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| Ponce / San Juan / Mayagüez / Arecibo | |
| City of license | Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Branding | SuperSiete / Tele-Isla (TLI) |
| Channels | Analog: 7 (VHF) |
| Translators | WSTE1 7 San Juan WSTE2 7 Mayagüez WSTE3 7 Arecibo |
| Affiliations | Independent |
| Owner | Univision (Univision Television Group, Inc. Ponce ( IPA) officially the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce, is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Southern Coastal Plain region San Juan (saŋ hwaŋ (from the Spanish San Juan Bautista, " Saint John the Baptist " is the Capital and largest municipality in Mayagüez redirects here For the US ship of the same name see ''SS'' Mayagüez. Arecibo (ah-re-SEE-boh is a municipality in the northern midwest coast of Puerto Rico and located by the Atlantic Ocean north of Utuado and Ciales A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting is the community that a Radio station or Television station A brand is a collection of Images and ideas representing an economic producer more specifically it refers to the descriptive verbal attributes and concrete symbols such as a In Broadcasting, a channel is a range of frequencies (or equivalently Wavelengths assigned by a government for the operation of a particular Television Analog (or analogue) television encodes Television picture and sound information and transmits it as an Analog signal: one in which the Very high frequency (VHF is the Radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Digital Terrestrial Television ( DTTV or DTT) is an implementation of digital technology to provide a greater number of channels and/or better quality of picture and Very high frequency (VHF is the Radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. San Juan (saŋ hwaŋ (from the Spanish San Juan Bautista, " Saint John the Baptist " is the Capital and largest municipality in Mayagüez redirects here For the US ship of the same name see ''SS'' Mayagüez. Arecibo (ah-re-SEE-boh is a municipality in the northern midwest coast of Puerto Rico and located by the Atlantic Ocean north of Utuado and Ciales An independent station is Television terminology used to describe a Television station broadcasting in the United States or Canada that is not Ownership is the state or fact of exclusive rights and control over Property, which may be an object, land/real estate, Intellectual property Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States and Puerto Rico. ) |
| First air date | February 2, 1958 |
| Call letters’ meaning | Siete (Spanish for seven) |
| Sister station(s) | WLII (TV) 11 WKAQ (AM) 580 WKAQ-FM 104. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Broadcasting and Radio communications a call sign (also known as a callsign or call letters, or abbreviated as a call, or otherwise In Broadcasting, sister stations or sister channels (or "sibling stations" in gender-neutral form are radio and/or Television stations WLII is a full-power television station licensed to Caguas Puerto Rico transmitting over analog channel 11 digital 56 WKAQ is a Radio station in San Juan Puerto Rico that broadcasts on 580 kHz with a Spanish language Talk radio format WKAQ-FM (1047 FM, "KQ105 FM" along with it satellite WUKQ-FM (99 5 |
| Former callsigns | WRIK-TV (1958-1979) WLUZ-TV (1979-1987) |
WSTE is a full-power television station licensed to Ponce, Puerto Rico transmitting over analog channel 7, digital 8. In Broadcasting and Radio communications a call sign (also known as a callsign or call letters, or abbreviated as a call, or otherwise Ponce ( IPA) officially the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce, is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Southern Coastal Plain region WSTE is owned by Univision and is operated by the network as well through WLII in Caguas. Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States and Puerto Rico. WLII is a full-power television station licensed to Caguas Puerto Rico transmitting over analog channel 11 digital 56 Caguas ( (founded in 1775) is a City and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Central Mountain Range of Puerto Rico, south of San WSTE is branded as SuperSiete and Tele-Isla.
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History
The station first went on the air in the late 1950s as WRIK-TV where it retransmitted WKAQ-TV's programming (one of the first affiliation agreements, now common on the island). The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive WKAQ-TV is a full-power television station located in San Juan Puerto Rico transmitting over analog channel 2 digital 28 In 1970, it was bought by United Artists and moved to San Juan and started broadcasting El Show de Tito Rodriguez for two seasons. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the film studio Previously it was affiliated with a cinema chain bearing its name now owned by Regal Entertainment Group. Tito Rodríguez ( January 4, 1923 - February 28, 1973) was a popular 1950s and 1960s Singer and Bandleader. United Arists left the island, then it was branded as Rikavision. The station then produced its own programming, Ahi Va Eso, with Awilda Carbia, Jacobo Morales, and Norma Candal, Contigo Anexo 3, Showtime with Wilkins, and Las Caribelles, El Show de Carol Myles, and the legendary children's show, Rikalandia, hosted by Sandra Zaiter. Awilda Carbia (born January 30, 1938 in San Juan Puerto Rico) is an actress comedian and impersonator Jacobo Morales (born in Puerto Rico, 12 November 1934) is an Actor, writer and director of Marrano descent whom many consider to be the Norma Candal ( April 10, 1930 – February 5, 2006) was an Actress and Comedian who was best known for her role as "Petunia" Sandra Zaiter, born in 1943 is a well known Television children's show host in Puerto Rico.
