WORA-TV
  
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| Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | |
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| Branding |
WORA Televisión (general) ABC 5 (DT2) VIVE Televisión (DT3) WORA-TV Noticias (newscasts) |
| Slogan | Televisión es poder, déjate ver (general) Like it Aquí (DT2) Todo tu Mundo en tu Televisor (DT3) |
| Channels |
Digital: 29 (UHF) Virtual: 5 () |
| Subchannels | 5.1 Telemundo (repeater of WKAQ-TV) 5.2 ABC 5.3 VIVE / Independent 5.4 Telemundo (repeater of WKAQ-TV) 5.5 Punto 2 |
| Translators | W05CY-D 5.4 Mayagüez W05DA-D 5.1 Fajardo W05DB-D 5.1 Ponce W10BG-D 10.1 Mayagüez W29EE-D 5.1 San Lorenzo |
| Owner | Telecinco, Inc. |
| First air date | October 12, 1955 |
| Call letters' meaning | Named after former sister station WORA (AM) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 5 (VHF, 1955–2009) |
| Former affiliations |
Independent (1955–1985) Repeater for WAPA-TV (1955–1985) Repeater for WKAQ-TV (1985–1994, 2015-present) Repeater for WLII(-DT) (1995–2014) |
| Transmitter power | 1000 kW |
| Height | 634.2 m |
| Facility ID | 64865 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 18°8′56″N 66°59′20″W / 18.14889°N 66.98889°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website |
www.woratv.com www.abc5.tv www.vivetvpr.com |
WORA-TV, virtual channel 5 (UHF digital channel 29), is a television station located in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. On its main subchannel, the station rebroadcasts over 95% of WKAQ-TV's programming under an affiliation agreement. WORA-TV produces some local programming, mostly airing on Sunday afternoons. During local programming, the station brands itself as either Telecinco or WORA Televisión. The station is owned by Telecinco, Inc. WORA-TV maintain studio facilities at the Guanajibo Building in Mayaguez, and its transmitter located at Monte del Estado in Maricao.
Founded by Alfredo Ramírez de Arellano y Bártoli in 1955, WORA-TV was the first television station in Puerto Rico's west coast. The station was named for then-sister station WORA radio (760 AM and 97.5 FM, now WIOB). During its early years, the station produced its own programming, but its schedule eventually shifted toward infomercials, possibly due to the lack of interest from local businesses to advertise on television.
In 1979, WORA-TV entered into an affiliation agreement with San Juan-based WAPA-TV, ending its run as a locally-run independent station. After that point, most television stations on the island's western coast followed suit. By joining with economically stronger stations from the San Juan market, market divisions on the island ended.
In 1985, WORA-TV changed its affiliation agreement to WKAQ-TV, and on January 1, 1995, at exactly 12:00 AM, it started a new affiliation agreement with WLII.
On September 19, 2014, it was announced that WORA would become an ABC affiliate on November 1, 2014, replacing low-power station WPRU-LP, carrying the network on a subchannel branded as ABC 5.
On January 1, 2015, WORA-TV again become a semi-satellite of WKAQ-TV on channel 5.1. Univision programming moved to WOLE-DT channel 12, on the same date. On March 9, 2015, WORA's third digital subchannel added VIVE, which broadcasts series from Televisión Española.
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