WIPR-TV
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| San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
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| Branding | WIPR Television (general) Noticias 24/7 (newscasts) |
| Channels |
Digital: 43 (UHF) Virtual: 6 () |
| Subchannels |
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| Translators | WIPM-TV 35 / Virtual: 3 (), Mayagüez |
| Affiliations | .1: independent public station .3 Kids TV .4 V-me .6 WIPR Audio |
| Owner |
Corporación de Puerto Rico para la Difusión Pública (Puerto Rico Public Broadcasting Corporation) |
| First air date | January 6, 1958 |
| Call letters' meaning |
Instrucción Pública Radio-Televisión |
| Sister station(s) |
WIPR-AM WIPR-FM |
| Former channel number(s) | 6 (1958–2009, analog) |
| Former affiliations | |
| Transmitter power | 1000 kW |
| Height | 776 m |
| Class | Full service |
| Facility ID | 53859 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 18°6′35″N 66°3′4″W / 18.10972°N 66.05111°W |
| Website | www.wipr.pr |
WIPR-TV is a non-commercial educational, 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 are local programming.
Because of its audience, much of WIPR's programming is in Spanish, as with most Puerto Rico television stations. The station is branded as WIPR Television. Previously, the station was branded as Teve 6 / Teve 3, TUTV - Tu Universo Televisión and Puerto Rico TV.
WIPR-TV operates a semi-satellite on the island's west coast, WIPM-TV, channel 3 in Mayagüez. WIPM-TV largely repeats WIPR, but does produce some local programming. WIPM-TV transmits its digital signal on channel 35, virtual 3.
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 (the building) was dedicated to Ramón Rivero (Diplo), the most important and influential actor/comedian in the history of Puerto Rico.
It was also unique among other government-controlled broadcasters in the Caribbean as it did not show commercials. All other government-controlled broadcasters (with the exception of Cuba and the US Virgin Islands) showed advertising.
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