintains a network of five transmitter sites, located at Cerro Maravilla in Ponce, at Cerro La Marquesa in Aguas Buenas , at Cerro Canta Gallo in Aguada , on Highway 22 in Arecibo , and at
296-497: A broadcast license from a government agency which sets the requirements and limitations on the station. In the United States, for example, a television license defines the broadcast range , or geographic area, that the station is limited to, allocates the broadcast frequency of the radio spectrum for that station's transmissions, sets limits on what types of television programs can be programmed for broadcast and requires
370-499: A local marketing agreement with Raycom Media to operate WLII and WSUR-TV. At the time, WLII had a longtime local marketing agreement with another Puerto Rican station, WSTE (channel 7), which Univision honored. Both WLII and WSUR-TV were sold to Univision Communications in 2005; Univision bought WSTE at the end of 2007. Although Univision operated a second network, UniMás , in the mainland United States, WSTE remained an independent station . In 2005, WLII relocated from its studios in
444-833: A panel show format wherein Rodriguez sets up a topic for Rivera, Gallart, and Colón to discuss while the audience can voice their own positions through on-screen polls. Jessica Serrano and Ricardo Eladio serve as on-field reporters covering news stories outside the studio. Additionally, the program features segments with collaborators such as Janet Parra, who served as a prosecutor for the Puerto Rico Justice Department and will be in charge of breaking down local crime stories and their subsequent court proceedings. Local politicians Jorge Suarez, Jorge Colberg, and Joanne Rodriguez Veve also feature as collaborators with occasional segments. On January 17, 2023, Rocky "The Kid" announced he
518-450: A company owned by Estrella Media founder Lenard Liberman, for $ 1 million each. The sale was completed on December 10, 2020. Univision retained WSTE-DT, WKAQ-AM , and WKAQ-FM . It was also reported that WLII would bring back the TeleOnce branding, which the station used for 15 years from 1986 to 2002. On January 19, 2021, Liberman Media Group named Winter Horton as the new general manager for
592-490: A conflict with the FCC, as WLII's programming was being rebroadcast by two different stations across the island; WLII and WSTE in the north, WSUR-TV and WSTE in the south, and WSTE, WNJX-TV and WORA-TV in the west. During this time, the channel proudly showed its coverage channels on its "ident", as 11-9-7-5-22. After admonishment by the FCC, WLII dropped WSTE and WNJX-TV coverage. After that point (sometime in 1995) and to this day,
666-596: A day, and adding the health program Hablando de Salud from 1:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. The station's digital signal is multiplexed: WSTE shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 7, at noon on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition VHF channel 8 to channel 7 for its post-transition operations. To effectively cover all of Puerto Rico, WSTE used booster-type translator facilities across
740-415: A much shorter wavelength, and thus requires a shorter antenna, but also higher power. North American stations can go up to 5000 kW ERP for video and 500 kW audio, or 1000 kW digital. Low channels travel further than high ones at the same power, but UHF does not suffer from as much electromagnetic interference and background "noise" as VHF, making it much more desirable for TV. Despite this, in
814-426: A new project titled El Poder Del Pueblo (' The People's Power '), which would focus on community issues affecting Puerto Ricans. Rodriguez would host the show and be joined by Jessica Serrano and Shalimar Rivera (who previously worked for the station on the cancelled Ahora Es que Es ). Additionally, the show would feature Ricardo Eladio Martínez (who previously worked on La Comay as a reporter), Carlisa Colón (making
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#1733086206453888-442: A panel of journalists and political analysts discussing current events, began airing soon thereafter during the 6 p.m. spot, before bouncing around several timeslots on the station. Currently the program airs at 7 p.m. and features Alex Delgado from NotiUno , Cyd Marie Fleming and Margarita Aponte as contributors, both of whom were original reporters for Las Noticias prior to it shutting down in 2014. On August 28, 2022,
962-570: A repeater or rebroadcaster on the western portion of the island continued to put it behind the competition, WKAQ-TV (channel 2) and WAPA-TV (channel 4). This changed when WNJX-TV (channel 22) in Mayagüez signed an affiliation agreement with the station in the late 1980s. WLII was subsequently sold to Malrite Communications Group in 1991 after it sold WSTE-TV (channel 7); Malrite merged with Raycom Media in 1998. On January 1, 1995, at midnight, TeleOnce entered into its first marketing agreement with
