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| Broadcast area | Tucson metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 1600 kHz |
| Branding | Radio Tejano |
| Programming | |
| Format | Tejano music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KHUD, KMMA, KNST, KOHT, KRQQ, KTZR | |
| History | |
First air date | May 10, 1963 |
Call sign meaning | Tribute to Mexico City's XEW |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 8144 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 32°11′46″N 110°59′2″W / 32.19611°N 110.98389°W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | Tejano1600.iheart.com/ |
KXEW (1600 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to South Tucson, Arizona, and broadcasting to the Tucson metropolitan area. KXEW airs a Tejano music format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.[2] Its studios are north of downtown Tucson along North Oracle Road. It is known as "Radio Tejano 1600."
KXEW is powered at 1,000 watts. By day, its signal is non-directional. But at night, to protect other stations on 1600 AM, it uses a directional antenna with a two-tower array. The transmitter is on West El Puente Lane near South Santa Cruz Lane in Tucson.[3]
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for KXEW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "KXEW Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/KXEW