WLII-DT

{{pp-vand|small=yes}} {{Short description|Television station in Caguas, Puerto Rico}} {{Multiple issues| {{Promotional|date=June 2025}} {{Very long|date=June 2025}} {{Rewrite|date=June 2025}} }} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox television station | callsign = WLII-DT | city = Caguas, Puerto Rico | logo = Teleonce Logo 2021 (cropped).svg | logo_size = 220px | branding = {{ubl|{{lang|es|italic=no|TeleOnce}} (general)||{{lang|es|Las Noticias}} (newscasts)}} | digital = 11 (VHF) | virtual = 11 | translators = {{ubl|WOLE-DT 12.1 Aguadilla|WSUR-DT 9.1 Ponce}} | affiliations = {{ubl|'''11.1:''' Spanish Independent|'''11.2:''' Noticias 24/7}} | subchannels = | founded = {{start date|1960}} | airdate = {{start date|1960|5|23}}{{efn|The ''Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook'' says May 27, while the ''Television and Cable Factbook'' says April 22.}} | location = Caguas–San Juan | country = PR | callsign_meaning = Lorimar-Telepictures, "11" | former_callsigns = {{ubl|WKBM-TV (1960–1985)|WLII-TV (1985–2009)}} | former_channel_numbers = {{ubl|'''Analog:''' 11 (VHF, 1960–2009)|'''Digital:''' 56 (UHF, 2004–2009)}} | owner = Liberman Media Group LLC<ref name="wliitoliberman">{{cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101820016&formid=314&fac_num=19777|title=Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|date=August 24, 2020|access-date=August 26, 2020|archive-date=March 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312180856/https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101820016&formid=314&fac_num=19777|url-status=live}}</ref> | licensee = | sister_stations = | former_affiliations = {{ubl|Spanish Independent (1960–1981, 1986–2002)|Dark (1981–1986)|Univision (2002–2025)}} | erp = 54.5 kW | haat = {{convert|350|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} | facility_id = 19777 | coordinates = {{coord|18|16|47|N|66|6|45|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}} | licensing_authority = FCC | website = [https://teleonce.com/ TeleOnce] }}

'''WLII-DT''' (channel 11), branded '''{{lang|es|italic=no|TeleOnce}}''', is a Spanish-language independent television station licensed to Caguas, Puerto Rico, serving the U.S. territory. Owned by Liberman Media Group, the station maintains studio facilities on Calle Carazo in Guaynabo. Its transmitter is located near the Bosque Estatal de Carite mountain reserve.

TeleOnce operates two satellite stations: '''WSUR-DT''' (channel 9) in Ponce and '''WOLE-DT''' (channel 12) in Aguadilla.

== History ==

=== Telecadena Perez-Perry (1960–1981) === In 1960, Rafael Perez Perry received authorization from the government to start WKBM-TV on May 23, broadcasting on channel 11 of San Juan, named shortly after "{{lang|es|italic=no|Telecadena Perez Perry}}" (Telechain Perez-Perry). On April 22, 1960, WKBM-TV broadcasts officially began on channel 11 of San Juan.<ref name="tvfactbook77">{{cite web|access-date=1 December 2020 |date=1977 |format=PDF |language=en |page=910-911 |title=Television Factbook |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1977-TV-Factbook/1977-TV-Factbook.pdf}}</ref> The transmissions of Telecadena Pérez Perry originated on channel 11 of San Juan, and its signal was broadcast by channels 8 of Guayama (W08AB-TV) and 9 of Ponce (WSUR-TV). On October 12, 1974, channel 44 of Aguadilla (WVEO) was inaugurated to improve coverage in western Puerto Rico.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=16 May 2024 |date=13 October 1974 |title=Gran inauguración |url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/elmundo/?a=d&d=mndo19741013-01.1.20 |work=El Mundo}}</ref>

