WJPX

WJPX

San Juan, Puerto Rico
City San Juan, Puerto Rico
Branding MundoMax Puerto Rico (general/DT1)
América Tevé (general/DT2)
Slogan Vive al Maximo (general/DT1)
Siempre Juntos (general/DT2)
Channels Digital: 21 (UHF)
Virtual: 24 (PSIP)
Subchannels 24.1 MundoMax
42.1 América Tevé
24.3 Centro Medico Adaptogeno
Translators WKPV 24.1/42.1 Ponce
WJWN-TV 24.1/42.1 San Sebastian
Affiliations MundoMax (2015-present)
Owner America CV Network
(America-CV Stations Group, Inc.)
First air date February 15, 1987
Call letters' meaning San Juan Pax
Former callsigns WSJN-TV (1987–1998)
Former channel number(s) Analog:
24 (1987–2009)
Former affiliations Independent (1987–1990, 1993–1998, 2000–2004)
Silent (1990–1993)
Pax TV (1998–2000)
MTV (2004–2007)
America CV Network (2007–2012)
MundoFox (2012–2015)
Transmitter power 1000 kW
Height 564 m
Facility ID 39887
Transmitter coordinates 18°10′3″N 66°34′35″W / 18.16750°N 66.57639°W / 18.16750; -66.57639
Website mundomaxpr.com
americatevepr.com
WIRS

Yauco, Puerto Rico
City Yauco, Puerto Rico
Branding América Tevé (general/DT1)
MundoMax Puerto Rico (general/DT2)
Slogan Siempre Juntos (general)
Vive al Máximo (DT2)
Channels Digital: 41 (UHF)
Virtual: 42 (PSIP)
Subchannels 24.1 MundoMax
42.1 América Tevé
42.3 Centro Medico Adaptogeno
Affiliations Independent (2012-present)
MundoMax (on DT2)
Owner America CV Network
(America-CV Stations Group, Inc.)
First air date December 1, 1991
Former channel number(s) Analog:
42 (1991–2009)
Former affiliations Religious independent (1991–2004)
MTV (2004–2007)
America CV Network (2007-2012)
MundoFox (2012–2015)
Transmitter power 185 kW
Height 832 m
Facility ID 58340
Transmitter coordinates 18°16′38.5″N 65°51′13.1″W / 18.277361°N 65.853639°W / 18.277361; -65.853639

WJPX is a full-power television station in San Juan, Puerto Rico transmitting over digital channel 21, virtual 24, which is the island's affiliate for MundoMax, the Spanish-language television network owned by RCN Televisión.

WIRS is also a full-power television station in Yauco, Puerto Rico, transmitting over digital channel 41, virtual 42. It serves as an Independent television station, broadcasting América Tevé.

The two stations share studio facilities located in Calle Turquesa 2020, Urb. Bucare in Guaynabo, and its transmitters are located at Barrio Cubuy in Canovanas and at Monte de Jayuya in Jayuya.

There are owned by America CV Stations Group.

History

The station was founded in 1987 and was a 24-hour news station branded as WSJN 24 Horas, El Canal de Noticias. Some Puerto Rican television reporters started their careers at WSJN, such as Maria Celeste Arraras, Ada Torres Toro, Sol Sostre, Carlos Montero, Jorge Castro, Lyanne Melendez, Edna Schmidt and Roberto Cortes.

In 1993, WSJN-TV returns to the air, and was owned by El Nuevo Comandante Racetrack corporation, broadcasting Horse racing, and it is branded as Telenet.

On January 13, 1998, WSJN-TV changes its callsign to the current WJPX, after former owner Paxson Communications sell the station. On August 31, 1998, WJPX, along with the rest of the Paxson stations, premiered the new Pax TV television network, with a programming mix of infomercials, off-network reruns labeled as "family entertainment", and The Worship Network during overnights.

WJPX was later owned by LIN TV, which branded the station MTV. At that time, the station broadcast MTV programs (both locally produced and imported from the main MTV network), videos and horse races. The MTV branding and programming were licensed from Viacom, which, incidentally, once owned two of WJPX's then-sister stations: WWHO in Columbus, Ohio and WNDY-TV in Indianapolis, before those stations were sold to LIN in 2005.

On October 19, 2006 LIN TV announced that it had entered into an agreement to sell WJPX along with sister station WAPA-TV to InterMedia Partners for $130 million in cash.[1] The sale was completed on March 30, 2007.

InterMedia Partners then sold the station again to Caribevision Station Group. The sale was completed in October 2007.

From March 19, 2009 the subchannel digital 24.2 began transnmiting Camarero Racetrack.

On August 13, 2012, It Begins Broadcasting the Spanish language MundoFox Network after America Teve moves to WIRS Channel 42.1.

On June 15, 2015, MundoMax Puerto Rico stations, WKPV in Ponce, WIRS & WJWN-TV in San Sebastian, moves its frequencies to Channel 24.1, while ATevé moves to Channel 42.1 in Ponce, San Juan & San Sebastian.

Digital television

Channel Video Aspect PSIP short name Programming
24.1 480i 4:3 WJPX-D1 / WIRS-D2 / WKPV-D1 / WJWN-D1 Main WJPX-TV programming/MundoMax
42.1 WIRS-D1 / WJPX-D2 / WKPV-D2 / WJWN-D2 Main WIRS programming/America TeVe Puerto Rico
24.3 / 42.3 / 20.3 / 38.3 WJPX-D3 / WIRS-D3 / WKPV-D3 / WJWN-D3 Centro Medico Adaptogeno TV

WJPX & WJWN-TV shut down its analog signal over UHF channels 24 & 38, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. WKPV & WIRS, will also shut down its analog signal on channels 20 & 42 on April 17. The station's digitals signals remained on its pre-transition UHF channels 21, 19, 41 & 39. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channels at UHF channels 24, 42, 20 & 38.

Satellite stations

WJPX and WIRS can be seen across Puerto Rico on the following stations:

Station City of license Digital channel First air date ERP HAAT Facility ID Transmitter Coordinates
WKPV Ponce 19 (UHF)
(PSIP: 20)		 August 6, 1985 700 kW 269m 58341 18°4′42″N 66°44′52″W / 18.07833°N 66.74778°W / 18.07833; -66.74778 (WKPV)
WJWN-TV San Sebastián 39 (UHF)
(PSIP: 38)		 1986 700 kW 627m 58342 18°8′52″N 66°58′59″W / 18.14778°N 66.98306°W / 18.14778; -66.98306 (WJWN-TV)

FCC spectrum auction & WJPX/WIRS sale

In 2012, the Federal Communications Commission announced they were going to hold a voluntary Incentive Auction for a portion of the radio frequency spectrum that is currently used by Digital Television broadcasters across the country. WJPX & WIRS announced he would participate in the auction, since it was estimated the stations would net somewhere in the range of $291 & $264 Million USD, much more than it would be worth on the open market otherwise. Since that time the auction estimate has increased to somewhere between $220 & $198 Million USD, with the auction currently scheduled to take place in early 2016.

External links

References

  1. ↑ "LIN TV to Sell Puerto Rico Operations". Retrieved 2007-05-25.
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