XEG-AM
| City of license | Guadalupe, Nuevo León[1] |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Monterrey Metropolitan area |
| Branding | La Ranchera de Monterrey[2] |
| Slogan | La Mera Mera[2] |
| Frequency | 1050 kHz[1] |
| First air date | 1944[2] |
| Format | Ranchera[2] |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Power | 100,000 watts[1] |
| Owner |
NRM Comunicaciones[citation needed] (La Voz de Norteamerica, S.A. de C.V.[1]) |
| Website | www.nucleoradio.com/ranchera |
XEG-AM is a radio station on clear-channel frequency 1050 kHz in the state of Nuevo León, Mexico.[1] It is licensed for Guadalupe, Nuevo León and brands itself as serving Monterrey. Known for its border blaster status in the 1950s,[citation needed] it now uses the name La Ranchera de Monterrey and broadcasts ranchera music.[2]
History
In 1950 the advertising time on XEG came under the control of Harold Schwartz of Chicago who also came to represent XERB-AM near Tijuana/Rosarito, Baja California, the station made famous in the movie American Graffiti.[citation needed]
In the late 1970s, XEG's powerful nighttime signal attracted several U.S. ministries, including Billy James Hargis. But between programs, commercials occasionally offered suspicious-sounding medicines which promised to "cure cancer" and other illnesses.
The XEG mailing address announced on the air was antiquated: "Post Office Box 28, St. Louis, 66, Missouri." This was more than a decade after ZIP Codes were introduced across the U.S.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio AM" (PDF) (in Spanish). Mexico City: Comisión Federal de Telecomunicaciones. 2009-03-31. Retrieved 2009-04-22. Via .
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "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."
- Wolfman Jack's old station howling once again. - Dallas Times Herald, January 2, 1983. - primarily about XERF but it also includes background information on the border-blasters.
- Border Radio by Fowler, Gene and Crawford, Bill. Texas Monthly Press, Austin. 1987 ISBN 0-87719-066-6
- Mass Media Moments in the United Kingdom, the USSR and the USA, by Gilder, Eric. - "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu Press, Romania. 2003 ISBN 973-651-596-6
External links
- XEG La Ranchera (Spanish) — official site
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