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{{short description|ABC affiliate in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico}}
{{short description|ABC affiliate in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico}}
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{{Distinguish|WORO-DT}}
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{{Infobox television station
{{Infobox television station
| callsign = WORA-TV
| callsign = WORA-TV
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[[Image:WORA-TV_Vive.jpg|125px|Vive]]
[[Image:WORA-TV_Vive.jpg|125px|Vive]]
| branding = WORA 5 / ABC Puerto Rico ''(general)''<br> ''ABC News Extra'' ''(newscasts)''<br> [[Deutsche Welle|DW]] ''(on DT2)''<br>VIVE Televisión ''(on DT3)''<br>Telecinco ''(on DT4)''
| branding = {{ubl|WORA 5 / ABC Puerto Rico (general)|''ABC News Extra'' (newscasts)}}
| analog =
| analog =
| digital = 29 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])
| digital = 29 ([[UHF]])
| virtual = 5
| virtual = 5, 10
| translators = ''W05CY-D 5.5 Mayagüez<br>W10BG-D 10.1 Mayagüez''
| translators = {{ubl|W05CY-D 5.5 Mayagüez|W10BG-D 10.1 Mayagüez}}
| affiliations = '''5.1:''' [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]<br>'''5.2:''' [[Deutsche Welle|DW]]<br>'''5.3:''' [[24 Horas (Spanish TV channel)|24h]]<br>'''5.4:''' [[Independent station (North America)|Telecinco]]
| affiliations = {{ubl|'''5.1:''' [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]|''for others, see {{section link||Subchannels}}''}}
| subchannels =
| subchannels =
| founded = {{start date and age|1955}}
| founded = {{start date and age|1955|1|27}}
| airdate = {{start date and age|1955|10|12|p=y}}
| airdate = {{start date and age|1955|10|12|p=y}}<ref>[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=86722&.pdf FCC History Cards for WORA-TV]. [[Federal Communications Commission]].</ref>
| location = [[Mayagüez, Puerto Rico|Mayagüez]]/[[Aguadilla, Puerto Rico]]
| location = [[Mayagüez]]–[[Aguadilla, Puerto Rico]]
| callsign_meaning = Named after former sister station [[WORA (AM)]]
| callsign_meaning = Named after former sister station [[WORA (AM)]]
| sister_stations = [[WRFB]]
| sister_stations = [[WRFB]]
| former_channel_numbers = '''Analog:'''<br>5 ([[very high frequency|VHF]], 1955–2009)
| former_channel_numbers = '''Analog:''' 5 ([[VHF]], 1955–2009)
| owner = Telecinco Media Holdings
| owner = Telecinco Media Holdings
| licensee = Telecinco, Inc.
| licensee = Telecinco, Inc.
| operator =
| operator =
| former_affiliations = [[Spanish language in the United States|Spanish]] [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]] (1955–1969)<br>Repeater for [[WSTE-DT|WRIK-TV]] (1969–1979)<br>Repeater for [[WAPA-TV]] (1979–1985)<br>Repeater for [[WKAQ-TV]] (1985–1994, 2015—2019)<br>Repeater for [[WLII-DT]] (1995–2014)
| former_affiliations = {{ubl|[[Spanish language in the United States|Spanish]] [[Independent station|Independent]] (1955–1969)|Repeater for [[WRIK-TV]] (1969–1979)|Repeater for [[WAPA-TV]] (1979–1985)|Repeater for [[WKAQ-TV]] (1985–1994, 2015—2019)|Repeater for [[WLII-DT]] (1995–2014)}}
| erp = 1,000 [[Kilowatt|kW]]
| erp = 1,000 [[kW]]
| haat = {{convert|634.2|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| haat = {{convert|634.2|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| facility_id = 64865
| facility_id = 64865
| coordinates = {{coord|18|8|56|N|66|59|20|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}
| coordinates = {{coord|18|8|56|N|66|59|20|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| licensing_authority = [[FCC]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.woratv.com/}}<br>{{URL|http://www.abc.pr/}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.abc.pr/}}
}}
}}


'''WORA-TV''' (channel 5) branded on-air as '''ABC Puerto Rico''', is a [[television station]] in [[Mayagüez, Puerto Rico]], affiliated with [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] and owned by Telecinco Media Holdings. WORA-TV's studios are located on Ponce de León Avenue in [[Santurce, Puerto Rico|Santurce]], with additional studios at the Guanajibo Building in Mayagüez. The station's transmitter is located at Monte del Estado in [[Maricao, Puerto Rico|Maricao]].
'''WORA-TV''' (channel 5) is a [[television station]] in [[Mayagüez, Puerto Rico]], affiliated with [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] and owned by Telecinco Media Holdings. WORA-TV's studios are located on Ponce de León Avenue in [[Santurce, Puerto Rico|Santurce]], with additional studios at the Guanajibo Building in Mayagüez. The station's transmitter is located at Monte del Estado in [[Maricao]].