Some of the shows aired on WKBM-TV included:<ref name=":0">{{cite web|access-date=17 October 2015 |archive-date=20 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020104207/http://www.freewebs.com/televisionboricua/canal11.htm |date=20 October 2012 |title=Television Boricua |url=http://www.freewebs.com/televisionboricua/canal11.htm |website=El Portal de la Television Boricua}}</ref> * {{lang|es|Una Hora Contigo}} and {{lang|es|Tira y Tapate}} with Myrta Silva * {{lang|es|Yo Soy el Gallo}} with José Miguel Class * {{lang|es|El Show de Carmita}} with Carmita Jiménez * {{lang|es|El Show de Lissette}}, {{lang|es|El Show de Iris Chacón}}, {{lang|es|El Hit del Momento}}, and {{lang|es|El Super Show Goya}} with Enrique Maluenda, Lillian Hurst, and Luz Odilia Font * {{lang|es|Una Chica llamada}}: {{lang|es|Ivonne Coll}} and {{lang|es|Cambia Cambia}} with Alfred D. Herger * {{lang|es|Almorzando}} and {{lang|es|Del Brazo}} with Ruth Fernández * {{lang|es|Mediodia Circular}} with Vilma Carbia In addition, Telecadena Pérez Perry broadcast telenovelas and productions from its partners in Peru, made by Panamericana Televisión (where it was called Panamericana Televisión Puerto Rico Inc.), and in Venezuela, made by Venevisión (where it was called Venevisión de Puerto Rico).<ref>{{cite web|access-date=17 October 2015 |archive-date=22 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022223339/http://www.enciclopediapr.org/esp/article.cfm?ref=08100103&page=6 |title=Medios y Comunicaciones: Medios de comunicación en Puerto Rico, tecnologías y narrativas de tres siglos |url=http://www.enciclopediapr.org/esp/article.cfm?ref=08100103&page=6 |website=www.enciclopediapr.org}}</ref>

Under the leadership of Pérez Perry, Channel 11 became the first television channel in Puerto Rico with its newscast ''El 11 in Las Noticias'', with a panel of journalists and a news presenter. Among the television news journalists who began their careers on Channel 11 were Silvia Gómez, Pedro Zervigón, and Carmen Jovet. It featured international reports, including news from the United States and Venezuela. There were also opinion programs like ''Puerto Rico''.

Rafael Pérez Perry died on May 10, 1978, due to a heart attack while working on a Channel 11 transmitter on Cerro La Marquesa, located in the town of Aguas Buenas. His children continued to run the operations of Pérez Perry companies until September 4, 1981, when they declared bankruptcy and the operations of WKBM-TV ceased. the last program before the channel went silent was the news report ''Noche a Noche''.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=17 May 2024 |date=5 September 1981 |page=12 |title=Cierre temporero en el Canal 11 |url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/elmundo/?a=d&d=mndo19810905-01.1.12 |work=El Mundo}}</ref>

Its former competition benefited from WKBM's demise—not only from a reduction in competition itself, but also from the availability of many of the stations' former hosts and talent.

=== TeleOnce (1986–2002) === In 1985, production company Lorimar-Telepictures (with the Telepictures division now part of Warner Bros. Television) acquired the station from bankruptcy court. The callsign became WLII-TV on December 12, and was branded as 'TeleOnce' on April 27, 1986, with a new slogan: "{{Lang|es|TeleOnce... ¡Vívelo!|italic=no}}" ({{Lit|TeleOnce... Live it!}}).

Warner Communications (now part of Warner Bros. Discovery) gained indirect ownership of the stations after it bought Lorimar-Telepictures in 1988. The station became a success around this time by airing popular American programs translated in Spanish, especially ''The Simpsons''. However, its lack of a repeater or rebroadcaster on the western portion of the island continued to put it behind the competition, WKAQ-TV (channel 2) and WAPA-TV (channel 4). This changed when WNJX-TV (channel 22) in Mayagüez signed an affiliation agreement with the station in the late 1980s. WLII was subsequently sold to Malrite Communications Group in 1991 after it sold WSTE-TV (channel 7); Malrite merged with Raycom Media in 1998.

On January 1, 1995, at midnight, TeleOnce entered into its first marketing agreement with a television station in western Puerto Rico, WORA-TV (channel 5), which at that time had ended an affiliation agreement with WKAQ-TV. In turn, WKAQ-TV switched its affiliation agreement to WOLE-TV (channel 12), which was WAPA-TV's repeater station at the time; this left WAPA-TV out of the western Puerto Rico television market for the first time in 30 years.

