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{{Short description|Television station in San Juan, Puerto Rico}}
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{{Infobox television station
| callsign = WKAQ-TV
| city = 
| logo = Telemundo Puerto Rico.svg
| logo_size = 150px
| image = NBC Puerto Rico 2015.webp
| image_size = 120px
| branding = {{ubl|{{lang|es|italic=no|Telemundo}}; {{lang|es|italic=no|Telemundo Puerto Rico}}|{{lang|es|Telenoticias}} (newscasts)|{{lang|es|italic=no|Punto 2}} (2.2)|NBC Puerto Rico (2.3)}}
| digital = 28 ([[UHF]])
| virtual = 2
| translators = {{ubl|[[WTIN-TV]] 2.11 [[Ponce, Puerto Rico|Ponce]]|[[WNJX-TV]] 2.12 [[Mayagüez]]|''for others, see {{section link||Translators}}''}}
| affiliations = {{ubl|'''2.1:''' [[Telemundo]]|'''2.2:''' Punto 2|'''[[WNBC|2.3]]:''' [[NBC]]}}
| subchannels = 
| airdate = {{start date and age|1954|3|28|p=y}}
| location = [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]]
| callsign_meaning = Named after former sister station [[WKAQ (AM)]]
| former_callsigns = 
| former_channel_numbers = '''Analog:''' 2 ([[VHF]], 1954–2009)
| owner = [[Telemundo Station Group]]
| licensee = Telemundo of Puerto Rico [[LLC]]
| sister_stations = 
| former_affiliations = {{ubl|[[CBS]] (1954–1967)|[[Independent station|Spanish Independent]] (1967–1986)|NetSpan (1986–1987)}}
| erp = {{ubl|925 kW (main)|699 kW (auxiliary)}}
| haat = {{convert|825.9|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| facility_id = 64983
| coordinates = {{Coord|18|6|47.5|N|66|3|9.3|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}
| licensing_authority = [[FCC]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.telemundopr.com/}}
}}

'''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 located on [[Puerto Rico Highway 23|Franklin Roosevelt Avenue]] in San Juan near [[Hiram Bithorn Stadium]], and its transmitter is located on Cerro la Santa in [[Cayey]] near the [[List of Puerto Rico state forests|Carite State Forest]].

'''[[WTIN-TV]]''' (channel 2.11) in [[Ponce, Puerto Rico|Ponce]] and '''[[WNJX-TV]]''' (channel 2.12) in [[Mayagüez]], branded on-air as '''Telemundo West''', operate as full-time [[Broadcast relay station#Satellite stations|satellites]] of WKAQ-TV, which rebroadcast the station's programming to the southern and western regions of Puerto Rico under an affiliation agreement with Hemisphere Media Group (owner of parent station [[WAPA-TV]], channel 4). WKAQ-TV formerly operated [[WOLE-TV]] (channel 12) in [[Aguadilla]] and [[WORA-TV]] (channel 5) in Mayagüez as satellite stations. WKAQ-TV also has three [[low-power broadcasting#Television|low-power]] [[broadcast relay station#Broadcast translators|translator]] facilities: '''W09AT-D''' in [[Fajardo]], '''W28EH-D''' in [[Adjuntas]] and '''W28EQ-D''' in [[Utuado]]. WKAQ-TV also simulcasts the signal of New York City sister station [[WNBC]] with the branding of '''NBC Puerto Rico'''.

