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 .
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.
History
WMTJ first broadcast in April 1985.
Due to damage from Hurricane Maria , WMTJ was forced to go off the air on September 20, 2017 (the station's website still lists the schedule from September 11 to 17, 2017 with some shows no longer on the schedule such as Thomas & Friends ). On October 16, 2017, the Ana G. Mendez University System announced that the station would be shut down indefinitely as part of a larger suspension of non-academic activities at the school. This shutdown left Puerto Rico without a PBS station as fellow public television station WIPR-TV (channel 6) had dropped its PBS membership in 2011. On December 20, WMTJ returned to the air via Liberty Puerto Rico , some of PBS programming can be seen on Channel 3 & 67 and in HD on channels 203 & 267. On January 2, 2018, just months after the shutdown, WMTJ resumed regular over-the-air broadcasting operations via station WSTE-DT (Teleisla) and can be seen on channel 40.1 from the transmitter located in Aguas Buenas remaining on the air until January 23. On January 24, WMTJ resumed broadcasting with a reduced power of 17.7 kilowatts from El Yunque. On January 1, 2019, WMTJ returned to the air on its digital channel 15 and transmitter power increased to 174 kilowatts. While the station is still available on Dish Network in Puerto Rico, the station is no longer available on DirecTV in Puerto Rico due to unknown reasons as of 2017.
On April 26, 2022, WIPR-TV officially rejoined PBS after ten years as an educational independent station and returned to being Puerto Rico's only other PBS member station.
Local programming
The majority of the station's daily programming is from PBS, but it broadcasts some locally produced content as well.
TeleCampus
Kinema
Tertulia en la Ciudad
Aventura Cientifica
Geoambiente
Charla Deportiva
Análisis Noticioso
Bienestar
Como Coco
Del Campo a la Mesa
Jugando Pelota Dura (now on TeleOnce )
Ruta U
Sistema TV Informa
Sistema TV Investiga
Si a la Cocina
Si a la Cultura
Sin Colores
Te Veo en Campus
UNE Vision
Digital television
The station's digital signal is multiplexed :
WMTJ digital channels
Channel
Video
Aspect
Short name
Programming
40.1
1080i
16:9
WMTJ-HD
Main WMTJ programming / PBS
40.2
40.2KID
PBS Kids
WQTO digital channels
Channel
Video
Aspect
Short name
Programming
26.1
1080i
16:9
WQTO-HD
Translator of WMTJ / PBS
26.2
26.2KID
Translator of WMTJ-DT2 / PBS Kids
On June 12, 2009, WMTJ and WQTO signed off its analog signal and completed its move to digital.
References
^ "Facility Technical Data for WMTJ" . Licensing and Management System . Federal Communications Commission .
^ "Facility Technical Data for WQTO" . Licensing and Management System . Federal Communications Commission .
^ [1]
^ "Suspension of Operations of a DTV Station Application" . Licensing and Management System . Federal Communications Commission . Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017 .
^ Simpson, April (October 17, 2017). "After Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico university shuts down PBS station" . Current . Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017 .
^ "PBS Welcomes New Member Station, WIPR Puerto Rico" . PBS . April 26, 2022. Archived from the original on May 23, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022 .
^ "RabbitEars TV Query for WMTJ" . Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-24 .
^ "RabbitEars TV Query for WQTO" . Archived from the original on 2023-03-12. Retrieved 2020-12-12 .
