WNJX-TV
WNJX-TV, virtual channel 4 (UHF digital channel 31), is a Spanish-language independent television station licensed to Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. It is a full-time satellite of San Juan-licensed WAPA-TV (channel 4), owned by Hemisphere Media Group. WNJX-TV's transmitter is located at Monte del Estado in Maricao, while its parent station maintains studios on Avenida Luis Vigoreaux in Guaynabo.
| Satellite of WKAQ-TV and WAPA-TV, San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
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| Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | |
| Channels | Digital: 31 (UHF) Virtual: 4 |
| Branding | WAPA (general) WAPA Deportes (on DT2) NotiCentro (newscasts) Telemundo West (on DT4) Telenoticias (DT4 newscasts) Punto 2 (on DT5) |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | 2.12:Telemundo (2020–present) 2.22: Punto 2 4.1:WAPA-TV (1999–present) 4.2: WAPA Deportes 4.3: WAPA 3 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Hemisphere Media Group (InterMedia Partners 84%) (Televicentro of Puerto Rico, LLC) |
| Operator | DT4: Telemundo Station Group (Comcast/NBCUniversal) (via TBA) |
| WAPA-TV, WTIN-TV | |
| History | |
First air date | April 27, 1986 |
Former call signs | WUHM-TV (1970–1976) W22AB (1976–1983) WQRD (1983–1986) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 22 (UHF, 1986–2009) Digital: 23 (UHF, 2003–2018) |
| Repeater for WKAQ-TV (1970–1986) Repeater for WLII-DT (1986–1994) Repeater for WSJU-TV (1991–1995) Repeater for WSTE-DT (1995–1999) | |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 73336 |
| ERP | 160 kW (STA) 476 kW 870 kW (application) 960 kW (CP) |
| HAAT | 668.5 m (2,193 ft) (STA) 703 m (2,306 ft) (CP) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 18°8′51.6″N 66°58′57.1″W |
| Links | |
Public license information | Profile LMS |
| Website | www www |
WNJX-TV's fourth digital subchannel operates as a full-time satellite of San Juan-licensed Telemundo owned-and-operated station WKAQ-TV (channel 2) under a time brokerage agreement with the Telemundo Station Group subsidiary of NBCUniversal (itself a subsidiary of Comcast). Branded on-air as Telemundo West, this subchannel is mapped to virtual channel 2.12 rather than 4.4. WNJX-DT4's parent station maintains studios on Roosevelt Avenue in San Juan.
History
This marks the return of Telemundo to WNJX, as a subchannel.[1]
Digital television
Digital channels
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | Short name | Programming[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.12 | 720p | 16:9 | WKAQ-DT | Simulcast of WKAQ-TV / Telemundo West |
| 2.22 | 480i | WKAQ.2 | Simulcast of WKAQ-DT2 / Punto 2 | |
| 4.1 | 720p | WNJX HD | Main WNJX-TV programming / WAPA-TV | |
| 4.2 | WNJX2HD | WAPA Deportes | ||
| 4.3 | 480i | WNJX3 | WAPA 3 |
Analog-to-digital conversion
WNJX-TV shut down its analog signal over UHF channel 22, 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. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 23. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel at VHF channel 4.
References
- "Telemundo to stop airing signal via WORA-TV in Mayagüez by year's end". News is My Business. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
- RabbitEars TV Query for WNJX-TV
External links
- WAPA-TV – Official website
- Telemundo Puerto Rico – Official website for Telemundo Puerto Rico
- BIAfn's Media Web Database — Information on WNJX-TV
- Facility details for Facility ID 73336 (WNJX-TV) in the FCC Licensing and Management System