U.S. TerritoriesPuerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, etc.
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I am moving to San German, Puerto Rico in November. I don't watch very much T.V. but I really want to learn Spanish that way, or should I say, supplement what I've been learning. This may sound ignorant, but has Puerto Rico made the switch to digital like the 50 states had to? I don't think I'd spend money on cable, I think I'd just get the digital adapter box to pick up the basic channels. Can anyone tell me what the non-cable channels would be? When I visited there I remembered a lot of cable channels in English (same as U.S.) and then the local, all-Spanish channels which is what I care about picking up. Thanks for the help
Some of these major channels were sold off to American and Mexican TV companies, so they don't get as much local programming as they used to. That's why some novelas are in Mexican Spanish.
Thanks. I knew it was foolish to think they wouldn't have switched too, but I didn't want to buy that adapter box if I didn't need it. Much appreciated.
As a US territory, would they have the network affiliates like the "states" do (that is, CBS, NBC, ABC, etc.) or not? If they do, would they dub all the programming in Spanish or leave it in English? Finally, do their radio/TV stations begin with W like in the eastern US or something else? I probably sound pretty "ignorant" too but was wondering......
Yes and no. The thing is, NBC can't exactly penetrate the Puerto Rican market as "NBC" so they buy off one of the local channels and that is their affiliate. Others like Fox do have local affiliates as Fox 17. Think company brands.
Yes and no. The thing is, NBC can't exactly penetrate the Puerto Rican market as "NBC" so they buy off one of the local channels and that is their affiliate. Others like Fox do have local affiliates as Fox 17. Think company brands.
PRTV (ch. 6) is state-owned so it will always be Puerto Rican.
Ch. 11 was Puerto Rican before being bought by Univision.
I guess that's it. Was looking for more affiliation agreements...
Interesting that Fox has an "official" affiliate and no one else has (though what you say about NBC makes sense, I forgot they bought Telemundo). Thanks!
As a US territory, would they have the network affiliates like the "states" do (that is, CBS, NBC, ABC, etc.) or not? If they do, would they dub all the programming in Spanish or leave it in English? Finally, do their radio/TV stations begin with W like in the eastern US or something else? I probably sound pretty "ignorant" too but was wondering......
All of the radio and TV stations in PR begin with W, just like everything else east of the Mississippi. Most cable TV companies offer all of the major broadcast networks, usually by retransmitting their NYC affiliate program. Most cable tv channels are in English.
The local channels transmit many of the US prime tv shows dubbed in Spanish.
As a US territory, would they have the network affiliates like the "states" do (that is, CBS, NBC, ABC, etc.) or not? If they do, would they dub all the programming in Spanish or leave it in English? Finally, do their radio/TV stations begin with W like in the eastern US or something else? I probably sound pretty "ignorant" too but was wondering......
Basic cable usually doesn't have a dub option, so everything is in English. If you get cable service with a box, you usually have the option to dub the program. This depends on whether the program has the dub option available, not everything is dubbed.
Dubs are usually in Mexican neutral Spanish. I use "neutral" because dubs do not have the Mexican accent a native would have, nor do the dubs have Mexican native words.
By the way, I prefer to watch stuff in English or whatever original language the program is in. Dubs are usually lame in my opinion and sound almost always off.
This information is from 2005, but it does list most of the mainland affiliates. I don't know how accurate the information currently is.
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puertorico-herald.org/issues2/2005/vol09n21/CBNewAffil.html - copy/paste into your browser and add www
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