Some of the shows that aired on WLII during this time included: {{div col|colwidth=20em}} * {{lang|es|En Un Día}}, {{lang|es|R con R}} * {{lang|es|El Show de Awilda}} * {{lang|es|Dime la Verdad}} * {{lang|es|Ellas al Mediodía}} * {{lang|es|La Noche es Nuestra}} * {{lang|es|Fiesta}} * {{lang|es|A Fuego}} * {{lang|es|Pulso Preciso}} * {{lang|es|Lio}} * {{lang|es|El Super Show}} * {{lang|es|Que Suerte que es Domingo}} * {{lang|es|Anda Pa'l Cará}} * {{lang|es|Entrando por la Cocina}} * {{lang|es|NBA Jam}} * {{lang|es|Atácate}} (a Spanish-language version of ''NBA Inside Stuff'') * {{lang|es|El Kiosko Budweiser}} {{div col end}}

In addition, the station aired live boxing fights during the weekends—some of which were hosted and promoted by Ivonne Class, the first Puerto Rican woman to become a boxing promoter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://prpop.org/2017/05/reconoce-la-diaspora-a-ivonne-class/|title=Reconoce la diáspora a Ivonne Class|first=Luis Ernesto|last=Berrios|publisher=Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular|date=May 12, 2017|language=es}}</ref>

In the late 1980s, actresses Ángela Meyer and Camille Carrión founded Empresas Meca, a production company, which produced some of the last telenovelas shot in Puerto Rico: {{lang|es|La Isla}}, {{lang|es|Ave de Paso}} (starring Yolandita Monge), {{lang|es|Yara Prohibida}}, and {{lang|es|La Otra}}.

=== Univision Puerto Rico (2002–2021) === thumb|left|upright=0.7|WLII's logo from 2002 to December 31, 2012  In 2002, Univision entered into a local marketing agreement with Raycom Media to operate WLII and WSUR-TV. At the time, WLII had a longtime local marketing agreement with another Puerto Rican station, WSTE (channel 7), which Univision honored. Both WLII and WSUR-TV were sold to Univision Communications in 2005; Univision bought WSTE at the end of 2007. Although Univision operated a second network, UniMás, in the mainland United States, WSTE remained an independent station. In 2005, WLII relocated from its studios in the Puerta de Tierra area of San Juan to a new facility in Guaynabo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2001/tv/news/raycom-pair-to-univision-1117801481/|title=Raycom pair to Univision|work=Variety|access-date=June 14, 2001|archive-date=December 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215010849/https://variety.com/2001/tv/news/raycom-pair-to-univision-1117801481/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jun-15-fi-10704-story.html|title=Univision to Acquire Stations in Puerto Rico|work=Los Angeles Times|date=June 15, 2001|access-date=June 15, 2001|archive-date=June 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625131707/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-jun-15-fi-10704-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB992469374522910890|title=Univision Expands Spanish Network By Buying Puerto Rico TV Stations|work=Wall Street Journal|date=June 14, 2001 |access-date=June 14, 2001|archive-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023125222/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB992469374522910890|url-status=live}}</ref>

On October 17, 2014, WLII-DT laid off 109 staffers and canceled most of its local programming, becoming a repeater of Univision network programming with minimal local content. With the move, the station's daily talk show, {{lang|es|Ruben & Co.}}, became the only local program still produced by WLII. In addition, WLII shared a general manager with Univision's Puerto Rico radio stations.<ref name=tvnc-wliinolasnoticias>{{cite news|title=Univision In Puerto Rico Ends Local Programming|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/80127/univision-in-puerto-rico-ends-local-programming|access-date=October 17, 2014|work=TVNewsCheck|date=October 17, 2014}}</ref>

