XERC-AM
| Broadcast area | Mexico City |
|---|---|
| Branding | Formato 21 |
| Slogan | La estación de las noticias (The news station) |
| Frequency |
790 kHz 97.7 FM[1] |
| First air date | September 13, 1946 |
| Format | News radio |
| Power |
50,000 watts (day) 1,000 watts (night) (AM)[2] |
| ERP | 99,710 watts (FM) |
| Class | B (AM) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 19°23′49″N 99°6′6″W / 19.39694°N 99.10167°W |
| Owner |
Grupo Radio Centro (XERC, S.A. de C.V.) |
| Website | http://www.formato21.com.mx/ |
XERC-AM/XERC-FM (branded as Formato 21) is a radio station based in Mexico City and airing an all-news radio format on 790 kHz. The station is owned by Grupo Radio Centro.
History
In 1946, Francisco Aguirre Jiménez created XERC-AM under the concessionaire Radio Popular de México. This station would serve as the base for what would become Grupo Radio Centro, as "Radio Éxitos 790" and sister to 1030 AM XEQR-AM, known as "Radio Centro 1030".
In the 1960s it became "La Campeona 7-90", a subname/slogan of "Radio Éxitos", a pioneer in broadcasting Spanish-language rock—and, at times, rock in English. Its famed "El Club de Los Beatles", program, that began in 1964, remained in the station for 25 years and later moved to "Universal Stereo" (currently at XHFO-FM), where it still airs to this day. It was a strong competitor to 590 AM and 1260 AM for younger audiences who listened to the latest music in English.
On September 12, 1988, 790 AM was relaunched as "Expresión 7-90", a spoken format. In 1990, the station flipped to older music in Spanish as "El Fonógrafo" (The Phonograph), a format. In October 2001, XERC and 1150 AM, then XECMQ (now XEJP-AM) switched formats: El Fonógrafo moved up to 1150 AM, and Formato 21, an all-news format consisting of a 21-minute news wheel that originated in 1993 on 1320 AM, moved down to 790.
External links
References
- ↑ http://radiofmmx.blogspot.com/2013/08/xerc-fm.html
- ↑ Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. . Last modified 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2014-12-23.
- ↑ Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio FM. Last modified 2015-04-28. Retrieved .
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