WJPX
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| San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
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| City | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Branding | América Tevé |
| Slogan | Siempre Juntos |
| Channels |
Digital: 21 (UHF) Virtual: 24 () |
| Subchannels | 24.1 América Tevé 42.1 SBN |
| Translators | WKPV 20.1 Ponce WJWN-TV 38.1 San Sebastian |
| Affiliations | America Teve (2016–present) |
| Owner |
America CV Network (America-CV Stations Group, Inc.) |
| First air date | February 15, 1987 |
| Call letters' meaning | San Juan Pax |
| Former callsigns | WSJN-TV (1987–1998) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 24 (1987–2009) |
| Former affiliations |
Independent (1987–1990, 1993–1998, 2000–2004) Silent (1990–1993) Pax TV (1998–2000) MTV (2004–2007) America CV Network (2007–2012) MundoFox/MundoMax (2012–2016) |
| Transmitter power | 1000 kW |
| Height | 564 m |
| Facility ID | 39887 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 18°10′3″N 66°34′35″W / 18.16750°N 66.57639°W |
| Website | americatevepr.com |
| Yauco, Puerto Rico | |
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| City | Yauco, Puerto Rico |
| Branding | Sonlife Broadcasting Network |
| Channels |
Digital: 41 (UHF) Virtual: 42 () |
| Subchannels | 24.1 América Tevé 42.1 SBN |
| Affiliations | Sonlife (2016–present) |
| Owner |
America CV Network (America-CV Stations Group, Inc.) |
| First air date | December 1, 1991 |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 42 (1991–2009) |
| Former affiliations |
Religious independent (1991–2004) MTV (2004–2007) America CV Network (2007-2012) América Tevé (2012-2016) MundoFox/MundoMax (2012-2016) Teveo (2016) |
| Transmitter power | 185 kW |
| Height | 832 m |
| Facility ID | 58340 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 18°16′38.5″N 65°51′13.1″W / 18.277361°N 65.853639°W |
| Website | www.sonlifetv.com |
WJPX is a full-power television station in San Juan, Puerto Rico transmitting over digital channel 21, virtual 24, which serves as a Spanish-language Independent television station. The station brands itself as América Tevé Puerto Rico.
WIRS is also a full-power television station in Yauco, Puerto Rico, transmitting over digital channel 41, virtual 42. It serves as semi-satellite of WJPX. The station is an affiliate of the Sonlife Broadcasting Network.
The two stations share studio facilities located in Calle Turquesa 2020, Urb. Bucare in Guaynabo, and its transmitters are located at Barrio Cubuy in Canovanas and at Monte de Jayuya in Jayuya.
There are owned by America CV Stations Group.
The station was founded in 1987 and was a 24-hour news station branded as WSJN 24 Horas, El Canal de Noticias. Some Puerto Rican television reporters started their careers at WSJN, such as Maria Celeste Arraras, Ada Torres Toro, Sol Sostre, Nelson Bermejo, Tony Dandrades, Lyanne Melendez, Edna Schmidt and Roberto Cortes.
In 1993, WSJN-TV returned to the air, and was owned by El Nuevo Comandante Racetrack corporation, broadcasting Horse racing, and it is branded as Telenet.
On January 13, 1998, WSJN-TV changed its callsign to the current WJPX, after Paxson Communications purchased the station. On August 31, 1998, WJPX, along with the rest of the Paxson stations, premiered the new Pax TV television network, with a programming mix of infomercials, off-network reruns labeled as "family entertainment", and The Worship Network during overnights.
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