WPRU-LP,

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channel 20, was a low-power

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Aguadilla, Puerto Rico Aguadilla (, ), founded in 1775 by Luis de Córdova, is a city and municipality located in the northwestern tip of Puerto Rico, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, north of Aguada, and Moca and west of Isabela. Aguadilla i ...

. The station was owned by the

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History

The channel was launched in 2004. The station did not provide their own local newscasts. In September 2014, it was announced that ABC would move to

WORA-TV WORA-TV (channel 5) branded on-air as ABC Puerto Rico, is a television station in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, affiliated with ABC and owned by Telecinco Media Holdings. WORA-TV's studios are located on Ponce de León Avenue in Santurce, with addit ...

on November 1 as a new subchannel. In late 2019, the ABC affiliation moved to the main channel of WORA-DT, after Telemundo discontinued its

WKAQ-TV WKAQ-TV (channel 2) is a television station in San Juan, Puerto Rico, airing programming from the Telemundo and NBC networks. It is owned and operated by the Telemundo Station Group subsidiary of NBCUniversal. WKAQ-TV's studios are located on ...

repeater on WORA-TV. The station has been silent since January 2014. From that point until the ABC affiliation ended, it continued broadcasting on channel 18.1 of sister station

WSJP-LD WSJP-LD (channel 30) is a dual Cozi TV/Fox-affiliated television station licensed to Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. The station is owned by California-based Caribbean Broadcasting Network. Before the launch of The CW, WSJP was a dual affiliate of UPN an ...

. At some point on March 20, 2015, WSJP-LD removed its simulcast of WORA-DT2/ABC 5 from 18.1 and moved its third subchannel to 18.1 from 18.3 to replace it. Caribbean Broadcasting Network surrendered WPRU-LP's license to the

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on January 14, 2021, who cancelled it the same day.

References

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