WKAQ (580 kHz) is a commercial AM

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. Currently owned by Hemisphere Media Group, the station airs a

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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. According to Ernesto Vigoreaux, in the early days of music in Puerto Rico, the musicians would record music ''at'' the WKAQ radio station. WKAQ is the Puerto Rico primary entry point station for the

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. WKAQ was owned for many years by Angel Ramos, owner of the '' El Mundo'' newspaper, and eventual namesake for

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 o ...

, branded as

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. 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 WAPA-TV (channel 4) is a Spanish-language independent television station in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is owned by Hemisphere Media Group, which is 84% owned by InterMedia Partners. WAPA-TV's studios are located on Avenida Luis Vigoreaux in Gu ...

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. The transaction was completed on September 13, 2022 putting both the WKAQ-AM and KQ105 FM brand under the same as WAPA-TV. 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.

Notable current on-air staff

Jay Fonseca Josué Fonseca Aponte (better known as Jay Fonseca) is a Puerto Rican journalist, radio host, lawyer, and political analyst. Fonseca appeared in '' Día a Día'' and ''Telenoticias'' on Telemundo Puerto Rico for eleven years until he announced ...

- ''Jay en el 580'' * Rubén Sánchez - ''Temprano en la Mañana'' *

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- ''Las Cosas como Son'' *

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– political analyst ''WKAQ Analiza'' * Luis Pabón Roca - political analyst ''WKAQ Analiza'' * Veronique Abreu Tañon - ''WKAQ Intimus''

References

External links

FCC History Cards for WKAQ

FCC History Cards for WUKQ

Official website
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