'''[[WRFB]]''' (channel 5) in [[Carolina, Puerto Rico|Carolina]] operates as a full-time [[broadcast relay station#Satellite stations|satellite]] of WORA-TV, serving [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]] and eastern Puerto Rico.
'''[[WRFB]]''' (channel 5) in [[Carolina, Puerto Rico|Carolina]] operates as a full-time [[broadcast relay station#Satellite stations|satellite]] of WORA-TV, serving [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]] and eastern Puerto Rico.
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==History==
==History==
[[File:WORA-TV.jpg|thumb|left|Former WORA-TV logo from 1998 to 2011.]]
[[File:WORA-TV.jpg|thumb|left|Former WORA-TV logo from 1998 to 2011.]]
Founded by [[Lorenza Ramírez de Arellano|Alfredo Ramírez de Arellano y Bártoli]] in 1955, WORA-TV was the first television station on Puerto Rico's west coast and the third station islandwide after [[WKAQ-TV]] and [[WAPA-TV]] (established in the same year earlier).<ref name="Alfredo WORA">{{cite news|url=http://www.mayaguezsabeamango.com/archivos/historias-final/499-muere-el-pionero-de-la-radio-y-la-television-mayagueezana-el-filantropo-alfredo-ramirez-de-arellano-bartoli|title= Muere el pionero de la radio y la televisión mayagüezana: el filántropo Alfredo Ramírez de Arellano Bártoli|website=Mayagüez sabe a Mangó|language=es|access-date=December 9, 2018}}</ref> The station was named for then-sister station [[WORA (AM)|WORA radio]] (760 AM), which one year later was joined by WORA-FM (97.5 FM, now [[WIOB]]), the first FM broadcaster on the west coast.<ref name="Alfredo WORA"/> During its early years, the station produced its own programming, but its schedule eventually shifted toward [[infomercial]]s, possibly due to the lack of interest from local businesses in advertising on television. In 1969, WORA-TV became a repeater station for [[WSTE-DT|WRIK-TV]], airing their programming on the west coast of the island.
Founded by [[Lorenza Ramírez de Arellano|Alfredo Ramírez de Arellano y Bártoli]] in 1955, WORA-TV was the first television station on Puerto Rico's west coast and the third station islandwide after [[WKAQ-TV]] and [[WAPA-TV]] (established in the same year earlier).<ref name="Alfredo WORA">{{cite news|url=http://www.mayaguezsabeamango.com/archivos/historias-final/499-muere-el-pionero-de-la-radio-y-la-television-mayagueezana-el-filantropo-alfredo-ramirez-de-arellano-bartoli|title=Muere el pionero de la radio y la televisión mayagüezana: el filántropo Alfredo Ramírez de Arellano Bártoli|website=Mayagüez sabe a Mangó|language=es|access-date=December 9, 2018|archive-date=December 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210015918/http://www.mayaguezsabeamango.com/archivos/historias-final/499-muere-el-pionero-de-la-radio-y-la-television-mayagueezana-el-filantropo-alfredo-ramirez-de-arellano-bartoli|url-status=live}}</ref> The station was named for then-sister station [[WORA (AM)|WORA radio]] (760 AM), which one year later was joined by WORA-FM (97.5 FM, now [[WIOB]]), the first FM broadcaster on the west coast.<ref name="Alfredo WORA"/> During its early years, the station produced its own programming, but its schedule eventually shifted toward [[infomercial]]s, possibly due to the lack of interest from local businesses in advertising on television. In 1969, WORA-TV became a repeater station for [[WRIK-TV]], airing their programming on the west coast of the island.


In 1979, WORA-TV entered into an affiliation agreement with San Juan-based WAPA-TV, ending its run as a locally-run independent station. After that, most television stations on the island's western coast followed suit. By joining with economically stronger stations from the San Juan market, market divisions on the island ended.
In 1979, WORA-TV entered into an affiliation agreement with San Juan-based WAPA-TV, ending its run as a locally-run independent station. After that, most television stations on the island's western coast followed suit. By joining economically stronger stations from the San Juan market, market divisions on the island ended.


