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The media of Puerto Rico includes local radio stations, television stations and newspapers; for the majority of all these the language is Spanish. There are also three stations of the US Armed Forces Radio and Television Service.
Radio transmission first began in Puerto Rico on December 3, 1922 with WKAQ (AM), making it the first radio broadcasting station on the island and the fifth in the world.[ citation needed ] Its purpose was to transmit news and weather updates with commercials. By 1937, the advertising industry had entered radio on the Island; and by the year 1942, there were five radio broadcasting stations in Puerto Rico. These five stations were based in San Juan, Ponce and Mayagüez.
There are currently over one hundred and forty radio stations being broadcast in Puerto Rico as of March 1st, 2019. These radio stations broadcast in different formats, some of the most popular being religious, news/talk, and music. The city of San Juan currently transmits more radio stations than any other city in Puerto Rico. Ponce and Mayagüez also remain popular locations for radio transmission.
Radio transmission in Puerto Rico was highly interrupted during Hurricane Maria. After Hurricane Maria had passed, there was a spike in radio use in Puerto Rico, as it served as a main source of news information after the natural disaster.
The following radio stations transmit from Puerto Rico:
| Call sign | Frequency | City of License | Licensee | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WABA | 850 AM | Aguadilla | Aguadilla Radio & TV Corp, Inc. | Spanish Variety |
| WAEL-FM | 96.1 FM | Maricao | WAEL, Inc. | Spanish Music |
| WALO | 1240 AM | Humacao | Ochoa Broadcasting Corp. | Spanish News/Talk |
| WAPA | 1260 AM | Ponce | Wifredo G. Blanco PI | Spanish News/Talk |
| WBMJ | 1190 AM | San Juan | Calvary Evangelistic Mission, Inc. | Spanish Religious |
| WBQN | 680 AM | San Juan | Wifredo G. Blanco PI | Spanish News/Talk |
| WBSG | 1510 AM | Lajas | Perry Broadcasting Systems | Spanish Variety |
| WBYM | 1560 AM | Bayamon | Caguas Educational TV, Inc. | Spanish Religious |
| WCGB | 1060 AM | Juana Diaz | Calvary Evangelistic Mission, Inc | Spanish Religious |
| WCMA | 1600 AM | Bayamon, Fajardo | Ekklesia Broadcasting System | Spanish Religious |
| WCMN | 1280 AM | Arecibo | Caribbean Broadcasting Corp. | Spanish CHR/Latino |
| WCMN-FM | 107.3 FM | Arecibo | Caribbean Broadcasting Corp. | Spanish CHR/Latino |
| WCPR | 1450 AM | Coamo | Coamo Broadcasting Corp. | Spanish Variety |
| WCRP | 88.1 FM | Guayama | Ministerio Radial Cristo Viene Pronto, Inc. | Spanish Religious |
| WCXQ-LP | 98.1 FM | Isabela-Camuy | Community Action Corp. | Spanish Variety |
| WDEP | 1490 AM | Ponce | Media Power Group, Inc. | Spanish News/Talk |
| WDIN | 102.9 FM | Camuy | Northcoast Broadcasters, Inc. | Spanish Variety |
| WDNO | 960 AM | Quebradillas | New Life Broadcasting Inc. | Spanish Music |
| WEGA | 1350 AM | Vega Baja | A Radio Company, Inc. | Spanish Religious |
| WEGM | 95.1 FM | San German | Spanish Broadcasting System Holding Company, Inc. | Spanish and English Top 40/Contemporary |
| WELX | 101.5 FM | Isabela | La Equis Broadcasting Corp. | Spanish CHR/Latino |
| WENA | 1330 AM | Yauco | Southern Broadcasting Corp. | Spanish Variety |
| WERR | 104.1 FM | Vega Alta | Radio Redentor | Spanish Religious |
| WEXS | 610 AM | Patillas | Community Broadcasting, Inc. | Spanish Variety |