==History==
WKAQ-TV, the first television station in Puerto Rico, was founded by [[Ángel Ramos (industrialist)|Ángel Ramos]] on March 28, 1954.<ref>[https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=86455 FCC History Cards for WKAQ-TV]. [[Federal Communications Commission]].</ref> Ramos was also the owner of the newspaper ''[[El Mundo (Puerto Rico)|El Mundo]]'' and Puerto Rico's first licensed radio station, [[WKAQ (AM)|WKAQ]] (580 AM).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://msnlatino.telemundo.com/legal_corporate/|title=Corporate Information|website=Telemundo.com|access-date=February 3, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123130010/http://msnlatino.telemundo.com/legal_corporate|archive-date=January 23, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> Initially affiliated with CBS until 1967, WKAQ-TV battled fiercely with [[WAPA-TV]] to become the highest-rated station in Puerto Rico.<ref name="Broadcasting">{{Cite web |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1967/1967-BC-YB.pdf |title=''Broadcasting Yearbook'', 1967 p. 100 |access-date=July 28, 2020 |archive-date=September 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200906165623/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1967/1967-BC-YB.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> During the 1970s and 1980s, WKAQ-TV was a major producer of Puerto Rican Spanish soap operas and was known for its "fingers" logo. Since its spin-off in 1987, the station has branded itself as "Telemundo Puerto Rico", becoming one of Telemundo's flagship stations. Despite criticism that the station traded locally produced programming for foreign Spanish programming, it aired the first Puerto Rican written and produced telenovela in 15 years in 2006. In 2005, WKAQ-TV became a superstation when NBC Universal reformatted Telemundo Internacional into Telemundo Puerto Rico. WKAQ-TV began airing its programming in high definition on April 23, 2009. The station entered into an agreement with Hemisphere Media Group to broadcast Telemundo Puerto Rico's programming on WAPA-TV on June 28, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2019/12/telemundo-pr-anuncia-nueva-senal-area-oeste-puerto-rico-2020.html|title=Telemundo PR anuncia nueva señal en el área oeste|date=December 30, 2019 |access-date=November 24, 2021|archive-date=November 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124234110/https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2019/12/telemundo-pr-anuncia-nueva-senal-area-oeste-puerto-rico-2020.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Problems and possible Telemundo integration===
Since the beginning of the Telemundo network, WKAQ had been operated semi-independently from the network since its inception. This allowed the station to focus on local programming, with network programming used as filler. However, declining ratings and local cancellations have led to rumors that WKAQ may become a standard Telemundo station, dropping all local programming except for ''[[Telenoticias]]''. WKAQ's ratings declined significantly in the early 2000s due to the entrance of [[Univision]] into the Puerto Rican market. Since then, many local shows produced by WKAQ have been canceled, and the station has laid off staff. WKAQ now has very few non-news local programming remaining. Recently, the station has become the leading station on the island in terms of viewership against WLII and WAPA, with its telenovela block dominating in the 7 to 10 p.m. time period. Additionally, since January 2009, WKAQ has aired Lost on weeknights at 10 p.m. leading that time slot. {{lang|es|Día a Día}} has seen an increase in viewership in its 11 a.m. time slot, and a local teen drama {{lang|es|Zona Y}} has been successful in the teen market in Puerto Rico. WKAQ regained the rights to the local [[Miss Universe]] pageant and began airing a new gossip show called {{lang|es|Dando Candela}} in January 2010.<ref name="MissUniversePR WAPA">{{cite news |last1=Jacobson |first1=Adam |title=Miss Universe Puerto Rico Heading to WAPA |url=https://www.multichannel.com/news/miss-universe-puerto-rico-heading-wapa-389734 |access-date=December 10, 2018 |work=Multichannel News |date=April 16, 2015 |archive-date=December 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210202653/https://www.multichannel.com/news/miss-universe-puerto-rico-heading-wapa-389734 |url-status=live }}</ref> The program helped WKAQ compete with WAPA-TV's gossip show {{lang|es|SuperXclusivo}} but was canceled in March 2020 due to production issues brought on by the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Puerto Rico|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.noticel.com/hack/20200511/dando-candela-se-despide-de-sus-televidentes/|title=Dando Candela se despide de sus televidentes|work=NotiCel|access-date=January 19, 2021|archive-date=May 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508095453/https://www.noticel.com/hack/20200511/dando-candela-se-despide-de-sus-televidentes/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Return to local programming===
After years of struggling to compete with rival WAPA and the possibility of undergoing a full integration with the mainland feed of Telemundo, WKAQ-TV has managed to return to producing local programming. As of March 2021, WKAQ-TV produces {{frac|10|1|2}} hours of local programming on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays; while on Tuesdays, the station produces {{frac|12|1|2}} hours of local programming. Some of the current shows include {{lang|es|Hoy Día Puerto Rico}}, {{lang|es|Día a Día}}, {{lang|es|Raymond y Sus Amigos}} and local newscasts {{lang|es|Telenoticias}} which expanded to two hours in January 2020 and positioned itself as the leading newscast in Puerto Rico beating WAPA's {{lang|es|NotiCentro}} in the same timeslot.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2021/02/telemundo-puerto-rico-agradece-respaldo-share-audiencia.html|title=Telemundo PR agradece el respaldo de la teleaudiencia|work=TVBoricuaUSA|date=February 9, 2021 |access-date=March 2, 2021|archive-date=March 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302051645/https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2021/02/telemundo-puerto-rico-agradece-respaldo-share-audiencia.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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==News operation==
{{main|Telenoticias Puerto Rico}}
WKAQ-TV has been producing local news shows under the brand name {{lang|es|Telenoticias}} since 1954. The first edition of {{lang|es|Telenoticias}} was created by Evelio Otero, who proposed the name to Ángel Ramos and was approved immediately. In the 1960s, a renewed edition of {{lang|es|Telenoticias}} began with different anchors.

