WNJX-TV (channel 4) is a Spanish-language independent television station in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. It is a full-time satellite of San Juan–based WAPA-TV (channel 4), owned by WAPA 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.

WNJX-TV

Channels
Branding
  • WAPA (general)
  • NotiCentro (newscasts)
  • WAPA Deportes (on DT2)
  • Telenoticias (DT4 newscasts)
  • Punto 2 (on DT5)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
OperatorDT4: Telemundo Station Group via TBA
WAPA-TV, WTIN-TV, WKAQ, WKAQ-FM, WYEL
History
First air date
April 27, 1970 (54 years ago) (1970-04-27)
Former call signs
  • WUHM-TV (1970–1976)
  • W22AB (1976–1983)
  • WQRD (1983–1986)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 22 (UHF, 1970–2009)
  • Digital: 23 (UHF, 2003–2018)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID73336
ERP
HAAT
  • 668.5 m (2,193 ft) (STA)
  • 703 m (2,306 ft) (CP)
Transmitter coordinates18°8′51.6″N 66°58′57.1″W / 18.147667°N 66.982528°W / 18.147667; -66.982528
Links
Public license information
Website

WNJX-TV's fourth digital subchannel operates as a full-time satellite of Telemundo owned-and-operated station WKAQ-TV (channel 2) under a time brokerage agreement with NBCUniversal's Telemundo Station Group. 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.

Technical information

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Subchannels

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The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WNJX-TV[2]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
4.1 720p 16:9 WNJX-DT WAPA-TV
4.2 WNJX-D2 WAPA Deportes
4.3 480i WNJX-D3 WAPA 3
2.12 720p WKAQ-DT Telemundo
2.22 480i WKAQ .2 Punto 2
  Simulcast of subchannels of another station

Analog-to-digital conversion

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WNJX-TV shut down its analog signal over UHF channel 22, on June 12, 2009,[citation needed] the official date on 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

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WNJX-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for WNJX". Archived from the original on March 11, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
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