WELU

WELU
Toa Baja, Puerto Rico;
Channels	Digital: 22 (UHF); (shared with WSJN-CD); Virtual: 34;
Branding	CTNi Puerto Rico
Programming
Affiliations	34.1: CTNi (2014-present)
Ownership
Owner	Senda Educational Broadcasting; (Senda Educational Broadcasting, Inc.);
Operator	Christian Television Network, Inc.
Sister stations	WSJN-CD; WQSJ-CD; WVQS-LD; WUSP-LD
History
Founded	October 14, 1983
First air date	August 15, 1986; (in Aguadilla; license moved to Toa Baja in 2018)
Former call signs	WKKU (1983-1986, CP only)
Former channel number(s)	Analog:; 32 (UHF, 1986-2009); Digital:; 34 (UHF, 2009-2018); 20 (UHF, until 2018); Virtual:; 32 (PSIP, 2009-2018)
Former affiliations	Religious Independent (1986-2014)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	26602
ERP	1.0 kW
HAAT	530 m (1,740 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	18°8′59″N 66°59′22″W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.sbnnetwork.org; www.ctni.org

WELU (channel 34), branded on-air as CTNi Puerto Rico, is a CTN-affiliated television station licensed to Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. The station is owned by Senda Educational Broadcasting. The station shares transmitter facilities with WSJN-CD (channel 20) at the Monte Renovados La Peña in Bayamon.

Digital television

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel	Video	Aspect	Short name	Programming[2]
34.1	480i	16:9	WELU-DT	Main WELU programming / CTNi

Analog-to-digital conversion

On June 12, 2009, WELU signed off analog broadcast and reverting to digital channel.

Spectrum reallocation

On August 14, 2017, it was revealed that WELU's over-the-air spectrum had been sold in the FCC's spectrum reallocation auction, fetching $375,347. WELU will not sign off, but it will later share broadcast spectrum with WSJN-CD that also covers the entire metropolitan area. Also will change their city of license from Aguadilla to Toa Baja.

References

"Facility Technical Data for WELU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
"RabbitEars TV Query for WELU". Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-24.

External links

Facility details for Facility ID 26602 (WELU) in the FCC Licensing and Management System

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[1] "Facility Technical Data for WELU". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] "RabbitEars TV Query for WELU". Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-24.