WAPA-TV

WAPA-TV and WTIN-TV
WAPA-TV: San Juan, Puerto Rico; WTIN-TV: Ponce, Puerto Rico; ;
Channels for WAPA-TV	Digital: 27 (UHF); Virtual: 4;
Channels for WTIN-TV	Digital: 14 (UHF); Virtual: 2, 4;
Branding	WAPA; NotiCentro (newscasts);
Programming
Affiliations	WTIN-TV:; 2.11: Telemundo; 2.21: Punto 2; Both stations:; 4.1: Independent; 4.2: WAPA Deportes; 4.3: WAPA 4.3;
Ownership
Owner	WAPA Media Group; (Televicentro of Puerto Rico, LLC);
Sister stations	WKAQ, WKAQ-FM, WYEL, WNJX-TV
History
First air date	WAPA-TV: May 1, 1954; WTIN-TV: 1970;
Former channel numbers	WAPA-TV: Analog: 4 (VHF, 1954–2009); WTIN-TV: Analog: 14 (UHF, 1985–2009); Digital: 15 (UHF, 2004–2018); ;
Former affiliations	WAPA-TV: All secondary:; ABC; CMQ; DuMont; NBC; (1954–early 1960s); Univision; (1988–2002); ; WTIN-TV: Telemundo (1970–1972); NBC (satellite of WSJU-TV, 1985–1987); ABC (satellite of WPRV-TV, 1987–1989); Fox (satellite of WPRV-TV, 1989–1992); Spanish Independent (1992–1994); ;
Call sign meaning	WAPA-TV: Station was founded by the Asociación de Productores de Azúcar (Puerto Rico Sugar Grower's Association);
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	WAPA-TV: 52073; WTIN-TV: 26681;
ERP	WAPA-TV: 1,000 kW; WTIN-TV: 750 kW;
HAAT	WAPA-TV: 765 m (2,510 ft); WTIN-TV: 853 m (2,799 ft);
Transmitter coordinates	WAPA-TV: 18°6′47.5″N 66°3′9.3″W / 18.113194°N 66.052583°W; WTIN-TV: 18°10′04.0″N 66°34′37.0″W / 18.167778°N 66.576944°W;
Translator(s)	WNJX-TV 31 Mayagüez
Links
Public license information	WAPA-TV: Public file; LMS; ; WTIN-TV: Public file; LMS; ;
Website	www.wapa.tv

WAPA-TV (channel 4) is a Spanish-language independent television station in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is the flagship and namesake station of Guaynabo-based WAPA Media Group.

WAPA-TV maintains studio facilities on Luis Vigoreaux Avenue in Guaynabo; its transmitter is located on the WKAQ-TV (channel 2) transmission tower at Cerro La Santa in Cayey near the Carite State Forest. WAPA-TV is the most watched television station in Puerto Rico.

The station's signal is relayed across Puerto Rico through two full-power satellite stations: WTIN-TV (digital channel 14, virtual channel 4) in Ponce and WNJX-TV (digital channel 31, virtual channel 4) in Mayagüez. WTIN-TV also broadcasts two subchannels simulcast from WKAQ-TV, including its Telemundo programming, using virtual channels 2.11 and 2.21.

WAPA-TV: San Juan, Puerto Rico WTIN-TV: Ponce, Puerto Rico

Channels for WAPA-TV	Digital: 27 (UHF) Virtual: 4
Channels for WTIN-TV	Digital: 14 (UHF) Virtual: 2, 4
Branding	WAPA NotiCentro (newscasts)
Programming
Affiliations	WTIN-TV: 2.11: Telemundo 2.21: Punto 2 Both stations: 4.1: Independent 4.2: WAPA Deportes 4.3: WAPA 4.3
Ownership
Owner	WAPA Media Group (Televicentro of Puerto Rico, LLC)
Sister stations	WKAQ, WKAQ-FM, WYEL, WNJX-TV
History
First air date	WAPA-TV: May 1, 1954 (1954-05-01) WTIN-TV: 1970
Former channel numbers	WAPA-TV: Analog: 4 (VHF, 1954–2009) WTIN-TV: Analog: 14 (UHF, 1985–2009) Digital: 15 (UHF, 2004–2018)
Former affiliations	WAPA-TV: All secondary: ABC CMQ DuMont NBC (1954–early 1960s) Univision (1988–2002) WTIN-TV: Telemundo (1970–1972) NBC (satellite of WSJU-TV, 1985–1987) ABC (satellite of WPRV-TV, 1987–1989) Fox (satellite of WPRV-TV, 1989–1992) Spanish Independent (1992–1994)
Call sign meaning	WAPA-TV: Station was founded by the Asociación de Productores de Azúcar (Puerto Rico Sugar Grower's Association)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	WAPA-TV: 52073 WTIN-TV: 26681
ERP	WAPA-TV: 1,000 kW WTIN-TV: 750 kW
HAAT	WAPA-TV: 765 m (2,510 ft) WTIN-TV: 853 m (2,799 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	WAPA-TV: 18°6′47.5″N 66°3′9.3″W / 18.113194°N 66.052583°W / 18.113194; -66.052583 WTIN-TV: 18°10′04.0″N 66°34′37.0″W / 18.167778°N 66.576944°W / 18.167778; -66.576944
Translator(s)	WNJX-TV 31 Mayagüez
Links
Public license information	WAPA-TV: Public file LMS WTIN-TV: Public file LMS
Website	www.wapa.tv