| WFAB | 890 AM | Ceiba | Daniel Rosario Diaz | Religious Ministry |
| WFDT | 105.5 FM | Aguada | Arso Radio Corp. | Spanish Adult Contemporary |
| WFID | 95.7 FM | Rio Piedras | Madifide, Inc. | Spanish Adult Contemporary |
| WGDL | 1200 AM | Lares | Lares Broadcasting Corp. | Local Information/Music |
| WGIT | 1660 AM | Canovanas | International Broadcasting Corporation | Spanish Religious |
| WHOY | 1210 AM | Salinas | Colon Radio Corp. | Spanish Variety |
| WIAC | 740 AM | San Juan | Bestov Broadcasting, Inc. | Spanish News/Talk |
| WIBS | 1540 AM | Guayama | International Broadcasting Corporation | Spanish Variety |
| WIDA | 1400 AM | Carolina | Radio Vida, Inc. | Spanish Religious |
| WIDA-FM | 90.5 FM | Carolina | Radio Vida, Inc. | Religious |
| WIDI | 99.5 FM | Quebradillas | AA Broadcast, Inc. | American CHR |
| WIOA | 99.9 FM | San Juan | International Broadcasting Corporation | American CHR |
| WIOB | 97.5 FM | Mayagüez | Spanish Broadcasting System Holding Company, Inc. | Spanish Music/Salsa |
| WIOC | 105.1 FM | Ponce | International Broadcasting Corporation | American CHR |
| WIPR | 940 AM | San Juan | Puerto Rico Public Broadcasting Corporation | Spanish News/Talk/Music |
| WIPR-FM | 91.3 FM | San Juan | Puerto Rico Public Broadcasting Corporation | Classical music |
| WISA | 1390 AM | Isabela | Isabela Broadcasting, Inc. | Spanish News/Talk |
| WIVA-FM | 100.3 FM | Aguadilla | Arso Radio Corp. | Spanish Music/Salsa |
| WIVV | 1370 AM | Island Of Vieques | Calvary Evangelistic Mission, Inc. | Spanish Religious |
| WJDZ | 90.1 FM | Pastillo | Siembra Fertil PR, Inc. | Spanish Religious |
| WJED-LP | 107.9 FM | Guanica | Onda Cultural del Sur, Inc. | Educational |
| WJIT | 1250 AM | Sabana | JP Broadcast Corp. | Spanish Variety |
| WJKL | 105.7 FM | San Juan | Educational Media Foundation | Christian Music |
| WJVP | 89.3 FM | Culebra | Tabernaculo de Santidad Inc. | Spanish Religious |
| WKAQ | 580 AM | San Juan | WLII/WSUR License Partnership, G.P. | Spanish News/Talk |
| WKAQ-FM | 104.7 FM | San Juan | WLII/WSUR License Partnership, G.P. | Spanish and English Contemporary (CHR) |
| WKFE | 1550 AM | Yauco | Media Power Group, Inc. | Spanish News/Talk |
| WKJB | 710 AM | Mayagüez | Radio Station WKJB AM-FM, Inc. | Spanish |
| WKUM | 1470 AM | Orocovis | Cumbre Media Group Corp. | Spanish News/Talk |
| WKVM | 810 AM | San Juan | Catholic, Apostolic & Roman Church in Puerto Rico | Catholic |
| WLEO | 1170 AM | Ponce | Uno Radio of Ponce, Inc. | Spanish |
| WLEY | 1080 AM | Cayey | Media Power Group, Inc. | Spanish News/Talk |
| WLRP | 1460 AM | San Sebastian | Las Raices Pepinianas, Inc. | Spanish Variety |
| WLUZ | 88.5 FM | Levittown | La Gigante Siembra, Inc. | Spanish Religious |
| WLYM-LP | 90.9 FM | Mayaguez | Feeding Homeless Corp. | Adult Contemporary |
| WMAA-LP | 93.7 FM | Moca | Behind the Sound Corp. | Spanish Religious |
| WMDD | 1480 AM | Fajardo | Pan Caribbean Broadcasting of PR, Inc. | Spanish Music |
| WMEG | 106.9 FM | Guayama | WMEG Licensing, Inc. | Spanish and English Top 40/Contemporary |
| WMIA | 1070 AM | Arecibo | Wifredo G. Blanco PI | Spanish |
| WMIO | 102.3 FM | Cabo Rojo | Arso Radio Corp. | American CHR |
| WMLG | 89.9 FM | Guayanilla | Caguas Educational TV, Inc. | Spanish Religious |
| WMNT | 1500 AM | Manati | Manati Radio Corp. | Local Information/Music |
| WMSW | 1120 AM | Hatillo | Aurora Broadcasting Corp. | News/Talk |
| WMTI | 1160 AM | Barceloneta-Manati | Radio Borinquen, Inc. | Spanish Variety |
