XEAK-AM/XHAK-FM is a combo
radio station
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in
Mexico
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, broadcasting at
890 AM
The following radio stations broadcast on AM frequency 890 kHz: WLS in Chicago and KBBI in Homer, Alaska, share Class A status on 890 kHz. WLS is the only station on that frequency to broadcast with 50,000 watts during nighttime hours. 21 ...
and
89.7 FM
The following radio stations broadcast on FM frequency 89.7 MHz:
Argentina
* LRV362 in Franck, Santa Fe
* Radio María in Quitilipi, Chaco
* Radio María in San José de Feliciano, Entre Ríos
* Radio María in Los Antiguos, Santa Cruz ...
in
Acámbaro
Acámbaro is a city and municipality in the southeastern corner of the Mexican state of Guanajuato, on the banks of the Lerma River, and the oldest of the 46 municipalities of Guanajuato. Acámbaro was originally a Purépecha settlement which w ...
,
Guanajuato
Guanajuato (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Guanajuato ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Guanajuato), is one of the 32 states that make up the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 46 municipalities and its capital city i ...
. It is known as La Mejor and is owned by Organización Radiofónica de Acámbaro along with
XHVW-FM
XHVW-FM is a radio station on 90.5 FM in Acámbaro, Guanajuato, Mexico. XHVW is owned by Organización Radiofónica de Acámbaro and carries the Exa FM pop format from MVS Radio
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MVS Radio are a group of four ...
90.5.
History
Callsign
XEAK were also the original call letters of a
border-blaster radio station licensed to the
Tijuana
Tijuana ( ,["Tijuana"](_blank)
(US) and [< ...]
/
Rosarito
Rosarito is a coastal city in Playas de Rosarito Municipality, Baja California, situated on the Pacific Coast of Mexico. As of 2010, the city had a population of 65,278. Located south of the US-Mexico border, Rosarito is a part of the greater S ...
area of the
Mexican state
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of
Baja California
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. Branded as The Mighty 690, the original XEAK was one of the first
rock music
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stations to broadcast to
Southern California
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. The Tijuana station dropped the XEAK call sign in 1961, but continues to broadcast today with the call sign
XEWW-AM
XEWW-AM (690 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to the Tijuana/Rosarito area of Baja California, Mexico. Its studios and offices are located in Burbank, California, United States and it is leased by H&H USA.
Transmitter
XEWW is a h ...
.
In Acámbaro
The XEAK calls returned when a new XEAK-AM was authorized in 1980, this time in
Acámbaro
Acámbaro is a city and municipality in the southeastern corner of the Mexican state of Guanajuato, on the banks of the Lerma River, and the oldest of the 46 municipalities of Guanajuato. Acámbaro was originally a Purépecha settlement which w ...
,
Guanajuato
Guanajuato (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Guanajuato ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Guanajuato), is one of the 32 states that make up the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 46 municipalities and its capital city i ...
, to Sergio Fajardo Ortiz. The station initially received authorization to operate on 1600 kHz, soon sliding down to 890.
The FM migration was authorized in 2013. In 2017, XHAK and XHVW picked up
MVS Radio
{{primary sources, date=December 2011
MVS Radio are a group of four international Spanish-language radio networks owned by the mass media conglomerate MVS Comunicaciones. The group of radio networks consists of Exa FM, La Mejor, FM Globo and MVS No ...
formats.
See also
*
Border blaster
A border blaster is a broadcast station that, though not licensed as an external service, is, in practice, used to target another country. The term "border blaster" is of North American origin, and usually associated with Mexican AM station ...
References
External links
*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
Radio ConsentidaRadio Consentida Online
Radio stations in Guanajuato
Radio stations established in 1980
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