1036-635: A station to broadcast a minimum amount of certain programs types, such as public affairs messages . Another form of television station is non-commercial educational (NCE) and considered public broadcasting . To avoid concentration of media ownership of television stations, government regulations in most countries generally limit the ownership of television stations by television networks or other media operators, but these regulations vary considerably. Some countries have set up nationwide television networks, in which individual television stations act as mere repeaters of nationwide programs . In those countries,
1110-483: A station which broadcasts structured content to an audience or it refers to the organization that operates the station. A terrestrial television transmission can occur via analog television signals or, more recently, via digital television signals. Television stations are differentiated from cable television or other video providers as their content is broadcast via terrestrial radio waves. A group of television stations with common ownership or affiliation are known as
1184-444: A television station in western Puerto Rico, WORA-TV (channel 5), which at that time had ended an affiliation agreement with WKAQ-TV. In turn, WKAQ-TV switched its affiliation agreement to WOLE-TV (channel 12), which was WAPA-TV's repeater station at the time; this left WAPA-TV out of the western Puerto Rico television market for the first time in 30 years. Some of the shows that aired on WLII during this time included: In addition,
1258-425: A variety of ways to generate revenue from television commercials . They may be an independent station or part of a broadcasting network , or some other structure. They can produce some or all of their programs or buy some broadcast syndication programming for or all of it from other stations or independent production companies. Many stations have some sort of television studio , which on major-network stations
1332-628: A young Lou Briel ), Showtime (with Wilkins ), Las Caribelles , El Show de Carol Myles , and children's show Rikalandia (hosted by Sandra Zaiter ). One notable 1971 show was María , with Lucy Boscana . The station continued some programming from Ponce, including local newscasts. Its news anchor was Rafael L. Torres, in whose name the Southern Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce later created an Excellence in Journalism award. In 1978, two pro-independence activists attempted to blow up
1406-580: Is a 30-minute no-anchor, voiceover, videotaped newscast which, in addition to being broadcast in Puerto Rico, is shown on many Univision-affiliate stations owned by Entravision (such as Boston , Orlando , and Tampa ) and Unimás owned-and-operated stations in New York , Chicago , Philadelphia , Raleigh , and Atlanta . It airs on weekday mornings, except in Puerto Rico, where it airs weeknights at 11 p.m. (the first local-themed newscast at that timeslot since
1480-566: Is expected to continue to work with the station and will develop a new show through his production company. Premiering on March 1, 2022, from TeleOnce's new studio facility at The Mall of San Juan , as La Boveda de Mr. Cash (Mr. Cash's Vault) the game show was initially hosted by Josue Carrión and featured a series of games where participants would try and win cash prizes and an opportunity to enter The Vault where they would have 30 seconds to retrieve prizes such as electronics, home appliances and more. Initially scheduled to premiere on January 31,
1554-792: Is often used for newscasts or other local programming . There is usually a news department , where journalists gather information. There is also a section where electronic news-gathering (ENG) operations are based, receiving remote broadcasts via remote pickup unit or satellite TV . Outside broadcasting vans, production trucks , or SUVs with electronic field production (EFP) equipment are sent out with reporters , who may also bring back news stories on video tape rather than sending them back live . To keep pace with technology United States television stations have been replacing operators with broadcast automation systems to increase profits in recent years. Some stations (known as repeaters or translators ) only simulcast another, usually
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#17330862064531628-463: Is the flagship news program for WLII and its repeater stations, it is currently anchored by Celimar Adames Casalduc during its day editions and by Ricardo Curras and Shirlyan Odette during its night edition. The news program originated in 1986 and ran four editions weekdays and two on weekends until its abrupt cancellation in 2014 by Univision who decided to close the station's news department. In 2020, Univision sold TeleOnce to Liberman Media Group and
