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WRFB
Satellite of WORA-TV, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Carolina–San Juan, Puerto Rico;
City	Carolina, Puerto Rico
Channels	Digital: 30 (UHF); Virtual: 5;
Branding	WORA 5 / ABC Puerto Rico (general); ABC News Extra (newscasts);
Programming
Affiliations	5.1: ABC; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Telecinco Media Holdings; (Telecinco, Inc.);
Sister stations	WORA-TV
History
Founded	October 2, 1989
First air date	1997 (28 years ago)
Former call signs	WDZE (1997–1998); WZDE (1998–2001);
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 52 (UHF, 1997–2009); Digital: 51 (UHF, 2009–2017); Virtual: 51 (2009–2019);
Former affiliations	Independent (1997–2016); DestinoTV (2013); Telemicro Internacional (2013–2014); Silent (2014, 2016, 2017–2019); SuperCanal (2016–2017); Telemundo (2019); ABC (5.2, 2019);
Call sign meaning	R&F Broadcasting (former owner)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	54443
ERP	250 kW; 40 kW (STA);
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
Translator(s)	W05DA-D Fajardo; W05DB-D Ponce; W29EE-D San Lorenzo;
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.abc.pr

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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

Subchannels of WORA-TV, WRFB and repeaters^[2]^[3]
Channel			Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
WORA-TV WRFB	W05CY-D	W10BG-D	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
5.1	5.5	10.1	720p	16:9	ABC-PR	ABC
5.2	5.6	10.2	720p		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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[1] "Facility Technical Data for WRFB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[RabbitEars_TV_Query_for_WORA-2] "RabbitEars TV Query for WORA". RabbitEars.info. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2014.

[RabbitEars_TV_Query_for_WRFB-3] "RabbitEars TV Query for WRFB". RabbitEars.info. Retrieved December 27, 2024.

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+{{pp-vand|small=yes}}
-{{short description|ABC affiliate in Carolina, Puerto Rico}}
+{{short description|TV station in Carolina, Puerto Rico}}
 {{incomplete|WRFB's history from 1989 to 2017|date=January 2020}}
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@@ Line 5: / Line 6: @@
 | above                  = {{nowrap|[[broadcast relay station#Satellite stations|Satellite]] of [[WORA-TV]], [[Mayagüez, Puerto Rico]]}}
 | city                   = Carolina, Puerto Rico
-| logo                   = [[Image:WORA-TV ABC5.png|125px|ABC5]]
+| logo                   = ABC Puerto Rico 2022.svg
+| logo_size              = 150px
-----
-[[Image:WORA-TV_Vive.jpg|125px|Vive]]
+| image                  = WORA-TV_Vive.jpg
+| image_size             = 135px
-| branding               = ABC Puerto Rico ''(general)''<br>ABC News Extra ''(newscasts)''<br>DW ''(on DT2)''<br>VIVE Television ''(on DT3)''<br>Telecinco ''(on DT4)''
+| branding               = {{ubl|WORA 5 / ABC Puerto Rico (general)|''ABC News Extra'' (newscasts)}}
 | analog                 =
 | digital                = 30 ([[ultra high frequency|UHF]])
 | virtual                = 5
 | subchannels            =
-| translators            = ''W05DA-D 5.1 [[Fajardo, Puerto Rico|Fajardo]]<br>W05DB-D 5.1 [[Ponce, Puerto Rico|Ponce]]<br>W29EE-D 5.1 [[San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico|San Lorenzo]]''
+| translators            = {{ubl|W05DA-D [[Fajardo, Puerto Rico|Fajardo]]|W05DB-D [[Ponce, Puerto Rico|Ponce]]|W29EE-D [[San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico|San Lorenzo]]}}
-| affiliations           = '''5.1:''' [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]<br>'''5.2:''' [[Deutsche Welle|DW]]<br>'''5.3:''' VIVE / [[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}}''}}
 | network                =
 | founded                = October 2, 1989
 | airdate                = {{start date and age|1997|p=y}}
-| location               = [[Carolina, Puerto Rico|Carolina]]/[[San Juan, Puerto Rico]]
+| location               = [[Carolina, Puerto Rico|Carolina]]–[[San Juan, Puerto Rico]]
-| callsign_meaning       = '''R'''&'''F B'''roadcasting (former owner)
+| callsign_meaning       = R&F Broadcasting (former owner)
-| former_callsigns       = WDZE (1997–1998)<br>WZDE (1998–2001)
+| former_callsigns       = {{ubl|WDZE (1997–1998)|WZDE (1998–2001)}}
-| former_channel_numbers = '''Analog:'''<br>52 (UHF, 1997–2009)<br>'''Digital:'''<br>51 (UHF, 2009–2017)<br>'''Virtual:'''<br>51 (PSIP, 2009–2019)
+| former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analog:''' 52 (UHF, 1997–2009)|'''Digital:''' 51 (UHF, 2009–2017)|'''Virtual:''' 51 (2009–2019)}}
-| owner                  = Telecinco, Inc.
