XEABCA-AM
XEABCA-AM is a radio station in Mexicali, Baja California, broadcasting on 820 kHz. It is owned by Organización Editorial Mexicana and is an affiliate of its ABC Radio, known locally as Radio Frontera 820.
| City | Mexicali, Baja California |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 820 kHz (to move to 101.3 MHz FM - XHABCA-FM)[1] |
| Branding | Radio Frontera |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/talk |
| Affiliations | ABC Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Organización Editorial Mexicana (Stereorey Mexicali, S.A.) |
| Sister stations | XEMMM-AM |
| History | |
| First air date | 1984 |
| Former call signs | XEYX-AM (1984-1990s) XEMVS-AM (1990s-2002) |
| Call sign meaning | Derived from ABC Radio |
| Technical information | |
| Power | 3.5 kW day 0.5 kW night[2] |
History
XEABCA began on 1590 kHz in 1984, when a concession was awarded for XEYX-AM, owned by Mario Ignacio Melendez Soto. Its first format was tropical music as "La Gigante".
In 1997, the station was sold to MVS Radio and rechristened XEMVS-AM. The concessionaire name for this station, Stereorey Mexicali, is a nod to MVS's Stereorey format; stations owned by MVS Radio have the concessionaire Stereorey México, S.A. In the 1990s, the station also slid down from 1590 kHz to 820. During MVS ownership, the station affiliated to the La Mejor regional Mexican national format, later becoming oldies-formatted Nostalgia 820 and grupera-formatted Radio Lobo.
In 2004, MVS sold the station to Organización Editorial Mexicana, which changed its calls to the current XEABCA-AM and brought its ABC Radio programming to Mexicali. OEM also bought XEMMM-AM 940 from Cadena Baja California.
References
- Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio FM. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2018-05-20. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.
- Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio AM. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2015-08-05. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.