PBS member station in Fajardo, Puerto Rico
WMTJ (channel 40), branded on-air as Sistema TV , is a
PBS
member
television station serving
San Juan, Puerto Rico that is
licensed to
Fajardo . The station is owned by
Ana G. Méndez University . WMTJ's studios are located in San Juan, and its transmitter is located in the
El Yunque National Forest .
WMTJ has one full-service satellite: WQTO , virtual channel 26 (digital channel 19), in
Ponce . WMTJ's digital signal was not on the air until a few months before the transition deadline. Installation of a digital transmitter for WMTJ had been difficult as the transmitter site is located in a remote tropical forest on
national park land, requiring
USDA Forest Service approvals of any new transmission tower.
[3]
History
WMTJ first broadcast in April 1985.
Due to damage from
Hurricane Maria , WMTJ was forced to go off the air on September 20, 2017 (the station's website still lists the schedule from September 11 to 17, 2017 with some shows no longer on the schedule such as
Thomas and Friends ).
[4] On October 16, 2017, the Ana G. Mendez University System announced that the station would be shut down indefinitely as part of a larger suspension of non-academic activities at the school.
[5] This shutdown left Puerto Rico without a PBS station as fellow public television station
WIPR-TV (channel 6) had dropped its PBS membership in 2011.
[5] On December 20, WMTJ returned to the air via
Liberty Puerto Rico , some of PBS programming can be seen on Channel 3 & 67 and in HD on channels 203 & 267. On January 2, 2018, just months after the shutdown, WMTJ resumed regular over-the-air broadcasting operations via station
WSTE-DT (Teleisla) and can be seen on channel 40.1 from the transmitter located in Aguas Buenas remaining on the air until January 23. On January 24, WMTJ resumed broadcasting with a reduced power of 17.7 kilowatts from El Yunque. On January 1, 2019, WMTJ returned to the air on its digital channel 15 and transmitter power increased to 174 kilowatts. While the station is still available on
Dish Network in Puerto Rico, the station is no longer available on
DirecTV in Puerto Rico due to unknown reasons as of 2017.
On April 26, 2022, WIPR-TV officially rejoined PBS after ten years as an educational independent station and returned to being Puerto Rico's only other PBS member station.
[6]
Local programming
The majority of the station's daily programming is from PBS, but it broadcasts some locally produced content as well.
TeleCampus
Kinema
Tertulia en la Ciudad
Aventura Cientifica
Geoambiente
Charla Deportiva
Former local programming
Análisis Noticioso
Bienestar
Como Coco
Del Campo a la Mesa
Jugando Pelota Dura (now on
TeleOnce )
Ruta U
Sistema TV Informa
Sistema TV Investiga
Si a la Cocina
Si a la Cultura
Sin Colores
Te Veo en Campus
UNE Vision
Digital television
The station's digital signal is
multiplexed :
WMTJ digital channels
Channel
Video
Aspect
Short name
Programming
[7]
40.1
1080i
16:9
WMTJ-HD
Main WMTJ programming /
PBS
40.2
40.2KID
PBS Kids
WQTO digital channels
Channel
Video
Aspect
Short name
Programming
[8]
26.1
1080i
16:9
WQTO-HD
Translator of WMTJ /
PBS
26.2
26.2KID
Translator of WMTJ-DT2 /
PBS Kids
On June 12, 2009, WMTJ and WQTO signed off its analog signal and completed its move to digital.
References
^
"Facility Technical Data for WMTJ" . Licensing and Management System .
Federal Communications Commission .
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"Facility Technical Data for WQTO" . Licensing and Management System .
Federal Communications Commission .
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[1] [
dead link ]
^
"Suspension of Operations of a DTV Station Application" . Licensing and Management System .
Federal Communications Commission .
Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017 .
^
a
b Simpson, April (October 17, 2017).
"After Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico university shuts down PBS station" .
Current .
Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017 .
^
"PBS Welcomes New Member Station, WIPR Puerto Rico" .
PBS . April 26, 2022.
Archived from the original on May 23, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022 .
^
"RabbitEars TV Query for WMTJ" .
Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-24 .
^
"RabbitEars TV Query for WQTO" .
Archived from the original on 2023-03-12. Retrieved 2020-12-12 .
