Cadena Baja California (CBC) is a media company based in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, with business offices in San Diego, California, United States. CBC has media properties located in Tijuana, Ensenada, Tecate and Mexicali.
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CBC began in 1936 with the establishment of radio station XEBG-AM in Tijuana, followed in 1957 by the XEDX-AM in Ensenada, XEMBC-AM in Mexicali in 1964, and XEWV-FM in 1974.
In 1990, CBC established its first television station, XHBJ-TV channel 45. Since its inception, the station has been affiliated with a Televisa network, initially with Galavisión, since switching to its current affiliation, Canal 5.
In 1994, XHMORE-FM began broadcasting; the station currently carries a Rock en Español format as "More FM 98.9", since September 2010. The More FM branding and format would later be carried over to XEWV-FM Mexicali on September 9, 2011.
Also part of the CBC family is XESPN-AM; formerly an affiliate of ESPN Radio, the station changed to a news / talk format as "Noticias 800" on November 1, 2010.
On January 24, 2011, CBC converted "CBC Radio" stations XEBG-AM, XEMBG-AM and Ensenada station XEDX-AM to a new news / talk format, under the "Cadena" branding.
| Callsign | Frequency / Channel | Location | Format | Branding | Founded | Acquired |
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| XEBG-AM | 1550 kHz | Tijuana | News / Talk | Cadena 1550 | 1936 | 1936 |
| XHMORE-FM | 98.9 MHz | Tijuana | Rock en Español | MORE FM | 1994 | 1994 |
| XESPN-AM | 800 kHz | Tijuana | News / Talk | Noticias 800 con Imagen | 1965 | TBA |
| XHBJ-TV | 45/44 (45.1) | Tijuana | Canal 5 | Canal 45 | 1990 | 1990 |
| XEMBC-AM | 1190 kHz | Mexicali | News / Talk | Cadena 1190 | 1964 | 1964 |
| XEWV-FM | 106.7 MHz | Mexicali | Rock en Español | MORE FM | unknown | 1974 |
| XHBM-FM | 107.5 MHz | Mexicali | Regional Mexican | Fiesta Mexicana | unknown | 2011 |
| XEDX-AM | 1010 kHz | Ensenada | News / Talk | Cadena 1010 | 1957 | 1957 |
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