1702-662: The Puerta de Tierra area of San Juan to a new facility in Guaynabo . On October 17, 2014, WLII-DT laid off 109 staffers and canceled most of its local programming, becoming a repeater of Univision network programming with minimal local content. With the move, the station's daily talk show, Ruben & Co. , became the only local program still produced by WLII. In addition, WLII shared a general manager with Univision's Puerto Rico radio stations. On February 25, 2020, investment firms ForgeLight (launched by founder, CEO, and ex- Viacom CFO Wade Davis) and Searchlight Capital agreed to acquire
1776-534: The electricity bill and emergency backup generators . In North America , full-power stations on band I (channels 2 to 6) are generally limited to 100 kW analog video ( VSB ) and 10 kW analog audio ( FM ), or 45 kW digital ( 8VSB ) ERP. Stations on band III (channels 7 to 13) can go up by 5 dB to 316 kW video, 31.6 kW audio, or 160 kW digital. Low-VHF stations are often subject to long-distance reception just as with FM. There are no stations on Channel 1 . UHF , by comparison, has
1850-446: The 5:55 p.m. time slot. On January 5, 2024, the station announced the new show would be called En Alerta ( On Alert ) and would feature extraordinary stories and unexpected situations, the format of the program is compared to that of Primer Impacto and Al Rojo Vivo . On January 10, 2024, TeleOnce announced that the show would be hosted by Jessica Serrano (who also works as a reporter on El Poder Del Pueblo ) and Yan Ruiz (who
1924-617: The 64% controlling stake of Univision Communications which owned WLII-DT, while minority owner Televisa continued to hold its 36% stake with the company. However, both Searchlight and ForgeLight had a stake in Hemisphere Media Group, which owns WAPA-TV in San Juan. Univision was required to divest WLII and its satellite stations in order to comply with ownership limits. On August 27, 2020, Univision announced that WLII and its satellite stations would be acquired by Liberman Media Group,
1998-573: The Monte del Estado in San Germán . The station first signed on as WRIK-TV on February 2, 1958, after receiving the FCC permit to go on the air on channel 7. It was the first television station in Ponce, and the fourth in Puerto Rico, after WKAQ-TV , WAPA-TV (both were established four years earlier), and WORA-TV (established three years earlier). It was owned by Alfredo Ramírez de Arellano . Its news director
2072-646: The Teleisla branding was introduced a few months before the FCC-mandated digital transition date of June 12, 2009. On January 2, 2012, WSTE-DT introduced a new logo in the form of a four-color clover (orange representing morning, green representing afternoon, violet representing weekend, and blue representing nightly programming). The station also expanded its broadcast day to 1:00 a.m. On November 1, 2012, Dish Network began carrying WSTE-DT on channel 12. In early 2016, WSTE-DT expanded its broadcast schedule to 24 hours
2146-627: The U.S., the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is taking another large portion of this band (channels 52 to 69) away, in contrast to the rest of the world, which has been taking VHF instead. This means that some stations left on VHF are harder to receive after the analog shutdown . Since at least 1974, there are no stations on channel 37 in North America for radio astronomy purposes. Most television stations are commercial broadcasting enterprises which are structured in
2220-493: The WRIK-TV transmitter tower at Cerro Maravilla in an effort to call attention to their cause. Their plan was discovered by police and the two young men were ambushed by police at the peak during their operation. They were arrested and then murdered by the police while still in their custody at the peak. In 1979, WRIK-TV was acquired by Puerto Rican producer Tommy Muñiz , owner of AM radio station WLUZ (or Radio Luz); its callsign
2294-495: The cancellation of Acuestate con Francis in July 2022, it was clarified that although the show was ending, comedian Francis Rosas was still under contract with Liberman Media Group and that he was already working on his next project for the station. On September 16, 2022, it was announced on La Comay that the station planned to premiere a new midday show featuring Rosas alongside radio personality Deddie Romero as co-host. On September 27,
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2368-556: The closure of the station's news department Tu Mañana was cancelled. The show's revival finally arrived in 2023 after Liberman Media Group's purchase of WLII from Univision. The new version of the show will now be called En La Mañana and it premiered on October 30, 2023. In November 2017, it was announced that the political analysis show Jugando Pelota Dura would move to Univision Puerto Rico after initially premiering on NCN Television and Sistema TV . The show, hosted by radio personality and former PPD legislator Ferdinand Perez with
