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WRUA (channel 8), branded on-air as Tiva TV, is a Spanish-language independent
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serving northeastern
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that is
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to
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. The station is owned by Eastern Television Corporation and operated by Grupo TIVA, a joint venture between Dr. Norman Gonzalez Chacon, under Dr. Norman's Broadcasting (stockholder), Iglesia Cristiana El Caballero de la Cruz (station licensee) & Alejandro Luciano (shareholder, owner of translator stations). The station is showing lifestyle and health programs. WRUA maintains its studios located at Julio Andino Street, at the corner of Simon Madera Avenue in Rio Piedras and its transmitter is located in the
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. W08EI-D (virtual and digital channel 8) in
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operates as a full-time
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of WRUA, serving San Juan and eastern Puerto Rico. The station is owned by Alejandro Luciano. The
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is located at Cerro La Marquesa in Aguas Buenas.


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 WECN (channel 64), branded on-air as Único TV, is a Spanish Religious television station serving eastern Puerto Rico that is licensed to Naranjito. The station is owned by Único TV Media under its licensee, Encuentro Christian Network. The stat ...
. From 2006 to 2007, WRUA operated as a standard independent station, using the ''
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'' branding, under license from
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– it was the first Citytv franchise on American soil.
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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 WVQS-LD (channel 20) is a television station licensed to Vieques, Puerto Rico. The station is owned and operated by Christian Television Network, Senda Educational Broadcasting, a subsidiary of Christian Television Network, Christian Television Ne ...
, 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 WSJU-TV, virtual and UHF digital channel 31, was a television station licensed to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The station was owned by Aerco Broadcasting Corporation. WSJU-TV's studios were located at the IBC-AERCO building at 1554 Bori Street, U ...
channel 31.1. On August 10, 2015, WRUA moves its frequency from 33.1 to channel 8.1, becoming a satellite of
WWXY-LD WWXY-LD (channel 38) is a independent television station licensed to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The station is owned by Héctor Marcano Martinez. WWXY-LD's studios are located at the Metro Tower in Ave. Ponce de Leon in Santurce and its transmitter ...
, 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
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:


Analog-to-digital conversion

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:


References


External links

* * * * {{Other US Territories Stations RUA Television channels and stations established in 1997