WIPR-TV
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WIPR-TV is an non-commercial educational
Non-commercial educational
The term non-commercial educational applies to a radio station or TV station that does not accept on air advertisements , as defined in the United States by the Federal Communications Commission . NCE stations do not pay broadcast license fees for their non-profit uses of the radio spectrum...

, full-power public television station located in San Juan, Puerto Rico transmitting over analog channel 6, digital 43. The station is owned and operated by Corporación de Puerto Rico para la Difusión Pública (English: Puerto Rico Corporation for Public Broadcasting). Most of its television shows on the main channel is local programming
Local programming
The term Local Programme, Local Programming, Local Content or Local Television refers to a television programme made by a television station or independent television producer for broadcast only within the station's transmission area or television market...

.

Because of its audience, much of WIPR's programming is in Spanish, as with most Puerto Rico television stations. The station is branded as Puerto Rico TV. Previously, the station was branded as Teve 6 / Teve 3 and TUTV - Tu Universo Televisión.

WIPR-TV operates a semi-satellite on the island west Coast, WIPM-TV, channel 3 in Mayagüez
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Mayagüez is the eighth-largest municipality of Puerto Rico. Originally founded as "Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria" it is also known as "La Sultana del Oeste" , "Ciudad de las Aguas Puras" , or "Ciudad del Mangó"...

. WIPM-TV largely repeats WIPR, but does produce some local programming. WIPM-TV transmits its digital signal on channel 35, virtual 3.

History

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
Educational television
Educational television is the use of television programs in the field of distance education. It may be in the form of individual television programs or dedicated specialty channels that is often associated with cable television in the United States as Public, educational, and government access ...

 station in Latin America.

It was also unique among other government-controlled broadcasters in the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...

 as it did not show commercials. All other government-controlled broadcasters (with the exception of Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...

 and the US Virgin Islands) showed advertising
Advertising
Advertising is a form of communication used to persuade an audience to take some action with respect to products, ideas, or services. Most commonly, the desired result is to drive consumer behavior with respect to a commercial offering, although political and ideological advertising is also common...

.

The station was one of the few TV stations in Puerto Rico with English-language programming, via a membership with PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....

 (and an affiliation with National Educational Television
National Educational Television
National Educational Television was an American non-commercial educational public television network in the United States from May 16, 1954 to October 4, 1970...

 prior to PBS' founding in 1970); this ended on July 1, 2011 after WIPR and PBS failed to reach an agreement to renew the station's membership, with money previously allocated to PBS membership dues being invested in the station's extensive local programming. PBS programming remains available on Puerto Rico via WMTJ
WMTJ
WMTJ is an educational, full-service, PBS member television station licensed to Fajardo, Puerto Rico transmitting over digital channel 16. The station is owned by the Ana G. Méndez University System and is branded as SíTV...

.

In 1996, WIPR-TV was the first Puerto Rican television station that used streaming media
Streaming media
Streaming media is multimedia that is constantly received by and presented to an end-user while being delivered by a streaming provider.The term "presented" is used in this article in a general sense that includes audio or video playback. The name refers to the delivery method of the medium rather...

 to broadcast programming to the internet
Internet
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.

Administration

General Administrators for Radio and Television Services under the Department of Education
  • Rafael Delgado Márquez (1958–1961)
  • Jack Delano (1961–1968)
  • Leopoldo Santiago Lavandero (1969) (6 months)
  • Elsie Calero (1970–1972)
  • José Buitrago (Radio)
  • José M. García (1973–1975)
  • Alberto Cordero Albino (1975–1977)
  • Manuel Collazo (1977) (acting)
  • Elsie Calero (1977–1981)
  • Héctor Suárez (1981) (acting)
  • Jorge Inserni (1981–1983)
  • Sigfredo Quiñones
  • Agustín Mercado (1985–1988)


Executive Directors/Presidents (CPRDP)
  • Carmen Junco (1988–1990)
  • Dr. Pedro González Ramos (1990–1991)
  • Eduardo Rivero Albino (1991–1993)
  • Jorge Inserni (1993–2001)
  • Linda Hernández (2001–2004)
  • Yolanda Zavala (2004–2005)
  • Víctor J. Montilla (2005–2009)
  • Ray Cruz (2009–Present)

WIPR-TV 50th Anniversary

The channel celebrated their 50th anniversary by producing a documentary focusing on their history. On July 1, 2008, TuTv renewed 150 contracts.