For more than twenty years, {{lang|es|Telenoticias}} had only two editions: an early evening newscast at 5 p.m. and a late evening newscast at 11 p.m. In 2002, a weekend edition was introduced, which aired at 5 and 11 p.m. like its weekday counterparts. In 2003, the station launched a weekday morning newscast called {{lang|es|Telemundo por la Mañana}} with Charito Fraticelli, Silverio Pérez, Lourdes Collazo, Miguel Ramos, and panel experts.

{{lang|es|Telenoticias}} used "Telemundo 1992 News Theme" in the 1990s as the main theme music for its newscasts. This was replaced later by "Telemundo News Theme". In 2005, the newscasts began to use the production theme "Raw Power" from Network Music.

In 2006, the station laid off 60 to 80 staffers, including some {{lang|es|Telenoticias}} anchors and reporters, as part of the "NBC Universal 2.0" restructuring. As a result, the morning, midday, and weekend editions of {{lang|es|Telenoticias}} were canceled. However, on January 8, 2007, {{lang|es|Telenoticias}} debuted a new set, new graphics, and new music.

In 2011, NBC Universal announced that it would relaunch the 11 a.m. and weekend evening editions of {{lang|es|Telenoticias}} in early 2012, as a condition by the FCC to approve the sale of a [[Acquisition of NBC Universal by Comcast|controlling stake in the company]] to Philadelphia-based cable provider and telecommunications company [[Comcast]], requiring NBC Universal's NBC and Telemundo owned-and-operated stations to increase the amount of locally produced programming. In 2014, WKAQ-TV brought back the weekend newscast, which premiered on May 31 under the name {{lang|es|Telenoticias Fin de semana}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mediamoves.com/2014/05/telemundo-puerto-rico-launches-weekend-newscasts.html|title=Telemundo Puerto Rico launches weekend newscasts|date=May 29, 2014|access-date=November 24, 2021|archive-date=November 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115181543/https://www.mediamoves.com/2014/05/telemundo-puerto-rico-launches-weekend-newscasts.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==={{lang|es|Primera Pregunta con Rafael Lenín Lopez}}===
On January 31, 2023, WKAQ-TV announced that the station would be shortening the 5 p.m. edition of Telenoticias from one hour to a half-hour to accommodate their new show {{lang|es|Primera Pregunta con Rafael Lenín Lopez}} (''First Question with Rafael Lenín Lopez''). Hosted by Rafael Lenín Lopez, the show features political analysis, special interviews, and discussions of topics relevant to Puerto Ricans' daily lives. Special contributors to the show include PNP Senator [[Thomas Rivera Schatz]], former Puerto Rican governor [[Alejandro García Padilla]], [[Carlos Díaz Olivo]], Luis Pabón Roca, and Anabelle Torres Colberg. Although produced by WKAQ's news department, the new show is considered a separate program from {{lang|es|Telenoticias}} and airs from 5:30 p.m. onwards. The show aims to bring fresh perspectives and insightful discussions to viewers, and it is expected to be a welcome addition to WKAQ's news programming lineup.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2023/01/primera-pregunta-lo-nuevo-de-rafael-lenin-lopez-telemundo.html|title=Primera Pregunta: lo nuevo de Rafael Lenín López por Telemundo|work=TVBoricua USA|date=January 31, 2023 |access-date=January 31, 2023|archive-date=January 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131182904/https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2023/01/primera-pregunta-lo-nuevo-de-rafael-lenin-lopez-telemundo.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/entretenimiento/television/notas/rafael-lenin-lopez-comienza-el-lunes-su-nuevo-espacio-en-telemundo/|title=Rafael Lenín López comienza el lunes su nuevo espacio en Telemundo|work=El Nuevo Dia|date=January 31, 2023|access-date=January 31, 2023|archive-date=February 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202004823/https://www.elnuevodia.com/entretenimiento/television/notas/rafael-lenin-lopez-comienza-el-lunes-su-nuevo-espacio-en-telemundo/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/cine-tv/notas/rafael-lenin-lopez-estrenara-programa-por-telemundo/|title=Rafael Lenín López estrenará programa por Telemundo|work=Primera Hora|date=January 31, 2023|access-date=January 31, 2023|archive-date=February 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201000932/https://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/cine-tv/notas/rafael-lenin-lopez-estrenara-programa-por-telemundo/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== {{lang|es|Hoy Día Puerto Rico}} ===
{{main|Hoy Día}}
