WIPR-TV
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| Branding | WIPR Television(general) Notiséis 360 (newscasts) Kids TV Puerto Rico(on DT3) |
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| Affiliations | 6.1:Educational Independent 6.3:Kids TV |
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| WIPR (AM) WIPR-FM | |
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| Founded | 1958 |
First air date | January 6, 1958 |
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Call signmeaning | "Wonderful Island of Puerto Rico" |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 53859 |
| ERP | 800kW 1 kW (DTS) 250 kW (STA) |
| HAAT | 841 m (2,759 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 18°6′35″N66°3′4″W/ 18.10972°N 66.05111°W |
| Translator(s) | WSTE-DT7.2Ponce/San Juan |
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| Website | wipr |
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| WIPM-TV | |
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| Affiliations | 3.1:Educational Independent 3.3:Kids TV |
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| Founded | 1961 |
First air date | April 28, 1961 |
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Call signmeaning | WIPR Mayagüez |
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| Facility ID | 53863 |
| ERP | 585 kW |
| HAAT | 881 m (2,890 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 18°8′53.1″N66°58′58.6″W/ 18.148083°N 66.982944°W |
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Public license information | |
WIPR-TV(channel 6) is anon-commercial educationalpublic television stationinSan Juan, Puerto Rico,owned by theCorporación de Puerto Rico para la Difusión Pública(English: Puerto Rico Public Broadcasting Corporation). Most of the channel's content is local programming. WIPR-TV's studios are located on Hostos Avenue inHato Rey.Its transmitter is located at Cerro La Santa inCayeynear the Bosque Estatal de Carite mountain reserve.
Much of WIPR's programming is in Spanish, as with mostPuerto Ricotelevision stations. The station is branded asWIPR Television.Previously, the station was branded asTeve 6 / Teve 3,TUTV - Tu Universo Televisión,andPuerto Rico TV.
WIPR-TV also operates asemi-satelliteon the island's west coast,WIPM-TV(channel 3) inMayagüez.WIPM-TV's transmitter is located atop Monte del Estado inMaricao.
History
WIPR-TV was created as a result of lobbying for public broadcasting in Puerto Rico, beginning in the 1950s. The station went on the air for the first time onThree Kings Day(January 6), 1958, becoming the firsteducational televisionstation inLatin America,and the facilities were dedicated in memory of revered Borinquen entertainerRamón Rivero(Diplo). It was also the first non-commercial station in theCaribbean,and the first to stream on the Internet.
The station was one of the few TV stations in Puerto Rico with English-language programming as part of their PBS membership and also carriedPBS Kidsprogramming. This ended on July 1, 2011, after WIPR and PBS failed to reach an agreement to renew the station's membership, with money previously allocated to PBS membership dues being invested in the station's local programming.WMTJthen became the island's only PBS station.[1]
WIPR-TV and WIPM-TV ended regular programming on its analog signal, overVHFchannels 6 and 3, on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United Statestransitioned from analog to digital broadcastsunder federal mandate.[4]As part of theSAFER Act,WIPR-TV and WIPM-TV kept its analog signal on the air until July 12 to inform viewers of the digital television transition through a loop ofpublic service announcementsfrom theNational Association of Broadcasters.[5]
On April 26, 2022, WIPR-TV officially rejoined PBS after ten years as an educational independent station and returned to being Puerto Rico's primary PBS member station.[6]
Programming
WIPR-TV shows local programming as well as PBS programming, including educational, children's, and human interest shows.
Notiséis 360
In the 1980s the station had a popular newscast calledPanorama Mundial( "World View" ), hosted by Doris Torres. In 1995, WIPR launched a newscast branded asNoti-Seisor "News Six". The newscast was first anchored by Pedro Luis García and Gloria Soltero and only had a 6:00 PM edition. Later that year, the station premiered a 9:00 PM edition anchored by the same 6:00 PM team.
In 2002, a new news format was created with a local newscast (TUTV Informa) and an international newscast (TUTV Internacional); the newscasts were anchored by Gloria Soltero and David Reyes. TUTV also produced a weekly in-depth newscast on Sundays, calledTUTV Analiza.
TUTV's programming received various awards. Locally,En Todaswas awarded by theAmerican Heart Association.Five productions receivedEmmy Awardnominations and one of TUTV's producers received an Emmy in the Entertainment Program category.
