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WLII-DT
CityCaguas, Puerto Rico
Channels
BrandingTeleOnce (general)
UniMás Puerto Rico (DT2)
Visión Latina (DT3)
Las Noticias (newscasts)
Programming
Affiliations11.1: TeleOnce / Univision
11.2: UniMás
11.3: Visión Latina
Ownership
OwnerLiberman Media Group LLC[1]
History
Founded1960; 64 years ago (1960)
First air date
May 23, 1960 (64 years ago) (1960-05-23)[2]
Former call signs
WKBM-TV (1960–1985)
WLII (1985–2009)
Former channel number(s)
Analog: 11 (VHF, 1960–2009)
Digital: 56 (UHF, 2004–2009)
Spanish Independent (1960–1981, 1986–2002)
Silent (1981–1986)
Call sign meaning
Lorimar-Telepictures (former owner)
"II" = two "I"'s representing the number "11"
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID19777
ERP54.5 kW
HAAT350 m (1,148 ft)
Transmitter coordinates18°16′47″N 66°6′45″W / 18.27972°N 66.11250°W / 18.27972; -66.11250
Translator(s)WOLE-DT 12.1 Aguadilla
WSUR-DT 9.1 Ponce
Links
Public license information
WebsiteTeleOnce

WLII-DT (channel 11), branded on-air as TeleOnce, is a television station licensed to Caguas, Puerto Rico, serving the U.S. territory as an affiliate of Univision and UniMás. Owned by Liberman Media Group, the station maintains studio facilities on Calle Carazo in Guaynabo, with additional studios at The Mall of San Juan. Its transmitter is located near the Bosque Estatal de Carite mountain reserve.

TeleOnce operates two satellite stations: WSUR-DT (channel 9) in Ponce and WOLE-DT (channel 12) in Aguadilla.

History

Telecadena Perez-Perry (1960–1981)

In 1960, Rafael Perez Perry received authorization from the government to start WKBM-TV on May 23, broadcasting on channel 11, as part of his new 'Telecadena Perez-Perry' chain of television stations. Some of the shows that WKBM-TV aired during these years included:

At the time, Perez Perry owned one of the most successful radio stations on the island, WKVM (810 AM). Perez Perry died of a heart attack of unknown cause while he was working on the transmitter in the late 1970s; his death eventually resulted in WKBM-TV declaring bankruptcy in 1981. The station went silent that year. Its former competition benefited from WKBM's demise—not only from a reduction in competition itself, but also from the availability of many of the stations' former hosts and talent.

TeleOnce (First Era, 1986–2002)

In 1985, production company Lorimar-Telepictures (with the Telepictures division now part of Warner Bros. Television) acquired the station from bankruptcy court. The callsign became WLII-TV on December 12, and was branded as 'TeleOnce' on April 27, 1986, with a new slogan: "TeleOnce… Vívelo!" (lit. 'TeleOnce…Live it!').

Warner Communications (now part of Warner Bros. Discovery) gained indirect ownership of the stations after it bought Lorimar-Telepictures in 1988. The station became a success around this time by airing popular American programs translated in Spanish, especially The Simpsons. However, its lack of a repeater or rebroadcaster on the western portion of the island continued to put it behind the competition, WKAQ-TV (channel 2) and WAPA-TV (channel 4). This changed when WNJX-TV (channel 22) in Mayagüez signed an affiliation agreement with the station in the late 1980s. WLII was subsequently sold to Malrite Communications Group in 1991 after it sold WSTE-TV (channel 7); Malrite merged with Raycom Media in 1998.

On January 1, 1995, at midnight, TeleOnce entered into its first marketing agreement with a television station in western Puerto Rico, WORA-TV (channel 5), which at that time had ended an affiliation agreement with WKAQ-TV. In turn, WKAQ-TV switched its affiliation agreement to WOLE-TV (channel 12), which was WAPA-TV's repeater station at the time; this left WAPA-TV out of the western Puerto Rico television market for the first time in 30 years.