External links
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cable television
San Juan
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The Retro Channel )
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TMD , 2.2
Punto2 ,
2.3
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WAPA-TV (4.1
Ind. , 4.2
WAPA Deportes , 4.3 WAPA 3)
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ABC , 5.2
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WSTE-DT (7.1
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W08EI-D (8.2
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WRUA (8.8
Tiva TV )
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WLII-DT (11.1
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MásTVPR )
WJPX (24.1
ATeVé )
WWXY-LD (25.1 Boricua TV)
W20EJ-D (26.1
ShopHQ , 26.2
Timeless TV , 26.3
JTV , 26.4 EEE Network, 26.5 Novelísima, 26.6
BeIN Xtra )
W31DV-D (31.1
TeleOnce , 31.10 Encanto TV)
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TeleOro HD , 13.2
EWTN Español , 13.3 Shabum TV, 13.4 TeleOro SD)
WSJN-CD (20.1
CTNi , 20.2
CTN )
WIDP /
W17EA-D (
25.11
Nueva Vida )
WELU (34.1
CTNi )
WDWL (36.1
Enlace , 36.2
EJTV )
WJPX (42.1
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WSJN-CD (44.1
3ABN Latino )
W10DD-D (44.2
3ABN Latino , 44.3
3ABN , 44.4 Proclaim!, 44.5 D2D, 44.6 3ABNRadio, 44.7 3ABNRadio, 44.8
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W30ED-D (44.1
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WIDP /
W17EA-D (46.1
Rel. , 46.2
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WVQS-LD (50.1
CTNi , 50.2
CTN )
WCCV-TV / W19EY-D / W33ED-D (54.1
CDM Internacional )
WUJA (58.1-2
Rel. )
WSJN-CD /
WVQS-LD (60.1
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WWXY-LD (62.1
Maranatha )
WECN /
WRUA (64.1
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WVSN / W16EG-D / W17DL-D / W17EP-D / W18DZ-D / W19EP-D / W32FB-D / W33ED-D (68.1
CDM Internacional )
WVDO-LD (77.1
DNJ TV )
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WNTE-LD (1.1
The Retro Channel , 1.10
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WNJX-TV (2.12
TMD , 2.22
Punto2 )
WIPM-TV (3.1
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WNJX-TV (4.1
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ABC , 5.2
DW , 5.3
24H , 5.4
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W05CY-D (5.5
ABC , 5.6
DW , 5.7
24H , 5.8
Telecinco )
W06DA-D (6.1
Zona TV )
WSTE-DT (7.1
Ind. , 7.2
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WQSJ-CD /
W08EJ-D (8.1 Tiva TV)
W08EJ-D (8.2 Tiva TV, 8.5 Conéctate TV)
W10BG-D (10.1
ABC , 10.2
DW , 10.3
24H , 10.4
Telecinco )
WNTE-LD (11.1
TeleOnce )
WOLE-DT / W21CX-D (12.1
TeleOnce , 12.2
UniMás , 12.3 Visión Latina)
WOST / WWKQ-LD /
W27DZ-D (14.1
ShopHQ , 14.2
Timeless TV , 14.3
OnTV4U , 14.4 EEE Network, 14.5
BeIN Xtra , 14.6
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WKHD-LD (15.1
Zona TV )
WIRS (17.1
Sonlife )
WVEO /
WIRS (18.1
Mega TV )
WSTN-LD (19.1
TeleNorte )
WJWN-TV (24.1
ATeVé )
WQHA (25.1
Nueva Vida )
WTPM-LD (28.1
Paraiso TV , 28.2
Hope , 28.3
3ABN Latino , 28.4 EPZA, 28.5
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WSJP-LD (30.1
Cozi , 30.2
Fox , 30.3
Comet , 30.4
This , 30.5
LATV )
WIRS (42.1
ATeVé )
WQSJ-CD (44.1
3ABN Latino , 48.1
CTNi , 48.2
CTN )
WQHA (50.1
Zona TV )
W16DX-D / W22FA-D / W34FK-D (54.1
CDM Internacional )
W02CU-D (55.1
Telemicro /
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WQSJ-CD (60.1
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WNTE-LD (77.1
DNJ TV )
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W02CS-D (1.1
The Retro Channel )
W28EH-D (2.1
TMD , 2.2
Punto2 ,
2.3
NBC )
WTIN-TV (2.11
TMD , 2.21
Punto2 , 4.1
Ind. , 4.2
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W05DB-D (5.1
ABC , 5.2
DW , 5.3
24H , 5.4
Telecinco )
WSTE-DT (7.1
Ind. , 7.2
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WUSP-LD (8.1 Tiva TV)
W08EH-D (8.2 Tiva TV)
WSUR-DT (9.1
TeleOnce , 9.2
UniMás , 9.3 Vision Latina)
W02CS-D (10.1
TeleOnce )
WQQZ-CD (14.1
ShopHQ , 14.2
OnTV4U , 14.3
Timeless TV , 14.4 EEE Network, 14.5
MMN )
W16CW-D (16.1
CDM Internacional HD )
WVOZ-TV (18.1
Mega TV )
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ATeVé )
WUSP-LD (25.1
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CTN )
WQTO (26.1
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PBS Kids )
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WIMN-CD (36.1
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WKPV (42.1
Sonlife )
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CDM Internacional )
WUSP-LD (60.1
Lighthouse TV )
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Stations outside Puerto Rico available on cable and satellite Local
cable television channels Defunct
W08AB 8 (CDM, Guayama)
WPSJ 14 (
Ind. , Ponce)
WMEI (14.1
Retro /
Action , Arecibo)
WMGZ/WTRA 16 (
Ind. , Mayagüez)
WTSJ 18 (
NBC , San Juan)
W19DV-D (19.1
CDM , Luquillo)
WPRU-LP 20 (
ABC , Aguadilla)
WSJX-LP 24 (
Fox /
LATV , Aguadilla)
W24DU-D 24 (CMCG, Quebradillas)
WITA-TV 30 (
Ind. , San Juan)
WSJU-TV (31.1
SuperLatina , San Juan)
W31DL-D (31.1
Newsmax TV , 31.2
Sonlife , 31.3
Shop LC , Ponce)
WFNN 34 (
Ind. , Fajardo)
WOTE 36 (
Ind. , Bayamón)
W39DE-D (39.1
LTC-TV , Cayey)
WUIA 42 (
Rel. , San German)
WCNT 46 (
Ind. , Cidra)
WFEC 62 (
Rel. , San Juan)
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Mobile DTV encrypted channels are italicized
Radio syndicators Terrestrial television Cable and satellite Statewide networks
Regional networks
Local non-commercial independents
School-owned Community-operated
Defunct