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{{short description|Talk radio station in San Juan, Puerto Rico}}
{{Short description|Talk radio station in San Juan, Puerto Rico}}
{{redirect|WUKQ (AM)|the New York City radio station which used WUKQ from October 1988 to February 1989|WEPN (AM)}}
{{Redirect|WUKQ (AM)|the New York City radio station which used WUKQ from October 1988 to February 1989|WEPN (AM)}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WKAQ / WUKQ
| name = WKAQ
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| city = [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]]
| logo = WKAQ logo 2020.jpg
| city = '''WKAQ''': [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]]<br> '''WUKQ''': [[Ponce, Puerto Rico]]
| area = [[Puerto Rico]]
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| branding = WKAQ 580
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| airdate = {{start date|1922|12|3}}
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| area = [[Puerto Rico]]
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| frequency = 580 [[Kilohertz|kHz]]
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| branding = WKAQ 580
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| format = [[Talk radio]]
| airdate = '''WKAQ''': December 3, 1922<br>'''WUKQ''': June 3, 1958
| power = 10,000 [[watt]]s
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| frequency = '''WKAQ''': 580 [[Kilohertz|kHz]]<br>'''WUKQ''': 1420 kHz
| facility_id = 19099
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| format = [[Talk radio]]
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| class = B
| power = '''WKAQ''': 10,000 [[watt]]s unlimited<br>'''WUKQ''': 1,000 watts unlimited
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| sister_stations = {{hlist|[[WAPA-TV]]|[[WKAQ-FM|WKAQ-FM/WUKQ-FM]]|[[WYEL]]}}
| erp =
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| former_frequencies = 830 kHz (1922-1934)<br>1240 kHz (1934-1942)<br>620 kHz (1942-1951)
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| class = B
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| coordinates = {{nowrap|{{Coord|18|25|56|N|66|08|09|W}}}}
| callsign_meaning =
| owner = [[WAPA Media Group]]
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| sister_stations = [[WKAQ-FM]]<br>[[WUKQ-FM]]<br>[[WYEL]]<br>[[WSTE-DT]]
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| licensee = [[WLII/WSUR License Partnership, G.P.]]
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| former_callsigns = '''WKAQ''': none<br>'''WUKQ''': WEUC (1958-2000)
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| website = [http://www.wkaq580.com/ www.wkaq580.com]
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| former_frequencies = '''WKAQ''':<br>830 kHz (1922-1934)<br>1240 kHz (1934-1942)<br>620 kHz (1942-1951)
| embed_header = Repeater
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| coordinates = WKAQ: {{nowrap|{{Coord|18|25|56|N|66|08|09|W}}}}<br>
| embedded = {{Infobox radio station
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WUKQ: {{nowrap|{{Coord|17|59|23|N|66|37|21|W}}}}
| child = yes
| owner = [[Uforia Audio Network]]<br>''(sale to [[:es:Hemisphere Media Group|Hemisphere Media Group]] pending)''
| name = WUKQ
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| licensee = [[WLII/WSUR License Partnership, G.P.]]
| city = [[Ponce, Puerto Rico]]
| webcast =
| frequency = 1420 kHz
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| website = [http://www.wkaq580.com/ www.wkaq580.com]
| airdate = {{start date|1958|6|3}}
| affiliations =
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| former_callsigns = WEUC (1958-2000)
| facility_id = 9352
| class = B
| power = 5,000 watts
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| coordinates = {{nowrap|{{Coord|17|59|23|N|66|37|21|W}}}}
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
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'''WKAQ''' (580 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a commercial [[radio station]] in [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]]. Currently owned by [[Univision Radio]], the station airs a [[Spanish language]] [[talk radio]] format. Its programming is repeated on '''WUKQ''', which broadcasts on 1420&nbsp;kHz in [[Ponce, Puerto Rico|Ponce]], and '''[[WYEL]]''' which broadcasts on 600&nbsp;kHz in [[Mayagüez, Puerto Rico|Mayagüez]]. The station was the first radio station to broadcast in Puerto Rico.<ref>[http://prarl.org/?page_id=1174 Museo de la Radio - Puerto Rico Amateur Radio League]'s web site.</ref> According to Ernesto Vigoreaux, in the early days of music in Puerto Rico, the musicians would record music ''at'' the WKAQ radio station.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://centropr.hunter.cuny.edu/digitalarchive/index.php/Detail/objects/7541|title=Centro: Sound: Interview Two with Ernesto Vigoreaux on December 26 1988 [RGC.EVig.1988.12.26.2]|website=centropr.hunter.cuny.edu}}</ref> WKAQ is the Puerto Rico primary entry point station for the [[Emergency Alert System]].
'''WKAQ''' (580 [[Hertz|kHz]]) is a commercial [[AM radio|AM]] [[radio station]] in [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]]. Currently owned by [[WAPA Media Group]], the station airs a [[Spanish language]] [[talk radio]] format. Its programming is repeated on '''WUKQ''', which broadcasts on 1420&nbsp;kHz in [[Ponce, Puerto Rico|Ponce]], and '''[[WYEL]]''' which broadcasts on 600&nbsp;kHz in [[Mayagüez, Puerto Rico|Mayagüez]]. The station was the first radio station to broadcast in Puerto Rico.<ref>[http://prarl.org/?page_id=1174 Museo de la Radio - Puerto Rico Amateur Radio League]'s web site.</ref> According to Ernesto Vigoreaux, in the early days of music in Puerto Rico, the musicians would record music ''at'' the WKAQ radio station.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://centropr.hunter.cuny.edu/digitalarchive/index.php/Detail/objects/7541|title=Centro: Sound: Interview Two with Ernesto Vigoreaux on December 26 1988 [RGC.EVig.1988.12.26.2]|website=centropr.hunter.cuny.edu}}</ref> WKAQ is the Puerto Rico primary entry point station for the [[Emergency Alert System]].{{fact|date=August 2022}}