+| owner                  = Telecinco Media Holdings
 | operator               =
-| licensee               =
+| licensee               = Telecinco, Inc.
 | sister_stations        = WORA-TV
-| former_affiliations    = '''Analog/DT1:'''<br>[[Independent station (North America)|Independent]] (1997–2016)<br>DestinoTV (2013)<br>[[Telemicro|Telemicro Internacional]] (2013–2014)<br>[[dark (broadcasting)|Silent]] (2014, 2016, 2017–2019)<br>[[SuperCanal]] (2016–2017)<br>[[Telemundo]] (2019)<br>'''DT2:'''<br>ABC (2019)<br>24H (January-August 2020) <br> [[Interamerican University of Puerto Rico|Inter Online TV]] (2020-2022) <br> '''DT3:'''<br>[[Televisión Española|TVE/VIVE]] (February-July 2019)<br>24H (July-December 2019)<br>'''DT4:'''<br>[[RT (TV Network)|RT Network]] (2021-2022)<br>'''DT5:'''<br>[[Mega TV (American TV network)|Mega TV]] (2019-2022)
+| former_affiliations    = {{ubl|[[Independent station|Independent]] (1997–2016)|DestinoTV (2013)|[[Telemicro|Telemicro Internacional]] (2013–2014)|[[dark (broadcasting)|Silent]] (2014, 2016, 2017–2019)|[[SuperCanal]] (2016–2017)|[[Telemundo]] (2019)|ABC (5.2, 2019)}}
-| erp                    = 250 [[kilowatt|kW]]<br>40 [[Kilowatt|kW]] ([[special temporary authority|STA]])
+| erp                    = {{ubl|250 [[kilowatt|kW]]|40 kW ([[special temporary authority|STA]])}}
-| haat                   = {{convert|273.5|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} ([[special temporary authority|STA]])<br>{{convert|311|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} ([[construction permit|CP]])
+| haat                   = {{convert|305.8|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
 | class                  =
 | facility_id            = 54443
-| coordinates            = {{coord|18|16|25|N|66|5|40|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}
+| coordinates            = {{coord|18|16|26.06|N|66|5|40.41|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}
 | licensing_authority    = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
-| website                = [http://www.abc.pr/ www.abc.pr]
+| website                = {{url|http://www.abc.pr/}}
 }}
-'''WRFB''' (channel 5), branded on-air as '''ABC Puerto Rico''', is a [[television station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Carolina, Puerto Rico|Carolina]], serving the [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]] area as an affiliate of [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. It is a full-time [[broadcast relay station#Satellite station|satellite]] of [[Mayagüez, Puerto Rico|Mayagüez]]-licensed [[WORA-TV]] (channel 5) which is owned by Telecinco, Inc. WRFB's transmitter is located on Cerro Marquesa in [[Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico|Aguas Buenas]]; its parent station maintains studios on Ponce de León Avenue in [[Santurce, Puerto Rico|Santurce]], with additional studios at the Guanajibo Building in Mayagüez.