In 2008, Puerto Rico’s Public Broadcasting Station, WIPR-TV, celebrated it’s 50 years of broadcasting with a documentary that relived some of the best and worst moments in its history.

The documentary "50 Años WIPR-Televisión", (50 Years of WIPR Television) is about 70 minutes long and reviews some of the news, entertainment programming, music and sports events that the station has presented during half a century.

WIPR-TV, today better known as the Puerto Rico’s Public Broadcasting Corporation (CPRDP), or its branding, TUTV or Tu Universo Televisión, was inaugurated on January 6, 1958 under the administration of the then-current governor, Luis Muñoz Marín
Luis Muñoz Marín
Don José Luis Alberto Muñoz Marín was a Puerto Rican poet, journalist, and politician. Regarded as the "father of modern Puerto Rico," he was the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. Muñoz Marín was the son of Luis Muñoz Rivera, a renowned autonomist leader...

.

The documentary was dedicated to the actor, director and historian Ángel Rivera Vázquez, who had worked in WIPR since its beginning.

Spearheaded by Investigator Flavia García, who had been working for the previous 9 years on an investigation of the history of television, headed the production of this special along with Luis Rosario Albert and Susanne Marte.

The Corporation’s President, Víctor J. Montilla
Víctor J. Montilla
Víctor Montilla is a Puerto Rican businessman, publishing senior executive, and former president of the Puerto Rico Corporation for Public Broadcasting . He received his B.A...

, received a congratulatory resolution on behalf of the Puerto Rican Senate for the “good music, art and television” that have distinguished the channel for the past five decades.

Some of the historical moments aired include:
  • The first airing on WIPR-TV, a music program with local performers
  • The Casals Festival
    Casals Festival
    The Casals Festival is a classical music event celebrated every year in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in honor of world renowned musician Pablo Casals.-Background:...

    , which first aired live from the University of Puerto Rico
    University of Puerto Rico
    The University of Puerto Rico is the state university system of Puerto Rico. The system consists of 11 campuses and has approximately 64,511 students and 5,300 faculty members...

    ’s theater in 1961
  • WIPR-TV was the first Puerto Rican station to air a live basketball game.
  • The 1961 signing of a law by then-governor Roberto Sánchez Vilella
    Roberto Sánchez Vilella
    Roberto Sánchez Vilella was the second Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico from 1965 to 1969. He was born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico...

     that would declare WIPR-TV an official part of the Government of Puerto Rico
    Government of Puerto Rico
    The Government of Puerto Rico is a republican form of government subject to U.S. jurisdiction and sovereignty. Its current powers are all delegated by the United States Congress and lack full protection under the United States Constitution...

    .
  • President John F. Kennedy
    John F. Kennedy
    John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....

    ’s visit to the island.
  • The pardon granted to the nationalist leader Pedro Albizu Campos
    Pedro Albizu Campos
    Don Pedro Albizu Campos was a Puerto Rican politician and one of the leading figures in the Puerto Rican independence movement. He was the leader and president of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party from 1930 until his death...

     in 1964
  • The accomplishments of the former baseball player Roberto Clemente
    Roberto Clemente
    Roberto Clemente Walker was a Puerto Rican Major League Baseball right fielder. He was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico, the youngest of seven children. Clemente played his entire 18-year baseball career with the Pittsburgh Pirates . He was awarded the National League's Most Valuable Player Award in...

     in the Major Leagues
  • Puerto Rico’s first Miss Universe
    Miss Universe
    Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....

    : Marisol Malaret
    Marisol Malaret
    Marisol Malaret Contreras was the very first Puerto Rican woman to be crowned Miss Universe.-Biography:She started to work from an early age due to the death of her father and chronic illness of her mother...

