WTCV


WTCV, virtual channel 18, is a Mega TV owned-and-operated television station licensed to San Juan, Puerto Rico. Owned by Spanish Broadcasting System, it is sister to radio stations WZNT, WZMT, WODA, WNOD, WRXD, WIOB, WMEG and WEGM. WTCV shares studios with independent station WJPX at the Amelia Industrial Park in Guaynabo; the two stations share transmitter facilities at Barrio Cubuy in Canovanas.
WTCV operates two satellite stations: WVEO in Aguadilla, with transmitter on Cerro Canto Gallo in Aguada, and WVOZ-TV in Ponce, with transmitter on Sec Servo Paso in Peñuelas.

History

During the 1980s and early 1990s, WTCV was known as WSJU and was an NBC affiliate, one of three commercial English-language network affiliates broadcasting in Puerto Rico during the 80s. Around 1990, the station also carried the Home Shopping Network programming during most of the late-morning and afternoon hours. There are now four commercial English-language network affiliates in Puerto Rico, all of which broadcast from San Juan and Mayagüez.
On September 11, 2014, WTCV became a Mega TV owned-and-operated station, following the sale of Spanish Broadcasting System through its License Management Agreement for $1.9 million, leaving its status as an Independent station, while its former owner, International Broadcasting Corporation continues to be its Licensee, until SBS will transfer WIOA, WIOC and WZET to IBC's TV operations. Beginning in March 2015, WTCV's local programming will be produced by SBS Puerto Rico, which owns Z-93, La Nueva 94, Estereotempo and La Mega. The sale of WTCV with SBS was completed on September 1, 2015.
On January 12, 2018, WTCV announced that Conectao's por la Cocina, ¿Y Cual es su Opinion? and Descarao por la Noche had been canceled due to economic loss, as well as expiring contracts with local talent and production staff.
On September 24, 2019, WTCV and its satellite stations switched their virtual channel to 18.1 across all Puerto Rico.

Local programs produced by WTCV

WTCV can be seen across Puerto Rico on the following stations:
StationCity of licenseChannels
'		First air dateERPHAATFacility IDTransmitter
coordinates		Public license
information
WVEO1Aguadilla17
18 		42kW61573
WVOZ-TV'''2Ponce36
18 		23.5kW29000

Notes:
ChannelVideoAspectPSIP Short NameProgramming
18.11080iMEGA HDMain WTCV programming / Mega TV

On February 17, 2009, WTCV signed off its analog signal and completed its move to digital.

Spectrum reallocation

On August 7, 2017, it was revealed that WTCV's over-the-air spectrum had been sold in the FCC's spectrum reallocation auction, fetching $4,737,874. WTCV would not sign off, but it would later share broadcast spectrum with WJPX, affiliated with America TeVe in Puerto Rico that covers the entire metropolitan area.