+'''WRFB''' (channel 5), branded '''ABC Puerto Rico''', is a [[television station]] licensed to [[Carolina, Puerto Rico|Carolina]], serving the [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]] area as an affiliate of [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. It is a full-time [[broadcast relay station#Satellite station|satellite]] of [[Mayagüez, Puerto Rico|Mayagüez]]-licensed [[WORA-TV]] (channel 5) which is owned by Telecinco Media Holdings. WRFB's transmitter is located on Cerro Marquesa in [[Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico|Aguas Buenas]]; its parent station maintains studios on Ponce de León Avenue in [[Santurce, Puerto Rico|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 [[Televisión Española|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 [[Dark (broadcasting)|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==
-== Owners ==
+===Subchannels===
+{{#section:WORA-TV|subchannels}}
-* 1997–2001: [[Rickin Sánchez]] (VTK PR, Inc.)
+===Analog-to-digital conversion===
-* 1998–2001: ZDE-TV Broadcasting, Inc.
-* 1999–2002: Pegasus Communications (WZDE Licensee, Inc.)
-* 2001–2017: R&F Broadcasting
-* July–October 2013: Destino Media Group (Destino Network)
-* 2017–2018: ERA International Corporation
-* 2018–present: '''Telecinco, Inc.'''
-== Branding ==
-* 1997–1999: MusicaVisión
-* 2000–2001: VTK
-* 2001–2003: WRFB-TV Canal 52
-* 2003–2013: Videomax
-* 2013: My Destino TV
-* 2013–2014: Telemicro Internacional
-* 2014–2016: Videomax Canal 51
-* 2016–2017: SuperCanal
-* 2017–2019: Telecinco / WORA Televisión
-* 2019-2020: ABC 5 Puerto Rico
-* 2020–present: '''ABC Puerto Rico'''
-== Digital television ==
-The station's digital signal is [[multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:
-{| class="wikitable"
-|-
-! [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
-! [[Display resolution|Video]]
-! [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
-! Short name
-! Programming<ref>[http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WRFB#station RabbitEars TV Query for WRFB]</ref>
-! Stations
-|-
-| 5.1 || rowspan=4| [[720p]] || rowspan=5| [[16:9]] || ABC-PR || Repeater of [[WORA-TV]] / [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] || rowspan=5| WRFB,<br>W05DA-D, <br>W05DB-D, <br>W29EE-D
-|-
-| 5.2 || TELE5.2 || Repeater of [[WORA-TV|WORA-DT2]] / [[Deutsche Welle|DW]]
-|-
-| 5.3 || VIVE || Repeater of [[WORA-TV|WORA-DT3]] / VIVE Televisión / [[24 Horas (Spanish TV channel)|24H]]
-|-
-| 5.4 || Tele5.4 || Repeater of [[WORA-TV|WORA-DT4]] / [[Independent station (North America)|Telecinco]] / [[Hipodromo Camarero|Camarero TV]]
-|}
 On June 12, 2009, WRFB signed off its analog signal and completed its move to digital.
-== References ==
+==References==
 {{reflist}}
-== External links ==
+==External links==
-*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|54443|WRFB}}
 *{{FCC-LMS-Facility|183093|W05DA-D}}
 *{{FCC-LMS-Facility|183017|W05DB-D}}
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-[[Category:ABC network affiliates]]
+[[Category:American Broadcasting Company affiliates]]
 [[Category:Television channels and stations established in 1997]]
 [[Category:1997 establishments in Puerto Rico]]
 [[Category:Television stations in Puerto Rico|RFB]]
+[[Category:Carolina, Puerto Rico]]
 {{US-tv-station-stub}}
-{{PuertoRico-stub}}
+{{PuertoRico-culture-stub}}