2442-411: The date was pushed back, On August 5, 2022, WLII announced that La Boveda would move to prime time —starting August 22, 2022, the show would air at 8 p.m., following Jugando Pelota Dura . It was also announced that Josué Carrión would not continue as host and the show would be renamed La Boveda (' The Vault '); co-hosts Andrea Rivera, Luis Fontánez "Finito", and Awilda Herrera continued hosting
2516-423: The duo teased joining Rosas on WLII in the future. On July 13, 2022, WLII-DT operator Liberman Media Group cancelled the show. The final episode aired on Friday July 15, 2022, and featured Rosas' comedy partners Danilo Beuchamp and Alejandro Gil, urban artist Alejo, and influencer Andrea Ojeda Cruz "La Peki" as guests; it closed with the show's house band playing the chorus to Chumbawamba 's " Tubthumping ". Rosas
2590-501: The following stations: Television station The Fernsehsender Paul Nipkow ( TV Station Paul Nipkow ) in Berlin , Germany , was the first regular television service in the world. It was on the air from 22 March 1935, until it was shut down in 1944. The station was named after Paul Gottlieb Nipkow , the inventor of the Nipkow disk . Most often the term "television station" refers to
2664-416: The government to start WKBM-TV on May 23, broadcasting on channel 11, as part of his new 'Telecadena Perez-Perry' chain of television stations. Some of the shows that WKBM-TV aired during these years included: At the time, Perez Perry owned one of the most successful radio stations on the island, WKVM (810 AM). Perez Perry died of a heart attack of unknown cause while he was working on the transmitter in
2738-420: The highest point available in the transmission area, such as on a summit , the top of a high skyscraper , or on a tall radio tower . To get a signal from the master control room to the transmitter, a studio/transmitter link (STL) is used. The link can be either by radio or T1 / E1 . A transmitter/studio link (TSL) may also send telemetry back to the station, but this may be embedded in subcarriers of
2812-477: The jump from WKAQ-TV where she guest-hosted Alexandra a las 12 ), Rocky "The Kid" , and professor Jorge Suárez Cáceres . The program premiered on October 31, 2022, at the 2:55 p.m. timeslot and served as a lead-in for Las Noticias . The addition of El Poder Del Pueblo increased WLII-DT's local programming production to 35 hours per week. The program is filmed at the channel's studios in Guaynabo. It follows
2886-546: The late 1970s; his death eventually resulted in WKBM-TV declaring bankruptcy in 1981. The station went silent that year. Its former competition benefited from WKBM's demise—not only from a reduction in competition itself, but also from the availability of many of the stations' former hosts and talent. In 1985, production company Lorimar-Telepictures (with the Telepictures division now part of Warner Bros. Television ) acquired
2960-408: The late afternoons, was El Show de Tío Carlitos . In 1964, the station's staff had expanded to include George A. Mayoral, president, general manager William Cortada, commercial manager and news director Luis A. "Wito" Morales , promotional manager Monsita M. Diaz, and chief engineer Americo Cintron. The transmitter was relocated atop Cerro Maravilla in 1967. In 1969, Ramírez de Arellano announced
3034-515: The lawsuit asked Rosas to pay $ 100,000 in damages and included a request for the court to prohibit Rosas from appearing on any television network until the end of his deal in October 2022. On July 15, 2021, The First Instance Court of San Juan denied the injunction by Logroño to prohibit Rosas from appearing on any other television network until 2022, stating: "The court recognized an artists' liberty of working where they pleased." On September 27, 2021, it
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3108-400: The local television station has no station identification and, from a consumer's point of view, there is no practical distinction between a network and a station, with only small regional changes in programming, such as local television news . To broadcast its programs, a television station requires operators to operate equipment, a transmitter or radio antenna , which is often located at
3182-419: The main broadcast. Stations which retransmit or simulcast another may simply pick-up that station over-the-air , or via STL or satellite. The license usually specifies which other station it is allowed to carry. VHF stations often have very tall antennas due to their long wavelength , but require much less effective radiated power (ERP), and therefore use much less transmitter power output , also saving on
3256-485: The new ownership quickly reopened the station's news department and revived Las Noticias . On March 11, 1991, a weekday morning news program, Tu Mañana , made its debut; the program was anchored by Carlos Ochoteco and Cyd Marie Fleming and featured segments such as panels of experts on different topics. Over the course of its history the program was hosted by Burni Torres and Felipe Gomez, Nuria Sebazco and Elwood Cruz, and finally, Grisell Mamery and Gredmarie Colón. After