WKAQ was owned for many years by Angel Ramos, owner of the ''[[El Mundo (Puerto Rico)|El Mundo]]'' newspaper, and eventual namesake for [[WKAQ-TV]], branded as [[Telemundo]]. The ''El Mundo'' operated until 1986 when labor strikes and acts of terrorism ended its operation.
WKAQ was owned for many years by Angel Ramos, owner of the ''[[El Mundo (Puerto Rico)|El Mundo]]'' newspaper, and eventual namesake for [[WKAQ-TV]], branded as [[Telemundo]]. The ''El Mundo'' operated until 1986 when labor strikes and acts of terrorism ended its operation.
[[File:WKAQ logo 2020.jpg|thumb|Previous logo]]
On May 9, 2022, [[:es:Hemisphere Media Group|Hemisphere Media Group]], the owners of [[WAPA-TV]], announced they would purchase WKAQ, [[WKAQ-FM]], WUKQ, [[WUKQ-FM]] and WYEL from Univision Radio. The deal marks Hemisphere's entry into the radio business. During WAPA's 2023 upfront presentation, the network's management alluded that talent from the channel would also be joining the radio stations in the future and vice versa.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/entretenimiento/television/notas/wkaq-580-y-kq-105-pasaran-a-manos-de-wapa-tv/|title=WKAQ 580 y KQ 105 pasarán a manos de Wapa TV|website=elnuevodia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rbr.com/televisaunivision-completes-its-pantaya-purchase/|title=Searchlight Seals Hemisphere Privatization, With Controversy|website=RBR.Com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.noticel.com/ahora/top-stories/20220509/duenos-de-wapa-tv-adquieren-wkaq-580-y-kq-105/|title=Dueños de WAPA TV adquirirán WKAQ 580 y KQ 105|website=NotiCel}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2022/05/wkaq-580-y-kq-105-duenos-wapa-tv-adquieren-estaciones-radiales-puerto-rico.html|title=WKAQ-580 y KQ-105: dueños de WAPA TV adquieren emisoras locales|website=TVBoricuaUSA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wapa.tv/noticias/negocios/hemisphere-media-group-adquiere-wkaq-y-kq105-en-puerto-rico_20131122530385.html|title=Hemisphere Media Group adquiere WKAQ y KQ105 en Puerto Rico|website=Wapa.tv}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/otras/notas/propietaria-de-wapa-tv-adquiere-las-emisoras-de-radio-wkaq580-y-kq105-fm/|title=Propietaria de WAPA-TV adquiere las emisoras de radio WKAQ580 y KQ105 FM|website=Primera Hora}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://radionotas.com/2022/10/06/adios-puerto-rico-televisaunivision-realiza-su-segunda-venta-radial-en-el-ano/|title=“Adiós Puerto Rico”, TelevisaUnivision realiza su segunda venta radial en el año|website=RadioNotas}}</ref>


