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WTCV

San Juan, Puerto Rico
Channels	Digital: 21 (UHF)(shared withWJPX) Virtual: 18
Branding	Mega TV Puerto Rico
Programming
Affiliations	18.1/18.2:Mega TV
Ownership
Owner	Spanish Broadcasting System (Spanish Broadcasting System Holding Company, Inc.)
Sister stations	WZNT/WZMT/WIOB WODA/WNOD WRXD/WNVI WMEG/WEGM
History
First air date	October 1, 1964 (60 years ago) (1964-10-01) (original incarnation) July 29, 1984 (1984-7-29) (current incarnation)
Former call signs	WTSJ-TV (1964–1972) WSJU (1984–1997) WTCV-TV (1997–2001) WAVB-TV (2001–2002)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 18 (UHF, 1964–1972, 1984–2009) Digital: 32 (UHF, 2005–2017) Virtual: 32 (2009-2019)
Former affiliations	NBC (1964–1972, 1984–1991) Silent (1972–1984) Independent (1991–2014) HSN (2001–2002) Destino TV (2013)
Call sign meaning	"Tu Canal deVideos"[citation needed]
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	28954
ERP	1,000kW
HAAT	564 m (1,850 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	18°16′38″N65°51′13″W / 18.27722°N 65.85361°W /18.27722; -65.85361
Translator(s)	see§ Satellite stations
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	mega.tv

WTCV (channel 18) is atelevision station inSan Juan, Puerto Rico, serving as the U.S. territory's outlet for the Spanish-language networkMega TV.Owned and operated bySpanish Broadcasting System, it issister to radio stationsWZNT (93.7 FM),WZMT (93.3 FM),WODA (94.7 FM),WNOD (94.1 FM),W276AI (103.1 FM),WRXD (96.5 FM),WNVI (1040 AM),W233CW (94.5 FM),W238CR (95.5 FM),WIOB (97.5 FM),WMEG (106.9 FM) andWEGM (95.1 FM).^{[citation needed]} WTCV shares studios withindependent stationWJPX (channel 24, owned byAmérica-CV Station Group) at the Amelia Industrial Park inGuaynabo; the two stations share transmitter facilities at Barrio Cubuy inCanovanas.

WTCV operates twosatellite stations:WVEO (channel 17) inAguadilla, with transmitter on Cerro Canto Gallo inAguada, andWVOZ-TV (channel 36) inPonce, with transmitter on Sec Servo Paso inPeñuelas.

During the 1980s and early 1990s, WTCV was known as WSJU (for San Juan) and was anNBCaffiliate, one of three commercialEnglish-language network affiliates broadcasting in Puerto Rico (the others beingWPRV-TV andWUJA) during the 80s. Around 1990, the station also carried theHome Shopping Network programming during most of the late-morning and afternoon hours.^{[2][self-published source?]} There are now four commercial English-language network affiliates in Puerto Rico, all of which broadcast from San Juan andMayagüez.^{[citation needed]}

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 transferWIOA (99.9 FM),WIOC (105.1 FM) andWZET (92.1 FM) to IBC's TV operations. Beginning in March 2015, WTCV's local programming will be produced by SBS Puerto Rico, which ownsZ-93,La Nueva 94,Estereotempo andLa Mega. The sale of WTCV with SBS was completed on September 1, 2015.

On January 12, 2018, WTCV announced thatConectao's por la Cocina,¿Y Cual es su Opinion? andDescarao 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.

• Antonio Sanchez "El Gangster" –El Circo
• Braulio Castillo – co-host ofLa Movida
• Jaime Bayly –Bayly
• Pedro Sevcec –Sevcec
• Alberto Cutié -Hablando Claro Con El Padre Alberto

On February 17, 2009, WTCV signed off its analog signal and completed its move to digital.

On August 7, 2017, it was revealed that WTCV's over-the-air spectrum had been sold in the FCC'sspectrum reallocation auction, fetching $4,737,874. WTCV would not sign off, but it would later share broadcast spectrum withWJPX, affiliated withAmérica TeVé inPuerto Rico that covers the entire metropolitan area.

WTCV can be seen across Puerto Rico on the following stations:^{[citation needed]}

Notes:

• 1. WVEO was owned by Southwestern Broadcasting, and serves as a satellite ofWKBM-TV from its 1974 sign-on until 1981 andWAPA-TV from 1982 until 1999.
• 2. WVOZ-TV used the callsign WIEC from its 1986 sign-on until 1993.

• Mega TV

• Television channels and stations established in 1984
• Spanish Broadcasting System stations
• Television stations in San Juan, Puerto Rico
• 1984 establishments in Puerto Rico

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