Hemisphere Media Group has partnered with Samsung to bring WAPA+, a FAST channel serving the Puerto Rican community in the U.S., to the Samsung TV Plus free ad-supported streaming TV service.
“On Samsung TV Plus, WAPA+ gives all Americans access to the best culture, news, and entertainment from Puerto Rico,” said Alan Sokol, President and CEO for Hemisphere Media Group. “Through WAPA+ and Samsung this vibrant community can now enjoy an unparalleled 70+ hours per week of local news, information, and entertainment programming every week, and much more from WAPA-TV, Puerto Rico’s #1 TV network for 15 consecutive years.”
Puerto Ricans are the second-largest community of U.S. Hispanics, with an estimated 5.9 million Puerto Ricans living in the U.S. mainland.