WRUA

WRUA

Fajardo / San Juan, Puerto Rico
Branding	Tiva TV
Slogan	Tu Canal de Salud
Channels	Digital: 33 (UHF) Virtual: 8 (PSIP)
Subchannels	8.1 Tiva TV
Translators	W08EI-D 8.1 Guaynabo W08EJ-D 8.1 Añasco W08EH-D 8.1 Ponce
Affiliations	Independent
Owner	Grupo TIVA (Dr. Norman Gonzalez 100% Eastern Television Corp. 42% Alejandro Luciano 27%) (Eastern Television Corporation)
Founded	1990
First air date	March 7, 1997
Sister station(s)	WECN, WVOZ
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 34 (UHF, 1997–2009) Digital: 33 (2009-2015)
Former affiliations	Independent/satellite of WECN (1997-2006, 2007-2010) Citytv (2006-2007) teleSUR (2010-2014) Silent (2014-2015) The Retro Channel (2015)
Transmitter power	50 kW
Height	848 m
Facility ID	15320
Website	www.tivatv.com

WRUA is a Spanish-language independent television station in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, serving northeastern Puerto Rico on digital channel 33, virtual channel 8. WRUA is owned by Grupo TIVA, a joint venture between Dr. Norman Gonzalez, under Dr. Norman's Broadcasting (which owns a 100% interest), Eastern Television Corporation (which owns 42%) & Alejandro Luciano (which owns 27%). The station brands itself as Tiva TV. The station is showing lifestyle and health programs.

History

On March 7, 1997, WRUA channel 34 started broadcasting religious programming. WRUA was owned by Damarys de Jesus, who serves as a general manager. In 2000, WRUA is sold to Eastern Television Corporation for $40,000, and joining the Telecadena ECN religious network, as satellite of WECN.

From 2006 to 2007, WRUA operated as a standard independent station, using the Citytv branding, under license from CHUM Limited – it was the first Citytv franchise on American soil. Rogers Media discontinued the licensing for WRUA, after its acquisition of Citytv, and the station formerly serves as a translator for WECN.

Both prior to its time as Citytv and after, WRUA was and still is a religious station.

WECN & WRUA forces to shut down on October 22, 2014, due to financial reasons. as of 2015, WECN is Silent, and its sale is pending to the new officers & directors, under Único TV Media for $1.9 million. On March 1, 2015; WRUA returns to the air, and will become a Satellite of WVQS-LD, repeating Telemicro Internacional on Channel 33.1 & The Retro Channel on 33.2. On April 17, WRUA will become a full-time Locally owned Independent station, broadcasting Retro Music Videos on channel 33.1, just before WVQS-LD moves CTNi to 50.1 & Telemicro Internacional to WSJU-TV channel 31.1.

On August 10, 2015, WRUA moves its frequency from 33.1 to channel 8.1, becoming a satellite of WWXY-LD, as part of the Tiva TV Network.

On October 27, 2015, WRUA will sell $1,000,000 to Grupo TIVA (Dr. Norman Gonzalez, president, Edwin Gonzalez, general manager), the owners of WWXY-LD, marking its move to channel 38, and will become the first VHF O&O television station to be owned by TIVA. The sale was completed on December 7, 2015.

Local programs produced by WRUA

• Alternativa Natural
• Alternativa Visual
• Auto Resuelve
• Hay que Decirlo
• Tu Salud Financiera
• Mi Otra Mitad
• Mesa Redonda
• Salud en Familia
• Joyas Valiosas
• El Pique de Falu
• Noticias Gomaexpuma
• Horian Show
• Inzactaka
• Artesania
• Arte en los 7 Mares
• Animatrionimal
• El Charco de Folapio
• CreaTIVA
• Doctor Cocolia
• Triangle Pasarela
• Fluid te Informa
• Vive Sanamente
• Autos con Luis Mariano
• RadaZone TV

Former programming produced by Tiva TV

• Hablando de Salud Oral
• Hola Hildelisa
• Sin GPS
• Los Buenos Somos Mas
• Hablando Claro
• El Evangelio Eterno
• Raan Speed Report
• Racing Spot
• Sport Kids

Digital television

WRUA's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel	Video	Aspect	PSIP short name	Programming
8.1	1080i	16:9	WRUA-DT	main WRUA programming / TIVA TV

On February 17, 2009, WECN and WRUA signed off their analog signals. Both WECN/WRUA had completed its digital transmissions, although some people had believed that WECN went digital after WRUA.

Translators

• W08EI-D 8.1 Guaynabo
• W08EJ-D 8.1 Añasco
• W08EH-D 8.1 Ponce

Affiliates

• WECN 18.2 Naranjito
• WCCV-TV 8.2 Arecibo-Camuy
• WVSN 8.2 Humacao-San Juan
• W44CS-D 8.2 Guayama
• W13DI-D 8.2 Yauco
• W49CZ-D 8.2 Aguada

TIVA on Salud 1520

TIVA TV is heard simultaneously on WVOZ 1520 AM, branded as Salud 1520, dedicated to Health-Oriented Talk.

External links

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