WMTJ
PBS member station in Fajardo, Puerto Rico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WMTJ (channel 40), branded on-air as Sistema TV, is a PBS member television station serving San Juan, Puerto Rico that is licensed to Fajardo. The station is owned by Ana G. Méndez University. WMTJ's studios are located in San Juan, and its transmitter is located in the El Yunque National Forest.
City | Fajardo, Puerto Rico |
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Channels | |
Branding | Sistema TV |
Programming | |
Subchannels | 40.1: PBS 40.2: PBS Kids |
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History | |
First air date | April 22, 1985 (39 years ago) (1985-04-22) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 40 (UHF, 1985–2009) Digital: 16 (2002–2018) |
Silent (2017–2018) | |
Call sign meaning | Méndez Television San Juan (station owner) |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 2174 |
ERP | 175 kW 3 kW (DTS) 255 kW (STA) |
HAAT | 854 m (2,802 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 18°18′27.8″N 65°47′41.5″W |
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Public license information | |
Website | sistematv |
Satellite of WMTJ, Fajardo, Puerto Rico | |
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City | Ponce, Puerto Rico |
Channels | |
Branding | see WMTJ |
Programming | |
Subchannels | 26.1: PBS 26.2: PBS Kids |
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History | |
First air date | August 14, 1986 (37 years ago) (1986-08-14) |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: 26 (UHF, 1986–2009) Digital: 25 (2002–2019) |
Silent (2017–2018) | |
Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 2175 |
ERP | 700 kW |
HAAT | 856 m (2,808 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 18°4′40.8″N 66°44′54.6″W |
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Public license information |
WMTJ has one full-service satellite: WQTO, virtual channel 26 (digital channel 19), in Ponce. WMTJ's digital signal was not on the air until a few months before the transition deadline. Installation of a digital transmitter for WMTJ had been difficult as the transmitter site is located in a remote tropical forest on national park land, requiring USDA Forest Service approvals of any new transmission tower.[3]