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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).
WIPR (940 kHz), branded on-air as “Deportes 940 AM”, is a public, non-commercial AM radio station broadcasting a Sports radio format. Licensed to San Juan, Puerto Rico, the station is owned by The Puerto Rico Public Broadcasting Corporation. WIPR is the flagship station of the Camarero Radio Network, dedicated to horse racing.
It was founded in 1949 under the Department of Public Instruction to serve as the primary broadcasting corporation in Puerto Rico. [2] The Corporation owns and operates several radio and television stations, including WIPR (AM), WIPR-FM, and WIPR-TV. [2]
The Puerto Rico Public Broadcasting Corporation owns and operates two stations WIPR-TV channel 6 in San Juan and WIPM-TV channel 3 in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.Both channels operate under the name Puerto Rico TV and feature a mix of locally produced programming and PBS programming from the United States.
Area served City of license VC RF Callsign Network Notes Arecibo: 54 35 WCCV-TV: La Cadena del Milagro: CDM SD on 54.2 Mayagüez: 3 32 WIPM-TV: PBS (WIPR-TV 6.1) : PBS Kids on 3.3 : 4
WIPR-FM (91.3 MHz), branded on-air as Allegro 91.3, is a radio station broadcasting a classical format, but the station also broadcasts some NPR programs. Licensed to San Juan, Puerto Rico , the station is currently owned by la Corporación de Puerto Rico para la Difusión Pública .
WIPR-TV, a television station (channel 6) licensed to San Juan, Puerto Rico The World Intellectual Property Report , a biennial analytical publication by WIPO World Intellectual Property Review , a bimonthly magazine providing news and analysis on issues in intellectual property
WORA-TV began airing on October 12, 1955, due to the efforts of Alfredo Ramírez de Arellano to create a station for the west coast of Puerto Rico. [34] On January 6, 1958, the government debuted its own station, WIPR-TV, with the claim that it was the first educational station in Latin America. [34]