3330-529: The news department shutdown in 2014). On March 8, 2021, the newscast returned as Edición Puerto Rico , and aired weekdays at 5:30 p.m. (25 minutes) and 10 p.m. (60 minutes). The final newscast produced at the studios of WOLE-DT in Aguadilla aired on July 9, 2021. After more than five years without newscasts, WLII-DT aired a 60-minute local news program called Edición Digital Puerto Rico , similar to WKAQ-TV and WAPA-TV's news offerings. This newscast
3404-542: The official date on which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 56 to VHF channel 11, which was among the high band UHF channels (52–69) that were removed from broadcasting use as a result of the transition. WSUR switched to digital-only broadcasts on January 23, 2009, broadcasting on VHF channel 9 (or virtual channel 9.1). WLII programming can be seen across Puerto Rico on
3478-506: The opportunity to call in and report local issues to be resolved by the politician. On January 30, 2024, it was announced that PR En Vivo would now be an hour show starting February 12. With the extra half hour added, the show is now set to start at 11 a.m. and serve as a lead in for Las Noticias: Al Mediodía . In January 2022, Gary Rodriguez signed an agreement with WLII to join the station's newscast Las Noticias and eventually develop his own show. On October 21, 2022, WLII-DT announced
3552-472: The production of other future projects. At the time of Rosas' signing with WLII, the comedian was still under contract with WAPA-TV's Sanco Productions, owned by actor and comedian Sunshine Logroño . On July 2, 2021, Logroño and his wife Gilda Santini sued Francis Rosas and his production company for breach of contract (Rosas had signed a 2-year extension to his contract with WAPA-TV in January 2021); additionally,
3626-476: The programmes seen on its owner's flagship station, and have no television studio or production facilities of their own. This is common in developing countries . Low-power stations typically also fall into this category worldwide. Most stations which are not simulcast produce their own station identifications . TV stations may also advertise on or provide weather (or news) services to local radio stations , particularly co-owned sister stations . This may be
3700-475: The sale of 80 percent of WRIK-TV to United Artists Corporation for a reported $ 7 million. Under United Artists, WRIK began operating from color-equipped studios in Ponce and San Juan and rebranded as Rikavisión . The station's logo was a rooster . From San Juan, the station broadcast El Show de Tito Rodriguez for two seasons; the station also produced Ahi Va Eso (with Awilda Carbia , Jacobo Morales and Norma Candal ), Contigo Anexo 3 (which included
3774-407: The same day they originally aired in Puerto Rico. This agreement marked the first time that local Puerto Rican programming was exported to the mainland United States since the launch of WAPA America in 2004. On December 8, 2021, WLII-DT unveiled their new studio facility at The Mall of San Juan . The facility, which occupies one of the empty anchor spaces at the shopping center, was unveiled during
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#17330862064533848-399: The show after Carrión exit and were joined by musician Andres Waldemar as co-host. The new version of the show, which premiered on August 22, 2022, featured the introduction of TeleBingo a live bingo game where the audience watching at home got to play using bingo cards distributed through the local newspaper El Vocero and local supermarkets and restaurants. The prize is $ 1,000 for
3922-399: The show premiered its new special Sunday edition called Jugando Pelota Dura: Puerto Rico Habla (' Puerto Rico Speaks '). The show works as a town hall meeting where a live audience is welcomed and encouraged to ask questions on social problems and a panel of experts and local politicians is present to respond to these issues and offer solutions. The specials will air once a month on Sundays in
3996-502: The show's usual time slot of 7 p.m. and will take place from the channel's studios at The Mall of San Juan. On June 11, 2021, WLII announced the surprise signing of Puerto Rican comedian Francis Rosas, who had worked as part of comedy projects on WAPA-TV for over 20 years. The deal with Rosas allowed the comedian to launch his own comedy show with him serving as executive producer and his production company (Rosas and Pitbull, Co.) working alongside WLII's owner, Liberman Media Group, in
4070-405: The show. Pa' Ganar y Reir will take over PR En Vivo's old time slot of weekdays at 12:30 p.m., right after Las Noticias and will only have a half hour duration. Veteran actor Adrián García is also expected to join the show to act alongside Sais in comedy sketches. In March 2018, the network announced plans to restore a news program with the creation of Edición Puerto Rico . The program
