WRUA
WRUA is a Spanish-language independent television station in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, serving northeastern Puerto Rico on digital channel 16, virtual channel 8. WRUA is owned by Grupo TIVA, a joint venture between Dr. Norman Gonzalez Chacon, under Dr. Norman's Broadcasting (stockholder), Eastern Television Corporation (station licensee) & Alejandro Luciano (shareholder, owner of translator stations). The station brands itself as Tiva TV. The station is showing lifestyle and health programs.
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| Fajardo / San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
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| Branding | Tiva TV |
| Slogan | Tu Canal de Salud |
| Channels | Digital: 16 (UHF) Virtual: 8 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | 8.8 Tiva TV 16.1 France 24 33.1 Hack TV 64.1 Único TV |
| Translators | WSJN-CD 8.1 San Juan WQSJ-CD 8.1 Quebradillas W08EI-D 8.2 Guaynabo W08EJ-D 8.2 Añasco W08EH-D 8.1 Ponce |
| Affiliations | Independent |
| Owner | Grupo TIVA (Dr. Norman Gonzalez Chacon Eastern Television Corp. Alejandro Luciano) |
| Licensee | Eastern Television Corporation |
| Operator | WRUA Television, Inc. |
| Founded | 1990 |
| First air date | March 7, 1997 |
| Sister station(s) | WECN |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 34 (UHF, 1997–2009) Digital: 33 (2009-2018) |
| Former affiliations | Religious/satellite of WECN (1997-2006, 2007-2010) Citytv (2006-2007) teleSUR (2010-2014) Silent (2014-2015) The Retro Channel (2015) |
| Transmitter power | 18 kW (STA) 50 kW (CP) |
| Height | 823.1 m (2,700 ft) |
| Facility ID | 15320 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 18°18′29.0″N 65°47′40.0″W |
| Website | www.tivatv.com |
| Guaynabo / San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
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| Branding | see WRUA |
| Slogan | see WRUA |
| Channels | Digital: 8 (VHF) Virtual: 8 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | 8.2 Tiva TV 8.3/8.4 Salvación TV 39.1 TeleMaxx |
| Affiliations | Independent |
| Owner | Grupo TIVA |
| Licensee | Alejandro Luciano |
| Founded | 2010 |
| First air date | June 6, 2014 |
| Transmitter power | 3 kW |
| Class | LPTV |
| Facility ID | 182428 |
W08EI-D (virtual and digital channel 8) in Guaynabo operates as a full-time translator of WRUA, serving San Juan and eastern Puerto Rico.
History
On March 7, 1997, WRUA channel 34 started broadcasting religious programming. WRUA was owned by Damarys de Jesus, who serves as a general manager. In 2000, WRUA is sold to Eastern Television Corporation for $40,000, and joining the Telecadena ECN religious network, as satellite of WECN.
From 2006 to 2007, WRUA operated as a standard independent station, using the Citytv branding, under license from CHUM Limited – it was the first Citytv franchise on American soil. Rogers Media discontinued the licensing for WRUA, after its acquisition of Citytv, and the station formerly serves as a translator for WECN.
Both prior to its time as Citytv and after, WRUA was and still is a religious station.
WECN & WRUA forces to shut down on October 22, 2014, due to financial reasons. as of 2015, WECN is Silent, and its sale is pending to the new officers & directors, under Único TV Media for $1.9 million. On March 1, 2015; WRUA returns to the air, and will become a Satellite of WVQS-LD, repeating Telemicro Internacional on Channel 33.1 & The Retro Channel on 33.2. On April 17, WRUA will become a full-time Locally owned Independent station, broadcasting Retro Music Videos on channel 33.1, just before WVQS-LD moves CTNi to 50.1 & Telemicro Internacional to WSJU-TV channel 31.1.
On August 10, 2015, WRUA moves its frequency from 33.1 to channel 8.1, becoming a satellite of WWXY-LD, as part of the Tiva TV Network.
On October 27, 2015, WRUA will sell $1,000,000 to Grupo TIVA (Dr. Norman Gonzalez, president, Edwin Gonzalez, general manager), the owners of WWXY-LD, marking its move to low-power channel 38, and will become the first full-power VHF O&O television station to be owned by TIVA. The sale was completed on December 7, 2015.
Digital television
The stations' digital signals are multiplexed:
| Virtual channels for WRUA | ||||
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP short name | Programming[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8 | 480i | 16:9 | TIVA TV | main WRUA programming / TIVA TV |
| 16.1 | WRUA | France 24 | ||
| 33.1 | Hack TV | |||
| 64.1 | WECN | Simulcast of WECN / Único TV | ||
| Virtual channels for W08EI-D (digital channel 8) | ||||
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP short name | Programming[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.2 | 720p | 16:9 | Tiva HD | Simulcast of WRUA / TIVA TV |
| 8.3 | Salv TV | Salvación TV | ||
| 8.4 | Salv TV | |||
| 39.1 | 480i | 4:3 | TVMaxx | TeleMaxx |
On February 17, 2009, WECN and WRUA signed off their analog signals.
Translator stations
WRUA can be seen across Puerto Rico on the following stations:
| City of license | Callsign | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| San Juan | WSJN-CD | 8.1 |
| Guaynabo | W08EI-D | 8.2 |
| Ponce | W08EH-D | 8.1 |
| Añasco | W08EJ-D | 8.1 |
| Quebradillas | WQSJ-CD | 8.1 |
External links
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WRUA
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WRUA-TV
- Query the FCC's TV station database for W08EI-D
- Query the FCC's TV station database for W08EH-D
- Query the FCC's TV station database for W08EJ-D