WNJX-TV is a full-power television station in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

Mayagüez is the eighth-largest municipality of Puerto Rico. Originally founded as "Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria" it is also known as "La Sultana del Oeste" , "Ciudad de las Aguas Puras" , or "Ciudad del Mangó"...

 transmitting over analog channel 22, digital 23. WNJX-TV is owned by InterMedia Partners

InterMedia Partners

InterMedia Advisors, LLC, also known as InterMedia Advisors is a private equity investment firm focused on leveraged buyout and growth capital investments in the media sector....

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History

During the 1980s and 1990s, WNJX-TV's 120 kW

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 signal was only able to cover metro Mayagüez, nevertheless it became a satellite for WLII

WLII

WLII-DT is a full-power television station licensed to Caguas, Puerto Rico. Transmitting its analog signal on channel 11 and digital signal on channel 56, the station is owned and operated by Univision and is branded as Univision Puerto Rico...

. The station lost its programming from WLII when WLII switched to WORA-TV

WORA-TV

WORA-TV is a full-power television station in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico transmitting over analog channel 5, digital 29. The station rebroadcasts over 95% of WLII's programing under an affiliation agreement. WORA-TV produces some programming of its own, mostly airing on Sunday afternoons. During local...

, and it is unknown what the station brocadcast until it became a satellite for WAPA-TV. When LIN TV purchased the station, the company built a new transmitter on Monte del Estado and augmented its ERP to 4201 kW. Now WNJX-TV covers about 80% of Puerto Rico's western coast. This helped WAPA-TV

WAPA-TV

WAPA-TV is an independent television station located in San Juan, Puerto Rico transmitting over digital channel 27, virtual channel 4. The station is owned by InterMedia Partners and is branded as WAPA Television....

 regain its position as a major Puerto Rican station.

On October 19, 2006 LIN TV announced that it had entered into an agreement to sell its Puerto Rico television operations to InterMedia Partners

InterMedia Partners

InterMedia Advisors, LLC, also known as InterMedia Advisors is a private equity investment firm focused on leveraged buyout and growth capital investments in the media sector....

 for $130 million in cash. The sale was completed on March 30, 2007.

Programming

WNJX-TV currently serves as a satellite for WAPA-TV and simulcasts 100% of its programing. The station does have a small studio in Aguada

Aguada, Puerto Rico

Aguada is a municipality of Puerto Rico, located in the western coastal valley region bordering the Atlantic Ocean, west of Rincón, Aguadilla and Moca; and north of Anasco. It is part of the Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastián Metropolitan Statistical Area...

 which is used to produce news segments for WAPA-TV's Noticentro. These segments are entitled Noticentro: Sur y Oeste and are similar to WORA-TV

WORA-TV

WORA-TV is a full-power television station in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico transmitting over analog channel 5, digital 29. The station rebroadcasts over 95% of WLII's programing under an affiliation agreement. WORA-TV produces some programming of its own, mostly airing on Sunday afternoons. During local...

's and WOLE-TV

WOLE-TV

WOLE-DT is a full-power television station licensed to Aguadilla, Puerto Rico transmitting over digital channel 12. The station has its studios in Aguadilla and its main offices are located in the Westernbank Building in downtown Mayagüez....

's news offerings. However, unlike the former western stations, the news segments produced at WNJX-TV can be seen all across Puerto Rico.