XENK-AM

XENK-AM is a radio station in Mexico City, with its transmitter at San Andrés de la Cañada in Ecatepec de Morelos, Estado de México. Broadcasting on 620 AM from studios in the Colonia Roma neighborhood of Mexico City, XENK-AM is owned by Cadena RASA and carries a talk format known as Radio 6.20.

XENK-AM
CityMexico City
Broadcast areaGreater Mexico City
Frequency620 kHz
BrandingRadio 6.20
Programming
FormatVariety
Ownership
OwnerCadena RASA
(Radio 6.20, S.A. de C.V.)
History
First air dateJune 20, 1949
Technical information
Power50 kW day
5 kW night[1]
Transmitter coordinates19°33′46.2″N 99°04′38.7″W
Links
Website620.com.mx

History

After an earlier incarnation had its provisional authorization revoked in 1945, the concession for 620 AM in Mexico City was awarded in February 1946, but the station did not hit the air until June 20, 1949. Initially owned by actor and singer Emilio Tuero, XENK was sold to Victor Blanco Blanco.

For decades, XENK was a pioneer in the transmission of music in English in Mexico, carrying a middle of the road format and known by its slogan La música que llegó para quedarse ("The music that came to stay"). It was the first radio station in the Hispanic world to play The Beatles, late in 1962.[2]

The Blanco family sold XENK in 1993 to Radiodifusoras Asociadas, S.A. (RASA), a business of the Laris family, and was briefly broadcast in other Mexican cities on RASA's stations before returning to a local scope. The station airs a mix of older music programming, religious and news/talk programs.

gollark: The closest thing to a science fair my school did is one night last year or something where everyone presented DT (design and technology) projects.
gollark: It's not a battle competition, so I don't know *why* you would do that.
gollark: The competition rules for the one we do *explicitly say* that your robot may not be on fire, oddly.
gollark: Some of the non-programming people are doing hardware design somewhat, which is useful.
gollark: Only the computer science cohort of not many people is doing it, but due to scheduling only about 3 of us actually have significant programming experience.

References
  1. Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio AM. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2014-12-18. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.
  2. History of XENK
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