WLII
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| San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| City of license | Caguas, Puerto Rico |
| Branding | Univision Puerto Rico |
| Slogan | Estas en casa (You are at home) |
| Channels | 11 (VHF) analog, 56 (UHF) digital |
| Translators | WSUR-TV 9 / DT 43 Ponce |
| Affiliations | Univision |
| Owner | Univision |
| Founded | 1960 |
| Call letters meaning | Lorimar - Telepictures (former owner) II = two "I"'s representing the number "11" |
| Former callsigns | WKBM-TV (1960-1985) |
| Former affiliations | Independent (1960-1981 / 1986-2002) Silent from 1981 to 1986 |
| Transmitter Power | 316 kW / 355 m (analog) 71 kW / 357 m (digital) |
| Class | Full service |
| Facility ID | 19777 |
| Website | univision.centennialpr.net |
WLII is a full-power television station licensed to Caguas, Puerto Rico transmitting over analog channel 11, digital 56. The station is owned and operated by Univision and is branded as Univision Puerto Rico. WLII's studios are located in Guaynabo. Until 2005, it's studios were located in the Puerta de Tierra burough of San Juan.
WLII has one satellite station: WSUR-TV, channel 9 in Ponce. Another station, WORA-TV channel 5 in Mayagüez, repeats over 95% of WLII's programming under an affiliation agreement.
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[edit] History
In 1960, Rafael Perez Perry received authorization to start WKBM-TV and transmit over channel 11, as part of his new Telecadena Perez-Perry chain of television stations. At the time he owned one of the most successful radio stations on the island (WKBM AM). His success in radio didn't extend to television; the station was unable to compete with other channels, and the station declared bankruptcy in 1981. WKBM-TV’s former competition benefited from its demise -- not only from a reduction in competition itself, but also from the availability of many of the stations’ former entertainers. The station stopped it's transmissions that same year.
In 1986 Lorimar-Telepictures acquired the station from bankruptcy Court and changed its callsign to the current WLII. The revived WLII -- with much hoopla and colorful advertising -- was branded as ’’Tele Once’’ with a new slogan: ’’Tele Once… Vívelo!’’ (Tele Once… Live it!). It was subsequently sold to Malrite Communications Group in 1991. After a challenging past, it became a great success by airing famous american sitcoms translated to Spanish, especially The Simpsons, but it still trailed against the competition, WKAQ-TV and WAPA-TV, mainly because it had no repeating stations or marketing agreements in the western portion of the island.
On January 1, 1995 at exactly 12:01AM, Tele Once entered into its first marketing agreement with a western Puerto Rico broadcasting station, WORA-TV, which at that time had ended an affiliation agreement with WKAQ-TV (WKAQ-TV in turn switched it's affiliation agreement to WOLE-TV, which was WAPA-TV repeating station at the time, leaving WAPA-TV out of the western Puerto Rico TV market for the first time in 30 years).
The switchover of channels during New Year celebrations was widely criticized, as many Puerto Ricans had to scramble over different channels at the last minute to continue watching New Year celebrations. However, with this new agreement WLII expanded it's coverage to almost all of the island's population, acquiring equal or better share and ratings than the competition in several time periods. In the late 90's, it was sold to Raycom Media.
Some of the shows that WLII has aired throughout the years include: En Un Dia, R con R, Ellas al Mediodía, A Fuego, Cristina, Latino, Marcano...El Show, Super Show, Eso Vale, Entrando por la Cocina, Atacate, El Kiosko Budweiser, among others.
In the late 80s, actresses Angela Meyer and Camille Carrion founded a production company named Producciones Meca which produced some of the last telenovelas in Puerto Rico: La Isla, Ave De Paso, Yara Prohibida, and La Otra.
In 2002, Univision entered into a local marketing agreement with Raycom Media to operate WLII and WSUR-TV. At the time, WLII had a longtime local marketing agreement with another Puerto Rican station, WSTE, which Univision honored. Both WLII and WSUR-TV were sold to Univision in 2005.