  • The death of three "independentista" (seekers of independence for the island) young men that were killed during by police during the ambush in Cerro Maravilla in 1978
  • The Dupont Plaza Hotel arson
    Dupont Plaza Hotel arson
    The Dupont Plaza Hotel fire was a fire that occurred at the Hotel Dupont Plaza in San Juan, Puerto Rico on New Year's Eve, December 31, 1986....

     in 1986
  • The termination of 314 employees at WIPR-TV in 1990.
  • The broadcasting of the Central American and Caribbean Games
    Central American and Caribbean Games
    The Central American and Caribbean Games are a multi-sport regional championships event, held quadrennial , typically in the middle year between Summer Olympics...

     in 1993
  • Dayanara Torres
    Dayanara Torres
    Dayanara Torres Delgado is a Puerto Rican actress, singer, model, and former Miss Universe.Torres was discovered at age 17 while walking through the Plaza de Toa Alta in her hometown, and was invited to represent Toa Alta in the annual Miss Puerto Rico pageant. She won the pageant and the right...

     being crowned Miss Universe
  • The attack on the Twin Towers
    World Trade Center
    The original World Trade Center was a complex with seven buildings featuring landmark twin towers in Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. The complex opened on April 4, 1973, and was destroyed in 2001 during the September 11 attacks. The site is currently being rebuilt with five new...

     in New York in 2001
  • Two new Miss Universe title winners: Denise Quiñones
    Denise Quiñones
    Denise Marie Quiñones August is a Puerto Rican actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was the fourth woman from her country to win the Miss Universe contest...

     (2003) and Zuleyka Rivera
    Zuleyka Rivera
    Zuleyka Jerrís Rivera Mendoza is a Puerto Rican beauty queen who held the titles Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2006 and Miss Universe 2006. She made her debut as a telenovela actress in Telemundo's soap opera Dame Chocolate.-Early life:...

     (2006)
  • The broadcasting of the Central American and Caribbean Games Mayaguez in 2010
  • The full broadcasting of the President Barack Obama visit in 2011

2009

  • June 2009, The new era in digital television. Emmy Award
  • PRTV is the biggest TV station in Puerto Rico, with five additional Channels : WIPR TV (6:1), Noticias 24/7 (6.2), Kids TV Puerto Rico (6.3) 24 hours for kids enterteinment , VME (6.4)the largest TV Station in Spanish at the USA, (6.5) ECH El Canal de La Historia , (6:6) Radio Station 940AM.
  • Kids TV won the first place in audience polls according the Mediafax Surveys.
  • August 2009, TUTV changes to Puerto Rico TV (PRTV) with a fresh look and new image.
  • August 2009, Broadcast of FIBA World Championship-men in San Juan Puerto Rico. One more time, PRTV went over the local tv stations with excellent numbers.
  • Spelling Bee
  • September 2009, Noticias 24/7 a different news format with all the information on the same screen.
  • October 2009, PRTV launch : ¡Que Noche! Music. Personality. Show business and information. "Each weeknight we give you everything and more". With Gricel Mamery and Rony Campos.
  • October 2009, Puertoriqueñísimo: "A five day trip through the scenery, the attractions, the businesses and the unique people of our towns. Tune in and come back to the Island with Yoyo Boing, Alejandro Croatto and other hosts as we explore the flavor, rthythm and beauty of Puerto Rico".
  • November 2009, Puerto Rico TV became the fist tv station with a Christmas CD: “Hay Tuna Pa’Rato” La Tuna de Cayey, The CD was awarded the first place in sales during the Christmas season.
  • CAPECO Fire, Puerto Rico TV was the first media to cover the disaster and get exclusive images from helicopter.

2010

  • January 2010 “Abracemos de Haití” Fundraising Telethon for Haiti. A few hours after the earthquake, Puerto Rico TV called radio and tv stations in Puerto Rico to organize the special found raising event. The result: $4 million USD for the American Red Cross.
  • January 2010 New format for 940AM including music from 50's, 60's and 70's. The change increased audience ratings according the Arbitron Surveys.
  • Puerto Rico TV and Allegro Radio Station open two new radio stations : HD-2 Jazz and 91.3-HD-3 radio Netherlands.
  • March 2010 Puerto Rico TV Launch four new programs:
  • Kandela : "Iron Chef Roberto Treviño and Chef Enrique Piñeiro present the flavors and soul of the new boricua cuisine, cooked to the beat of the hottest music of the planet. You have to get a taste of Kandela!"
  • Te Llegó la Hora :Héctor Marcano: "There is no topic that Héctor Marcano and his roundtable of experts shies away from. From the extreme to the light, Marcano invites you to speak and debate about it!"
  • Ahora Podemos Hablar : Carmen Jovet, The hottest interviews, the most incredible stories, the confessions that newsmakers only reveal to Carmen Jovet
    Carmen Jovet
    Carmen Jovet, , is a journalist, the first Puerto Rican woman news anchor in Puerto Rico.-Early years:Jovet was born and rasied in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico into a family where having a good education was important. She was considered a gifted child and quickly advanced in school...