In 1985, WORA-TV changed its affiliation agreement to WKAQ-TV, and on January 1, 1995, it began a new affiliation agreement with [[WLII-DT|WLII]].
In 1985, WORA-TV changed its affiliation agreement to WKAQ-TV, and on January 1, 1995, it began a new affiliation agreement with [[WLII]].


On September 19, 2014, it was announced that WORA would become an ABC affiliate on November 1, 2014, replacing low-power station [[WPRU-LP]], carrying the network on a subchannel branded as '''ABC 5'''.<ref name=tvnc-abc>{{cite web|title=ABC Switching Puerto Rico Affiliation|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/79428/abc-switching-puerto-rico-affiliation|website=TVNewsCheck|access-date=19 September 2014}}</ref>
On September 19, 2014, it was announced that WORA would become an ABC affiliate on November 1, 2014, replacing low-power station [[WPRU-LP]], carrying the network on a subchannel branded as ABC 5.<ref name=tvnc-abc>{{cite web|title=ABC Switching Puerto Rico Affiliation|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/79428/abc-switching-puerto-rico-affiliation|website=TVNewsCheck|access-date=September 19, 2014|archive-date=October 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016183725/http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/79428/abc-switching-puerto-rico-affiliation|url-status=live}}</ref>


On January 1, 2015, WORA-TV again become a semi-satellite of WKAQ-TV on channel 5.1. Univision programming moved to [[WOLE-DT]] channel 12, on the same date. On March 9, 2015, WORA's third digital subchannel added '''VIVE''', which broadcasts series from [[Televisión Española]].
On January 1, 2015, WORA-TV again become a semi-satellite of WKAQ-TV on channel 5.1. Univision programming moved to [[WOLE-DT]] channel 12, on the same date. On March 9, 2015, WORA's third digital subchannel added a new channel, Vive, which broadcast series from [[Televisión Española]]. Vive later switched to a simulcast of the [[24 Horas (Spanish TV channel)|24H]] news channel from TVE on July 1, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|title=¡VIVE! modifica abruptamente su programación ¡Ahora tendrá un enfoque noticioso!|url=https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2019/06/canal-digital-vive-modifica-abruptamente-programacion-ahora-enfoque-noticioso-24-horas-rtve.html|website=TVboricuaUSA|access-date=November 6, 2023|archive-date=November 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110114652/https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2019/06/canal-digital-vive-modifica-abruptamente-programacion-ahora-enfoque-noticioso-24-horas-rtve.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


On June 27, 2019, WORA-TV announced that will end an affiliation agreement with WKAQ-TV by December 31, leaving Telemundo without a western affiliate after more than four years. Later, [[:es:Hemisphere Media Group|Hemisphere Media Group]], the owners of [[WAPA-TV]], announced that Telemundo would air on a subchannel of [[WNJX-TV]] by January 1, 2020. On December 18, WORA-TV announced that it will move ABC programming to the station's primary channel on January 1.<ref>{{cite web|title=Telemundo to stop airing signal via WORA-TV in Mayaguez by year's end|url=https://newsismybusiness.com/telemundo-to-stop-airing-signal-via-wora-tv-in-mayaguez-by-years-end/|website=News is My Business|access-date=27 June 2019}}</ref>
On June 27, 2019, WORA-TV announced that it would end its affiliation with WKAQ-TV by December 31, leaving Telemundo without a western affiliate after more than four years; later, Hemisphere Media Group, the owners of [[WAPA-TV]], announced that Telemundo would air on a subchannel of WAPA-owned [[WNJX-TV]] on January 1, 2020. On December 18, WORA-TV announced that ABC programming would move the station's primary channel on January 1, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|title=Telemundo to stop airing signal via WORA-TV in Mayaguez by year's end|url=https://newsismybusiness.com/telemundo-to-stop-airing-signal-via-wora-tv-in-mayaguez-by-years-end/|website=News is My Business|access-date=June 27, 2019|archive-date=September 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919100718/https://newsismybusiness.com/telemundo-to-stop-airing-signal-via-wora-tv-in-mayaguez-by-years-end/|url-status=live}}</ref>


On December 1, 2020, WORA-TV, WRFB and its translator stations launched Telecinco (subchannel 5.4), a new independent station combining news programming from [[RT (TV network)|RT]] and horse racing from [[Hipodromo Camarero]]. It was the second major change on the multiplex; earlier that year, the [[Interamerican University of Puerto Rico]] began offering online classes as "Inter Online TV" on subchannel 5.2. On March 1, 2022, the station removed RT programming after the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], replacing it with [[Deutsche Welle]].
On July 1, 2019, VIVE switched to a simulcast of the [[24 Horas (Spanish TV channel)|24H]] news channel from TVE.

