WAPA-TV
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Branding	Televicentro de Puerto Rico
Slogan	Televicentro: Como tú, boricua (Televicentro: Like you, Boricua)
Analog channel	4 (VHF)
Digital channel	27 (UHF)
Affiliations	Independent
Owner	LIN TV
Founded	May 1, 1954
Call letters meaning	W Asociación de Productores de Azúcar (Station's original owners)
Former callsigns
Former affiliations	None
Effective radiated power	53.7 kW/873 m (analog) 1000 kW/794 m (digital)
Website	www.televicentropr.com

WAPA-TV is a full-power, independent television station located in San Juan, Puerto Rico transmitting over analog channel 4, digital channel 27. The station is owned by LIN TV and is branded as Televicentro de Puerto Rico. LIN TV also owns MTV affiliate WJPX, channel 24, and its two repeaters. Image File history File links WAPA-TV.jpg Summary http://www. ... San Juan is the capital city of Puerto Rico. ... McDonalds, represented by the Golden Arches, is one of the worlds most famous brands In [[marketing]], a brand is the symbolic embodiment of all the information connected with a product or service. ... Look up Slogan on Wiktionary, the free dictionary A slogan is a memorable phrase used in political or commercial context as a repetitive expression of an idea or purpose. ... Boricua is a word sometimes used to denote a Puerto Rican or a person of Puerto Rican descent. ... An analog or analogue signal is any variable signal continuous in both time and amplitude. ... Very high frequency (VHF) is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz (wavelength 10 m) to 300 MHz (wavelength 1 m). ... A digital signal is a signal that is both discrete and quantized. ... This article is about the radio frequency. ... An affiliate is an entity with a relationship with a peer or a larger entity. ... LIN TV - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Call sign can refer to different types of call signs: Airline call sign Aviator call sign Cosmonaut call sign Radio and television call signs Tactical call sign, also known as a tactical designator See also: International Callsign Allocations, Maritime Mobile Service Identity This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid... Call sign can refer to different types of call signs: Airline call sign Aviator call sign Cosmonaut call sign Radio and television call signs Tactical call sign, also known as a tactical designator See also: International Callsign Allocations, Maritime Mobile Service Identity This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid... An affiliate is an entity with a relationship with a peer or a larger entity. ... In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or ERP is determined by subtracting system losses from system gains. ... The kilowatt (symbol: kW) is a unit for measuring power, equal to one thousand watts. ... The metre (Commonwealth English) or meter (American English) (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... The front page of the English Wikipedia Website. ... LIN TV - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... MTV (Music Television) is a cable television network which was originally devoted to music videos, especially popular rock music. ... WJPX is a full-power television station in San Juan, Puerto Rico transmitting over analog channel 24, digital 21. ...

WAPA-TV has two full-power repeater stations: WTIN, channel 14 in Ponce and WNJX-TV, channel 22 in Mayagüez. Both stations are also owned by LIN TV. WTIN is a full-power television station in Ponce, Puerto Rico transmitting over channel 14. ... WNJX-TV is a full-power television station in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico transmitting over channel 22. ...

History

WAPA-TV was the second television station to be licensed to Puerto Rico and began broadcasting on May 1, 1954. Its call letters are a partial abbreviation of the station's original owners, the now-defunct Asociación de Productores de Azúcar, or Puerto Rico Sugar Grower's Association. Popularly known in Puerto Rico by its assigned channel number, Canal Cuatro, the station is also known by its animated cartoon mascot during the 1970s and 1980s, a bongo-playing cat (known commonly as el gato de WAPA in Spanish) and therefore its rhyming slogan is, Por el cuatro como el gato, which rhymes in Spanish. May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ... The 1980s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1980 and 1989. ...

One of five major Puerto Rican television channels, Televicentro's competitors include Telemundo Puerto Rico, Tele Once, Super Siete, and Canal 6. WAPA-TV and Telemundo have battled for the title of Puerto Rico's most-viewed station since the 1950s. Telemundo Puerto Rico is one of Puerto Ricos most popular TV channels. ... Tele Once (once is eleven in the Spanish language), now known as Univision Puerto Rico, is a television station in Puerto Rico, on channel 11. ... SuperSiete is a Puerto Rican television station that was first formed in the late 1950s when it was first called WRIK-TV in Ponce. ... // Events and trends This map shows two essential global spheres during the Cold War in 1959. ...

In September of 2004, Televicentro became the first Puerto Rican station to broadcast shows through the DirecTV satellite system to the United States, under the name of WAPA-America. WAPA America can also be seen in the U. S. through cable television service (Comcast). WAPA is the first native Puerto Rican television station to directly broadcast its signal accross the Continental United States by satellite and cable services. September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with 30 days. ... DirecTV is a direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service that transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States and the rest of the Americas. ... A satellite is any object that orbits another object (which is known as its primary). ...