[edit] Programming
[edit] Las Noticias Univision
The newscast started in 1986 with Ramón Enrique Torres and Jennifer Wolff as anchors of the 5:00 p.m. edition. In 1990, a noon edition premiered with Torres and Margarita Aponte as its anchors, followed after by the 10:30 p.m. edition with Torres.
On March 11, 1991, a morning news show, Tu Mañana, began airing. Tu Mañana was anchored by Carlos Ochoteco and Cyd Marie Fleming and featured segments such as panel experts on different topics.
Over the years, many people have worked on Tu Mañana and Las Noticias. Famous reporters such as Carmen Dominicci, Elwood Cruz, Susan Soltero, Bruni Torres, Nuria Sebazco, Rommy Segarra, Felipe Gómez, Ada Monzón, Liza Lugo and many others have been featured.
In 1996, an investigative news show began airing monthly called Las Noticias Xtra, which offered reports considered to be shocking by many. Taboo themes in Puerto Rican society such as homosexuality were featured. Las Noticias Xtra eventually was reduced to a weekly section in the 6:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. editions.
During WLII's Tele Once years, the station's slogan was "Tele Once: 24 horas el canal de Las Noticias" (Tele Once: the 24-hour news channel), priding itself for being the first Puerto Rican channel on air 24 hours a day, with 4 newscasts a day (5:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 6:00 PM and 11:00 PM), and with news headlines every hour all night live.
Over the years, Las Noticias has used various music packages such as Prime News by Newsmusic Central. Currently, Las Noticias uses Turning Point by Lattitude Music, which is shared by many Univision stations. It premiered along with a new graphics package on August 21, 2006.
Monday - Friday
- 5:00am - Tu Mañana
- 8:00am - Despierta America
- 11:00am - El Amor No Tiene Precio
- 12:00 Noon - Las Noticias Univision a las 12
- 1:00pm - El Gordo y La Flaca
- 2:00pm - Quien Tiene La Razon?
- 3:00pm - Las Dos Caras de Ana
- 4:00pm - Los Simpsons
- 5:00pm - Codigo Postal
- 6:00pm - Las Noticias Univision a las 6
- 7:00pm - La Fea Mas Bella
- 8:00pm - Acorralada
- 9:00pm - Mundo de Fieras
- 10:00pm - Anda Pa'l Cara'
- 11:00pm - Las Noticias Univision a las 11
- 11:30pm - Primer Impacto
- 12:30 Midnight - Noticiero Univision: Ultima Hora
- 1:00am - Rosa Salvaje
- 2:00am - Escandalo TV
Saturday
- 3:00pm - Marimar (re-run)
- 5:00pm - Las Noticias Univision Sábado
- 6:00pm - Sabado Gigante
- 8:30pm - Objetivo Fama (LIVE)
- 10:30pm - Acceso Total (LIVE)
- 11:00pm - Las Noticias Univision Sabado: Edición Nocturna
Sunday
- 3:00pm - Marimar (re-run)
- 5:00pm - Las Noticias Univision Domingo
- 6:00pm - Que Suerte
- 9:00pm - Cristina
- 10:00pm - Don Francisco Presenta
- 11:00pm - Las Noticias Univision Domingo: Edicion Nocturna
COMING SOON
- RBD: La Familia (coming in 3 months)
- Operacion Exito
[edit] Newscasts
Weekdays
- Tu Mañana - 5:00AM-8:00AM
- Las Noticias Univisión a las 12 - 12 Noon-1:00PM
- Las Noticias Univisión a las 6 - 6:00PM-7:00PM
- Las Noticias Univisión Edición Nocturna - 11:00PM-11:30PM
Weekends
- Las Noticias Univisión Sábado/Domingo - 5:00PM-6:00PM
- Las Noticias Univisión Sábado/Domingo Edición Nocturna - 11:00PM-11:30PM
[edit] News music
[edit] Broadcasting[edit] Satellite, repeater and translator stationsWLII can be seen across Puerto Rico on the following stations:
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[edit] External links
Univision Communications (a subsidiary of TPG Capital, L.P.)
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