On February 25, 2020, investment firms ForgeLight (launched by founder, CEO, and ex-Viacom CFO Wade Davis) and Searchlight Capital agreed to acquire the 64% controlling stake of Univision Communications which owned WLII-DT, while minority owner Televisa continued to hold its 36% stake with the company. However, both Searchlight and ForgeLight had a stake in Hemisphere Media Group, which owns WAPA-TV in San Juan. Univision was required to divest WLII and its satellite stations in order to comply with ownership limits.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2020/02/25/univision-sells-majority-stake-to-private-equity-firm/|title=Univision sells majority stake to private equity firm|date=February 25, 2020|access-date=March 6, 2021|archive-date=May 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503142729/https://nypost.com/2020/02/25/univision-sells-majority-stake-to-private-equity-firm/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.mediamoves.com/2020/08/lenard-liberman-buys-univisions-puerto-rico-station.html|title = Lenard Liberman buys Univision's Puerto Rico station|date = August 27, 2020|access-date = March 6, 2021|archive-date = January 20, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210120045315/https://www.mediamoves.com/2020/08/lenard-liberman-buys-univisions-puerto-rico-station.html|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = https://newsismybusiness.com/univision-must-sell-3-puerto-rico-tv-stations-as-part-of-larger-deal/|title = Univision must sell 3 Puerto Rico TV stations as part of larger deal|date = December 24, 2020|access-date = March 6, 2021|archive-date = January 25, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210125203926/https://newsismybusiness.com/univision-must-sell-3-puerto-rico-tv-stations-as-part-of-larger-deal/|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.insideradio.com/free/foreign-ownership-waiver-not-radio-spinoffs-needed-by-univision-buyers/article_be88dc3a-7964-11ea-9ad5-3717b5cad9ff.html|title=Foreign Ownership Waiver, Not Radio Spinoffs, Needed by Univision Buyers|date=April 8, 2020 |access-date=March 6, 2021|archive-date=May 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503142730/http://www.insideradio.com/free/foreign-ownership-waiver-not-radio-spinoffs-needed-by-univision-buyers/article_be88dc3a-7964-11ea-9ad5-3717b5cad9ff.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Liberman purchase and the return of TeleOnce (2021–present) === On August 27, 2020, Univision announced that WLII and its satellite stations would be acquired by Liberman Media Group, a company owned by Estrella Media founder Lenard Liberman, for $1 million each.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rbr.com/lenard-liberman-completes-his-boricua-univision-spin-snag/|title=Lenard Liberman Completes His Boricua Univision Spin Snag|work=Radio + Television Business Report|date=January 8, 2021|access-date=January 19, 2021|archive-date=January 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117054118/https://www.rbr.com/lenard-liberman-completes-his-boricua-univision-spin-snag/|url-status=live}}</ref> The sale was completed on December 10, 2020. Univision retained WSTE-DT, WKAQ-AM, and WKAQ-FM. It was also reported that WLII would bring back the TeleOnce branding, which the station used for 15 years from 1986 to 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2020/12/regresa-teleonce-puerto-rico-univision-2021.html|title=Regresa TeleOnce a Puerto Rico|work=TVBoricua USA|date=December 31, 2020 |access-date=January 19, 2021|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125030325/https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2020/12/regresa-teleonce-puerto-rico-univision-2021.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On January 19, 2021, Liberman Media Group named Winter Horton as the new general manager for the station.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2021/01/liberman-media-group-oficializa-nueva-etapa-canal-11-univision.html|title=LLiberman Media Group oficializa nueva etapa del canal 11|work=TVBoricua USA|date=January 19, 2021 |access-date=January 19, 2021|archive-date=January 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119224502/https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2021/01/liberman-media-group-oficializa-nueva-etapa-canal-11-univision.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