4144-537: The station aired live boxing fights during the weekends—some of which were hosted and promoted by Ivonne Class , the first Puerto Rican woman to become a boxing promoter. In the late 1980s, actresses Ángela Meyer and Camille Carrión founded Empresas Meca, a production company, which produced some of the last telenovelas shot in Puerto Rico: La Isla , Ave de Paso (starring Yolandita Monge ), Yara Prohibida , and La Otra . In 2002, Univision entered into
4218-426: The station confirmed that the show would be called PR En Vivo (' PR Live ') and would air weekdays at 12:30 p.m. and have a half-hour duration. It premiered on October 10, 2022. The show features Rosas and Romero discussing a variety of lifestyle issues, news, and conducting interviews with guests. A biweekly (Mondays and Wednesdays) segment featuring PNP Representative Jorge "Georgie" Navarro will also give viewers
4292-580: The station from bankruptcy court. The callsign became WLII-TV on December 12, and was branded as 'TeleOnce' on April 27, 1986, with a new slogan: " TeleOnce... Vívelo! " ( lit. ' TeleOnce... Live it! ' ). Warner Communications (now part of Warner Bros. Discovery ) gained indirect ownership of the stations after it bought Lorimar-Telepictures in 1988. The station became a success around this time by airing popular American programs translated in Spanish, especially The Simpsons . However, its lack of
4366-538: The station mostly airs infomercials and locally-produced advertisements for car dealerships. The station aired horse racing from Hipodromo Camarero from 2013 to 2020. On March 23, 2007, Siete Grande Television, Inc. announced it would sell WSTE to Univision Communications . The sale was approved by the FCC on October 11, 2007. On June 23, 2009, the station's call letters were revised to WSTE-DT . The channel's SuperSiete "ident" animation, logo, and name survived for over 25 years, dating back to 1987. A new logo with
4440-501: The station to Malrite Communications Group for $ 1.3 million in 1985. In 1987, the station was rebranded as SuperSiete, and on February 18, 1987, the station changed its call letters to WSTE. The station experienced limited success at the time using colorful motion graphics and a new logo as well as major advertising in newspapers, and televising popular American sitcoms of the time, such as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and The Simpsons , along with major Hollywood movies. It also
4514-497: The station's upfront presentation which was held at the site. The station's new game show, La Boveda de Mr. Cash , was the first to broadcast live from the new studios when it premiered on March 1, 2022. WSUR-TV was founded on February 20, 1958, by American Colonial Broadcasting. In 1963, the station was located on Avenida Tito Castro ( Puerto Rico Highway 14 ) in the La Rambla sector of Barrio Machuelo Abajo ; its transmitter tower
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#17330862064534588-431: The station. WLII-DT (and its repeaters) aired as Univision Puerto Rico until February 18, 2021, when the on-screen branding switched to TeleOnce at 8 p.m. The station held a press conference unveiling the new station logo and a new slate of programming, which included the return of local newscasts after more than six years since the dissolution of the original news department. Longtime WAPA-TV news director José Enrique Cruz
4662-413: The winner of the live bingo game but if there's no winner by the end of the week that prize money will continue to double until there is a winner. On June 27, 2023, host Andres Waldemar announced through his social media pages that he would no longer be hosting La Bóveda after almost one year on the show. The network announced that comedian Danilo Beauchamp would take over as host of the show. Following
4736-706: Was La Comay's sidekick before the show's abrupt ending). The show premiered on January 15, 2024, at 5:55 p.m. and has a duration of 35 minutes due to TeleOnce's decision to add an extra half-hour to Jugando Pelota Dura and have that show start at 6:30 p.m. On January 30, 2024, TeleOnce announced a change in their daytime schedule with the addition of a new game show. The show would be titled Pa' Ganar y Reir con TeleOnce (To win and laugh with Teleonce) and would be hosted by Luis "Finito" Fontánez (who also serves as co-host of La Bóveda de Teleonce ) and Wanda Sais (who joins from, WAPA ). The show will be based on presenting games that viewers can play from their home by calling into
4810-697: Was Manuel Morales-Flores, with Felix Suria as production manager and Edmund Reid as its chief engineer. The station maintained a transmitter—originally located at El Vigía —and studios at the Edificio Darlington—the first high-rise building in Ponce, completed in 1952. Two years later, the transmitter was relocated to the Hotel Ponce Intercontinental . WRIK-TV operated as a Spanish-language independent station ; it carried some 18 daily programs, including news, movies , cartoons , and soap operas , among others. One notable show, airing in