External links
Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with
cable television San Juan
Commercial stations
WVDO-LD / W20DQ-D / W20DR-D / W20DS-D / W04DV-D (1.1 The Retro Channel )
WKAQ-TV / W09AT-D / W28EQ-D (2.1 TMD , 2.2 Punto2 , 2.3 NBC )
WAPA-TV (4.1 Ind. , 4.2 WAPA Deportes , 4.3 WAPA 3)
WRFB / W29EE-D / W05DA-D (5.1 ABC , 5.2 DW , 5.3 24H , 5.4 Telecinco )
WSTE-DT (7.1 Ind. )
WSJN-CD (8.1 Tiva TV )
W08EI-D (8.2 Tiva TV )
WRUA (8.8 Tiva TV )
WVDO-LD / W20DQ-D / W20DR-D / W20DS-D / W04DV-D (10.1 Encanto TV )
WVDO-LD / W20DQ-D / W20DR-D / W20DS-D / W04DV-D (11.1 TeleOnce )
WLII-DT (11.1 TeleOnce , 11.2 UniMás )
WTCV / WJPX (18.1 Mega TV )
W33EL-D (19.1 TeleNorte)
WXWZ-LD (23.1 MásTVPR )
WJPX (24.1 ATeVé )
WWXY-LD (25.1 Boricua TV)
W20EJ-D (26.1 ShopHQ , 26.2 Timeless TV , 26.3 JTV , 26.4 EEE Network, 26.5 Novelísima, 26.6 BeIN Xtra )
W31DV-D (31.1 TeleOnce , 31.10 Encanto TV)
WSJU-LD (32.1 Fresh HD )
WWXY-LD (38.1 TVO )
W33EL-D (44.1 BuenaTV )
Public television Religious stations
WZNA-LD (3.1 Zona TV )
W08EI-D (8.3 Salvación TV , 8.7 Paraiso TV )
WLII-DT (11.3 Visión Latina)
WORO-DT (13.1 TeleOro , 13.2 EWTN Español , 13.3 Shabum TV)
WSJN-CD (20.1 CTNi , 20.2 CTN )
WIDP / W17EA-D (25.11 Nueva Vida )
WELU (34.1 CTNi )
WDWL (36.1 Enlace , 36.2 EJTV )
WORO-DT (38.1 TeleOro)
WJPX (42.1 Sonlife )
WSJN-CD (44.1 3ABN Latino )
W10DD-D (44.2 3ABN Latino , 44.3 3ABN , 44.4 Proclaim!, 44.5 D2D, 44.6 3ABNRadio, 44.7 3ABNRadio, 44.8 Radio74 )
W30ED-D (44.1 CDM Internacional )
WIDP / W17EA-D (46.1 Rel. , 46.2 Triunfo FM , 46.3 Bethel TV )
WVQS-LD (50.1 CTNi , 50.2 CTN )
WCCV-TV / W19EY-D / W33ED-D (54.1 CDM Internacional )
WUJA (58.1-2 Rel. )
WSJN-CD / WVQS-LD (60.1 Lighthouse TV )
WWXY-LD (62.1 Maranatha )
WECN / WRUA (64.1 Único TV )
WVSN / W16EG-D / W17DL-D / W17EP-D / W18DZ-D / W19EP-D / W32FB-D / W33ED-D (68.1 CDM Internacional )
Aguadilla / Mayagüez
WNTE-LD (1.1 The Retro Channel , 1.10 Encanto TV )
WNJX-TV (2.12 TMD , 2.22 Punto2 )
WIPM-TV (3.1 WIPR , 3.3 Kids TV )
WNJX-TV (4.1 Ind , 4.2 WAPA Deportes , 4.3 WAPA 3)
WORA-TV (5.1 ABC , 5.2 DW , 5.3 24H , 5.4 Telecinco )
W05CY-D (5.5 ABC , 5.6 DW , 5.7 24H , 5.8 Telecinco )
W06DA-D (6.1 Zona TV )
WNTE-LD (6.5 WIPR TV )
WSTE-DT (7.1 Ind. , 7.2 WIPR TV )
WQSJ-CD / W08EJ-D (8.1 Tiva TV)
W08EJ-D (8.2 Tiva TV, 8.5 Conéctate TV)
W10BG-D (10.1 ABC , 10.2 DW , 10.3 24H , 10.4 Telecinco )
WNTE-LD (11.1 TeleOnce )
