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WRUA
Channels
BrandingTiva TV
Programming
Subchannels8.8/16.1 Tiva TV
33.1 France 24/Hack TV
64.1 Único TV
AffiliationsIndependent
Ownership
Owner
  • Eastern Television
  • (Eastern Television Corporation)
OperatorGrupo TIVA
WECN
History
Founded1990
First air date
March 7, 1997
Former channel number(s)
Analog:
34 (UHF, 1997–2009)
Digital:
33 (2009-2018)
Religious/satellite of WECN (1997-2006, 2007-2010)
Citytv (2006-2007)
teleSUR (2010-2014)
Silent (2014-2015)
The Retro Channel (2015)
Technical information
Facility ID15320
ERP18 kW (STA)
50 kW (CP)
HAAT823.1 m (2,700 ft)
Transmitter coordinates18°18′29.0″N 65°47′40.0″W / 18.308056°N 65.794444°W / 18.308056; -65.794444
Translator(s)WSJN-CD 8.1 San Juan
WQSJ-CD 8.1 Quebradillas
W08EI-D 8.2 Guaynabo
W08EJ-D 8.2 Añasco
W08EH-D 8.1 Ponce
Links
Websitewww.tivatv.com
W08EI-D
(translator of WRUA,
Fajardo, Puerto Rico)
Channels
Brandingsee WRUA
Programming
Subchannels8.2 Tiva TV
8.3/8.4 Salvación TV
39.1 TeleMaxx
AffiliationsIndependent
Ownership
Owner
  • Grupo TIVA
  • (Alejandro Luciano)
History
Founded2010
First air date
June 6, 2014
Technical information
Facility ID182428
ClassLPTV
ERP3 kW

WRUA is a Spanish-language independent television station in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, serving northeastern Puerto Rico on digital channel 16, virtual channel 8. WRUA 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 brands itself as Tiva TV. The station is showing lifestyle and health programs.

W08EI-D (virtual and digital channel 8) in Guaynabo operates as a full-time translator of WRUA, serving San Juan and eastern Puerto Rico. The station is owned by Alejandro Luciano.

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.

From 2006 to 2007, WRUA operated as a standard independent station, using the Citytv branding, under license from CHUM Limited – it was the first Citytv franchise on American soil. Rogers Media 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, 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 channel 31.1.

On August 10, 2015, WRUA moves its frequency from 33.1 to channel 8.1, becoming a satellite of WWXY-LD, 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 multiplexed:

Virtual channels for WRUA
Channel Video Aspect PSIP short name Programming[1]
8.8 480i 16:9 TIVA TV main WRUA programming / TIVA TV
16.1 WRUA Secondary TIVA TV programming
33.1 France 24 / Hack TV
64.1 WECN Simulcast of WECN / Único TV
Virtual channels for W08EI-D (digital channel 8)
Channel Video Aspect PSIP short name Programming[2]
8.2 720p 16:9 Tiva HD Simulcast of WRUA / TIVA TV
8.3 Salv TV Salvación TV
8.4 Salv Tv
39.1 480i 4:3 Mix TV TeleMaxx

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:

City of license Callsign Channel
San Juan WSJN-CD 8.1
Guaynabo W08EI-D 8.2
Ponce W08EH-D 8.1
Añasco W08EJ-D 8.1
Quebradillas WQSJ-CD 8.1

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