4884-757: Was acknowledged for its children's show El Show de Burbujita y Bolillo , produced by Milly Cangiano, and its Saturday morning cartoons . Around this time, one of Puerto Rico's longest-running shows, No te Duermas with Antonio Sánchez El Gangster , began airing on channel 7 as well. WSTE also produced a successful game show, La Hora de Oro with Hector Marcano and Sánchez, and two family-oriented sitcoms, Maripili and El Cuartel de la Risa . SuperSiete also broadcast five daily news segments named Noticapsulas (literal translation: news capsules) hosted by news reporter Doris Torres. In 1991, Malrite bought WLII-TV and WSUR-TV and sold WSTE to Siete Grande Television, Inc., owned by Florida entrepreneur Jerry Hartman. WSTE
4958-678: Was announced that the title of Rosas' upcoming show would be Acuéstate con Francis (' Go to Bed with Francis '). The show's premiere date was scheduled for October 11, 2021, at 10 p.m. Rosas described the show as a family show that would follow a late-night talk show format, featuring sketches, interviews, and games with a variety of guests and a live studio audience. The show officially premiered on October 11, 2021, featuring guests Félix Trinidad , Celimar Adames Casalduc, and musical guest Nio Garcia who performed his single "Tus Poses". The premiere also featured special appearances by Danilo Beauchamp and Alejandro Gil, who worked alongside Rosas on WAPA-TV;
5032-440: Was leaving the show just three months after the premiere. Gallart cited burn out and wanting to spend more time with his family while announcing his decision on La Comay . Though other personalities have been filling Gallart's role, a permanent replacement has not been announced yet. On November 1, 2023, just a day after the show's first anniversary, the show went through a major change of its presenters. Carlisa Colón announced she
5106-549: Was leaving the show to go back to WKAQ-TV and Shalimar Rivera was relieved of her duties by the production. Former senator and political commentator Zoe Laboy would make the jump from WKAQ-TV to join El Poder del Pueblo as a result of these changes, her first episode aired on November 6, 2023. After the abrupt ending of the La Comay show in December 2023, TeleOnce needed a new show for
5180-400: Was located within the municipality of Guayanilla, Puerto Rico , and it was an affiliate of WAPA-TV, but carried two local programs from Ponce. The station transmitted its analog signal over VHF channel 9. Currently, WSUR originates no local programming of its own. Its tower is now located at Cerro Jayuya in the border between the municipality of Ponce with Jayuya. Las Noticias Teleonce
5254-766: Was named as an adviser for the newly established news department. The debut of new shows, like Ahora Es que Es and a new season of La Comay , brought high ratings for the revamped network. On March 2, 2021, WLII's second digital subchannel launched as a UniMás affiliate, branded as UniMás Puerto Rico . On July 2, 2021, Liberman Media Group and TeleOnce entered a distribution agreement with SBS operated stations WACX-DT11 in Orlando, Florida , and WGCT-LD in Tampa, Florida , to show TeleOnce programming on their stations. Local programs La Comay , Jugando Pelota Dura , and Ahora Es que Es began airing on Mega TV stations either live or on
5328-473: Was produced at the studios of sister station WOLE-DT in Aguadilla, and started on April 22, 2019, and ended on March 5, 2021. The newscast focused on events happening in and around Puerto Rico and the United States, and interacted with viewers through social media platforms. The program also aired on WOLE, Facebook Live , and Univision Puerto Rico's mobile app and website. The stations' signals are multiplexed : WLII shut down its analog signal on June 12, 2009,
5402-431: Was subsequently changed to WLUZ-TV (branded as "Teleluz") on March 28, 1979. Programs shown during this era included a continuation of Sandra Zaiter's children's show and live, low-budgeted professional boxing telecasts from around Puerto Rico on Saturday nights. Boxers who fought on Teleluz frequently included Julian and Rafi Solis , Felix Trinidad Sr. and Victor Callejas . Financial troubles forced Muñiz to sell
5476-438: Was then branded as "El Nuevo SuperSiete" ("The New SuperSeven"). During the 1990s, WSTE was rebranded as "Tele-Isla" during prime time hours. Due to the failure of the new programming, and the lack of full island coverage by WLII at the time, WSTE began re-broadcasting WLII's prime time programming mainly for the western and central areas of Puerto Rico. In 1995, WLII entered into an affiliation agreement with WORA-TV. This created
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