WAPA-TV

WAPA-TV
San Juan, Puerto Rico;
Channels	Digital: 27 (UHF); Virtual: 4;
Branding	WAPA; NotiCentro (newscasts);
Programming
Affiliations	4.1: Independent; 4.2: WAPA Deportes; 4.3: WAPA 4.3;
Ownership
Owner	WAPA Media Group; (Televicentro of Puerto Rico, LLC);
Sister stations	WKAQ, WKAQ-FM, WYEL, WNJX-TV
History
First air date	May 1, 1954 (70 years ago)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 4 (VHF, 1954–2009)
Former affiliations	All secondary:; ABC; CMQ; DuMont; NBC; (1954–early 1960s); Univision; (1988–2002);
Call sign meaning	Station was founded by the Asociación de Productores de Azúcar (Puerto Rico Sugar Grower's Association)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	52073
ERP	1,000 kW
HAAT	765 m (2,510 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	18°6′47.5″N 66°3′9.3″W / 18.113194°N 66.052583°W
Translator(s)	WNJX-TV 31 Mayagüez; WTIN-TV 14 Ponce;
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.wapa.tv
Satellite station
	WTIN-TV
Ponce, Puerto Rico;
Channels	Digital: 14 (UHF); Virtual: 2, 4;
Programming
Affiliations	2.11: Telemundo; 2.21: Punto 2; 4.1: WAPA-TV; 4.2: WAPA Deportes; 4.3: WAPA 4.3;
History
First air date	1970
Former call signs	WPSJ (1970–1972); WTIN (1985–2009);
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 14 (UHF, 1985–2009); Digital: 15 (UHF, 2004–2018);
Former affiliations	Telemundo (1970–1972); NBC (satellite of WSJU-TV, 1985–1987); ABC (satellite of WPRV-TV, 1987–1989); Fox (satellite of WPRV-TV, 1989–1992); Spanish Independent (1992–1994);
Technical information
Facility ID	26681
ERP	750 kW
HAAT	853 m (2,799 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	18°10′04.0″N 66°34′37.0″W / 18.167778°N 66.576944°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;

WAPA-TV (channel 4) is a Spanish-language independent television station in San Juan, Puerto Rico, owned by WAPA Media Group. The station's studios are located on Luis Vigoreaux Avenue in Guaynabo, and its transmitter is on the WKAQ-TV (channel 2) transmission tower at Cerro La Santa in Cayey near the Carite State Forest. WAPA-TV is the most watched television station in Puerto Rico.^[3]

The station's signal is relayed across Puerto Rico through two full-power satellite stations: WTIN-TV (digital channel 14, virtual channel 4) in Ponce and WNJX-TV (digital channel 31, virtual channel 4) in Mayagüez. WTIN-TV also broadcasts two subchannels simulcast from WKAQ-TV, including its Telemundo programming, using virtual channels 2.11 and 2.21.

^ "Facility Technical Data for WAPA-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "Facility Technical Data for WTIN-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ George Winslow (April 30, 2024). "WAPA TV Celebrates 70th Anniversary As #1 Station in Puerto Rico". TVTechnology. Retrieved October 23, 2024.

[1] "Facility Technical Data for WAPA-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] "Facility Technical Data for WTIN-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[3] George Winslow (April 30, 2024). "WAPA TV Celebrates 70th Anniversary As #1 Station in Puerto Rico". TVTechnology. Retrieved October 23, 2024.

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San Juan, Puerto Rico

Channels	Digital: 27 (UHF) Virtual: 4
Branding	WAPA NotiCentro (newscasts)
Programming
Affiliations	4.1: Independent 4.2: WAPA Deportes 4.3: WAPA 4.3
Ownership
Owner	WAPA Media Group (Televicentro of Puerto Rico, LLC)
Sister stations	WKAQ, WKAQ-FM, WYEL, WNJX-TV
History
First air date	May 1, 1954 (70 years ago) (1954-05-01)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 4 (VHF, 1954–2009)
Former affiliations	All secondary: ABC CMQ DuMont NBC (1954–early 1960s) Univision (1988–2002)
Call sign meaning	Station was founded by the Asociación de Productores de Azúcar (Puerto Rico Sugar Grower's Association)
Technical information^[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	52073
ERP	1,000 kW
HAAT	765 m (2,510 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	18°6′47.5″N 66°3′9.3″W / 18.113194°N 66.052583°W / 18.113194; -66.052583
Translator(s)	WNJX-TV 31 Mayagüez WTIN-TV 14 Ponce
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.wapa.tv
Satellite station
WTIN-TV
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Channels	Digital: 14 (UHF) Virtual: 2, 4
Programming
Affiliations	2.11: Telemundo 2.21: Punto 2 4.1: WAPA-TV 4.2: WAPA Deportes 4.3: WAPA 4.3
History
First air date	1970
Former call signs	WPSJ (1970–1972) WTIN (1985–2009)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 14 (UHF, 1985–2009) Digital: 15 (UHF, 2004–2018)
Former affiliations	Telemundo (1970–1972) NBC (satellite of WSJU-TV, 1985–1987) ABC (satellite of WPRV-TV, 1987–1989) Fox (satellite of WPRV-TV, 1989–1992) Spanish Independent (1992–1994)
Technical information^[2]
Facility ID	26681
ERP	750 kW
HAAT	853 m (2,799 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	18°10′04.0″N 66°34′37.0″W / 18.167778°N 66.576944°W / 18.167778; -66.576944
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS