WDWL (channel 36) is a
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affiliated television station
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licensed
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to
Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Founded May 11, 1987, the station is owned by TeleAdoración Christian Network. WDWL shares
transmitter facilities with
WUJA
WUJA (channel 58), branded on-air as Pura Palabra Television, is a Spanish-language religious television station licensed to Caguas, Puerto Rico. Founded July 25, 1983, the station is owned by Pura Palabra Media Group, which is a subsidiary of Co ...
(channel 58) at Cerro La Marquesa in Aguas Buenas. The station has its main studios located at Sabana Seca in
Toa Baja
Toa Baja (, ) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the northern coast, north of Toa Alta and Bayamón; east of Dorado; and west of Cataño. Toa Baja is spread over five barrios, including Toa Baja Pueblo (the downtown area and ...
.
Digital television
WDWL's digital signal is
multiplexed
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Analog-to-digital conversion
On June 12, 2009, WDWL signed off its analog signal and completed its move to digital.
Spectrum reallocation
On August 18, 2017, it was revealed that WDWL's over-the-air spectrum had been sold in the FCC's
spectrum reallocation
The 2016 United States wireless spectrum auction, officially known as Auction 1001, allocated approximately 100 MHz of the United States Ultra High Frequency (UHF) spectrum formerly allocated to UHF television in the 600 MHz band. The spe ...
auction, fetching $7,780,8506. WDWL will not sign off, but it will later share broadcast spectrum with
WUJA
WUJA (channel 58), branded on-air as Pura Palabra Television, is a Spanish-language religious television station licensed to Caguas, Puerto Rico. Founded July 25, 1983, the station is owned by Pura Palabra Media Group, which is a subsidiary of Co ...
, another religious television station that covers the entire metropolitan area.
References
External links
Official site*
Television channels and stations established in 1991
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1991 establishments in Puerto Rico
Religious television stations in the United States
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