XECO-AM is a radio station on
1380 AM
The following radio stations broadcast on AM frequency 1380 kHz: 1380 AM is a Regional broadcast frequency, on which Class B and Class D stations broadcast.
Argentina
* LRI231 in Necochea, Buenos Aires
Canada
* CKPC in Brantford, Ontario - ...
in
Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...
. XECO-AM is owned by
Grupo Radiorama
Grupo Radiorama is the largest owner and operator of radio stations in Mexico. Founded in 1970, the company operated nearly 400 radio stations in 2014.
History
Radiorama was founded on December 9, 1970, by Javier Pérez de Anda and Adrián Pered ...
and broadcasts a romantic music format as "Romántica".
History
The first concession for what is now XECO began as XEMX, awarded on September 30, 1934 to Alonso Traslosheros Ávalos. Originally the station was located on 1280 kHz and had a power of 120 watts. In 1941 it was sold to Guillermo Robles, who sold it in turn to Publicidad Comercial de México, S.A., in 1946. By 1954, the station had moved up the dial to 1380 kHz, and in the 1960s the station was owned by Núcleo Radio Mil and broadcast a format targeted at women as "Radio Femenina".
Sometime in the late 1960s or 1970s, the station was overhauled as XECO-AM, becoming "Radio Eco 13-80" and ditching its format for a contemporary music format. In the 1980s this transformed into an oldies format as "Dimensión 13-80". In 1994, Radiorama bought XECO and
XEUR-AM
XEUR-AM is a radio station licensed to and located in Mexico City. Broadcasting on 1530 AM, XEUR is owned by Grupo Radiorama. 1530 AM is a United States Clear-channel station, clear-channel frequency. The station's transmitter is located in the bo ...
1530 from what was now known as NRM Comunicaciones, gaining entry into the Mexico City media market.
"Concesiones al mejor postor"
''Etcétera'' 1 August 2005 and in 1998, the format was changed to romantic music as "Romántica 13-80". The first incarnation of this format competed with similar stations up and down the dial; the format was innovative and depended largely on its hosts and DJs.
On May 17, 2005, at 1:35pm, the format was abruptly dropped to become "Ke Buena" and an AM simulcast of XEQ-FM
XEQ-FM is a radio station in Mexico City. Broadcasting on 92.9 FM, XEQ-FM broadcasts grupera music under the name "La Ke Buena" and is the flagship of a network of stations with the same branding and format. The programming on XEQ-FM is also simu ...
92.9; even the station's personalities were taken by surprise at the format change. During this one-year period, Televisa Radio programmed almost all of the station's broadcast day except for some religious programs on AM only that were programmed by Radiorama. Romántica returned in mid-2006, this time without the personalities that had characterized it in its first run on air.
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1934 establishments in Mexico
Grupo Radiorama
Mass media in Mexico City
Radio stations established in 1934
Radio stations in Mexico
Radio stations in Mexico City
Spanish-language radio stations