WLII-DT (and its repeaters) aired as Univision Puerto Rico until February 18, 2021, when the on-screen branding switched to TeleOnce at 8 p.m. The station held a press conference unveiling the new station logo and a new slate of programming, which included the return of local newscasts after more than six years since the dissolution of the original news department. Longtime WAPA-TV news director José Enrique Cruz was named as an adviser for the newly established news department. The debut of new shows, like {{lang|es|Ahora Es que Es}} and a new season of ''La Comay'', brought high ratings for the revamped network.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2021/03/ratings-puerto-rico-martes-3-marzo-2021.html|title=RATINGS: De Llegaste Tú, La Comay, Guerreros y Jugando Pelota Dura|work=TVBoricua USA|date=March 3, 2021 |access-date=March 3, 2021|archive-date=March 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303235837/https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2021/03/ratings-puerto-rico-martes-3-marzo-2021.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/cine-tv/notas/teleonce-apuesta-a-las-noticias-chisme-y-entrevistas/|title=TeleOnce apuesta a las noticias, chisme y entrevistas|work=Primera Hora|date=February 18, 2021|access-date=February 18, 2021|archive-date=February 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218172421/https://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/cine-tv/notas/teleonce-apuesta-a-las-noticias-chisme-y-entrevistas/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2021/02/liberman-media-group-anuncia-sus-apuestas-teleonce.html|title=Liberman Media Group anuncia sus apuestas para TeleOnce|work=TVBoricua USA|date=February 18, 2021 |access-date=February 18, 2021|archive-date=February 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218162307/https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2021/02/liberman-media-group-anuncia-sus-apuestas-teleonce.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On March 2, 2021, WLII's second digital subchannel launched as a UniMás affiliate, branded as {{lang|es|UniMás Puerto Rico}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2021/03/unimas-puerto-rico-programacion-nuevo-canal-teleonce.html|title=UniMás: programación del nuevo canal en Puerto Rico|work=TVBoricua USA|date=March 4, 2021 |access-date=March 4, 2021|archive-date=March 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304225127/https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2021/03/unimas-puerto-rico-programacion-nuevo-canal-teleonce.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On July 2, 2021, Liberman Media Group and TeleOnce entered a distribution agreement with SBS operated stations WACX-DT11 in Orlando, Florida,{{efn|WACX is owned by Associated Christian Television System, Inc. (ACTS), with SBS leasing subchannel space from ACTS.}} and WGCT-LD in Tampa, Florida, to show TeleOnce programming on their stations. Local programs {{lang|es|La Comay}}, {{lang|es|Jugando Pelota Dura}}, and {{lang|es|Ahora Es que Es}} began airing on Mega TV stations either live or on the same day they originally aired in Puerto Rico.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2021/07/programas-locales-de-teleonce-llegan-estados-unidos.html|title=Programas locales de TeleOnce llegan a Estados Unidos|work=TVBoricua USA|date=July 2, 2021 |access-date=July 3, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182533/https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2021/07/programas-locales-de-teleonce-llegan-estados-unidos.html|url-status=live}}</ref> This agreement marked the first time that local Puerto Rican programming was exported to the mainland United States since the launch of WAPA America in 2004.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}

On December 8, 2021, WLII-DT unveiled their new studio facility at The Mall of San Juan. The facility, which occupies one of the empty anchor spaces at the shopping center, was unveiled during the station's upfront presentation which was held at the site. The station's new game show, {{lang|es|La Boveda de Mr. Cash}}, was the first to broadcast live from the new studios when it premiered on March 1, 2022.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.elvocero.com/escenario/television/teleonce-adelanta-su-oferta-para-el-2022/article_d3e9356a-58ed-11ec-aca7-57bf64ffc0e9.html|title=TeleOnce adelanta su oferta para el 2022|work=El Vocero|date=December 9, 2021 |access-date=December 9, 2021|archive-date=December 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209130855/https://www.elvocero.com/escenario/television/teleonce-adelanta-su-oferta-para-el-2022/article_d3e9356a-58ed-11ec-aca7-57bf64ffc0e9.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On December 16, 2025, it was announced that TelevisaUnivision would be ending their affiliation agreement with WLII after 23 years, this would leave WLII without any imported programming from Univision or UniMas, a move that forced them to stop broadcasting out of the 11.2 subchannel. Although the change was to take effect on January 1, 2026, it actually began on December 30, 2025, when all TelevisaUnivision programming moved to their owned-and-operated station WSTE-DT. WLII plans on covering the hours left without programming by expanding the run time of shows such as {{lang|es|Las Noticias}} and {{lang|es|En La Mañana}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cambio drástico: TeleOnce se queda sin novelas y programas de TelevisaUnivision |url=https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2025/12/cambio-drastico-teleonce-se-queda-sin-novelas-y-programas-televisa-univision.html |website=TVBoricuaUSA |access-date=December 30, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Canal 7 en Puerto Rico: regresa "Despierta América", las telenovelas, unitarios y más |url=https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2025/12/regresa-despierta-america-telenovelas-y-mas-canal-7-teleisla-puerto-rico.html |website=TVBoricuaUSA |publisher=TVBoricuaUSA |access-date=December 30, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=TeleOnce los fines de semana: así será la programación sin acuerdo con Univision |url=https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2025/12/teleonce-fines-de-semana-asi-sera-programacion-sin-acuerdo-univision.html |website=TVBoricuaUSA |access-date=December 30, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sale del aire la programación de UniMás Puerto Rico: ¿y ahora qué se verá? |url=https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2025/12/sale-del-aire-programacion-y-senal-unimas-puerto-rico.html |website=TVBoricuaUSA |access-date=December 30, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Upfront 2026: TeleOnce apuesta a más programación local |url=https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2025/12/upfront-2026-teleonce-apuesta-a-mas-programacion-local.html |website=TVBoricuaUSA |access-date=December 30, 2025}}</ref>