Some of the shows that aired on WLII during this time included:

  • En Un Día, R con R
  • El Show de Awilda
  • Dime la Verdad
  • Ellas al Mediodía
  • La Noche es Nuestra
  • Fiesta
  • A Fuego
  • Pulso Preciso
  • Lio
  • El Super Show
  • Que Suerte que es Domingo
  • Anda Pa'l Cará
  • Entrando por la Cocina
  • NBA Jam
  • Atácate (a Spanish-language version of NBA Inside Stuff)
  • El Kiosko Budweiser

In addition, the station aired live boxing fights during the weekends—some of which were hosted and promoted by Ivonne Class, the first Puerto Rican woman to become a boxing promoter.[4]

In the late 1980s, actresses Ángela Meyer and Camille Carrión founded Empresas Meca, a production company, which produced some of the last telenovelas shot in Puerto Rico: La Isla, Ave de Paso (starring Yolandita Monge), Yara Prohibida, and La Otra.

Univision Puerto Rico (2002–2021)

WLII's logo from 2002 to December 31, 2012
File:Univision PR 2013 Logo.jpg
WLII's logo from 2013 to 2021

In 2002, Univision entered into a local marketing agreement with Raycom Media to operate WLII and WSUR-TV. At the time, WLII had a longtime local marketing agreement with another Puerto Rican station, WSTE (channel 7), which Univision honored. Both WLII and WSUR-TV were sold to Univision Communications in 2005; Univision bought WSTE at the end of 2007. Although Univision operated a second network, UniMás, in the mainland United States, WSTE remained an independent station. In 2005, WLII relocated from its studios in the Puerta de Tierra area of San Juan to a new facility in Guaynabo.[5][6][7]

On October 17, 2014, WLII-DT laid off 109 staffers and canceled most of its local programming, becoming a repeater of Univision network programming with minimal local content. With the move, the station's daily talk show, Ruben & Co., became the only local program still produced by WLII. In addition, WLII shared a general manager with Univision's Puerto Rico radio stations.[8]

On February 25, 2020, investment firms ForgeLight (launched by founder, CEO, and ex-Viacom CFO Wade Davis) and Searchlight Capital agreed to acquire the 64% controlling stake of Univision Communications which owned WLII-DT, while minority owner Televisa continued to hold its 36% stake with the company. However, both Searchlight and ForgeLight had a stake in Hemisphere Media Group, which owns WAPA-TV in San Juan. Univision was required to divest WLII and its satellite stations in order to comply with ownership limits.[9][10][11][12]

Liberman purchase and the return of TeleOnce (2021–present)

On August 27, 2020, Univision announced that WLII and its satellite stations would be acquired by Liberman Media Group, a company owned by Estrella Media founder Lenard Liberman, for $1 million each.[13] The sale was completed on December 10, 2020. Univision retained WSTE-DT, WKAQ-AM, and WKAQ-FM. It was also reported that WLII would bring back the TeleOnce branding, which the station used for 15 years from 1986 to 2002.[14] On January 19, 2021, Liberman Media Group named Winter Horton as the new General Manager for the station.[15]

WLII-DT (and its repeaters) aired as Univision Puerto Rico until February 18, 2021, when the on-screen branding switched to TeleOnce at 8 p.m. The station held a press conference unveiling the new station logo and a new slate of programming, which included the return of local newscasts after more than six years since the dissolution of the original news department. Longtime WAPA-TV news director José Enrique Cruz was named as an adviser for the newly established news department. The debut of new shows, like Ahora Es que Es and a new season of La Comay, brought high ratings for the revamped network.[16][17][18]

On March 2, 2021, WLII's second digital subchannel launched as a UniMás affiliate, branded as UniMás Puerto Rico.[19]

On July 2, 2021, Liberman Media Group and TeleOnce entered a distribution agreement with SBS operated stations WACX-DT11 in Orlando, Florida,[nb 1] and WGCT-LD in Tampa, Florida, to show TeleOnce programming on their stations. Local programs La Comay, Jugando Pelota Dura, and Ahora Es que Es began airing on Mega TV stations either live or on the same day they originally aired in Puerto Rico.[20] This agreement marked the first time that local Puerto Rican programming was exported to the mainland United States since the launch of WAPA America in 2004.[citation needed]

On December 8, 2021, WLII-DT unveiled their new studio facility at The Mall of San Juan. The facility, which occupies one of the empty anchor spaces at the shopping center, was unveiled during the station's upfront presentation which was held at the site. The station's new game show, La Boveda de Mr. Cash, was the first to broadcast live from the new studios when it premiered on March 1, 2022.[21]

