WPRQ-TV

Not to be confused with the real WPRQ-LD in Clarksdale, Mississippi.
 
WPRQ-TV is an independent station in San Juan, Puerto Rico, that broadcasts on channel 1. WPRQ-TV is owned by Trinomerica, LLC (which owns 75%) & Univision Communications (25% ownership). The sister station is WDTU-LD, channel 14 in Caguas, Puerto Rico, simulcasting independent on channel 14.1.
 
== History ==
WPRQ-TV was launched on January 10, 1986 as WSJU (W San Juan Universal) and it's founded by Universal Television Group (UTG for short, then UniTV until 1997 when the company was purchased by Metro Broadcasting Holdings). for much time, WSJU was an ABC affiliate.
 
In 1990, WSJU joined forces with WQMG-TV (channel 11) in Ponce, formed into "WSJU One"
 
In 1994, when WSJU rebroadcasts on WJIT-TV (channel 2) in Mayagüez under an affiliation agreement.
 
In 2001, WSJU was disaffiliated from WJIT-TV after becoming a CBS affiliation.
 
In 2009, WSJU and other television stations switch its transition from Analog to Digital.
 
In 2014, WQMG-TV is disaffiliated with WSJU & becomes a Rainbow Dash Network (RDN) affiliate, also Metro Broadcasting agreed to sell WSJU to Univision Communications for $4 million. Under terms of the deal, channel 1 will change its callsign to WPRQ-TV, and will becoming a QTV Affiliate.
 
In 2015, it remains change the call sign as WPRQ-TV (W Puerto Rico Q) to become a QTV affiliated-station. will also, WPRQ-TV produce its local programming and will be launched its news department, after WLII-DT cancels their news operation, with local news broadcasts Weekdays at 5AM, 12PM, 5PM, 6PM & 11PM. WPRQ-TV will sell to QTV, Inc. for $7 millon, and will be owned by Univision under its 25% ownership of the station. The sale was completed on March 7, 2015.
 
On 2017, it was sold to Trinomerica, LLC.
 
==Translator stations==
WPRQ-TV operates two full-powered and three low-powered translator stations on the island for those that do not have cable.
*Ponce - WPEQ-TV - channel 14.1
*Mayagüez - WDTQ-TV - channel 42.1
*Adjuntas - WSWQ-CD channel 15.1
*Utuado - WSJQ-CD - channel 5.1
*Yauco - W66NQ-D - channel 66.1
These two stations are owned by Trinomerica, LLC., while WSWQ-CD is owned by Jose Cruz Velez, station vicepresident & general manager, who is also the owner of WJCV channel 23 in Arecibo. WSJQ-CD is operated by Juan Morales Vargas, news director & W66NQ-D is also owned by Fransisco Quiles Mendez (the son of former owner Nelly Quiles).
 
Category:Puerto Rico
Category:Former QTV affiliates
Category:Trinomerica, LLC.
Category:TelevisaUnivision
Category:Channel 1
Category:Channel 66
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1986
Category:Former ABC affiliates
Category:Class D television stations
Category:San Juan
Category:Caguas