XED-AM (1050
kHz
The hertz (symbol: Hz) is the unit of frequency in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one event (or cycle) per second. The hertz is an SI derived unit whose expression in terms of SI base units is s−1, meaning that on ...
) is a
commercial AM radio station in
Mexicali,
Baja California, also heard in the
Yuma, Arizona and
El Centro, California radio markets. It is owned by Radiorama and simulcasts its
XHMUG-FM
XHMUG-FM is a radio station on 96.9 FM in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. The station is owned by Grupo Radiorama and carries its La Poderosa Spanish-language adult hits format.
History
XHMUG received its first concession on March 30, 1994. It ...
96.9 "La Poderosa". Prior to being a simulcast of XHMUG, it was known as "La Gran D" or "The Big D".
Because
AM 1050 is a
clear channel frequency reserved for
XEG in
Monterrey
Monterrey ( , ) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León, Mexico, and the third largest city in Mexico behind Guadalajara and Mexico City. Located at the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental, the city is anchor ...
,
Nuevo León
Nuevo León () is a state in the northeast region of Mexico. The state was named after the New Kingdom of León, an administrative territory from the Viceroyalty of New Spain, itself was named after the historic Spanish Kingdom of León. With a ...
, XED must greatly reduce power at night to avoid interference; it was a daytime-only radio station for nearly seven decades.
History
Prior to the sign-on of XED in Mexicali, the
call sign belonged to perhaps the first radio station in Mexico to be considered a
border blaster. The first XED was located at
Reynosa,
Tamaulipas, and was under the advertising sales management of the International Broadcasting Company. Located across the
Rio Grande River (Río Bravo) from
McAllen, Texas, USA, the station broadcast with a power of 10,000
watts (10 kW) which was the most powerful transmitter in Mexico at that time.
The current XED received its concession in May 1947. After nearly 70 years of
daytime-only operation, XED began broadcasting at night with 200 watts in the summer of 2016. This is the first time it has operated legally at night, as American station
KTCT, which also operates on 1050 in the
San Francisco Bay Area, has accused XED of operating illegally at night at more than its licensed daytime transmitter power, and has received FCC permission to broadcast at its regular daytime 50,000 watt power at night to overcome XED's interference.
Special Temporary Authorization
, fcc.gov. November 18, 2011. Retrieved December 2, 2018. On June 2, 2019, at midnight, XED ceased operations.
XED returned on September 29, 2019, as part of a simulcast with XHMUG-FM
XHMUG-FM is a radio station on 96.9 FM in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. The station is owned by Grupo Radiorama and carries its La Poderosa Spanish-language adult hits format.
History
XHMUG received its first concession on March 30, 1994. It ...
96.9.
References
*"Wolfman Jack's old station howling once again." – ''Dallas Times Herald'', January 2, 1983. – primarily about XERF
XHRF-FM () and XERF-AM () are radio stations in Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico. Originally only on the AM band, XERF is a Mexican Class A clear-channel station transmitting with of power. Now branded as ''La Poderosa'', XHRF-FM and XERF-A ...
but it also includes background information on the border-blasters.
*''Border Radio'', by Fowler, Gene and Crawford, Bill. Texas Monthly Press, Austin. 1987
*''Mass Media Moments in the United Kingdom, the USSR and the USA,'' by Gilder, Eric. – "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu Press, Romania. 2003
External links
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Radio stations in Mexicali
Radio stations established in 1947
1947 establishments in Mexico
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