WKAQ (580

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) is a commercial AM radio station in

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. Currently owned by

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, the station airs a Spanish language

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format. Its programming is repeated on WUKQ, which broadcasts on 1420 kHz in Ponce, and

WYEL WYEL (600 AM broadcasting, AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish language in the United States, Spanish language talk radio format, simulcast, repeating San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan station WKAQ (AM), WKAQ. It is licensed to Mayagüe ...

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, serving as the U.S. territory's dual Telemundo and NBC outlet. It is owned and operated by the Telemundo Station Group subsidiary of NBCUniversal. WKAQ-TV's studios are loc ...

, branded as

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. The ''El Mundo'' operated until 1986 when labor strikes and acts of terrorism ended its operation. WKAQ logo 2020

On May 9, 2022, Hemisphere Media Group, the owners of

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, announced they would purchase WKAQ,

WKAQ-FM WKAQ-FM (104.7 MHz, "KQ105 FM") along with its satellite WUKQ-FM (98.7 MHz) are a pair of radio stations in Puerto Rico broadcasting a bilingual contemporary hit radio format. Licensed to San Juan, Puerto Rico, WKAQ-FM serves the eastern h ...

, 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. 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.

Notable current on-air staff

* 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'' * José Efraín Hernández - ''Cátedra 580'' * Néstor Duprey - ''Cátedra 580'' * Mayra López Mulero - ''Mayra en el 580'' * Osvaldo Carlo Linares - ''Fiscalía 580'' * Ernie Cabán - ''Fiscalía 580'' * Enrique “Kike” Cruz - ''WKAQ en la Tarde''

References

External links

FCC History Cards for WKAQ

FCC History Cards for WUKQ

Official website
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