WTCV (channel 18) is a Mega TV owned-and-operated

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. Owned by

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, it is

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to radio stations

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(93.7 FM),

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(93.3 FM), WODA (94.7 FM), WNOD (94.1 FM),

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(96.5 FM),

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(97.5 FM),

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(106.9 FM) and

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(95.1 FM). WTCV shares studios with

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(channel 24, owned by América-CV Station Group) at the Amelia Industrial Park in

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; the two stations share transmitter facilities at Barrio Cubuy in Canovanas. WTCV operates two satellite stations: WVEO (virtual channel 18, UHF digital channel 17) in

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, with transmitter on Cerro Canto Gallo in Aguada, and WVOZ-TV (virtual channel 18, UHF digital channel 36) in Ponce, with transmitter on Sec Servo Paso in Peñuelas.

History

During the 1980s and early 1990s, WTCV was known as WSJU (for San Juan) and was an

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affiliate, one of three commercial

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network affiliates broadcasting in Puerto Rico (the others being WPRV-TV and

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) during the 80s. Around 1990, the station also carried the

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programming during most of the late-morning and afternoon hours. There are now four commercial English-language network affiliates 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 million, leaving its status as an Independent station, while its former owner, International Broadcasting Corporation continues to be its Licensee, until SBS will transfer

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(99.9 FM),

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(105.1 FM) and

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(92.1 FM) to IBC's TV operations. Beginning in March 2015, WTCV's local programming will be produced by SBS Puerto Rico, which owns Z-93, La Nueva 94, Estereotempo (now Play 96.5) 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, as well as expiring contracts with local talent and production staff. On September 24, 2019, WTCV and its satellite stations switched their virtual channel to 18.1 across all Puerto Rico.

Local programs produced by WTCV

Current Programing: *''Los HP'' *''La Movida'' *''Los Vecinos'' * '' El Circo'' * ''Cocina Atrevida'' * ''Simplemente Inarus Curvy'' * ''Leyendas Sobre Ruedas'' * ''Construyendo el Futuro'' * ''Cuéntame''
Previous Programing: * ''Sales de Oro Con Mr. Cash'' * ''¿Cual es su Opinion? With Rubén Sanchez'' * ''Descara'o Por la Noche With Rocky The Kid'' * ''Molusco y los Reyes de la Punta'' *''La Garata'' *''Informe 79'' (1 Hour Format)'' *''Informe 79 Xtra'' * ''Mega Noche con

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'' * ''Lunch Break'' * ''Nación Z'' * ''Nación Z Nacional'' *''La Videoteca del Día Nacional de la Salsa''

National programming

* ''Ahora con

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'' * '' Bayly'' * ''Mega News'' * ''Hablando Claro con el Padre Alberto'' * ''Destinos Misticos'' * ''La Musica Original Podcasts'' * ''Testigo Directo'' * ''Buena Vida'' * ''

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Notable current on-air staff

* Jorge Suárez Cáceres - ''Nación Z'' * Leo Diaz Urbina - ''Nación Z Nacional'' * Antonio Sanchez "El Gangster" - '' El Circo'' *

- ''Mega Noche'' *

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- co-host of ''La Movida'' *

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- co-host of ''Cuéntame''

Satellite stations

WTCV can be seen across Puerto Rico on the following stations: Notes: *1. WVEO was owned by Southwestern Broadcasting, and serves as a satellite of WKBM-TV from its 1974 sign-on until 1981 and

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from 1982 until 1999. *2. WVOZ-TV used the callsign WIEC from its 1986 sign-on until 1993.

Digital television

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

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auction, fetching $4,737,874. WTCV would not sign off, but it would later share broadcast spectrum with

, affiliated with

América TeVé WJAN-CD (channel 41) is a low-power, class A Spanish-language independent station licensed to Miami, Florida, United States. Owned by América CV Station Group, Inc., it is sister station to WFUN-LD (channel 48). The two stations share studi ...

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that covers the entire metropolitan area.

References

External links

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