Programming

WAPA-TV for years showed boxing, BSN basketball, both national and international telenovelas, movies, comedies, sitcoms (both American and domestic), baseball, NFL football, both WWE and Puerto Rican wrestling, human interest shows and its news show, Noticentro 4. Joe Louis and Rocky Marciano at Madison Square Garden, 1951 Julio Cesar Chavez and Ivan Robinson at the Staples Centre, Los Angeles, 2005 Amir Khan of Britain and Mario Cesar Kindelan Mesa of Cuba at the Athens Olympics, 2004 Boxing, also called pugilism or prizefighting, is a sport where two... The National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico —or Liga Baloncesto Superior Nacional De Puerto Rico (BSN) in Spanish— was established in 1933 and has produced a handful of Puerto Ricos larger towns. ... Sara Giauro takes a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005 Basketball is a sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing a ball through a hoop (the basket) under organized rules. ... Telenovela is the Spanish and Portuguese word for prime time serial or soap opera. ... Picture of Fenway Park. ... The National Football League (NFL) is the largest professional American football league, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities and regions. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, or WWE, is a professional wrestling promotion, currently the largest in North America. ... Bruno Sammartino puts the pressure on Stan The Man Stasiak. ...

Noticentro 4

Noticentro 4 is the name of WAPA-TV's news division. The program began in 1967 with Evelio Ortiz and Rubén Darío Sánchez as anchors. Soon after, Guillermo José Torres joined as an on-the-street reporter. 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Guillermo José Torres (born 1943) is a famous Puerto Rican television reporter. ...

In its beginings, Noticentro 4 lasted only fifteen minutes in the afternoon, with a 30 minute edition at 10 in the evening. There was also a weekend edition. Gradually, the program's on-the-air time was raised, until it was stretched an hour daily.

Soon after, Ortiz and Sánchez retired, making Torres the director of the news department at WAPA-TV, and also the show's main anchor and director. In the late 1970s, Enrique Cruz, Luz Nereida Velez, Sylvia Gómez, Luis Rigual, Cyd Marie Fleming, José Esteves, Luis Vigoreaux and others joined. The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ... Luz Nereida Velez (born circa 1958) is a famous television reporter from Puerto Rico. ... Jose Joe Esteves is the mayor of Milpitas, California. ... Luis Vigoreaux (April 12, 1929-January 17, 1983) was a Puerto Rican show host, comedian and producer. ...

In 1980, Noticentro 4 inaugurated a new studio. In 1981, Pedro Rosa Nales joined the team. In 1982, Enrique Cruz, also known as Kike Cruz, substituted Torres as show director. In 1983, Rigual tragically passed away, being substituted as main sports anchor man by Rafael Bracero. Bobby Anglero joined the team of reporters as Bracero's main helper in 1984, year in which the Coquí Satellite was inaugurated by the station. Coquí Satellite helped the network deliver breaking news quicker, and it helped deliver the news on occasions such as the Challenger explosion, when Torres interrupted Angela Meyer on her Chanita Gobernadora comedy section to break the news to the public only minutes after it had happened. 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article contains information that is not verifiable. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rafael Bracero (born approx. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Coquí is the common name for a small, tree frog native to Puerto Rico. ... Challenger may mean: Space Shuttle Challenger, the American space shuttle which exploded shortly after takeoff in 1986 Canadair Challenger 600-series, business jet Challenger Equipment, AGCO Corporations division of Agricultural machinery Bombardier Continental, (aka Challenger 300-series) business jet HMS Challenger, any of eight Royal Navy ships, most notably... Angela Meyer (born August 2, 1947 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a renowned actress, comedian and producer of television and theatrical works. ...

In the late 1980s, Esteves married Jennifer Wolff who became a reporter for Las Noticias, WLII's news show. Cyd Marie Fleming married Atilano Cordero Badillo, an entrepreneur and owner of a supermarket chain. The 1980s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1980 and 1989. ... Atilano Cordero Badillo (born c. ...

Newscasts

Weekdays

• Noticentro 4 al Amanecer - 5:00AM-9:00AM
• Noticentro 4 a las 11:00 - 11:00AM-11:30AM
• Noticentro 4 a las 4:00 - 4:00PM-5:00PM
• Noticentro 4 a las 5:00 - 5:00PM-6:00PM
• Noticentro 4 a las 10:00 - 10:00-11:00PM

Weekends

• Noticentro 4 Fin de Semana - 5:00PM-6:00PM
• Noticentro 4 Fin de Semana - 10:00-10:30PM
• Resumen de Noticias - 10:30PM-11:00PM (Saturdays only)

Sources and External Links

• The Museum of Broadcasting - Puerto Rico TV Profile
• Televicentro de Puerto Rico
• The Hispanic Communications Network
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WAPA