WSUR-TV history (1958–present)

WSUR-TV was founded on February 20, 1958, by American Colonial Broadcasting.[22] In 1963, the station was located on Avenida Tito Castro (Puerto Rico Highway 14) in the La Rambla sector of Barrio Machuelo Abajo; its transmitter tower was located within the municipality of Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, and it was an affiliate of WAPA-TV, but carried two local programs from Ponce.[22] The station transmitted its analog signal over VHF channel 9.[22]

Currently, WSUR originates no local programming of its own. Its tower is now located at Cerro Jayuya in the border between the municipality of Ponce with Jayuya.[23]

Programming

Main article: List of programs broadcast by TeleOnce

Las Noticias TeleOnce (1986–2002, 2021–present); Las Noticias Univisión (2002–2014)

Current logo of Las Noticias

News programming on WLII began in May 1986, with Ramón Enrique Torres and Jennifer Wolff as anchors of the 5:00 p.m. newscast. In 1990, a noon newscast premiered with Torres and Margarita Aponte as its anchors, followed by the 10:30 p.m. newscast with Torres. On March 11, 1991, a weekday morning news program, Tu Mañana, made its debut; the program was anchored by Carlos Ochoteco and Cyd Marie Fleming and featured segments such as panels of experts on different topics.

Over the years, many people worked on Tu Mañana and Las Noticias. Reporters such as Carmen Dominicci, Elwood Cruz, Susan Soltero, Bruni Torres, Nuria Sebazco, Rommy Segarra, Felipe Gómez (now at WAPA-TV), Ada Monzón (now at WAPA-TV), and Liza Lugo have been featured.

In 1996, a monthly investigative/tabloid newsmagazine called Las Noticias Xtra began airing, which offered reports considered to be shocking by audiences. Taboo themes in Puerto Rican society such as homosexuality were featured. Las Noticias Xtra eventually was reduced to a weekly segment seen during the 6:00 and 11:00 p.m. newscasts.

During WLII's TeleOnce years, the station's slogan was "TeleOnce: 24 horas el canal de Las Noticias" (lit. 'TeleOnce, the 24-hour news channel'), paralleling the 24-hour news source trend in the United States at the time. After the Univision integration in 2002, Las Noticias became Las Noticias Univision and acquired the branding of all other Univision O&O stations news broadcasts. WLII began broadcasting its local newscasts in high definition on September 26, 2010. Due to budget cuts that were imposed by Univision in Miami, WLII reduced its news department by between 20 and 50 employees, and Las Noticias a las 6 was reduced from 60 to 30 minutes. The station discontinued its weekend newscasts on January 5, 2014;[24] following this, it reduced its news operation from 35+1⁄2 to 32+1⁄2 hours each week, which led to the firing of 19 employees.

On October 17, 2014, Univision announced that Jaime Bauzá had been promoted to senior vice-president and general manager of all of the network's operations in Puerto Rico. The first change he made was the firing of 109 employees. This caused the closing of the entire news department, including reporters, anchors, and cameramen. On that day, the morning show Tu Mañana was shown as normal, but the midday show Tu Mediodia was not, during which time reporter Daisy Sánchez published on her Twitter account the announcement of the news department's closing.[25][26][27][28][29]

The roundtable talk show Rubén & Co. replaced the 5:00 p.m. spot left by Las Noticias. The show was extended from 30 to 60 minutes, and filled the 5:00 p.m. timeslot until its cancellation on January 20, 2016.[30]

On February 18, 2021, TeleOnce hired José Enrique "Kike" Cruz, who was news director at WAPA-TV for 32 years (from 1976 until his retirement in 2018), as an adviser for the revamped news department after more than six years without newscasts.[31] On April 14, 2021, TeleOnce hired Jenny Suarez, a former news producer at WAPA-TV, as its vice-president of the revamped news department.[32]

