XENT-AM

XENT-AM is the callsign of a radio station in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. XENT-AM broadcasts on the AM frequency of 790 kHz.

History of the XENT call sign

XENT-AM were the call letters of a border-blaster radio station licensed to Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas. It operated nightly from 1933 to 1940 on 1140 Kc/s with a power reported from 50KW to 150KW. In 1944-1945, XENT's transmitter was acquired by Alamo Broadcasting for use at KABC in San Antonio, in a contested action.

XENT was the continuation of KTNT ("Know The Naked Truth"), Norman G. Baker's station in Muscatine, Iowa, United States, as was forced off the air in 1931 for excessive self-promotion and want of candor. Baker was a notorious cancer quack, operating clinics in Muscatine and Eureka Springs, Arkansas, that were heavily promoted over KTNT and then XENT.

References

• 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

• Dedication of the Wolfman Jack Memorial in Del Rio, Texas
• Query the FCC's AM station database for XENT
• Mexican Government AM radio data for XENT