    , “La Mujer Noticia”.
  • El Show de Eddie Miró: Eddie Miró. Music and interviews with some comedy.
  • Internet site: www.autismo.pr Puerto Rico and all the latin culture has the first site for autism. The project is a public service from Puerto Rico TV.
  • Deportes Puerto Rico TV, Sports with Carlos Baerga and Henry Neumann
  • May 2010 Volleyball North Central American and Caribbean Confederation, NORCECA
  • July 2010 Centrobasket 2010 July 5-10, Puerto Rico won gold.
  • July 2010 The Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC or CACGs) are a multi-sport regional championships event.
  • 2010 World best 10K Broadcast
  • 2010 Está de Show: "Luisito Vigoreaux, Otilio Warrington “Bizcocho” and their guests heat up your lunch hour with the best of Latino popular music and easy, delicious recipes seasoned with a lot of humor. And with the best of Puerto Rican retro comedies, it's gonna be a show you'll enjoy!"
  • 2010 Spelling Bee
  • Fiesta en Ballajá: "Enjoy the beauty of Old San Juan and a spectacular open-air stage where Puerto Rico Network presents the best and most popular orchestras and popular artists of our time."
  • Special coverage of the Earthquake on December 24 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

2011

  • 2011 Sesame Street - Puerto Rico TV, Sesame Street and various artists created the Campaign against Dengue. The campaign included the famous characters that traveled to San Juan.
  • Puerto Rico TV Launch the first Web-TV Store in Puerto Rico www.mitienda.pr
  • 2011 “Chevy Island” Special program for kids with the host Melwin Cedeño- Chevy
  • FIBV world championship- June 2011
  • Royal Wedding from London
  • Direct from Rome: Beatification of John Paul II
  • Miss World 2011
  • Puerto Rico Network part of the USA Cable System.
  • New Site: www.puertoriconetwork.tv
  • US President Barack Obama's Visit to Puerto Rico: "The most Complete Coverage form all the areas". According the Puerto Rico Daily Sun, Puerto Rico TV had the best coverage of the event.
  • Special Coverage: José Juan "J.J." Barea Mora:Point guard for the National Basketball Association's 2011 Champion Dallas Mavericks.
  • 4th of July and Inauguration of the Bridges in San Juan.

Digital and high definition

WIPR-TV, the island's first public television station, also became the first in the evolution to digital and high definition.
.On July 7, 2008, President Víctor J. Montilla
Víctor J. Montilla
Víctor Montilla is a Puerto Rican businessman, publishing senior executive, and former president of the Puerto Rico Corporation for Public Broadcasting . He received his B.A...

 held a press conference at the station, where he inaugurated WIPR-TV's high definition facilities. TUTV became the first station in Puerto Rico to produce and broadcast in high definition format. The station created new scenarios and employed several illumination estragies to abjust the product. Some artists underwent lifestyle changes, including abjusting their diet, to project a better image in the higher definition. The first program to be transmitted in this format was "Contigo".

The digital signals of WIPR and WIPM are multiplexed:
Digital channels>
Channel Name
6.1 / 3.1 Puerto Rico TV HD
6.2 / 3.2 Create TV (includes programming from Create and PBS World
PBS World
PBS World is a 24-hour United States over-the-air digital subchannel showing public TV non-fiction, science, nature, news, public affairs and documentaries...

)
6.3 / 3.3 Kids TV Puerto Rico (featuring mainly PBS Kids
PBS Kids
PBS Kids is the brand for children's programming aired by the Public Broadcasting Service in the United States founded in 1993. As with all PBS programming, PBS Kids programming is non-commercial. It is aimed at children ages 2 to 10...

 programming and local shows)
6.4 / 3.4 V-me
V-me
V-me is a public television service in the United States, broadcasting only in Spanish. The 24-hour digital broadcast service was launched on March 5, 2007, and is currently available in over 75% of all U.S...