On June 7, 2021, WLII-DT confirmed their intentions to relaunch their newscasts with the new telecast set to premiere in late July/early August 2021 in the 5 p.m. timeslot.[33] Celimar Adames Casalduc (who anchored WAPA-TV's NotiCentro for 18 years) would join TeleOnce as the lead anchor for the newscast, and Deborah Martorell (who served as WAPA-TV's Chief Meteorologist for 27 years) would also be joining as TeleOnce's Chief Meteorologist.[34] It was also announced that Tatiana Ortiz and Nuria Sebazco (who previously hosted TeleOnce's morning newscast Tu Mañana) would return to the network, both migrating from WKAQ-TV.[35] On June 8, 2021, WLII-DT announced that Ricardo Currás (formerly of WKAQ-TV and who anchored morning newscasts from Univision O&O WXTV-DT) would join Adames as co-anchor.[36]

On June 23, 2021, WLII-DT announced that their relaunched newscast would be called Las Noticias TeleOnce, thus reviving the original brand which ran for almost 30 years.[37] Las Noticias TeleOnce premiered on July 12, 2021, with three editions: Las Noticias: Ahora ('The News: Now') at 3:55 p.m., Las Noticias: Prime ('The News: Prime') at 4:55 p.m., and Las Noticias: Última Edición ('The News: Final Edition') at 10:00 p.m. All three editions were anchored by Adames and Currás, and featured Martorell on weather and Luis Joel Aymat (who anchored the former Edicion Puerto Rico newscast) in sports.[38][39][40]

On October 4, 2021, Las Noticias added a political analysis team composed of former Puerto Rican Governor Anibal Acevedo Vila, former gubernatorial candidate Alexandra Lúgaro, journalist and Jugando Pelota Dura contributor Leo Aldridge, and lawyer Ramón Rosario Cortés. The segment entitled "El Comentario de la Tarde" features one of the aforementioned commentators breaking down a news item alongside anchors Currás and Adames.[41]

On October 11, 2021, the nightly newscast Las Noticias: Última Edición moved from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. due to premiere of WLII's new late-night talk show, Acuéstate con Francis.[42]

On November 18, 2021, WLII-DT announced that Las Noticias would add another daily newscast, this one during the midday time slot. The newscast, titled Las Noticias Al Mediodía ('The News at Noon'), debuted December 6, 2021, at 12 p.m. and features Celimar Adames, Nuria Sebazco and Deborah Martorell, which, according to WLII, is the first all-female local news team in Puerto Rico. This edition follows a different format from the other newscasts, and features segments on lifestyle, travel, and finances.[43]

On December 3, 2021, Celimar Adames announced that she will no longer anchor the 11 p.m. broadcast of Última Edición, and would instead focus on anchoring the midday and afternoon broadcasts; field reporter Shirlyan Odette would replace her for the 11 p.m. broadcast.[44]

On December 9, 2021, during the station's upfront presentation, VP of News Jenny Suarez and consultant José Enrique "Kike" Cruz announced the revival of the morning news show Tu Mañana. The show was slated to return in early 2022—over 8 years after its abrupt cancellation in October 2014. However, the following year, it was delayed until late 2023.[45][46][47][48]

On December 14, 2021, WLII-DT launched a new investigative unit for the news department headed by journalist and lawyer Mardelis Jusino, who worked at the investigative division of Jugando Pelota Dura, as well as for WAPA-TV and WMTJ. The investigative unit team consists of Melissa Correa, who worked for 18 years at El Vocero; Tatiana Ortiz and Arnaldo Rojas, who worked as an anchor and reporter for WAPA-TV from 2002 to 2008.[49]

On January 11, 2022, WLII-DT announced that former representative Gary Rodriguez, who worked for WAPA-TV's Lo Sé Todo would be joining Las Noticias as a political commentator. His on-air debut was on January 15, 2022. The new section titled El Fuetazo de Gary officially began on January 24, 2021, and airs during the midday and evening newscasts.[50]

On January 23, 2022, WLII-DT announced that Liam Rodríguez Muñoz, who worked for ABC News Extra, would join the news department as a video journalist and reporter. Rodríguez Muñoz previously worked for the station, as a panelist for Los Seis de la Tarde and as a reporter and content producer for Jugando Pelota Dura.[51]

On March 22, 2022, Andrea Rivera, who worked for WAPA-TV as a host for Viva la Tarde, joined WLII-DT's news department as an entertainment reporter, and premiered its segment called Primera Fila on April 4, 2022. She also co-hosts La Boveda de Teleonce, which serves as a lead-in for Las Noticias.[52]

