WKAQ-FM
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WAPA-TV WKAQ WYEL | |
History | |
First air date | WKAQ-FM: October 8, 1958 WUKQ-FM: January 1963 |
Former call signs | WKAQ-FM: none WUKQ-FM: WKJB-FM (1963-1997) WUKQ (1997-2000) |
Former frequencies | WUKQ-FM: 99.1 MHz (1963-2012) |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 19098 54818 |
Class | B |
ERP | WKAQ-FM: 50,000 watts WUKQ-FM: 31,000 watts |
HAAT | WKAQ-FM: 795.0 meters (2,608.3 ft) WUKQ-FM: 601.0 meters (1,971.8 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 18°16′51″N 66°6′38″W / 18.28083°N 66.11056°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | https://www.kq105.com/ |
Website | www.kq105.com |
WKAQ-FM (104.7
The stations are relayed through booster stations, WKAQ-FM1 in
, at 98.7 FM.KQ105 FM Radio is best known for its concerts "KQusticos", "KQ Live Concert", "KQ Sunsets", "
Also the branding "LA PRIMERA" means that WKAQ-FM was the first FM assigned frequency to San Juan and the second radio station established in the island on October 8, 1958, followed by Rio Piedras's WFID on November of the same year. However, WKAQ-FM became more notorious in 1968 when they started its format of popular music with the logo "LA ESTACIÓN DE LAS ESTRELLAS" and "ESTRELLAS EN ESTÉREO" making noticeable their Stereophonic sound. Later in 1975, WKAQ-FM started broadcasting in quadraphonic sound, using a Sansui QS encoder and they started promoting it but this experiment didn't last long. In the early 1980s WKAQ AM turned into news talk radio and the FM changed to Top 40's renamed KQ 105 La Primera until today. WKAQ AM–FM–TV were owned and operated by Don Angel Ramos, who also owned the El Mundo newspaper.
On May 9, 2022,
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 new conglomerate called WAPA Media. The conglomerate would include WAPA-TV, WAPA Deportes (WAPA-TV Sub-channel), WAPA América and the two radio stations.[9][10][11][12][13]
References
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54818 "Facility Technical Data for WKAQ-FM / WUKQ-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. - ^ "WKAQ 580 y KQ 105 pasarán a manos de Wapa TV". elnuevodia.com. 9 May 2022.
- ^ "Searchlight Seals Hemisphere Privatization, With Controversy". RBR.Com. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Dueños de WAPA TV adquirirán WKAQ 580 y KQ 105". NotiCel.
- ^ "WKAQ-580 y KQ-105: dueños de WAPA TV adquieren emisoras locales". TVBoricuaUSA. 9 May 2022.
- ^ "Hemisphere Media Group adquiere WKAQ y KQ105 en Puerto Rico". Wapa.tv. 9 May 2022.
- ^ "Propietaria de WAPA-TV adquiere las emisoras de radio WKAQ580 y KQ105 FM". Primera Hora. 9 May 2022.
- ^ ""Adiós Puerto Rico", TelevisaUnivision realiza su segunda venta radial en el año". RadioNotas. 6 October 2022.
- ^ "Nace WAPA Media: el nuevo conglomerado que une radio y televisión". TV Boricua USA. September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ Rivera Cedeño, Jomar Josue (September 2023). "Wapa Televisión adquiere las estaciones WKAQ 580 AM y KQ 105 FM". El Nuevo Dia. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "Wapa Media: conglomerado más importante de las comunicaciones en Puerto Rico". WAPA.TV. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "WKAQ y KQ105 se unen finalmente a Wapa Televisión". Primera Hora. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ ""Hoy nace Wapa Media": lo que se sabe del nuevo conglomerado de medios". El Nuevo Dia. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
External links
- WKAQ in the FCC FM station database
- WKAQ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- WUKQ in the FCC FM station database
- WUKQ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database