WOLE-DT / W21CX-D (12.1 TeleOnce , 12.2 UniMás , 12.3 Visión Latina)
WOST / WWKQ-LD / W27DZ-D (14.1 ShopHQ , 14.2 Timeless TV , 14.3 OnTV4U , 14.4 EEE Network, 14.5 BeIN Xtra , 14.6 MMN )
WKHD-LD (15.1 Zona TV )
WIRS (17.1 Sonlife )
WVEO / WIRS (18.1 Mega TV )
WSTN-LD (19.1 TeleNorte )
WJWN-TV (24.1 ATeVé )
WCLO-TV (25.1 Nueva Vida )
WTPM-LD (28.1 Paraiso TV , 28.2 Hope , 28.3 3ABN Latino , 28.4 EPZA, 28.5 WTPM-FM )
WSJP-LD (30.1 Cozi , 30.2 Fox , 30.3 Comet , 30.4 This , 30.5 LATV )
WIRS (42.1 ATeVé )
WQSJ-CD (44.1 3ABN Latino , 48.1 CTNi , 48.2 CTN )
WCLO (50.1 Zona TV )
W16DX-D / W22FA-D / W34FK-D (54.1 CDM Internacional )
W02CU-D (55.1 Telemicro /NotiUno TV )
WQSJ-CD (60.1 Lighthouse TV )
Ponce / Arecibo
W02CS-D (1.1 The Retro Channel )
W28EH-D (2.1 TMD , 2.2 Punto2 , 2.3 NBC )
WTIN-TV (2.11 TMD , 2.21 Punto2 , 4.1 Ind. , 4.2 WAPA Deportes , 4.3 WAPA 3)
W05DB-D (5.1 ABC , 5.2 DW , 5.3 24H , 5.4 Telecinco )
W02CS-D (6.5 WIPR TV )
WSTE-DT (7.1 Ind. , 7.2 WIPR TV )
WUSP-LD (8.1 Tiva TV)
W08EH-D (8.2 Tiva TV)
WSUR-DT (9.1 TeleOnce , 9.2 UniMás , 9.3 Vision Latina)
W02CS-D (10.1 TeleOnce )
WQQZ-CD (14.1 ShopHQ , 14.2 OnTV4U , 14.3 Timeless TV , 14.4 EEE Network, 14.5 MMN )
W16CW-D (16.1 CDM Internacional HD )
WVOZ-TV (18.1 Mega TV )
WKPV (24.1 ATeVé )
WUSP-LD (25.1 CTNi , 25.2 CTN )
WQTO (26.1 PBS , 26.2 PBS Kids , 26.3 Sistema TV)
W02CT-D (28.1 TeleOnce )
W35DS-D (35.1 TeleOnce )
WIMN-CD (36.1 JLTV )
WKPV (42.1 Sonlife )
W13DI-D (54.1 CDM Internacional )
WUSP-LD (60.1 Lighthouse TV )
Stations outside Puerto Rico available on cable and satellite Localcable television channels Defunct
W08AB 8 (CDM, Guayama)
WPSJ 14 (Ind. , Ponce)
WMEI (14.1 Retro /Action , Arecibo)
WMGZ/WTRA 16 (Ind. , Mayagüez)
WTSJ 18 (NBC , San Juan)
W19DV-D (19.1 CDM , Luquillo)
WPRU-LP 20 (ABC , Aguadilla)
WSJX-LP 24 (Fox /LATV , Aguadilla)
W24DU-D 24 (CMCG, Quebradillas)
WITA-TV 30 (Ind. , San Juan)
WSJU-TV (31.1 SuperLatina , San Juan)
W31DL-D (31.1 Newsmax TV , 31.2 Sonlife , 31.3 Shop LC , Ponce)
WFNN 34 (Ind. , Fajardo)
WOTE 36 (Ind. , Bayamón)
W39DE-D (39.1 LTC-TV , Cayey)
WUIA 42 (Rel. , San German)
WCNT 46 (Ind. , Cidra)
WFEC 62 (Rel. , San Juan)
ATSC-M/H Mobile DTV encrypted channels are italicized
Radio syndicators Terrestrial television Cable and satellite Statewide networks
Regional networks
Local non-commercial independents
School-owned Community-operated
Defunct