TV station in Carolina, Puerto Rico
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| Satellite of WORA-TV, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | |
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| City | Carolina, Puerto Rico |
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| Sister stations | WORA-TV |
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| Founded | October 2, 1989 |
| First air date | 1997 (28 years ago) (1997) |
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| Call sign meaning | R&F Broadcasting (former owner) |
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| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 54443 |
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| HAAT | 305.8 m (1,003 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 18°16′26.06″N 66°5′40.41″W / 18.2739056°N 66.0945583°W / 18.2739056; -66.0945583 |
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| Website | www |
WRFB (channel 5), branded 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 Media Holdings. 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.
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.
Technical information
Subchannels
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming | ||
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W05CY-D | W10BG-D | ||||
| 5.1 | 5.5 | 10.1 | 720p | 16:9 | ABC-PR | ABC |
| 5.2 | 5.6 | 10.2 | UIA-TV | Inter Online TV | ||
| 5.3 | 5.7 | 10.3 | 480i | VIVE | VIVE Television / 24h | |
| 5.4 | 5.8 | 10.4 | 720p | Tele5.4 | Telecinco / Camarero TV | |
Analog-to-digital conversion
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 WORA". RabbitEars.info. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
- "RabbitEars TV Query for WRFB". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
External links
- 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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