2026ApJ...998..266C

Broad Absorption Line Quasars (BALQs) generally exhibit significant outflows that may interact with the surrounding medium, resulting in radio emission. We selected a sample of 13 powerful radio-quiet (RQ) BALQs, where the UV outflow kinetic power is measurable, and detected nine of them with the Very Large Array A configuration at 5.5 and 9.0 GHz. The radio emission is mostly unresolved and is generally constrained within a scale of <1-4 kpc. In the nine detected objects, the radio spectral slope α_5.5–9.0 is steep (←0.5) in five objects and is flat or inverted (>-0.5) in four objects. We discuss how the steep-slope emission can be associated with the UV outflows, and how the flat-slope emission can be intrinsically steep but flattened by free-free absorption from the UV outflowing gas. However, we find no correlation between the radio luminosity and the estimated outflow kinetic power, which suggests that the outflows are likely not a major source of the observed radio emission. In addition, the radio-loudness of these RQ BALQs is comparable to that of typical RQ quasars, implying that the UV outflows likely do not produce stronger radio emission compared to non-BALQs. Follow-up radio observations can test the free-free absorption interpretation and can be used as a new probe for outflows in AGN.