Jugando Pelota Dura (2017–present)

File:Jugandopelotadurateleonce.jpg
Cover art of Jugando Pelota Dura

In November 2017, it was announced that the political analysis show Jugando Pelota Dura would move to Univision Puerto Rico after initially premiering on NCN Television and Sistema TV.[53] The show, hosted by radio personality and former PPD legislator Ferdinand Perez with a panel of journalists and political analysts discussing current events, began airing soon thereafter during the 6 p.m. spot, before bouncing around several timeslots on the station.[54][55] Currently the program airs at 7 p.m. and features Leo Aldridge, (a reporter for Primera Hora from 2002 to 2005), Alex Delgado from NotiUno, and Cyd Marie Fleming and Margarita Aponte as contributors, both of whom were original reporters for Las Noticias prior to it shutting down in 2014.

On August 28, 2022, the show premiered its new special Sunday edition called Jugando Pelota Dura: Puerto Rico Habla ('Puerto Rico Speaks'). The show works as a town hall meeting where a live audience is welcomed and encouraged to ask questions on social problems and a panel of experts and local politicians is present to respond to these issues and offer solutions. The specials will air once a month on Sundays in the show's usual time slot of 7 p.m. and will take place from the channel's studios at The Mall of San Juan.[56][57]

Acuéstate con Francis (2021–2022)

On June 11, 2021, WLII announced the surprise signing of Puerto Rican comedian Francis Rosas, who had worked as part of comedy projects on WAPA-TV for over 20 years. The deal with Rosas allowed the comedian to launch his own comedy show with him serving as executive producer and his production company (Rosas and Pitbull, Co.) working alongside WLII's owner, Liberman Media Group, in the production of other future projects.[58][59]

At the time of Rosas' signing with WLII, the comedian was still under contract with WAPA-TV's Sanco Productions, owned by actor and comedian Sunshine Logroño. On July 2, 2021, Logroño and his wife Gilda Santini sued Francis Rosas and his production company for breach of contract (Rosas had signed a 2-year extension to his contract with WAPA-TV in January 2021); additionally, the lawsuit asked Rosas to pay $100,000 in damages and included a request for the court to prohibit Rosas from appearing on any television network until the end of his deal in October 2022.[60] On July 15, 2021, The First Instance Court of San Juan denied the injunction by Logroño to prohibit Rosas from appearing on any other television network until 2022, stating: "The court recognized an artists' liberty of working where they pleased."[61][62]

On September 27, 2021, it was announced that the title of Rosas' upcoming show would be Acuéstate con Francis ('Go to Bed with Francis'). The show's premiere date was scheduled for October 11, 2021, at 10 p.m. Rosas described the show as a family show that would follow a late-night talk show format, featuring sketches, interviews, and games with a variety of guests and a live studio audience.[63][64] The show officially premiered on October 11, 2021, featuring guests Félix Trinidad, Celimar Adames Casalduc, and musical guest Nio Garcia who performed his single "Tus Poses". The premiere also featured special appearances by Danilo Beauchamp and Alejandro Gil, who worked alongside Rosas on WAPA-TV; the duo teased joining Rosas on WLII in the future.[65]

On July 13, 2022, WLII-DT operator Liberman Media Group cancelled the show. The final episode aired on Friday July 15, 2022, and featured Rosas' comedy partners Danilo Beuchamp and Alejandro Gil, urban artist Alejo, and influencer Andrea Ojeda Cruz "La Peki" as guests; it closed with the show's house band playing the chorus to Chumbawamba's "Tubthumping". Rosas is expected to continue to work with the station and will develop a new show through his production company.[66][67]

La Boveda de Mr. Cash (2021–2022), La Boveda de TeleOnce (2022–present)

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Cover art of La Boveda de TeleOnce

In August 2021, WLII-DT announced that they had signed on local game show host Mr. Cash (who previously had hosted shows for WAPA-TV and WTCV) to develop a new daytime game show for the station.[68] During the station's upfront presentation, it was announced the show would be called La Boveda de Mr. Cash ('Mr. Cash's Vault') and would broadcast live from the station's new studios at The Mall of San Juan.[21] Initially scheduled to premiere on January 31, the date was pushed back,[69] and the show premiered on March 1, 2022, live from The Mall of San Juan with a full studio audience at the 2:55 p.m. timeslot. The addition of the show signifies that WLII-DT is now running five hours of local programming in a row and 7+1⁄2 hours of local programming on weekdays, something the station had not done since before the Univision acquisition in 2002.