===TeleOnce América=== On July 28, 2025, Liberman Media announced the launch of TeleOnce América, a FAST channel that will bring the network's programming to viewers in the mainland United States. The channel broadcasts 24 hours of content with simulcasts of every original show that airs on WLII from 7 a.m. to midnight.<ref>{{cite web |title="TeleOnce América" llega para la diáspora en Estados Unidos |url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/entretenimiento/television/notas/teleonce-america-llega-para-la-diaspora-en-estados-unidos/ |website=El Nuevo Dia |publisher=GFR Media |access-date=August 1, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=TeleOnce América llegará a Estados Unidos con su programación 100% boricua |url=https://teleonce.com/noticias/internacionales/teleonce-america-llegara-a-estados-unidos-con-su-programacion-boricua/ |website=TeleOnce |publisher=Liberman Media Group |access-date=August 1, 2025}}</ref>

TeleOnce América is set to launch on August 4, 2025, and will be available on Plex, Amazon Freevee, FlixLatino, BeondTV and WISPTV with more services expected to carry it in the near future.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nace TeleOnce América: una nueva opción para la diáspora puertorriqueña |url=https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2025/07/nace-teleonce-america-nueva-opcion-diaspora-puertorriquena.html |website=TVBoricuaUSA |access-date=August 1, 2025}}</ref>

=== WSUR-TV history (1958–present) === WSUR-TV was founded on February 20, 1958, by American Colonial Broadcasting.<ref name="Luis Fortuno Janeiro 1963 Page 409">Luis Fortuno Janeiro. ''Album Historico de Ponce (1692–1963).'' Page 409. Ponce, Puerto Rico: Imprenta Fortuno. 1963.</ref> In 1963, the station was located on Avenida Tito Castro (Puerto Rico Highway 14) in the La Rambla sector of Barrio Machuelo Abajo; its transmitter tower was located within the municipality of Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, and it was an affiliate of WAPA-TV, but carried two local programs from Ponce.<ref name="Luis Fortuno Janeiro 1963 Page 409"/> The station transmitted its analog signal over VHF channel 9.<ref name="Luis Fortuno Janeiro 1963 Page 409"/>

Currently, WSUR originates no local programming of its own. Its tower is now located at Cerro Jayuya in the border between the municipality of Ponce with Jayuya.<ref>[http://www.satelliteview.co/?lid=4568881_PR_STOWR_073&place=WSUR-TV-(Ponce)-Puerto-Rico ''Puerto Rico » Municipio de Jayuya Feature List » TOWR » WSUR-TV (Ponce) – Municipio de Jayuya, Puerto Rico.''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924094438/http://www.satelliteview.co/?lid=4568881_PR_STOWR_073&place=WSUR-TV-(Ponce)-Puerto-Rico |date=September 24, 2015 }} Satellite View.co Retrieved March 23, 2011.</ref>

==Programming== {{Main|List of programs previously broadcast by TeleOnce}}

===Current programming=== {{Main|List of programs broadcast by TeleOnce}}

Currently TeleOnce produces 14 hours of original programming on weekedays featuring an array of shows such as ''La Bóveda de Teleonce'', ''Jugando Pelota Dura'', {{lang|es|P.R. En Vivo}}, among others.

