| Channels | |
|---|---|
| Branding | Único TV |
| Programming | |
| Subchannels | 8.8/16.1: Tiva TV 64.1: Único TV |
| Affiliations | Religious Independent (2015–present) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
|
| WRUA | |
| History | |
| Founded | June 20, 1983 |
First air date | 1986 |
Former call signs | WART (1983-1986, CP) WMPE (1986, CP) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 64 (UHF, 1986–2009) Virtual: 18 (2009-2019) |
| Religious (1986-2007) Independent (2007-2010) teleSUR (2009-2014) HispanTV (2012-2013) ViVe (2013-2014) Silent (2014-2015) | |
Call sign meaning | "Encuentro Christian Network" |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 19561 |
| ERP | 50kW |
| HAAT | 221 m (725 ft) |
| Translator(s) | WRUA 64.2Fajardo |
| Links | |
| Website | www.unicotv.com |
WECN (channel 64), branded on-air asÚnico TV, is aSpanishReligioustelevision station serving easternPuerto Rico that islicensed toNaranjito. The station is owned by Único TV Media under its licensee, Encuentro Christian Network. The station's studios are located at Carr. 167, Urb. Rexville inBayamon and itstransmitter is at Barrio Cedro Abajo in Naranjito. WECN programming was also seen onWRUA, channel 33 in Fajardo before that station switched affiliations and frequency toTiva TV. Since September 24, 2015, WECN returns to the air, broadcastingReligious programming on channel 18.1.
WECN began operations in 1986; branded asTelecadena ECN orEncuentro Christian Network, better known asEl Canal de Naranjito. WECN thereafter is aReligiousIndependent station. The station was founded by Televangelist Rafael Torres Ortega, until his death on October 16, 2015. WECN has its studios & offices located at the Iglesia El Caballero de la Cruz Building in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. in the 1990s,WIRS channel 42 in Yauco, (now operated byAmerica CV Network) joins the network and started broadcasting religious programming, throughout the northern Puerto Rico. In 1997,WRUA channel 34 in Fajardo, started broadcasting & joins the Telecadena ECN network, changed its branding to EncuentroVision.
In 2004,Lin Media, the former owners ofWAPA-TV &WJPX purchased WIRS for $50,000, leaving WECN & WRUA as the remaining religious stations.
From 2006 to 2007, WRUA operated as a standard independent station, using theCitytv branding, under license fromCHUM Limited – it was the first Citytv franchise on American soil.[1]Rogers Media discontinued the licensing for WRUA, after its acquisition of Citytv, and the station now serves as a translator for Tiva TV.
Both prior to its time as Citytv and after, WRUA was and still is a religious station.
In 2009, WECN and WRUA, changed its affiliation withteleSUR, a pan–Latin American terrestrial and satellite news television network fromVenezuela. teleSUR is a public company which has various Latin American governments as its sponsors. Its sponsors are the governments ofArgentina (20%),Bolivia (5%),Cuba (19%),Ecuador,Nicaragua,Uruguay (10%) andVenezuela (51%).
WECN and WRUA forces to shut down on October 22, 2014, due to financial reasons. as of 2014, WECN isSilent, 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 ofWVQS-LD, repeating The Retro Channel on Channel 33.1. 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 movesCTNi to 50.1 & Telemicro Internacional toWSJU-TV channel 31.1. teleSUR programming is available on Encanto TV,WVDO-LD channel 10.1 in Carolina,W20DQ-D channel 20.1 in Luquillo,W24EI-D channel 22.1 in Naranjito,W02CS-D channel 22.1 in Ponce,W36EP-D channel 22.1 in Yauco,W20DS-D channel 28.1 in Caguas,W20DR-D channel 28.1 in Humacao,W31DV-D channel 31.1 in Guayama,W02CU-D channel 28.1 &WNTE-LD channel 36.1 in Mayaguez. Since September 24, 2015, WECN is back on the air, and will change its branding toÚnico TV on channel 18.1. The sale of WECN to Único TV Media was completed on September 25, 2015. On November 9, 2015, WECN will simulcast withTiva TV on channel 18.2, showing lifestyle and health programming.
The station's digital signal ismultiplexed:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | Short name | Programming[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8 | 720p | 16:9 | TIVA | TIVA TV |
| 16.1 | ||||
| 64.1 | 480i | WECN | Único TV |
On February 17, 2009, WECN and WRUA signed off their analog signals. Both WECN/WRUA had completed its digital transmissions, although some people had believed that WECN went digital after WRUA.[citation needed]