In December 2020, WKAQ announced that it would be relaunching its morning news operation with the launching of a new morning program set to debut in February 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telemundopr.com/noticias/puerto-rico/telemundo-anuncia-nuevo-morning-show/2156962/|title=Telemundo anuncia nuevo 'Morning Show'|work=Telemundo|date=December 2, 2020 |access-date=January 19, 2021|archive-date=January 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120065442/https://www.telemundopr.com/noticias/puerto-rico/telemundo-anuncia-nuevo-morning-show/2156962/|url-status=live}}</ref> The morning show, named {{lang|es|Hoy Día Puerto Rico}}, would have a magazine-style format and air from 8 to 10 a.m. on weekdays. Ivonne Orsini and Ramón "Gato" Sylvia Gómez, who previously worked with rival station WAPA, were announced as the hosts on January 5, 2021, while former Senator Zoe Laboy joined the show for a political analysis segment. Grenda Rivera and Elizabeth Robaina were also announced to host a news segment and a weather/traffic segment, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telemundopr.com/noticias/puerto-rico/grenda-rivera-y-elizabeth-robaina-completan-el-equipo-de-hoy-dia-puerto-rico/2172438/|title=Grenda Rivera y Elizabeth Robaina completan el equipo de "Hoy Día Puerto Rico"|work=Telemundo|date=January 19, 2021 |access-date=January 19, 2021|archive-date=January 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120032414/https://www.telemundopr.com/noticias/puerto-rico/grenda-rivera-y-elizabeth-robaina-completan-el-equipo-de-hoy-dia-puerto-rico/2172438/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The first broadcast of {{lang|es|Hoy Día Puerto Rico}} was on February 15, 2021, live from the Sandra Zaiter Studio at WKAQ-TV. It featured a special interview with Puerto Rican Governor Pedro Pierluisi and the introduction of special contributors Desiree Lowry and Suzette Baco. On February 3, 2023, Ramón "Gato" Gómez announced he would be leaving the show to cover the 2023 [[Baloncesto Superior Nacional]] basketball tournament as an analyst. Radio personality Jacky Fontánez was then announced as the show's new co-host.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2023/02/de-hoy-dia-pr-al-bsn-gatto-gomez-nueva-aventura-profesional.html|title=De Hoy Día PR al BSN: "Gatto" inicia nueva aventura profesional|work=TVBoricua USA|date=February 3, 2023|access-date=January 13, 2023|archive-date=February 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203202727/https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2023/02/de-hoy-dia-pr-al-bsn-gatto-gomez-nueva-aventura-profesional.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2023/01/jacky-fontanez-se-queda-en-hoy-dia-puerto-rico-telemundo.html|title=Jacky Fontánez se queda en "Hoy Día Puerto Rico"|work=TVBoricua USA|date=January 13, 2023|access-date=January 13, 2023|archive-date=January 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113154642/https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2023/01/jacky-fontanez-se-queda-en-hoy-dia-puerto-rico-telemundo.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On January 8, 2024, two new talents joined the show as hosts. Carlos McConnie and Jasond Calderón (who is also a cast member on the station's comedy show ''[[Raymond y sus Amigos]]'') would now join Orsini, Fontánez and Noa as hosts of the show moving forward. The show also announced it would expand its run time later in the year adding a new hour of the show from 10 a.m. to 11&nbsp;am. The extra hour hour will be called {{lang|es|Hoy Día Puerto Rico: 10 a.m.}} and it will have a different set of hosts from the original 8-10 a.m. version of the show.<ref>{{cite web |title=¡Bienvenidos! Jasond Calderón y Carlos McConnie se unen a Hoy Día Puerto Rico |url=https://www.telemundopr.com/noticias/puerto-rico/bienvenidos-jasond-calderon-y-carlos-mcconnie-se-unen-a-hoy-dia-puerto-rico/2566958/ |website=Telemundo PR |date=January 8, 2024 |access-date=January 8, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Se agranda Hoy Día Puerto Rico: Jasond Calderón y Carlos McConnie se unen al matutino |url=https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2024/01/jasond-calderon-y-carlos-mcconnie-se-unen-a-hoy-dia-puerto-rico-telemundo.html |website=TVBoricuaUSA |date=January 8, 2024 |access-date=January 8, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Upfront 2024: Telemundo Puerto Rico revela sus novedades para el nuevo año |url=https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2023/12/upfront-2024-lo-que-trae-telemundo-puerto-rico-en-el-nuevo-ano.html |website=TVBoricuaUSA |date=December 7, 2023 |access-date=January 8, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Carlos McConnie y Jasond Calderón se unen a "Hoy Día Puerto Rico" |url=https://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/cine-tv/notas/carlos-mcconnie-y-jasond-calderon-se-unen-a-hoy-dia-puerto-rico/ |website=Primera Hora |date=January 8, 2024 |access-date=January 8, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Rivera Cedeño |first1=Jomar Jose |title=Jasond Calderón y Carlos McConnie llegan para sumar chispa a "Hoy día Puerto Rico" |url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/entretenimiento/television/notas/jasond-calderon-y-carlos-mcconnie-llegan-para-sumar-chispa-a-hoy-dia-puerto-rico/ |website=El Nuevo Dia |date=January 8, 2024 |access-date=January 8, 2024}}</ref>

