awaiting the transaction completes, this becomes the sixth radio station of the WAPA Radio News Network on August 1. On August 3, WGYA changed back to the original WXRF call letters. On August 15, the sale of WTIL to Blanco Pi was completed. WAPA was the only radio station to remain on the air throughout the passage of Hurricane Maria on September 20, 2017. The station helped family members contact each other by relaying messages of safety. WAPA's programming was reduced to 17 and a half hours from 4:45 AM until 9 PM, operating with a diesel generator, that some areas of the transmitters don't have electrical grid. As of 2018, WAPA's programming was heard on weekdays from 4:45 AM to 10 PM, Saturdays from 5 AM to 10 PM and Sundays from 6 AM to 10 PM. On May 23, 2022, after WAPA-TV acquired radio stations WKAQ (AM) and FM in San Juan, and in order to avoid confusion between unrelated broadcasting entities, branding for "WAPA Radio" was changed to "Borinquen Radio". The WBQN call letters that had been assigned to a station on 1160 AM in Barceloneta-Manatí were moved to the former WAPA at 680 AM in San Juan, and several other call sign changes were made around the network. Synchronous relay station Until 2017, then-WAPA's programming was relayed through an experimental synchronous booster station that also transmitted on 680 kHz: WA2XPA in Arecibo, which was originally licensed September 26, 2003. On November 7, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) stated that the license for WA2XPA would only be renewed for six months, after which the station would be deleted. The reason given was that the station had far exceeded the six-year maximum permitted for experimental authorizations. On April 19, 2017, the FCC confirmed its ruling that WA2XPA's license would not be renewed. The ruling stated that it must discontinue operation on May 7, 2017 and the license would be cancelled on May 8, 2017. A petition for review of the cancellation order was submitted on April 24, 2017. The petition was withdrawn on September 5, 2017, and the license was cancelled on May 16, 2018. References External links FCC History Cards for WBQN FCC Station Search Details: DWA2XPA (Facility ID: 128696) BQN (AM) BQN (AM) Radio stations established in 1947 1947 establishments in Puerto Rico