WECN is a a Spanish-language independent

Independent station

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 television station

Television station

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 in Naranjito, Puerto Rico

Naranjito, Puerto Rico

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, serving eastern Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

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 on digital

ATSC

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 channel 18. Its programming is also seen on WRUA channel 33 in Fajardo

Fajardo, Puerto Rico

Fajardo is a small city in Puerto Rico located in the east region of the island, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of Ceiba and east of Luquillo.Fajardo is spread over 7 wards and Downtown Fajardo , which serves as the administrative center of the city...

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History

From 2006 to 2007, WRUA operated as a standard independent station, using the Citytv

Citytv

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branding, under license from CHUM Limited

CHUM Limited

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 – it was the first Citytv franchise on American soil. Rogers Media

Rogers Media

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discontinued the licensing for WRUA, after its acquisition of Citytv, and the station now serves as a translator for WECN.

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

Digital television

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.