On December 1, 2020, WORA-TV, WRFB and its translator stations launched as '''Telecinco''', a new independent station combining news programming from [[RT (TV network)|RT]] and horse racing from [[Hipodromo Camarero]]. Telecinco is seen over-the-air on the station's fourth digital subchannel. On March 1, 2022, The station lost its RT affiliation after the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]] and was replaced by [[Deutsche Welle]].

==Digital television==
===Digital channels===
The station's digital signal is [[Multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|colspan="5"|'''[[virtual channel|Virtual]] channels for WORA-TV'''
|-
! [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
! [[Display resolution|Video]]
! [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
! Short name
! Programming<ref name="RabbitEars TV Query for WORA">[http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WORA#station RabbitEars TV Query for WORA]</ref>
|-
| 5.1 || rowspan=2| [[720p]] || rowspan=4| [[16:9]] || WORA-HD || Main WORA-TV programming / [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
| 5.2 || TELE5.2 || [[Deutsche Welle|DW]] Programming
|-
| 5.3 || [[480i]] || VIVE || VIVE Television / [[24 Horas (Spanish TV channel)|24h]]
|-
| 5.4 || 720p || Tele5.4 || [[Independent station (North America)|Telecinco]] / [[Hipodromo Camarero|Camarero TV]]
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|colspan="5"|'''Virtual channels for W05CY-D ([[Digital terrestrial television|digital]] channel 5)'''
|-
! [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
! [[Display resolution|Video]]
! [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
! Short name
! Programming<ref name="RabbitEars TV Query for WORA"/>
|-
| 5.5 || rowspan=2|[[720p]] || rowspan=4| [[16:9]] || ABC-PR || Repeater of WORA-DT1 / ABC
|-
| 5.6 || TELE5.2 || Repeater of WORA-DT2 / [[Deutsche Welle|DW]]
|-
| 5.7 || [[480i]] || VIVE || Repeater of WORA-DT3 / VIVE Televisión / 24h
|-
| 5.8 || 720p || Tele5.4 || Repeater of WORA-DT4 / Telecinco / [[Hipodromo Camarero|Camarero TV]]
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|colspan="5"|'''Virtual channels for W10BG-D (digital channel 10)'''
|-
! [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
! [[Display resolution|Video]]
! [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
! Short name
! Programming<ref name="RabbitEars TV Query for WORA"/>
|-
| 10.1 || rowspan=2| [[720p]] || rowspan=4| [[16:9]] || ABC-PR || Repeater of WORA-DT1 / ABC
|-
| 10.2 || TELE5.2 || Repeater of WORA-DT2 / [[Deutsche Welle|DW]]
|-
| 10.3 || [[480i]] || VIVE || Repeater of WORA-DT3 / VIVE Televisión / 24h
|-
| 10.4 || 720p || Tele5.4 || Repeater of WORA-DT4 / Telecinco / [[Hipodromo Camarero|Camarero TV]]
|}

===Analog-to-digital conversion===
WORA-TV shut down its analog signal, over [[Very high frequency|VHF]] channel 5, on June 12, 2009, the official date when full-power television stations in the United States [[Digital television transition in the United States|transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts]] under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 29.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |title=DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second Rounds |format=PDF |access-date=October 27, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829004251/http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |archive-date=August 29, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Through the use of [[Program and System Information Protocol]], digital television receivers display the station's [[virtual channel]] as its former VHF analog channel 5.

