WMTJ

WMTJ, virtual channel 40 (UHF digital channel 15), branded on-air as Sistema TV, is a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member television station serving San Juan, Puerto Rico that is licensed to Fajardo. The station is owned by the Ana G. Méndez University System. WMTJ's studios are located in San Juan, and its transmitter is located in the El Yunque National Forest.

Not to be confused with WTMJ-TV.
WMTJ
Fajardo/San Juan, Puerto Rico
CityFajardo, Puerto Rico
ChannelsDigital: 15 (UHF)
Virtual: 40 (PSIP)
BrandingSistema TV
SloganTransmite Lo Bueno
(Transmitting the good)
Programming
Subchannels40.1: PBS HD
40.2: PBS Kids
Ownership
OwnerAna G. Méndez University System
(Sistema Universitario Ana G. Méndez, Inc.)
History
First air dateApril 22, 1985 (1985-04-22)
Former channel number(s)Analog:
40 (UHF, 1985–2009)
Digital:
16 (2002-2018)
Call sign meaningMéndez (station owner)
Television San Juan
Technical information
Licensing authorityFCC
Facility ID2174
ERP174 kW
HAAT853 m (2,799 ft)
Transmitter coordinates18°18′27.8″N 65°47′41.5″W
Translator(s)WQTO 26.1 Ponce
Links
Public license informationProfile
LMS
Websitesistematv.com

The majority of the station's daily programming is from PBS, but it has some locally produced content as well.

WMTJ has one full-service satellite: WQTO, digital channel 19, in Ponce. WMTJ's digital signal was not on the air until a couple months before the transition deadline. Digital transmitter deployment for WMTJ had been proven difficult as the transmitter site is located in a remote tropical forest on national park land, requiring USDA Forest Service approvals of any new transmission tower.[1]

Due to damage from Hurricane Maria, WMTJ was forced to go off the air September 20, 2017 (the station's website still lists the schedule from September 11 to 17, 2017 with shows no longer on the schedule like Thomas and Friends);[2] on October 16, the Ana G. Mendez University System announced that the station would be shut down indefinitely as part of a larger suspension of non-academic activities at the school.[3] The shutdown left Puerto Rico without a PBS station; fellow public television station WIPR-TV (channel 6) had dropped PBS in 2011.[3] On December 20, WMTJ returned to the air via Liberty Puerto Rico, some of PBS programming can be seen on Channel 3 & 67 and in HD on channels 203 & 267. On January 2, 2018, just months after the shutdown, WMTJ resumed regular over-the-air broadcasting operations via WSTE-DT (Teleisla) and can be seen on channel 40.1 from the transmitter located in Aguas Buenas remaining on the air until January 23. On January 24, WMTJ resumed operations with a reduced power of 17.7 kilowatts from El Yunque. On January 1, 2019 WMTJ returned to the air on its digital channel 15 and transmitter power increased to 174 kilowatts. The channel is no longer available on DirecTV in Puerto Rico due to unknown reasons. As of 2019, Sistema TV is one of the minority of the stations to not receive PBS' overhaul branding.

Local Programming
  • Kinema
  • Tertulia en la Ciudad
  • Aventura Cientifica
  • Geoambiente
  • Charla Deportiva

Former local programming
  • Análisis Noticioso
  • Sistema TV Informa
  • Sistema TV Investiga
  • Si a la Cocina
  • Si a la Cultura
  • Sin Colores
  • Del Campo a la Mesa
  • Jugando Pelota Dura (now on Univisión Puerto Rico)
  • Bienestar
  • UNE Vision
  • Como Coco
  • Te Veo en Campus
  • Ruta U

Digital television

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel Video Aspect PSIP short name Programming[4]
40.1 / 26.11080i16:9WMTJ-HD / WQTO-HDMain WMTJ programming / PBS
40.2 / 26.240.2KID / 26.2KIDPBS Kids

On June 12, 2009, WMTJ signed off its analog signal and completed its move to digital.

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References
  2. "Suspension of Operations of a DTV Station Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  3. Simpson, April (October 17, 2017). "After Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico university shuts down PBS station". Current. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  4. RabbitEars TV Query for WMTJ
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