On August 31, 2009, when TUTV was rebranded as "Puerto Rico TV", its news department was relaunched asNoticias 24/7;around this time, WIPR introduced a 24-hour news channel of the same name on channels 6.5 and 3.5.
On September 26, 2018,Noticias 24/7was rebranded asNotiséis 360.
List of original programs seen on WIPR-TV
- Aquí EstamoswithShanira Blanco[7]
- Estudio ActoralwithDean Zayas
- El Show DeChucho Avellanet
- Noches de AyerwithTommy Muñiz
- Días de Cinewith Edgardo Huertas
- En la Canchawith Tony Lebrón and Jerry González
- Esto lo hago Yowith Douglas Candelario
- Medios Socialeswith Yizette Cifredo
- Sábados Sinfonicos
- Notiséis Especial
- Los Más Buscados
- Detrás del Fotógrafo
- Alianza al Día
- Música para Tus Oidoswith Hermes Croatto
- Animaleandowith Nynah
- Te Cuento lo que Leí
- Prohibido Olvidar
- Al Máximo con Geraldine
- Agenda Puerto Rico
- Impulso del Oeste
- En La Punta de la Lengua
- Travesías con Sabor
- Prohibido Olvidar
Technical information
The digital signals of WIPR and WIPM are multiplexed:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | Short name | Programming | ||
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| WIPR-TV | WIPM-TV | WIPR-TV | WIPM-TV | |||
| 6.1 | 3.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | WIPR-HD | WIPM-HD | Main WIPR-TV programming |
| 6.3 | 3.3 | 720p | KIDS HD | Kids TV Puerto Rico | ||
Digital and high definition
WIPR-TV, the island's first public television station, also became the first in the evolution to digital and high definition.[10]
On July 7, 2008, PresidentVíctor J. Montilla(now, Executive VP & general manager of New Channels atWORA-TV) held a press conference at the station, where he inaugurated WIPR-TV's high-definition facilities. TUTV became the first station in Puerto Rico to produce and broadcast in high-definition format.[11]The station upgraded its lighting and built new sets as part of the transition.[12]The first program to be transmitted in this format wasContigo.[13]
See also
References
- ^abcSefton, Dru (July 12, 2011)."Puerto Rican station drops PBS shows".Current.Archivedfrom the original on February 13, 2019.RetrievedOctober 11,2011.
- ^"Facility Technical Data for WIPR-TV".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"Facility Technical Data for WIPM-TV".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds"(PDF).Federal Communications Commission.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on August 29, 2013.RetrievedJune 26,2017.
- ^"UPDATED List of Participants in the Analog Nightlight Program"(PDF).Federal Communications Commission. June 12, 2009.RetrievedJune 3,2024.
- ^"PBS Welcomes New Member Station, WIPR Puerto Rico".PBS.April 26, 2022.Archivedfrom the original on May 23, 2022.RetrievedJuly 7,2022.
- ^"Comienza nueva temporada de ¡Aquí Estamos! por WIPR • WIPR"(in Spanish). October 10, 2019.Archivedfrom the original on October 11, 2019.RetrievedOctober 11,2019.
- ^"RabbitEars TV Query for WIPR".RabbitEars.info.Archivedfrom the original on January 29, 2023.RetrievedJanuary 29,2023.
- ^"RabbitEars TV Query for WIPM".RabbitEars.info.Archivedfrom the original on January 29, 2023.RetrievedJanuary 29,2023.
- ^"Puerto Rico's first Public TV Station celebrates 50 Years!".Hispanic Ad. July 11, 2008.Archivedfrom the original on July 11, 2011.RetrievedJuly 11,2008.
- ^Mariela Fullana Acosta (July 8, 2008)."TUTV inagura modernas instalaciones digitales".Primera Hora(in Spanish). Archived fromthe originalon March 4, 2016.RetrievedJuly 8,2008.
- ^Rosalina Marrero-Rodríguez (August 9, 2008)."Estrena look de alta definición".Primera Hora(in Spanish). Archived fromthe originalon March 3, 2016.RetrievedAugust 11,2008.
- ^"Ahora sí no habrá caras perfectas".Primera Hora(in Spanish). August 13, 2008. Archived fromthe originalon September 7, 2012.RetrievedAugust 17,2008.