==Translator stations==
WORA-TV can be seen across Puerto Rico on the following stations:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! City of license
! Callsign
! Channel
|-
|| [[Carolina, Puerto Rico|Carolina]] || '''[[WRFB]]''' || 5.1
|-
|| [[Fajardo, Puerto Rico|Fajardo]] || '''W05DA-D''' || 5.1
|-
|| [[Mayagüez, Puerto Rico|Mayagüez]] || '''W05CY-D''' || 5.5
|-
|| [[Mayagüez, Puerto Rico|Mayagüez]] || '''W10BG-D''' || 10.1
|-
|| [[Ponce, Puerto Rico|Ponce]] || '''W05DB-D''' || 5.1
|-
|| [[San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico|San Lorenzo]] || '''W29EE-D''' || 5.1
|}


==Programming==
==Programming==
In addition to ABC network programming, WORA-TV airs some local shows in Spanish, mostly on Sunday afternoons.
In addition to ABC network programming, WORA-TV airs some local programming in Spanish, mostly on Sunday afternoons.


===News operation===
===News operation===
WORA-TV had a small news division branded as ''WORA-TV Noticias'', which aired during WKAQ-TV's ''Telenoticias'' news broadcasts on WORA-DT1. These 15 to 30 minute news segments focus on events happening in and around Mayagüez and Puerto Rico's west coast. On June 28, 2019, WORA-TV laid off 19 employees. This caused the closing of the entire news department and the newscasts have been canceled.
WORA-TV had a small news division branded ''WORA-TV Noticias'', which aired during WKAQ-TV's ''Telenoticias'' news broadcasts on the Telemundo subchannel. These 15- to 30-minute news segments focus on events happening in and around Mayagüez and Puerto Rico's west coast. On June 28, 2019, the day after the end of the WKAQ rebroadcast agreement was announced, WORA-TV laid off 19 employees and closed its entire news department.


Currently, WORA-TV (which is affiliated with ABC), airs a simulcast of [[WABC-TV]]'s ''Eyewitness News''. Unlike most ABC affiliates, which produce their local newscasts in English, WORA-TV produces their local newscasts in Spanish. The local programs, ''Directo y Sin Filtro'' (hosted by Limarys Suarez, [[Carmen Jovet]] and Jonathan Lebrón Ayala) and ''Primetime'' (hosted by Nicole Marie Colón) broadcast in the evening.
Currently, WORA-TV airs a simulcast of [[WABC-TV]]'s ''Eyewitness News''. Unlike most ABC affiliates, which produce their local newscasts in English, WORA-TV produces their local newscasts in Spanish. The local programs, ''Directo y Sin Filtro'' (hosted by Limarys Suarez, [[Carmen Jovet]], and Jonathan Lebrón Ayala) and ''Primetime'' (hosted by Nicole Marie Colón), are broadcast in the evening.


On April 14, 2021, after nearly two years without a regional news operation, WORA-TV announces its return to news programming, with the launch of ''ABC News Extra'', a local newscast headed by female journalists. Anchored by Veronique Abreu Tañon and Yarimar Marrero, the locally produced newscast airs weeknights at 7:00&nbsp;p.m.
On April 14, 2021, after nearly two years without a regional news operation, WORA-TV announced its return to news programming with the launch of ''ABC News Extra'', a local 7 p.m. weeknight newscast anchored by Veronique Abreu Tañon and Yarimar Marrero.


===Local programs produced by WORA-TV===
===Local programs produced by WORA-TV===
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* ''Turismo con Perea''
* ''Turismo con Perea''
* ''Muy Interesante''
* ''Muy Interesante''

==Technical information==
===Subchannels===
The station's signal is [[Multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Subchannels of WORA-TV and repeaters<ref name="RabbitEars TV Query for WORA">{{Cite web|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WORA#station|website=[[RabbitEars.info]]|title=RabbitEars TV Query for WORA|access-date=November 1, 2014|archive-date=November 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101102357/http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WORA#station|url-status=live}}</ref>
! scope = "col" colspan=3 | [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
! scope = "col" rowspan=2 | [[Display resolution|Res.]]
! scope = "col" rowspan=2 | [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
! scope = "col" rowspan=2 | Short name
! scope = "col" rowspan=2 | Programming
|-
! scope = "col" | WORA-TV || W05CY-D || W10BG-D
|-
! scope = "row" | 5.1 || 5.5 || 10.1
| rowspan=2| [[720p]] || rowspan=4| [[16:9]] || ABC-PR || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 5.2 || 5.6 || 10.2
| UIA-TV || Inter Online TV
|-
! scope = "row" | 5.3 || 5.7 || 10.3
| [[480i]] || VIVE || VIVE Television / [[24 Horas (Spanish TV channel)|24h]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 5.4 || 5.8 || 10.4
| [[720p]] || Tele5.4 || [[Independent station|Telecinco]] / [[Hipodromo Camarero|Camarero TV]]
|}