In the show, participants play quick games, with the winner getting the opportunity to enter a vault full of prizes, which range from flat-screen televisions to $10,000 in cash.

On August 5, 2022, WLII announced that La Boveda would move to prime time—starting August 22, 2022, the show would air at 8 p.m., following Jugando Pelota Dura. On August 12, 2022, it was announced that Josué Carrión would not continue as host. It was reported that Carrión's schedule did not allow him to work the 8 p.m. time slot, and thus it was decided he would leave the show. The show would be renamed La Boveda ('The Vault'); co-hosts Andrea Rivera, Luis Fontánez "Finito", and Awilda Herrera were expected to continue hosting the show after Carrión leaves.[70][71]

On August 22, 2022, the show officially moved to its new time slot of 8:00 p.m. and was officially rebranded as La Boveda de TeleOnce ('TeleOnce's Vault'). During the premiere, Andrés Waldemar Volmar was introduced as one of the new co-hosts; a new logo and set were also introduced. The show also introduced its new feature game, "TeleBingo", which allows the audience at home to participate by using bingo cards distributed through the local newspaper El Vocero and at local Burger King restaurants. Viewers can play bingo during the live show, with the first person to call in with a winning card awarded up to $1,000 cash. During the station's 2023 upfront presentation, it was announced that La Boveda de TeleOnce would air new episodes live on Saturdays, making Sunday the only day when the show is not on the air. The Saturday version is slated to run for two hours, as opposed to the weekly version which runs for just 60 minutes.[72][73][74][75][76]

On June 27, 2023, host Andres Waldemar announced through his social media pages that he would no longer be hosting La Bóveda after almost one year on the show. The network announced that comedian Danilo Beauchamp would take over as host of the show.[77][78][79][80]

PR En Vivo (2022–present)

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Cover art of PR en Vivo

Following the cancellation of Acuestate con Francis in July 2022, it was clarified that although the show was ending, comedian Francis Rosas was still under contract with Liberman Media Group and that he was already working on his next project for the station. On September 16, 2022, it was announced on La Comay that the station planned to premiere a new midday show featuring Rosas alongside radio personality Deddie Romero as co-host. On September 27, the station confirmed that the show would be called PR En Vivo ('PR Live') and would air weekdays at 12:30 p.m. and have a half-hour duration. It premiered on October 10, 2022. The show features Rosas and Romero discussing a variety of lifestyle issues, news, and conducting interviews with guests. A biweekly (Mondays and Wednesdays) segment featuring PNP Representative Jorge "Georgie" Navarro will also give viewers the opportunity to call in and report local issues to be resolved by the politician.[81][82][83]

El Poder del Pueblo (2022–present)

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Cover art of El Poder Del Pueblo

In January 2022, Gary Rodriguez signed an agreement with WLII to join the station's newscast Las Noticias and eventually develop his own show.[84] On October 21, 2022, WLII-DT announced a new project titled El Poder Del Pueblo ('The People's Power'), which would focus on community issues affecting Puerto Ricans. Rodriguez would host the show and be joined by Jessica Serrano and Shalimar Rivera (who previously worked for the station on the cancelled Ahora Es que Es). Additionally, the show would feature Ricardo Eladio Martínez (who previously worked on La Comay as a reporter), Carlisa Colón (making the jump from WKAQ-TV where she guest-hosted Alexandra a las 12), Rocky "The Kid", and professor Jorge Suárez Cáceres.[85] The program premiered on October 31, 2022, at the 2:55 p.m. timeslot and served as a lead-in for Las Noticias. The addition of El Poder Del Pueblo increased WLII-DT's local programming production to 35 hours per week.[86]