===Notable current on-air staff===
* [[Jorge Rivera Nieves]] – anchor
* [[Zugey Lamela]] – anchor/reporter
* [[Sylvia Gómez]] – reporter
* [[Raymond Arrieta]] – ''[[Dia a Dia con Raymond y Dagmar|Día a Día]]'', ''[[Raymond y sus Amigos]]''
* [[Carlos Díaz Olivo]] – political analyst
* [[Dagmar Rivera]] – ''[[Dia a Dia con Raymond y Dagmar|Día a Día]]''
* [[Alexandra Fuentes]] – ''[[Alexandra a las 12]]''
* [[Monica Pastrana]] – ''[[Raymond y sus Amigos]]''
* [[Alejandro García Padilla]] – political analyst, ''Primera Pregunta''
* [[Thomas Rivera Schatz]] - political analyst, ''Primera Pregunta''
* [[Juan Dalmau]] – political analyst
* [[Ivonne Orsini]] – host ''[[Hoy Día|Hoy Día Puerto Rico]]''
* [[René Monclova]] – ''[[Raymond y sus Amigos]]''
* [[Desiree Lowry]] – collaborator ''Hoy Día Puerto Rico''

===Notable former on-air staff===
* [[Aníbal González Irizarry]] (deceased)
* [[Ramón Enrique Torres]] (deceased)
* [[Efren Arroyo]] (later at [[WAPA-TV|WAPA]], deceased)
* [[Johanna Rosaly]] (later at [[WAPA-TV|WAPA]])
* [[Silverio Pérez]] (later at [[TeleOnce]])
* [[Luis Raúl]] (previously at [[TeleOnce]], deceased)
* [[Jennifer Wolff]] (previously at [[WAPA-TV|WAPA]] and later at [[WLII-DT]])
* [[Hector Travieso]] (previously at [[WAPA-TV|WAPA]], later at [[WTCV|Mega TV]])
* [[Kobbo Santarrosa]] (later at [[WAPA-TV|WAPA]] and later at [[WTCV|Mega TV]], and later at [[TeleOnce]])
* [[Hector Marcano]] (later at [[WIPR-TV]] and later at [[WTCV|Mega TV]])
* [[Antonio Sánchez (Puerto Rican host)|Antonio Sánchez]] (previously at [[WSTE-DT|SuperSiete]], now at [[WMEG|La Mega 106.9 FM]])
* [[Johnny Ray Rodriguez]] – comedian (later at [[WAPA-TV|WAPA]])
* [[Alex Soto]] (deceased)
* [[Junior Abrams]] (now at [[WAPA-TV|WAPA]])
* [[Juan Manuel Lebrón]]
* [[Carmen Jovet]] – reporter (later at [[WAPA-TV]] and [[WIPR-TV]], now at [[WORA-TV|ABC Puerto Rico]])
* [[Angelique Burgos]] – actress & producer (now at [[WAPA-TV|WAPA]])
* [[Jay Fonseca]] (now at [[WAPA-TV|WAPA]])
* [[Sunshine Logroño]] (now at [[WAPA-TV|WAPA]])
* [[Manuel Natal Albelo]]
* [[Zoe Laboy]] – political analyst (previously at [[WAPA-TV]], now at [[TeleOnce]])