Programming blocks are bookended by {{lang|es|Las Noticias Teleonce}} (''TeleOnce News'') which airs its morning edition at 6 a.m. and {{lang|es|Última Edición}} at 10 p.m.

All of TeleOnce's original programming is broadcast live from the station's studios in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, with the exception of the morning program {{lang|es|En La Mañana}} which has its own studio in the Paseo Caribe Complex in Old San Juan and {{lang|es|La Bóveda de Teleonce}} which also has its own studio at the Alejandro Jr. Cruz Fine Arts Center in Guaynabo.

=== {{lang|es|Las Noticias}} (1986–2014, 2021–present) === thumb|Current logo of ''Las Noticias''

'''{{lang|es|Las Noticias Teleonce}}''' is the flagship news program for WLII and its repeater stations, it is currently anchored by Celimar Adames Casalduc during its afternoon editions and Shirlyan Odette during its night edition.

The news program originated in 1986 and ran four editions weekdays and two on weekends until its abrupt cancellation in 2014 by Univision who decided to close the station's news department. In 2020, Univision sold TeleOnce to Liberman Media Group and the new ownership quickly reopened the station's news department and revived {{lang|es|Las Noticias}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/es-us/noticias/national/despido-masivo-y-cierre-de-operaciones-de-univision-en-puerto-rico/ar-BB9ILyw|title=Despido masivo y cierre de operaciones de Univision en Puerto Rico|work=MSN En Español|access-date=October 18, 2014|archive-date=October 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019062812/http://www.msn.com/es-us/noticias/national/despido-masivo-y-cierre-de-operaciones-de-univision-en-puerto-rico/ar-BB9ILyw|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/cine-tv/notas/empleados-de-univision-puerto-rico-denuncian-cierre-del-canal/|title=Empleados de Univisión Puerto Rico denuncian cierre del canal|work=Primera Hora|date=October 17, 2014|access-date=October 17, 2014|archive-date=December 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221214041858/https://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/cine-tv/notas/empleados-de-univision-puerto-rico-denuncian-cierre-del-canal/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://dialogo.upr.edu/univision-puerto-rico-cierra-departamento-de-noticias/|title=Univisión Puerto Rico cierra su Departamento de Noticias|work=Dialogo.UPR|date=October 17, 2014 |access-date=October 17, 2014|archive-date=September 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210919021015/https://dialogo.upr.edu/univision-puerto-rico-cierra-departamento-de-noticias/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lainformacion.com/economia-negocios-y-finanzas/univision-cierra-sus-informativos-en-puerto-rico-y-despide-a-99-empleados_QlUBeKT4xv2WdQlEVnrit4/|title=Univisión cierra sus informativos en Puerto Rico y despide a 99 empleados|work=La Información|date=October 17, 2014|access-date=October 17, 2014|archive-date=December 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221214041900/https://www.lainformacion.com/economia-negocios-y-finanzas/univision-cierra-sus-informativos-en-puerto-rico-y-despide-a-99-empleados_QlUBeKT4xv2WdQlEVnrit4/|url-status=live |last1=Com |first1=Lainformacion }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://lacallerevista.com/locales/cierra-univision-puerto-rico-practicamente-todos-sus-departamentos/21501|title=Cierra Univisión Puerto Rico "prácticamente todos sus departamentos"|work=La Calle Revista|access-date=October 17, 2014|archive-date=October 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021001840/http://lacallerevista.com/locales/cierra-univision-puerto-rico-practicamente-todos-sus-departamentos/21501|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/cine-tv/notas/celimar-adames-sera-ancla-en-el-nuevo-noticiario-de-teleonce/|title=Celimar Adames será ancla en el nuevo noticiario de Teleonce|work=Primera Hora|date=June 7, 2021|access-date=June 7, 2021|archive-date=June 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607230513/https://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/cine-tv/notas/celimar-adames-sera-ancla-en-el-nuevo-noticiario-de-teleonce/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==={{lang|es|Tu Mañana/En La Mañana}} (1991–2014, 2023–present)===