| WNEL | 1430 AM | Caguas | Turabo Radio Corp. | Spanish News/Music |
| WNIK | 1230 AM | Arecibo | Unik Broadcasting System Corp. | News/Talk |
| WNIK-FM | 106.5 FM | Arecibo | Kelly Broadcasting System Corp. | CHR Spanish/English |
| WNNV | 91.7 FM | San German | Siembra Fertil PR, Inc. | Spanish Religious |
| WNOD | 94.1 FM | Mayagüez | Spanish Broadcasting System Holding Company, Inc. | Spanish/Reggaeton |
| WNRT | 96.9 FM | Manati | La Voz Evangelica de Puerto Rico | Spanish Religious |
| WNVE | 98.7 FM | Culebra | Western New Life, Inc. | Spanish Religious |
| WNVI | 1040 AM | Moca | Aurio A. Matos Barreto | Religious Ministry |
| WNVM | 97.7 FM | Cidra | New Life Broadcasting, Inc. | Spanish Religious |
| WODA | 94.7 FM | Bayamon | Spanish Broadcasting System Holding Company, Inc. | Spanish/Reggaeton |
| WODB-LP | 90.9 FM | Caguas | Iglesia Refugio, Sanidad y Adoración | Spanish Religious |
| WOIZ | 1130 AM | Guayanilla | Radio Antillas of Harriet Broadcasters | Spanish Variety |
| WOLA | 1380 AM | Barranquitas | Radio Procer, Inc. | Spanish Variety |
| WOQI | 1020 AM | Adjuntas | Radio Casa Pueblo, Inc. | Community Radio |
| WORA | 760 AM | Mayagüez | Arso Radio Corp. | Spanish News/Talk |
| WORO | 92.5 FM | Corozal | Catholic, Apostolic & Roman Church in Puerto Rico | Catholic |
| WOSO | 1030 AM | San Juan | Sherman Broadcasting Corp. | Silent |
| WOYE | 97.3 FM | Rio Grande | AA Broadcast, Inc. | American CHR |
| WPAB | 550 AM | Ponce | WPAB, Inc. | Spanish News/Talk |
| WPPC | 1570 AM | Penuelas | Radio Felicidad, Inc. | Religious Ministry |
| WPRA | 990 AM | Mayagüez | WPRA, Inc. | Local Information/Music |
| WPRM-FM | 99.1 FM | San Juan | Arso Radio Corp. | Spanish CHR/Latino/Salsa |
| WPRP | 910 AM | Ponce | Arso Radio Corp. | Spanish News/Talk |
| WPUC-FM | 88.9 FM | Ponce | Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico Service Association | Catholic |
| WQBS | 870 AM | San Juan | AERCO Broadcasting Corp. | Spanish |
| WQBS-FM | 107.7 FM | Carolina | International Broadcasting Corporation | Spanish CHR/Latino |
| WQHD-LP | 91.1 FM | Aguada-Aguadilla | West Coast Broadcasting | Oldies |
| WQII | 1140 AM | San Juan | Communications Counsel Group, Inc. | Spanish |
| WQML | 101.5 FM | Ceiba | Caguas Educational TV, Inc. | Religious |
| WRIO | 101.1 FM | Ponce | Arso Radio Corp. | Spanish/Salsa |
| WRRE | 1460 AM | Juncos | Maranatha Radio Ministries | Spanish Religious |
| WRRH | 106.1 FM | Hormigueros | Renacer Broadcasters Corp. | Spanish Religious |
| WRSJ | 1520 AM | San Juan | International Broadcasting Corporation | News/Talk |
| WRSS | 1410 AM | San Sebastian | Angel Vera-Maury | Spanish News/Talk |
| WRTU | 89.7 FM | San Juan | University of Puerto Rico | Educational |
| WRUO | 88.3 FM | Mayagüez | University of Puerto Rico | Educational |
| WRXD | 96.5 FM | Fajardo | WRXD Licensing, Inc. | Spanish Contemporary Hit Radio |
| WSKN | 1320 AM | San Juan | Media Power Group, Inc. | Spanish News/Talk |
| WSOL | 1090 AM | San German | San German Broadcasters Group | Spanish Variety |
| WTIL | 1300 AM | Mayagüez | Wifredo G. Blanco PI | Spanish News/Talk |
| WTOK-FM | 102.5 FM | San Juan | WIAC-FM, Inc. | American CHR |
| WTPM | 92.9 FM | Aguadilla | Corp. of the Seventh Day Adventists of West PR | Religious Ministry |
| WUKQ | 1420 AM | Ponce | WLII/WSUR License Partnership, G.P. | Spanish News/Talk |
| WUKQ-FM | 98.7 FM | Mayagüez | WLII/WSUR License Partnership, G.P. | Spanish and English Contemporary (CHR) |