==Technical information==

===Subchannels===
The station's signal is [[multiplex (TV)|multiplexed]]:
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|+Subchannels of WKAQ-TV<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WKAQ-TV|title=RabbitEars TV Query for WKAQ|website=rabbitears.info|access-date=November 24, 2021|archive-date=November 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124234449/https://rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WKAQ-TV|url-status=live}}</ref>
! scope = "col" | [[Digital subchannel#United States|Channel]]
! scope = "col" | [[Display resolution|Res.]]
! scope = "col" | [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect]]
! scope = "col" | Short name
! scope = "col" | Programming
|-
! scope = "row" | 2.1
| [[1080i]] || rowspan="4" |[[16:9]] || WKAQ-DT || [[Telemundo]]
|-
! scope = "row" | 2.2
| rowspan=2| [[720p]] || WKAQ .2 || Punto 2 ([[Independent station|Independent]])
|- style="background-color: #E6FFF7;"
! scope = "row" | [[WNBC|2.3]]
| NBC PR || [[NBC]] ([[WNBC]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.primerahora.com/opinion/glenn-santana/columnas/por-ahi-viene-nbc-puerto-rico/|title=Por ahí viene... NBC Puerto Rico|date=December 27, 2013|website=Primera Hora|access-date=November 24, 2021|archive-date=November 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124234442/https://www.primerahora.com/opinion/glenn-santana/columnas/por-ahi-viene-nbc-puerto-rico/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2013/12/en-el-2014-lo-que-trae-nbc-puerto-rico.html|title=En el 2014: Lo que trae NBC Puerto Rico|date=December 27, 2013 |access-date=November 24, 2021|archive-date=November 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124234449/https://www.tvboricuausa.com/2013/12/en-el-2014-lo-que-trae-nbc-puerto-rico.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope = "row" | 2.4
| [[480i]] || || [[NBC True CRMZ]]
|}
{{legend|#E6FFF7|Simulcast of subchannels of another station}}

===Analog-to-digital conversion===
WKAQ-TV shut down its VHF analog signal on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United States [[Digital television transition in the United States|transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts]] under federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition [[UHF]] channel 28,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |title=DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and Second rounds |access-date=March 24, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829004251/http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-06-1082A2.pdf |archive-date=August 29, 2013 }}</ref> using [[virtual channel]] 2.

===Translators===
WKAQ-TV can be seen across Puerto Rico on the following stations:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! City of license
! Callsign
! Channel
|-
|| [[Adjuntas]] || '''{{FCC-LMS-Facility|64991|3=W28EH-D}}''' || 28.1
|-
|| [[Fajardo]] || '''{{FCC-LMS-Facility|64973|3=W09AT-D}}''' || 9.1
|-
|| [[Mayagüez]] || '''[[WNJX-TV]]''' || 2.12
|-
|| [[Ponce, Puerto Rico|Ponce]] || '''[[WTIN-TV]]''' || 2.11
|-
|| [[Utuado]] || '''{{FCC-LMS-Facility|64976|3=W28EQ-D}}''' || 28.1
|-
|}

==Liberty–NBCU carriage dispute==
On April 4, 2019, at 6&nbsp;pm, NBCUniversal became involved in a [[retransmission consent]] dispute with [[Liberty Puerto Rico|Liberty]], resulting in the removal of WKAQ-TV and NBCUniversal's cable networks from Liberty's Puerto Rico channel lineup. WKAQ and the NBCU cable networks were restored on April 7, after the two sides reached a new agreement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/nbcu-liberty-reach-pact-to-end-puerto-rico-blackout|title=NBCU, Liberty Reach Pact to End Puerto Rico Blackout|last=Lafayette|first=Jon|work=[[Broadcasting & Cable]]|publisher=[[NewBay Media]]|date=April 8, 2019|access-date=April 8, 2019|archive-date=April 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410141549/https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/nbcu-liberty-reach-pact-to-end-puerto-rico-blackout|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
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* [http://www.primerahora.com/diario/noticia/tv/espectaculosasi/dona_barbara_arrasa_en_la_encuesta_de_media_fax/319044 Doña Bárbara arrasa en la encuesta de Media Fax] ''[[Primera Hora (Puerto Rico)|Primera Hora]]'' - June 28, 2009
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==External links==
* {{Official website}}
* {{FCC-LMS-Facility|64983|WKAQ-TV}}
* {{FCC-LMS-Facility|64973|W09AT-D}}
* {{FCC-LMS-Facility|64991|W28EH-D}}
* {{FCC-LMS-Facility|64976|W28EQ-D}}

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