WQHA
WQHA is a Spanish-language religious television station in Aguada, Puerto Rico, broadcasting locally on digital and virtual channel 25 branded as Nueva Vida TV. Founded in 1993, the station is owned and operated by New Life Broadcasting; the owners of radio stations WNVM, WNVI & WNVE. The Licensee is Western New Life, Inc. WQHA's programming is also seen on translator station, W06DA-D, channel 6.1 in Aguada. The station broadcasts Positiv programming from 6AM to 6PM and local religious programming from 6PM to 6AM.
| Aguada / Mayaguez, Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|
| Channels | Digital: 25 (UHF) Virtual: 25 (PSIP) |
| Branding | Nueva Vida TV |
| Programming | |
| Subchannels | 25.1 Nueva Vida TV |
| Affiliations | Religious/Positiv |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | New Life Broadcasting (Western New Life, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | WNVM WNVE WNVI WZNA-LD |
| History | |
| Founded | 1990 |
| First air date | April 19, 1993 |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 50 (1993-2009) Digital: 62 (2005-2009) 50 (2009-2019) Virtual: 50 (2009-2018) |
| Former affiliations | Satellite of WUJA (1993-2014) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 3255 |
| ERP | 26.9 kW |
| HAAT | 328 m |
| Transmitter coordinates | 18°18′41.8″N 67°11′24.6″W |
| Translator(s) | W06DA-D 6 Aguada |
| Links | |
| Website | www.nuevavida.fm |
| Aguada / Mayaguez, Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|
| Channels | Digital: 6 (VHF) |
| Branding | Nueva Vida TV |
| Programming | |
| Subchannels | 6.1 Nueva Vida TV |
| Affiliations | Religious/Positiv |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | New Life Broadcasting (Juan Carlos Matos Barreto) |
| History | |
| Founded | December 18, 2012 |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 188724 |
| ERP | 3 kW |
| Transmitter coordinates | 18°9′0.0″N 66°59′0.0″W |
| Mayaguez, Puerto Rico / Aguadilla | |
|---|---|
| Channels | Digital: 15 (UHF) Virtual: 15 (PSIP) |
| Branding | Nueva Vida TV |
| Programming | |
| Subchannels | 15.1 Nueva Vida TV |
| Affiliations | Religious/Positiv |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | New Life Broadcasting (Juan Carlos Matos Barreto) |
| History | |
| Founded | June 6, 2016 |
| Former call signs | W44DW-D (2016-2018) |
| Former channel number(s) | Digital: 44 (2016-2018) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 188817 |
| ERP | 1.9 kW |
| Transmitter coordinates | 18°18′41.8″N 67°11′24.6″W |
W15EI-D (virtual and digital channel 15) serves as a full-time translator of WQHA and covers all the entire western region.
Nueva Vida Christian Television Network
WQHA is the flagship station of the Nueva Vida Christian Television Network, it is simulcasting on Low-power television stations, WZNA-LD, channel 3.1 in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, and W15EI-D channel 15.1 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. Both stations are owned by New Life Broadcasting's president, Juan Carlos Matos Barreto.
Digital television
WQHA's digital signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP short name | Programming[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25.1 | 720p | 16:9 | WQHA-DT | Main WQHA programming / Nueva Vida TV |
On January 13, 2009, WQHA signed off its analog signal and completed its move to digital.
W06DA-D's digital signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP short name | Programming[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | 480i | 4:3 | W06DA-D | Main W06DA-D programming / Nueva Vida TV |
W15EI-D's digital signal is multiplexed:
| Channel | Video | Aspect | PSIP short name | Programming[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.1 | 480i | 4:3 | WQHA-DT | Main W15EI-D programming / Nueva Vida TV |
About Nueva Vida TV
OptimaVision starts as a video-streaming service. On November 14, 2013, OptimaVision launched WNTE-LD channel 36 in Mayaguez, now owned by Make TV Corporation, as a satellite of WVDO-LD. WVTE-LD Channel 3 followed on March 24, 2014. WQHA Channel 50 (formerly a repeater for WUJA) was sold for $29 million to Western New Life, Inc. on May 2, 2014, and became the third channel in the network. NCN Television moved its programming to digital subchannel 50.2. On January 1, 2018 OptimaVision rebrands itself as Zona TV. On August 1, the station is once again rebranded as Nueva Vida TV.
FCC Spectrum Auction and WQHA sale
In 2012, the Federal Communications Commission announced they were going to hold a voluntary Incentive Auction for a portion of the radio frequency spectrum that is currently used by Digital Television broadcasters across the country. WQHA's owner, New Life Broadcasting announced he would participate in the auction, since it was estimated the station would net somewhere in the range of $127 Million USD, much more than it would be worth on the open market otherwise. Since that time the auction estimate has increased to somewhere between $95 and $50 Million USD, with the auction currently scheduled to take place in early 2016.