| WUNO | 630 AM | San Juan | Arso Radio Corp. | Spanish News & Talk |
| WUPR | 1530 AM | Utuado | Central Broadcasting Corp. | Spanish Variety |
| WVID | 90.3 FM | Añasco | Centro Colegial Cristiano, Inc. | Jazz |
| WVIS | 106.1 FM | Vieques | V.I. Stereo Communications Corporation (PR) | American CHR |
| WVJP | 1110 AM | Caguas | Borinquen Broadcasting Co, Inc. | |
| WVJP-FM | 103.3 FM | Caguas | Borinquen Broadcasting Co, Inc. | Spanish CHR/Latino |
| WVOZ | 1580 AM | Aguadilla | Wifredo G. Blanco PI | Spanish News/Talk |
| WVPJ-LP | 107.9 FM | Mayaguez | Iglesia Evangelica Sion, Inc. | Religious Ministry |
| WWNA | 1340 AM | Aguadilla | DBS Radio, Inc. | Spanish Variety |
| WXEW | 840 AM | Yabucoa | WXEW Radio Victoria, Inc. | Spanish News/Talk |
| WXHD | 98.1 FM | Santa Isabel | Amor Radio Group Corp. | Spanish CHR/Latino |
| WXLX | 103.7 FM | Lajas | Radio X Broadcasting Corp. | Spanish CHR/Latino |
| WXRF | 1590 AM | Guayama | Wifredo G. Blanco PI | Spanish News/Talk |
| WXYX | 100.7 FM | Bayamon | Raad Broadcasting Corp. | Spanish CHR/Latino |
| WYAC | 930 AM | Cabo Rojo | Bestov Broadcasting, Inc. | Spanish News/Talk |
| WYAS | 92.1 FM | Luquillo | Radio Sol 92 WZOL, Inc. | Spanish Religious |
| WYEL | 600 AM | Mayagüez | WLII/WSUR License Partnership, G.P. | Spanish News/Talk |
| WYKO | 880 AM | Sabana Grande | Juan Galiano Rivera | Spanish Variety |
| WYKQ-LP | 107.9 FM | Aguadilla-Aguada | Taller Cultural Jaycoa, Inc. | Educational |
| WYQE | 92.9 FM | Naguabo | Fajardo Broadcasting Co, Inc. | Spanish Variety |
| WZAR | 101.9 FM | Ponce | Uno Radio of Ponce, Inc. | Spanish Adult Contemporary |
| WZCA | 91.7 FM | Quebradillas | La Gigante Siembra, Inc. | Religious Ministry |
| WZCL-LP | 98.1 FM | Cabo Rojo | Clubradio PR Community, Inc. | Spanish Adult Contemporary |
| WZET | 92.1 FM | Hormigueros | International Broadcasting Corporation | Spanish CHR/Latino |
| WZFE-LP | 98.3 FM | Moca | Concilio de Iglesias Rios de Vida, Inc. | Religious Ministry |
| WZMT | 93.3 FM | Ponce | Spanish Broadcasting System Holding Company, Inc. | Spanish/Salsa |
| WZNT | 93.7 FM | San Juan | Spanish Broadcasting System Holding Company, Inc. | Spanish/Salsa |
| WZOL | 98.3 FM | Las Piedras | Radio Sol 92, WZOL, Inc. | Religious Ministry |
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+ FM Stations on the Air: Puerto Rico 
WAPA-TV is a Spanish-language independent television station in San Juan, Puerto Rico, owned by WAPA Media Group. The station's studios are located on Luis Vigoreaux Avenue in Guaynabo, and its transmitter is on the WKAQ-TV transmission tower at Cerro La Santa in Cayey near the Carite State Forest. WAPA-TV is the most watched television station in Puerto Rico.
WKAQ-TV 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 Franklin Roosevelt Avenue in San Juan near Hiram Bithorn Stadium, and its transmitter is located on Cerro la Santa in Cayey near the Carite State Forest.
WSTE-DT, branded on air as Teleisla, is a Spanish-language independent television station serving San Juan, Puerto Rico, that is licensed to Ponce. It is owned by TelevisaUnivision. The station maintains its studios on Calle Carazo in Guaynabo. To provide island-wide coverage, WSTE maintains a network of five transmitter sites, located at Cerro Maravilla in Ponce, at Cerro La Marquesa in Aguas Buenas, at Cerro Canta Gallo in Aguada, on Highway 22 in Arecibo, and at the Monte del Estado in San Germán.
