WTCV

WTCV
San Juan, Puerto Rico
City San Juan, Puerto Rico
Branding Mega TV
Slogan La Mega Se Pega
Channels Digital: 21 (UHF)
(shared with WJPX)
Virtual: 32 (PSIP)
Subchannels 32.1 Mega TV
Affiliations Mega TV (2014-present)
Owner Spanish Broadcasting System
(Spanish Broadcasting System Holding Company, Inc.)
First air date October 1, 1964 (original incarnation)
July 29, 1984 (current incarnation)
Call letters' meaning Tu Canal de Videos
Sister station(s) WZNT/WZMT/WIOB
WODA/WNOD
WRXD
WMEG/WEGM
Former callsigns WTSJ-TV (1964-1972)
WSJU (1984-1997)
WTCV (1997-2001)
WAVB-TV (2001-2002)
Former channel number(s) Analog:
18 (1964-1972, 1984-2009)
Digital:
32 (2009-2017)
Former affiliations NBC (1964-1972, 1984-1991)
Silent (1972-1984)
Independent (1991-2014)
HSN (2001-2002)
Destino TV (2013)
Transmitter power 1000 kW
Height 564 m
Facility ID 28954
Transmitter coordinates 18°16′45.2″N 65°51′14.4″W / 18.279222°N 65.854000°W / 18.279222; -65.854000
Website www.mega.tv

WTCV is a full-service television station in San Juan, Puerto Rico transmitting over digital channel 21, virtual channel 32. The station serves as an owned and operated station of SBS's Mega TV network, since September 11, 2014.

WVEO is a full-service television station in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico transmitting on digital channel 17.

WVOZ-TV (digital channel 36) is also a full-service television station located in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

These stations are owned by Spanish Broadcasting System Puerto Rico, the owners of WZNT 93.7 FM, WZMT 93.3 FM, WODA 94.7 FM, WNOD 94.1 FM, WRXD 96.5 FM, WIOB 97.5 FM, WMEG 106.9 FM and WEGM 95.1 FM.

During the 1980s and early 1990s, WTCV was known as WSJU (SJU standing for San Juan International Airport's ID) and was an NBC affiliate, one of two commercial English-language networked stations broadcasting in Puerto Rico (the others being WPRV-TV and WUJA) during the 80s; around 1990, the station also carried Home Shopping Network programming during most of the late-morning and afternoon hours.[1] There are now four commercial English-language network-affiliated stations in Puerto Rico, all of which broadcast from San Juan and Mayagüez.

On September 11, 2014, WTCV became a Mega TV owned and operated station, following the sale of Spanish Broadcasting System through its License Management Agreement for $1.9 millon, leaving its status as an Independent station, while its former owner, International Broadcasting Corporation continues to be its Licensee, until SBS will transfer WIOA 99.9 FM, WIOC 105.1 FM and WZET 92.1 FM to IBC's TV operations. Starting in March 2015, WTCV will begin its local programming, produced by SBS Puerto Rico, which owns Z-93, La Nueva 94, Estereotempo and La Mega. The sale of WTCV with SBS was completed on September 1, 2015.

On January 12, 2018 WTCV announced that Conectao's por la Cocina, ¿Y Cual es su Opinion? and Descarao' Por La Noche had been canceled due to economic loss, contracts with local talent and production staff.

Local programs produced by WTCV

  • El Circo
  • Paparazzi TV
  • Somos lo que Comemos
  • La Garata
  • Nación Z

National programming

Satellite stations

WTCV can be seen across Puerto Rico on the following stations:

Station City of license Channels
(Digital/
Virtual)		 First air date ERP
(Digital)		 HAAT
(Digital)		 Facility ID Transmitter Coordinates
WVEO1 Aguadilla 17 (UHF)
(shared with WIRS)
17 (PSIP)		 October 7, 1974 42 kW 372 m 61573 18°18′59″N 67°10′41″W / 18.31639°N 67.17806°W / 18.31639; -67.17806 (WVEO)
WVOZ-TV2 Ponce 36 (UHF)
(shared with WKPV)
47 (PSIP)		 June 1986 23.5 kW 250 m (820 ft) 29000 18°4′42.8″N 66°44′48.6″W / 18.078556°N 66.746833°W / 18.078556; -66.746833 (WVOZ-TV)

Notes:

  • 1. WVEO was owned by Southwestern Broadcasting, and serves as a satellite of WKBM-TV from its 1974 sign-on until 1981 and WAPA-TV from 1982 until 1999.
  • 2. WVOZ-TV used the callsign WIEC from its 1986 sign-on until 1993.

Digital television

Channel Video Aspect PSIP Short Name Programming[2]
32.11080i16:9MEGA HDMain WTCV programming / Mega TV

On February 17, 2009, WTCV signed off its analog signal and completed its move to digital.

Spectrum reallocation

On August 7, 2017, it was revealed that WTCV's over-the-air spectrum had been sold in the FCC's spectrum reallocation auction, fetching $4,737,874. WTCV would not sign off, but it would later share broadcast spectrum with WJPX, affiliated with America TeVe in Puerto Rico that covers the entire metropolitan area.

References

  1. ↑ Radio-Info: "Retro: Puerto Rico Tues, Mar 6, 1990", 7/7/2009.
  2. ↑ RabbitEars TV Query for WTCV


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