On September 1, 2023, Hemisphere Media Group announced that the deal to buy WKAQ-AM and WKAQ-FM had been finalized and that they would be spinning off their media properties into a subsidiary called WAPA Media. The conglomerate would include WAPA-TV, WAPA Deportes (WAPA-TV Sub-channel), WAPA América, and the two radio stations.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nace WAPA Media: el nuevo conglomerado que une radio y televisión |url=https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2023/09/nace-wapa-media-nuevo-conglomerado-une-radio-y-television.html |website=TV Boricua USA |publisher=TV Boricua USA |access-date=3 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Rivera Cedeño |first1=Jomar Josue |title=Wapa Televisión adquiere las estaciones WKAQ 580 AM y KQ 105 FM |url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/entretenimiento/television/notas/wapa-television-adquiere-las-estaciones-wkaq-580-am-y-kq-105-fm/ |website=El Nuevo Dia |publisher=El Nuevo Dia |access-date=3 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Wapa Media: conglomerado más importante de las comunicaciones en Puerto Rico |url=https://wapa.tv/noticias/entretenimiento/wapa-media-conglomerado-m-s-importante-de-las-comunicaciones-en-puerto-rico/article_d4a4909c-4ddf-11ee-be0a-b7beb5d49f69.html |website=WAPA.TV |publisher=WAPA.TV |access-date=8 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=WKAQ y KQ105 se unen finalmente a Wapa Televisión |url=https://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/cine-tv/notas/wkaq-y-kq105-se-unen-finalmente-a-wapa-television/ |website=Primera Hora |publisher=Primera Hora |access-date=8 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=“Hoy nace Wapa Media”: lo que se sabe del nuevo conglomerado de medios |url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/entretenimiento/television/notas/hoy-nace-wapa-media-lo-que-se-sabe-del-nuevo-conglomerado-de-medios/ |website=El Nuevo Dia |publisher=El Nuevo Dia |access-date=8 September 2023}}</ref>
On May 9, 2022, [[:es:Hemisphere Media Group|Hemisphere Media Group]], the owners of [[WAPA-TV]] announces they will purchase WKAQ-AM, WKAQ-FM, WUKQ-AM, WUKQ-FM and WYEL from Univision Radio. The deal marks Hemisphere's entry to the radio business.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/entretenimiento/television/notas/wkaq-580-y-kq-105-pasaran-a-manos-de-wapa-tv/|title=WKAQ 580 y KQ 105 pasarán a manos de Wapa TV|website=elnuevodia.com}}</ref>

== Notable current on-air staff ==
* [[Jay Fonseca]] - ''Jay en el 580''
* [[Rubén Sánchez (journalist)|Rubén Sánchez]] - ''Temprano en la Mañana''
* [[Carlos Díaz Olivo]] – political analyst ''WKAQ Analiza''
* Luis Pabón Roca - political analyst ''WKAQ Analiza''
* Veronique Abreu Tañon - ''WKAQ Intimus''
* Enrique “Kike” Cruz - ''WKAQ en la Tarde''


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
<references/>


== External links ==
== External links ==
*[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=62031&.pdf FCC History Cards for WKAQ]
* [https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=62031&.pdf FCC History Cards for WKAQ]
*[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=52251&.pdf FCC History Cards for WUKQ]
* [https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=52251&.pdf FCC History Cards for WUKQ]
*[http://wkaq580.univision.com/ Official website]
* [http://wkaq580.univision.com/ Official website]

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{{AM station data|WKAQ}}
{{AM station data|WUKQ}}
{{AM station data|19099|WKAQ}}
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{{AM station data|9352|WUKQ}}
{{Univision Communications}}
{{Puerto Rico Radio}}
{{Puerto Rico Radio}}


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Latest revision as of 09:10, 24 July 2024

