XEKAM-AM
kHz (HD Radio) | |
Branding | Radio Fórmula |
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Programming | |
Format | Spanish News/Talk |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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History | |
First air date | November 10, 1961 |
Technical information | |
Class | B |
Power | 20,000 watts day 5,000 watts night |
Links | |
Website | radioformulabc |
XEKAM-AM (950
XEKAM is a Class B station. By day, it is powered at 20,000 watts. But to reduce interference to other stations on 950 AM, it reduces power at night to 5,000 watts.[2] XEKAM broadcasts using HD Radio technology.[3]
History
The station received its concession on November 10, 1961call sign was XEGM. It was owned by Gustavo Faist Morán's Difusoras del Valle, S.A., and broadcast with 2,500 watts of power. By the late 1960s, XEGM had increased its power to 10,000 watts days and 5,000 watts nights.
. The originalIn the late 1980s, the call sign was changed to XEKAM. During this time, XEKAM (frequently referred to in US media as XEK-AM, though the
XEKAM, at the time, was airing a news-talk format in English. Programs included the first talk show devoted to
In 1998, the concession for XEKAM was transferred to a Radio Fórmula subsidiary.
References
- ^ Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio AM. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2015-06-20. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.
- ^ FCCdata.org/XEKAM
- ^ "Stations - México". HD Radio.
- ^ Puig, Claudia (February 7, 1992). "Station Regroups After FCC Action". The Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Haddad, Dana (February 14, 1992). "Radio Conflict with FCC Knocks Gulls Off the Air". The Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Hadded, Dana (March 18, 1993). "Gulls Sign Defenseman, Three Others". The Los Angeles Times.
External links
- Radio Fórmula
- XEKAM in the FCC AM station database