ARLINGTON, VA; April 25, 2022— PBS announced today that WIPR Puerto Rico will become its newest member station, joining more than 330 local PBS stations across the U.S. and its territories.
WIPR will offer the full PBS schedule through its linear broadcast, and WIPR viewers can watch PBS content on-demand on the PBS video apps and website.
As a PBS member station, WIPR will now have access to PBS’s award-winning news and public affairs programming, independent film, science, drama and performing arts content, such as such as MASTERPIECE, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, FRONTLINE, and more. WIPR’s youngest viewers will also have access to PBS KIDS, America's most trusted educational media brand, with content such as ALMA’S WAY, DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD and SESAME STREET.
WIPR currently produces up to 20 hours of local programming each day, including public affairs, culture, sports, music, talk and food shows, as well as at-home-learning programs that reach nearly 3.3 million viewers across the island. Notable WIPR programs include #EnCasaAprendo, Notiséis 360, El Show de Chucho.
“We’re thrilled to welcome WIPR back into the public television system,” said Paula Kerger, President and CEO of PBS. “WIPR has a longstanding commitment to serving communities across the island with content that inspires, educates and entertains, and today marks a new chapter as they build on their extraordinary legacy.”
“It is an honor to be member of a community that understands the value of diversity in public media and that promotes quality content in the Spanish language,” said WIPR President, Eric Delgado. “We are pleased to confirm that in addition to broadcasting PBS programs in both languages, we will promote our Spanish-language content to public broadcasters beyond our shores.”
WIPR can be seen over-the-air by local audiences on channel 6.1 in San Juan, 3.1 in Mayaguez, Liberty HD Channel 206, DIRECTV Channel 166, and Dish Channel 6 and Chanel 7.2. In addition, viewers can watch WIPR and PBS programming on digital platforms such as www.wipr.pr/envivo, www.pbs.org., PBS Passport and the PBS video app.
About PBS
PBS, with more than 330 member stations, offers all Americans the opportunity to explore new ideas and new worlds through television and digital content. Each month, PBS reaches over 120 million people through television and 26 million people online, inviting them to experience the worlds of science, history, nature and public affairs; to hear diverse viewpoints; and to take front row seats to world-class drama and performances. PBS’s broad array of programs has been consistently honored by the industry’s most coveted award competitions. Teachers of children from pre-K through 12th grade turn to PBS for digital content and services that help bring classroom lessons to life. Decades of research confirm that PBS’s premier children’s media service, PBS KIDS, helps children build critical literacy, math and social-emotional skills, enabling them to find success in school and life. Delivered through member stations, PBS KIDS offers high-quality educational content on TV – including a 24/7 channel, online at pbskids.org, via an array of mobile apps and in communities across America. More information about PBS is available at www.pbs.org, one of the leading dot-org websites on the internet, or by following PBS on Twitter, Facebook or through our apps for mobile and connected devices. Specific program information and updates for press are available at pbs.org/pressroom or by following PBS Communications on Twitter.
About WIPR
Wonderful Island of Puerto Rico (WIPR) was the first public television in Latin America. Inaugurated in 1958, has the mission of producing and disseminating educational, informative and cultural programming. For more than 6 decades, WIPR served Puerto Rico and the Hispanic communities in the United States. The station produces about 18 hours a day of local programming. We also have one of the most important historical archives in the country. And one of the biggest online platforms with educative programming in Spanish.
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