===Analog-to-digital conversion===
WORA-TV ended regular programming on its analog signal over [[VHF]] channel 5, on June 12, 2009, the official date when full-power television stations in the United States [[Digital television transition in the United States|transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts]] under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 29, using [[virtual channel]] 5.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |title=DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second Rounds |format=PDF |access-date=October 27, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829004251/http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |archive-date=August 29, 2013 }}</ref>

As part of the [[SAFER Act]], WORA-TV kept its analog signal on the air until June 26 to inform viewers of the digital television transition through a loop of [[public service announcement]]s from the [[National Association of Broadcasters]].<ref name="FCC Nightlight">{{cite web|url=https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-291375A1.pdf|title=UPDATED List of Participants in the Analog Nightlight Program|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|date=June 12, 2009|access-date=June 27, 2024}}</ref>

===Translator stations===
WORA-TV and its subchannels can be seen across Puerto Rico on the following stations:

* [[Carolina, Puerto Rico|Carolina]]: [[WRFB]] 5.1
* [[Fajardo]]: W05DA-D
* [[Mayagüez]]: W05CY-D
* [[Mayagüez]]: W10BG-D
* [[Ponce, Puerto Rico|Ponce]]: W05DB-D
* [[San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico|San Lorenzo]]: W29EE-D


==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.woratv.com/ WORA-TV] – Official website
*[http://www.woratv.com/ WORA-TV] – Official website
*[http://www.abc.pr/ ABC Puerto Rico] – Official website for ABC Puerto Rico
*[http://www.abc.pr/ ABC Puerto Rico] – Official website for ABC Puerto Rico
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|64865|WORA-TV}}
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|183016|W05CY-D}}
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|183016|W05CY-D}}
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|64864|W10BG-D}}
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|64864|W10BG-D}}
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[[Category:Television stations in Puerto Rico|ORA-TV]]
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Latest revision as of 20:58, 22 November 2024

Not to be confused with WORO-DT.
WORA-TV
ABC5
Vive
CityMayagüez, Puerto Rico
Channels
Branding
  • WORA 5 / ABC Puerto Rico (general)
  • ABC News Extra (newscasts)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Telecinco Media Holdings
  • (Telecinco, Inc.)
WRFB
History
FoundedJanuary 27, 1955; 69 years ago (1955-01-27)
First air date
October 12, 1955 (69 years ago) (1955-10-12)[1]
Former channel number(s)
Analog: 5 (VHF, 1955–2009)
Call sign meaning
Named after former sister station WORA (AM)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID64865
ERP1,000 kW
HAAT634.2 m (2,081 ft)
Transmitter coordinates18°8′56″N 66°59′20″W / 18.14889°N 66.98889°W / 18.14889; -66.98889
Translator(s)
  • W05CY-D 5.5 Mayagüez
  • W10BG-D 10.1 Mayagüez
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.abc.pr

WORA-TV (channel 5) is a television station in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, affiliated with ABC and owned by Telecinco Media Holdings. WORA-TV's studios are located on Ponce de León Avenue in Santurce, with additional studios at the Guanajibo Building in Mayagüez. The station's transmitter is located at Monte del Estado in Maricao.

WRFB (channel 5) in Carolina operates as a full-time satellite of WORA-TV, serving San Juan and eastern Puerto Rico.

History

Former WORA-TV logo from 1998 to 2011.

Founded by Alfredo Ramírez de Arellano y Bártoli in 1955, WORA-TV was the first television station on Puerto Rico's west coast and the third station islandwide after WKAQ-TV and WAPA-TV (established in the same year earlier).[3] The station was named for then-sister station WORA radio (760 AM), which one year later was joined by WORA-FM (97.5 FM, now WIOB), the first FM broadcaster on the west coast.[3] During its early years, the station produced its own programming, but its schedule eventually shifted toward infomercials, possibly due to the lack of interest from local businesses in advertising on television. In 1969, WORA-TV became a repeater station for WRIK-TV, airing their programming on the west coast of the island.

In 1979, WORA-TV entered into an affiliation agreement with San Juan-based WAPA-TV, ending its run as a locally-run independent station. After that, most television stations on the island's western coast followed suit. By joining economically stronger stations from the San Juan market, market divisions on the island ended.