The program is filmed at the channel's studios in Guaynabo. It follows a panel show format wherein Rodriguez sets up a topic for Rivera, Gallart, and Colón to discuss while the audience can voice their own positions through on-screen polls. Jessica Serrano and Ricardo Eladio serve as on-field reporters covering news stories outside the studio. Additionally, the program features segments with collaborators such as Janet Parra, who served as a prosecutor for the Puerto Rico Justice Department and will be in charge of breaking down local crime stories and their subsequent court proceedings. Local politicians Jorge Suarez, Jorge Colberg, and Joanne Rodriguez Veve also feature as collaborators with occasional segments.[87][88]

On January 17, 2023, Rocky "The Kid" announced he was leaving the show just three months after the premiere. Gallart cited burn out and wanting to spend more time with his family while announcing his decision on La Comay. Though other personalities have been filling Gallart's role, a permanent replacement has not been announced yet.[as of?][89][90]

Edición Puerto Rico (2018, 2021)

In March 2018, the network announced plans to restore a news program with the creation of Edición Puerto Rico. The program is a 30-minute no-anchor, voiceover, videotaped newscast which, in addition to being broadcast in Puerto Rico, is shown on many Univision-affiliate stations owned by Entravision (such as Boston, Orlando, and Tampa) and Unimás owned-and-operated stations in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Raleigh, and Atlanta. It airs on weekday mornings, except in Puerto Rico, where it airs weeknights at 11 p.m. (the first local-themed newscast at that timeslot since the news department shutdown in 2014). On March 8, 2021, the newscast returned as Edición Puerto Rico, and aired weekdays at 5:30 p.m. (25 minutes) and 10:00 p.m. (60 minutes). The final newscast produced at the studios of WOLE-DT in Aguadilla aired on July 9, 2021.

Edición Digital Puerto Rico (2019–2021)

After more than five years without newscasts, WLII-DT aired a 60-minute local news program called Edición Digital Puerto Rico, similar to WKAQ-TV and WAPA-TV's news offerings. This newscast was produced at the studios of sister station WOLE-DT in Aguadilla, and started on April 22, 2019, and ended on March 5, 2021. The newscast focused on events happening in and around Puerto Rico and the United States, and interacted with viewers through social media platforms. The program also aired on WOLE, Facebook Live, and Univision Puerto Rico's mobile app and website.

Technical information

Subchannels

The stations' digital signals are multiplexed:

Subchannels of WLII-DT[91] and WSUR-DT[92]
Channel Video Aspect Short name Programming
WLII-DT WSUR-DT WLII-DT WSUR-DT
11.1 9.1 1080i 16:9 WLII-DT WSUR-DT Main programming / TeleOnce / Univision
11.2 9.2 720p ELII-DT Unimás Puerto Rico
11.3 9.3 WLIIDT3 WSURDT3 Visión Latina

Analog-to-digital conversion

WLII shut down its analog signal on June 12, 2009, 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 relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 56 to VHF channel 11, which was among the high band UHF channels (52–69) that were removed from broadcasting use as a result of the transition.[93] WSUR switched to digital-only broadcasts on January 23, 2009, broadcasting on VHF channel 9 (or virtual channel 9.1).

Satellite, repeater, and translator stations

WLII programming can be seen across Puerto Rico on the following stations:

Station City of license Channels First air date ERP HAAT Facility ID Transmitter
coordinates 		Public license
information
WOLE-DT Aguadilla 12 (VHF)
12 		May 10, 1960 47.5 kW 661 m (2,169 ft) 71725 18°9′0″N 66°59′0″W / 18.15000°N 66.98333°W / 18.15000; -66.98333 (WOLE-TV) Public file
LMS
WSUR-DT Ponce 9 (VHF)
9 		February 20, 1958 21.6 kW 857 m (2,812 ft) 19776 18°10′9″N 66°34′36″W / 18.16917°N 66.57667°W / 18.16917; -66.57667 (WSUR-TV) Public file
LMS
W21CX-D Mayaguez 21 (UHF)
12 		1996 18.1 kW 0.2 m (1 ft) 71730 18°18′51″N 67°11′30″W / 18.31417°N 67.19167°W / 18.31417; -67.19167 (W21CX-D) LMS

Notes

  1. ^ WACX is owned by Associated Christian Television System, Inc. (ACTS), with SBS leasing subchannel space from ACTS.

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