On March 11, 1991, a weekday morning news program, {{lang|es|Tu Mañana}}, made its debut; the program was anchored by Carlos Ochoteco and Cyd Marie Fleming and featured segments such as panels of experts on different topics. Over the course of its history the program was hosted by Burni Torres and Felipe Gomez, Nuria Sebazco and Elwood Cruz, and finally, Grisell Mamery and Gredmarie Colón. After the closure of the station's news department, {{lang|es|Tu Mañana}} was canceled. The show's revival finally arrived in 2023 after Liberman Media Group's purchase of WLII from Univision. The new version of the show is called {{lang|es|En La Mañana}} and it premiered on October 30, 2023.

==Technical information== ===Subchannels=== The stations' signals are multiplexed: {| class="wikitable" |+Subchannels of WLII-DT<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WLII-DT#station |title=RabbitEars TV Query for WLII-DT |access-date=December 17, 2020 |archive-date=November 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120233521/https://rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WLII-DT#station |url-status=live }}</ref> and WSUR-DT<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WSUR-DT#station |title=RabbitEars TV Query for WSUR-DT |access-date=December 17, 2020 |archive-date=November 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120022620/https://rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WSUR-DT#station |url-status=live }}</ref> ! scope = "col" colspan="2"|Channel ! scope = "col" rowspan="2"|Res. ! scope = "col" rowspan="2"|Aspect ! scope = "col" colspan="2"|Short name ! scope = "col" rowspan="2"|Programming |- ! scope = "col" | {{small|WLII-DT}}||{{small|WSUR-DT}} || scope="col" | {{small|WLII-DT}}||{{small|WSUR-DT}} |- ! scope = "row" | 11.1 || 9.1 | rowspan="2" | 1080i || rowspan="2" |16:9 || WLII-DT || WSUR-DT || Main programming |- ! scope = "row" | 11.2 || 9.2 | colspan="2" align="center" ; |ELII-DT || Noticias 24/7 |}

=== Analog-to-digital conversion === WLII shut down its analog signal on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 56 to VHF channel 11, which was among the high band UHF channels (52–69) that were removed from broadcasting use as a result of the transition.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |title=DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second Rounds |access-date=March 24, 2012 |archive-date=August 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829004251/http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> WSUR switched to digital-only broadcasts on January 23, 2009, broadcasting on VHF channel 9 (or virtual channel 9.1).

===Satellite, repeater, and translator stations=== WLII programming can be seen across Puerto Rico on the following stations: {| class="wikitable" ! Station ! City of license ! Channels ! First air date ! ERP ! HAAT ! Facility ID ! Transmitter coordinates ! Public license information |- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | '''WOLE-DT''' | Aguadilla | 12 (VHF) 12 | May 10, 1960 | 47.5 kW | {{convert|661|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} | 71725 | {{coord|18|9|0|N|66|59|0|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=WOLE-TV}} | {{FCC-TV-Station-profile|WOLE-DT|Public file}} {{FCC-LMS-Facility|71725|3=LMS}} |- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | '''WSUR-DT''' | Ponce | 9 (VHF) 9 | February 20, 1958 | 21.6 kW | {{convert|857|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} | 19776 | {{coord|18|10|9|N|66|34|36|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=WSUR-TV}} | {{FCC-TV-Station-profile|WSUR-DT|Public file}} {{FCC-LMS-Facility|19776|3=LMS}} |- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | '''W21CX-D''' | Mayaguez | 21 (UHF) 12 | 1996 | 18.1 kW | {{convert|0.2|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} | 71730 | {{coord|18|18|51|N|67|11|30|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|name=W21CX-D}} | {{FCC-LMS-Facility|71730|3=LMS}} |- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" |}

== Notes == {{notelist}}

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == * [https://teleonce.com/ Official website]

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