XEG-AM

XEG-AM
Broadcast areaMonterrey Metropolitan area
Frequency1050 kHz[1]
BrandingLa Ranchera de Monterrey[2]
Programming
Language(s)Spanish
FormatClassic Ranchera[2]
Ownership
Owner
  • Núcleo Radio Monterrey
  • (La Voz de Norteamerica, S.A. de C.V.[1])
XHRL-FM, XHCHL-FM, XECT-AM
History
First air date
1944[2]
Technical information
ClassA (clear-channel)
Power100,000 watts[1]
Transmitter coordinates
25°41′53.50″N 100°10′30.20″W / 25.6981944°N 100.1750556°W / 25.6981944; -100.1750556
Links
Websitelarancherademonterrey.com.mx

XEG-AM (1050 kHz) is a Class A clear channel radio station in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.[1] Its transmitter is in Guadalupe, Nuevo León.[3] XEG was known as a border blaster in the 1950s, 60s and 70s.[4][citation needed] It now uses the name La Ranchera de Monterrey and broadcasts a Classic Ranchera radio format.[2]

XEG is one of a handful of North American AM stations to broadcast at 100,000 watts around the clock. No commercial AM stations in the U.S. or Canada run more than 50,000 watts. XEG is non-directional at night but uses a directional antenna by day.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio AM. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2014-07-02. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.
  2. ^ a b c d "Conócenos". XEG La Rachera (in Spanish). Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. Retrieved 2009-04-25. La Ranchera de Monterrey es una estación con mas de 60 años al aire, antes conocida como la voz de Norteamérica, ha sido la portadora de la musica mexicana desde 1944.
  3. ^ a b FCCdata.org/XEG
  4. ^ "Mexican Border Blaster stations geographical location". Archived from the original on 2009-05-03.