WLII-DT, branded on-air as TeleOnce, is a television station licensed to Caguas, Puerto Rico, serving the U.S. territory as an affiliate of Univision and UniMás. Owned by Liberman Media Group, the station maintains studio facilities on Calle Carazo in Guaynabo, with additional studios at The Mall of San Juan. Its transmitter is located near the Bosque Estatal de Carite mountain reserve.
Ramón Emilio "Raymond" Arrieta Vázquez, is a Puerto Rican actor, comedian, host and philanthropist. Starting his career as a comedian in various local shows, Arrieta gained popularity in the 1990s when he hosted a string of successful comedy shows where he showcased his various characters and personifications. Since 2007, Arrieta has been hosting the mid-day variety show Día a Día, along with Dagmar. Arrieta is also a radio show host and a theater actor.
WORA-TV is a television station in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, affiliated with ABC and owned by Telecinco Media Holdings. WORA-TV's studios are located on Ponce de León Avenue in Santurce, with additional studios at the Guanajibo Building in Mayagüez. The station's transmitter is located at Monte del Estado in Maricao.
WOLE-DT is a television station licensed to Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, serving Mayagüez and the western part of the island as an affiliate of Univision and UniMás. It is a full-time satellite of San Juan–based WLII-DT, owned by Liberman Media Group. WOLE-DT's sales office is located in the Westernbank Building in downtown Mayagüez, and its transmitter is located at Monte del Estado in Maricao. Its parent station maintains studios on Calle Carazo in Guaynabo and has additional studios in Barrio Palmar in Aguadilla.
WORO-DT, branded on-air as TeleOro Canal 13, is an educational–religious independent television station licensed to Fajardo, Puerto Rico. United States. The station is owned by Grupo RTC under Puerto Rico's Roman Catholic Church - San Juan Archdiocese, WORO-DT's studios are located on Ave. Iturregui in Carolina, and its transmitter is located in the El Yunque National Forest.
WKAQ is a commercial AM radio station in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Currently owned by WAPA Media Group, 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. 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 Emergency Alert System.
Marta Romero was a Puerto Rican actress and singer, and one of the pioneers in Puerto Rican television.
WPUC-FM, branded on-air as Católica Radio, is a non-commercial educational radio station broadcasting an Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Ponce, Puerto Rico, the station serves the entirety of the island with the aid of a booster at Caguas and a translator covering Mayagüez. The station is owned by Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico Service Association, Incorporated.
WKAQ-FM along with its satellite WUKQ-FM 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 half of the island while WUKQ-FM, licensed to Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, serves the western half. The stations are currently owned by WAPA Media Group.
The Justas de Atletismo y Festival Deportivo de Puerto Rico —better known as Las Justas Intercolegiales or simply as Las Justas — is an intercollegiate sports competition held annually in Puerto Rico where Puerto Rican colleges and universities compete against each other in different sports. The event is sponsored by the Liga Atlética Interuniversitaria de Puerto Rico (LAI). The event usually include competitions in softball, basketball, beach volleyball, judo, table tennis, swimming, cheerleading, women's football, and athletics.
Olivia Paoli (1855–1942), born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, was a Puerto Rican suffragist and activist who fought for the rights of women in Puerto Rico. She was the sister of Antonio Paoli, a opera tenor and of Amalia Paoli, a soprano.
During the 1950s the impending arrival of television created public expectation in Puerto Rico, even influencing other entertainment mediums in the form of a song. WKAQ-TV was the first station to introduce regular programing in 1954, followed closely by WAPA-TV. The owners of these stations, Ángel Ramos and José Ramón Quiñones, brought their experience in the newspaper and radio industries to the new medium. The competition between WKAQ and WAPA would continue for decades, with both disputing the milestones of first videotape in 1966, first color transmission and satellite transmission in 1968. During decades, the ratings were dominated by local programming produced by Tommy Muñiz and Paquito Cordero, which adopted a family friendly approach. However, the retirement of the former, combined with the introduction of cable television and the acquisition of the largest stations by foreign interest brought changes in content beginning in the 1980s, with late-night shows and double entendre gaining prominence. Digital television was introduced to the market in 2009, widely displacing analog television.
Mass media are the means through which information is transmitted to a large audience. This includes newspapers, television, radio, and more recently the Internet. Organizations that provide news through mass media in the Puerto Rico are collectively known as the news media in Puerto Rico.
WAPA Media Group is an American mass media and entertainment corporation that is a division of Hemisphere Media Group with headquarters in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.