In 1979, it was acquired by Puerto Rican producer Tommy Muñiz and renamed WLUZ-TV, Teleluz. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Tommy Muñiz (born February 4 1922 in Ponce, PR - Hebrew Spanish Puerto Rican comedian dramatic Actor, network owner and producer Muñiz was also owner of Radio Luz, WLUZ (AM). Financial troubles forced Muñiz to sell the station to Malrite Communications Group where it became SuperSiete - WSTE. Raycom Media is a Broadcasting company based in Montgomery Alabama. The station acquired limited success at the time using colorful motion graphics, a new logo, major advertising in newspapers, and the broadcasting of famous American sitcoms at the time, such as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and The Simpsons, along with major Hollywood movies of the time. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is an award winning American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from September 10 1990 to May 20 1996
It also was acknowledged for its children's show "El Show de Burbujita y Bolillo", produced by Milly Cangiano, and its Saturday morning cartoons. Milly Cangiano, is a Puerto Rican Journalist, dedicated to the entertainment business Along this time, one of Puerto Rico's longest running shows, No te Duermas with Antonio Sánchez El Gangster, started airing on channel 7 as well. No te Duermas (translated as Don't Fall Asleep) is a Spanish-language Television program, a late-night Antonio Sanchez might refer to Tony Sanchez, Texas businessman and former gubernatorial candidate Antonio Sanchez (Puerto Rican host Also, Super Siete produced a successful game show, La Hora de Oro with Hector Marcano and El Gangster, & two family oriented comedies, Maripili, and El Cuartel de la Risa. Hector Marcano is a Comedian, producer, and Game show host in Puerto Rico. Antonio Sanchez might refer to Tony Sanchez, Texas businessman and former gubernatorial candidate Antonio Sanchez (Puerto Rican host El Cuartel de la Risa was a Puerto Rican Comedy show broadcast on WSTE.
In 1991, Malrite Communications Group fearing that it will lose channel 7 experimental license for their booster-type translator facilities to transmit their signal across the island, decided to buy WLII-TV and WSUR-TV and sold WSTE to Siete Grande Television, Inc. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Raycom Media is a Broadcasting company based in Montgomery Alabama. WLII is a full-power television station licensed to Caguas Puerto Rico transmitting over analog channel 11 digital 56 WLII is a full-power television station licensed to Caguas Puerto Rico transmitting over analog channel 11 digital 56 which its owner is Jerry Hartman, a Florida entrepreneur. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the WSTE was then called El Nuevo SuperSiete (The New SuperSeven).
During the 1990s, WLII signed a marketing agreement with SuperSiete, stripping the channel of its successful shows and leaving it as an outlet for infomercials, horse races and independent productions. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 It was also rebranded as Tele-Isla during primetime hours. Due to the failure of the new programming, and the lack of full island coverage of WLII at the time, WSTE started re-broadcasting WLII's primetime programming mainly for the western and central areas of Puerto Rico.
In 1995, WLII entered into an affiliation agreement with WORA-TV. WORA-TV is a full-power television station in Mayagüez Puerto Rico transmitting over analog channel 5 digital 29 This created a situation with the FCC, as WLII programming was being rebroadcast by 2 different stations across the island; WLII and WSTE in the north, WSUR-TV and WSTE in the south, and WSTE, WNJX-TV and WORA-TV in the west. WLII is a full-power television station licensed to Caguas Puerto Rico transmitting over analog channel 11 digital 56 WNJX-TV is a full-power television station in Mayagüez Puerto Rico transmitting over analog channel 22 digital 23 During this time, the channel proudly showed its coverage channels on its "ident", as 11-9-7-5-22. After ammonestation by the FCC, WLII dropped WSTE and WNJX-TV coverage.
After that point (sometime in 1995) and until today, the station mostly airs infomercials, localy-produced advertisements for car dealerships and music programs. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995
In July 16, 2007, Siete Grande Television, Inc. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. announced it was selling WSTE to Univision. Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States and Puerto Rico. [1] The sale was approved by the FCC on October 11, 2007.
An interesting note is that the channel's SuperSiete "ident" animation, logo, and name survived for over 20 years, dating back to 1987.
Broadcasting
To effectively cover all of Puerto Rico, WSTE has booster-type translator facilities across the island. Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} However, in order for this booster system to work without any interference, WSTE's main transmitter must be kept silent. The Ponce area is thus served from an auxiliary station transmitting at 100 kW.
Transmitter facilities
| Station | Type | City | Channel | ERP | HAAT | Facility ID | Transmitter Coordinates | |
| WSTE | Main | Analog (silent) Digital |
Ponce | 7 (VHF) 8 (VHF) |
186 kW 50 kW |
826 m 88 m |
60341 | |
| WSTE | Auxiliary | Ponce | 7 (VHF) | 100 kW | 88 m | 60341 | ||
| WSTE1 | Booster | San Juan | 7 (VHF) | 310 kW | 341 m | 91770 | ||
| WSTE2 | Booster | Mayagüez | 7 (VHF) | 24. In Broadcasting, a channel is a range of frequencies (or equivalently Wavelengths assigned by a government for the operation of a particular Television In radio Telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power (ERP is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency (RF Height above average terrain ( HAAT) (or less popularly EHAAT, Effective Height Above Average Terrain is used extensively in FM Radio and The facility ID number or FIN is a unique positive integer assigned by the United States Federal Communications Commission to each domestic and international Ponce ( IPA) officially the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce, is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Southern Coastal Plain region Very high frequency (VHF is the Radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Very high frequency (VHF is the Radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. The watt (symbol W) is the SI derived unit of power, equal to one Joule of energy per Second. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Ponce ( IPA) officially the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce, is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Southern Coastal Plain region San Juan (saŋ hwaŋ (from the Spanish San Juan Bautista, " Saint John the Baptist " is the Capital and largest municipality in Mayagüez redirects here For the US ship of the same name see ''SS'' Mayagüez. 1 kW | 386 m | 91773 | ||
| WSTE3 | Booster | Arecibo | 7 (VHF) | 1 kW | 62 m | 91771 |
Logos
 Old Channel 7 logo when it was branded as Rikavision WRIK-TV. Arecibo (ah-re-SEE-boh is a municipality in the northern midwest coast of Puerto Rico and located by the Atlantic Ocean north of Utuado and Ciales |
 Rikavision’s newspaper ad from 1976. |
 Channel 7 logo when it was branded as SuperSiete. |
External links
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WSTE
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WSTE-TV
- A history of television in Puerto Rico
References
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