In 1985, WORA-TV changed its affiliation agreement to WKAQ-TV, and on January 1, 1995, it began a new affiliation agreement with WLII.

On September 19, 2014, it was announced that WORA would become an ABC affiliate on November 1, 2014, replacing low-power station WPRU-LP, carrying the network on a subchannel branded as ABC 5.[4]

On January 1, 2015, WORA-TV again become a semi-satellite of WKAQ-TV on channel 5.1. Univision programming moved to WOLE-DT channel 12, on the same date. On March 9, 2015, WORA's third digital subchannel added a new channel, Vive, which broadcast series from Televisión Española. Vive later switched to a simulcast of the 24H news channel from TVE on July 1, 2019.[5]

On June 27, 2019, WORA-TV announced that it would end its affiliation with WKAQ-TV by December 31, leaving Telemundo without a western affiliate after more than four years; later, Hemisphere Media Group, the owners of WAPA-TV, announced that Telemundo would air on a subchannel of WAPA-owned WNJX-TV on January 1, 2020. On December 18, WORA-TV announced that ABC programming would move the station's primary channel on January 1, 2020.[6]

On December 1, 2020, WORA-TV, WRFB and its translator stations launched Telecinco (subchannel 5.4), a new independent station combining news programming from RT and horse racing from Hipodromo Camarero. It was the second major change on the multiplex; earlier that year, the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico began offering online classes as "Inter Online TV" on subchannel 5.2. On March 1, 2022, the station removed RT programming after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, replacing it with Deutsche Welle.

Programming

In addition to ABC network programming, WORA-TV airs some local programming in Spanish, mostly on Sunday afternoons.

News operation

WORA-TV had a small news division branded WORA-TV Noticias, which aired during WKAQ-TV's Telenoticias news broadcasts on the Telemundo subchannel. These 15- to 30-minute news segments focus on events happening in and around Mayagüez and Puerto Rico's west coast. On June 28, 2019, the day after the end of the WKAQ rebroadcast agreement was announced, WORA-TV laid off 19 employees and closed its entire news department.

Currently, WORA-TV airs a simulcast of WABC-TV's Eyewitness News. Unlike most ABC affiliates, which produce their local newscasts in English, WORA-TV produces their local newscasts in Spanish. The local programs, Directo y Sin Filtro (hosted by Limarys Suarez, Carmen Jovet, and Jonathan Lebrón Ayala) and Primetime (hosted by Nicole Marie Colón), are broadcast in the evening.

On April 14, 2021, after nearly two years without a regional news operation, WORA-TV announced its return to news programming with the launch of ABC News Extra, a local 7 p.m. weeknight newscast anchored by Veronique Abreu Tañon and Yarimar Marrero.

Local programs produced by WORA-TV

  • ABC News Extra
  • Directo y Sin Filtro
  • Primetime
  • De Show con Gricel
  • Fan Zone
  • La Gran Entrevista
  • Veronique
  • Juan de Vega de Show
  • Por las Fiestas de mi Pueblo
  • Turismo con Perea
  • Muy Interesante

Technical information

Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WORA-TV and repeaters[7]
Channel Res. Aspect Short name Programming
WORA-TV 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

WORA-TV ended regular programming on its analog signal over VHF channel 5, on June 12, 2009, the official date when full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 29, using virtual channel 5.[8]

As part of the SAFER Act, WORA-TV kept its analog signal on the air until June 26 to inform viewers of the digital television transition through a loop of public service announcements from the National Association of Broadcasters.[9]

Translator stations

WORA-TV and its subchannels can be seen across Puerto Rico on the following stations:

References

  1. ^ FCC History Cards for WORA-TV. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WORA-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ a b "Muere el pionero de la radio y la televisión mayagüezana: el filántropo Alfredo Ramírez de Arellano Bártoli". Mayagüez sabe a Mangó (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 10, 2018. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  4. ^ "ABC Switching Puerto Rico Affiliation". TVNewsCheck. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  5. ^ "¡VIVE! modifica abruptamente su programación ¡Ahora tendrá un enfoque noticioso!". TVboricuaUSA. Archived from the original on November 10, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  6. ^ "Telemundo to stop airing signal via WORA-TV in Mayaguez by year's end". News is My Business. Archived from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  7. ^ "RabbitEars TV Query for WORA". RabbitEars.info. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  8. ^ "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second Rounds" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  9. ^ "UPDATED List of Participants in the Analog Nightlight Program" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. June 12, 2009. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
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