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WIPR-TV was created as a result of lobbying for public broadcasting in Puerto Rico, beginning in the 1950s. The station went on the air for the first time on Three Kings Day (January 6), 1958, becoming the first educational television station in Latin America, and the facilities were dedicated in memory of revered Borinquen entertainer Ramón Rivero (Diplo).
This is a list of broadcast television stations that are licensed in the ... 24 Horas on 5.3, Telecinco on 5.4 San Juan: 6 26 WIPR-TV: PBS: PBS Kids on 6.3 San Juan:
The Puerto Rico Public Broadcasting Corporation (Spanish: Corporación de Puerto Rico para la Difusión Pública) is the government-owned corporation of Puerto Rico responsible for public broadcasting for the government of Puerto Rico. [1]
WIPR may refer to: Puerto Rico Public Broadcasting Corporation, including: WIPR (AM), a radio station (940 AM) licensed to San Juan, Puerto Rico; WIPR-FM, a radio station (91.3 FM) licensed to San Juan, Puerto Rico; WIPR-TV, a television station (channel 6) licensed to San Juan, Puerto Rico
In 1958, WIPR-TV was launched as a non-commercial public television station owned by the government of Puerto Rico and operated through the Puerto Rico Public Broadcasting Corporation but it wasn't until 1995 when the station would launch their own news operation called NotiSeis (News Six). The newscast was anchored by Gloria Soltero and Pedro ...
WIPR-TV ("Wonderful Island of Puerto Rico") was inaugurated on January 26, 1949. [4] [7] Stations: more than 30 TV stations operating; three stations of the US Armed Forces Radio and Television Service; cable TV subscription services are available (2007). [8] Television sets: 1.0 million sets (1997). [needs update]
WWXY-LD (channel 19) is an 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 on Av. Ponce de León in Santurce and its transmitter at Cerro la Marquesa in Aguas Buenas .
On October 16, 2017, the Ana G. Mendez University System announced that the station would be shut down indefinitely as part of a larger suspension of non-academic activities at the school. [5] This shutdown left Puerto Rico without a PBS station as fellow public television station WIPR-TV (channel 6) had dropped its PBS membership in 2011. [5]