"WUKQ (AM)" redirects here. For the New York City radio station which used WUKQ from October 1988 to February 1989, see WEPN (AM).
WKAQ
Broadcast areaPuerto Rico
Frequency580 kHz
BrandingWKAQ 580
Programming
FormatTalk radio
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
December 3, 1922 (1922-12-03)
Former frequencies
830 kHz (1922-1934)
1240 kHz (1934-1942)
620 kHz (1942-1951)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID19099
ClassB
Power10,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
18°25′56″N 66°08′09″W / 18.43222°N 66.13583°W / 18.43222; -66.13583
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wkaq580.com
Repeater
WUKQ
Frequency1420 kHz
History
First air date
June 3, 1958 (1958-06-03)
Former call signs
WEUC (1958-2000)
Technical information[2]
Facility ID9352
ClassB
Power5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
17°59′23″N 66°37′21″W / 17.98972°N 66.62250°W / 17.98972; -66.62250
Links
Public license information

WKAQ (580 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Currently owned by WAPA Media Group, the station airs a Spanish language talk radio format. Its programming is repeated on WUKQ, which broadcasts on 1420 kHz in Ponce, and WYEL which broadcasts on 600 kHz in Mayagüez. The station was the first radio station to broadcast in Puerto Rico.[3] According to Ernesto Vigoreaux, in the early days of music in Puerto Rico, the musicians would record music at the WKAQ radio station.[4] WKAQ is the Puerto Rico primary entry point station for the Emergency Alert System.[citation needed]

WKAQ was owned for many years by Angel Ramos, owner of the El Mundo newspaper, and eventual namesake for WKAQ-TV, branded as Telemundo. The El Mundo operated until 1986 when labor strikes and acts of terrorism ended its operation.

Previous logo

On May 9, 2022, Hemisphere Media Group, the owners of WAPA-TV, announced they would purchase WKAQ, WKAQ-FM, WUKQ, WUKQ-FM and WYEL from Univision Radio. The deal marks Hemisphere's entry into the radio business. During WAPA's 2023 upfront presentation, the network's management alluded that talent from the channel would also be joining the radio stations in the future and vice versa.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

On September 1, 2023, Hemisphere Media Group announced that the deal to buy WKAQ-AM and WKAQ-FM had been finalized and that they would be spinning off their media properties into a subsidiary called WAPA Media. The conglomerate would include WAPA-TV, WAPA Deportes (WAPA-TV Sub-channel), WAPA América, and the two radio stations.[12][13][14][15][16]

Notable current on-air staff

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  • Jay Fonseca - Jay en el 580
  • Rubén Sánchez - Temprano en la Mañana
  • Carlos Díaz Olivo – political analyst WKAQ Analiza
  • Luis Pabón Roca - political analyst WKAQ Analiza
  • Veronique Abreu Tañon - WKAQ Intimus
  • Enrique “Kike” Cruz - WKAQ en la Tarde

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WKAQ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WUKQ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ Museo de la Radio - Puerto Rico Amateur Radio League's web site.
  4. ^ "Centro: Sound: Interview Two with Ernesto Vigoreaux on December 26 1988 [RGC.EVig.1988.12.26.2]". centropr.hunter.cuny.edu.
  5. ^ "WKAQ 580 y KQ 105 pasarán a manos de Wapa TV". elnuevodia.com.
  6. ^ "Searchlight Seals Hemisphere Privatization, With Controversy". RBR.Com.
  7. ^ "Dueños de WAPA TV adquirirán WKAQ 580 y KQ 105". NotiCel.
  8. ^ "WKAQ-580 y KQ-105: dueños de WAPA TV adquieren emisoras locales". TVBoricuaUSA.
  9. ^ "Hemisphere Media Group adquiere WKAQ y KQ105 en Puerto Rico". Wapa.tv.
  10. ^ "Propietaria de WAPA-TV adquiere las emisoras de radio WKAQ580 y KQ105 FM". Primera Hora.
  11. ^ ""Adiós Puerto Rico", TelevisaUnivision realiza su segunda venta radial en el año". RadioNotas.
  12. ^ "Nace WAPA Media: el nuevo conglomerado que une radio y televisión". TV Boricua USA. TV Boricua USA. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  13. ^ Rivera Cedeño, Jomar Josue. "Wapa Televisión adquiere las estaciones WKAQ 580 AM y KQ 105 FM". El Nuevo Dia. El Nuevo Dia. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Wapa Media: conglomerado más importante de las comunicaciones en Puerto Rico". WAPA.TV. WAPA.TV. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  15. ^ "WKAQ y KQ105 se unen finalmente a Wapa Televisión". Primera Hora. Primera Hora. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  16. ^ ""Hoy nace Wapa Media": lo que se sabe del nuevo conglomerado de medios". El Nuevo Dia. El Nuevo Dia. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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