6.5 / 3.5 Noticias 24/7 (news channel)
6.6 / 3.6 WIPR
WIPR (AM)
WIPR is a radio station broadcasting a talk radio format. Licensed to San Juan, Puerto Rico, the station is currently owned by The Puerto Rico Corporation for Public Broadcasting....

 live feed

Puerto Rico Network

There is also a Cable channel that is only available in cable systems in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 it is known as the Puerto Rico Network.

Noticias 24/7

In 1996, WIPR launched a newscast branded as Noti-Seis or "News Six". The newscast was first anchored by Pedro Luis García and Gloria Soltero and only had a 6:00 PM edition. Later that year, the station premiered a 9:00 PM edition anchored by the same 6:00 PM team.

In 2002, a new news format was created with a local newscast (TUTV Informa) and an international newscast (TUTV Internacional); the newscasts were anchored by Gloria Soltero and David Reyes. TUTV also produced a weekly in-depth newscast on Sundays, called TuTV Analiza.

This year, TUTV's programming received various awards. Locally, En Todas was awarded by the American Heart Association
American Heart Association
The American Heart Association is a non-profit organization in the United States that fosters appropriate cardiac care in an effort to reduce disability and deaths caused by cardiovascular disease and stroke. It is headquartered in Dallas, Texas...

. Five productions received Emmy Award nominations and one of TUTV's producers received an Emmy in the Entertainment Program category.

In 2009, when TUTV was rebranded as "Puerto Rico TV", its news department was relaunched as Noticias 24/7; around this time, WIPR introduced a 24-hour news channel of the same name on channel 6.5 and 3.5.

List of original programs seen on WIPR-TV

  • Así canta Puerto Rico, with Luisito Vigoreaux
    Luisito Vigoreaux
    Luis Vigoreaux Lorenzana is a Puerto Rican actor and producer. He is the son of Luis Vigoreaux, a legendary Puerto Rican media personality and Rosaura Lorenzana Vilches...

  • El Show de Chucho Avellanet
    Chucho Avellanet
    Armando Hipólito Avellanet González , nicknamed "Chucho" is a Puerto Rican singer and comedic actor...

  • Contigo, with Linette Torres and Myraida Chaves (In High Definition on digital sub-channel 6.5)
  • ¿Y cómo fue?, with Johanna Rosaly
    Johanna Rosaly
    Johanna Rosaly is an actress, singer, and television host.-Early years:Johanna Rosaly was born in an area known as Santurce, a district of San Juan. In 1956 at the age of eight, she started taking acting lessons with Argentinians Luis A. Negro and Elba Mania, and dancing lessons with Beatriz...

  • Cultura Viva, with Johanna Rosaly and Cordelia González
  • De Pura Cepa, with Danny Rivera
    Danny Rivera
    Danny Rivera is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter who was born in San Juan whose career spans nearly 50 years. He is well-known in Puerto Rico for his political activism.-Musical career:...

  • En la Punta de la Lengua
  • Lexicon
  • Geo-Ambiente, with María Falcón
  • Reto Estudiantil, with Gilberto Valenzuela
  • Prohibido Olvidar
  • El Son del Caribe, with Andy Montañez and Giovanna Huyke
  • Tiempo Pedido, with Lissette Santiago
  • Un día antes
  • Noche de Gala, with host Deborah Carthy Deu
  • La Cocina de Giovanna, with Giovanna Huyke
  • El Planeta de Remi, with the character created by Jose Vega Santana
    José Vega Santana
    José Vega Santana a.k.a "Remi" is a clown from Puerto Rico. A book "Remi, El Clown" describes his adventures as a clown. He has made many presentations in the United States. While he was a student at the Inter-American University he developed the character of "Remi"...

  • La Casa de Maria Chuzema, produced by Tere Marichal
  • Que Noche,Ronny, Grisel Mamery y Kristal Ayala
  • Puertorriqueñísimo, Alejandro Croato , Yoyo Boing y Jailene Cintrón
    Jailene Cintrón
    Jailene Cintrón, on recordings credited as Jailene is a puertorican merengue singer and recording artist, as well as a TV personality and entertainer....

    , created by Coco Salazar

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