WKAQ (AM)

WKAQ / WUKQ
WKAQ: San Juan, Puerto Rico; WUKQ: Ponce, Puerto Rico;
Broadcast area	Puerto Rico
Frequency	WKAQ: 580 kHz; WUKQ: 1420 kHz
Branding	WKAQ 580
Programming
Format	Talk radio
Ownership
Owner	Uforia Audio Network; (sale to Hemisphere Media Group pending); (WLII/WSUR License Partnership, G.P.);
Sister stations	WKAQ-FM; WUKQ-FM; WYEL
History
First air date	WKAQ: December 3, 1922; WUKQ: June 3, 1958
Former call signs	WKAQ: none; WUKQ: WEUC (1958-2000)
Former frequencies	WKAQ:; 830 kHz (1922-1934); 1240 kHz (1934-1942); 620 kHz (1942-1951)
Technical information
Facility ID	WKAQ: 19099; WUKQ: 9352
Class	WKAQ and WUKQ: B
Power	WKAQ: 10,000 watts; WUKQ: 1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates	WKAQ: 18°25′56″N 66°08′09″W / 18.43222°N 66.13583°W; WUKQ: 17°59′23″N 66°37′21″W / 17.98972°N 66.62250°W
Links
Website	www.wkaq580.com

WKAQ (580 kHz) is a commercial AM 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 kHz in Ponce, and WYEL which broadcasts on 600 kHz in Mayagüez. The station was the first radio station to broadcast in Puerto Rico.^[1] According to Ernesto Vigoreaux, in the early days of music in Puerto Rico, the musicians would record music at the WKAQ radio station.^[2] 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.

On May 9, 2022, Hemisphere Media Group, the owners of WAPA-TV announced 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.^[3]