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WRFB (channel 5), branded on-air as ABC Puerto Rico, is a television station licensed to Carolina, serving the San Juan area as an affiliate of ABC. It is a full-time satellite of Mayagüez-licensed WORA-TV (channel 5) which is owned by Telecinco, Inc. WRFB's transmitter is located on Cerro Marquesa in Aguas Buenas; its parent station maintains studios on Ponce de León Avenue in Santurce, with additional studios at the Guanajibo Building in Mayagüez.
| Satellite of WORA-TV, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Carolina, Puerto Rico |
| Channels | |
| Branding | ABC Puerto Rico (general) ABC News Extra (newscasts) DW (on DT2) VIVE Television (on DT3) Telecinco (on DT4) |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | 5.1: ABC 5.2: DW 5.3: VIVE / 24H 5.4: Telecinco |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Telecinco, Inc. |
| WORA-TV | |
| History | |
| Founded | October 2, 1989 |
First air date | 1997 |
Former call signs | WDZE (1997–1998) WZDE (1998–2001) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 52 (UHF, 1997–2009) Digital: 51 (UHF, 2009–2017) Virtual: 51 (PSIP, 2009–2019) |
| Analog/DT1: Independent (1997–2016) DestinoTV (2013) Telemicro Internacional (2013–2014) Silent (2014, 2016, 2017–2019) SuperCanal (2016–2017) Telemundo (2019) DT2: ABC (2019) 24H (January-August 2020) Inter Online TV (2020-2022) DT3: TVE/VIVE (February-July 2019) 24H (July-December 2019) DT4: RT Network (2021-2022) DT5: Mega TV (2019-2022) | |
Call sign meaning | R&F Broadcasting (former owner) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 54443 |
| ERP | 250 kW 40 kW (STA) |
| HAAT | 273.5 m (897 ft) (STA) 311 m (1,020 ft) (CP) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 18°16′25″N 66°5′40″W / 18.27361°N 66.09444°W |
| Translator(s) | W05DA-D 5.1 Fajardo W05DB-D 5.1 Ponce W29EE-D 5.1 San Lorenzo |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | www.abc.pr |
Sale to Telecinco
On June 15, 2017, WRFB sold for over $600,000 to Telecinco, Inc. through subsidiary ERA International Corporation, and after the transaction with a $30,000 deposit had been made by the buyer, this became a sister station of WORA-TV in Mayagüez. WRFB was to be used to bring ABC network programming as a satellite of WORA-DT2, and TVE programming from VIVE/WORA-DT3, expanding the coverage area. The sale of WRFB to Telecinco was completed on October 22, 2017.
Due to the passage of Hurricane Maria, WRFB went off the air on September 20. WRFB returned to the air for a brief period of testing, then went silent once again on August 19, 2018. After months off the air, the station returned to the air on February 22, 2019 as a repeater for WORA-TV and switched its virtual channel position from channel 51 to channel 5.
Owners
- 1997–2001: Rickyn Sanchez (VTK PR, Inc.)
- 1998–2001: ZDE-TV Broadcasting, Inc.
- 1999–2002: Pegasus Communications (WZDE Licensee, Inc.)
- 2001–2017: R&F Broadcasting
- July–October 2013: Destino Media Group (Destino Network)
- 2017–2018: ERA International Corporation
- 2018–present: Telecinco, Inc.
Branding
- 1997–1999: MusicaVisión
- 2000–2001: VTK
- 2001–2003: WRFB-TV Canal 52
- 2003–2013: Videomax
- 2013: My Destino TV
- 2013–2014: Telemicro Internacional
- 2014–2016: Videomax Canal 51
- 2016–2017: SuperCanal
- 2017–2019: Telecinco / WORA Televisión
- 2019-2020: ABC 5 Puerto Rico
- 2020–present: ABC Puerto Rico
Digital television
The station's digital signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | Short name | Programming[2] | Stations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 720p | 16:9 | ABC-PR | Translator of WORA-TV / ABC | WRFB, W05DA-D, W05DB-D, W29EE-D |
| 5.2 | TELE5.2 | Translator of WORA-DT2 / DW | |||
| 5.3 | VIVE | Translator of WORA-DT3 / VIVE Televisión / 24H | |||
| 5.4 | Tele5.4 | Translator of WORA-DT4 / Telecinco / Camarero TV |
On June 12, 2009, WRFB signed off its analog signal and completed its move to digital.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRFB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for WRFB". Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 54443 (WRFB) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- Facility details for Facility ID 183093 (W05DA-D) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- Facility details for Facility ID 183017 (W05DB-D) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- Facility details for Facility ID 187427 (W29EE-D) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
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