XET-AM
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This article is about AM 990 "La T Grande" near Monterrey, Nuevo León. For AM 640 near Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, see XETAM-AM.
| City of license | San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico[1] |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Monterrey |
| Branding | La T Grande |
| Frequency | 990 kHz |
| First air date | March 19, 1930[2] |
| Format | News, soap operas, Regional Mexican |
| Language | Spanish |
| Power | 50 kW[1] |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 102011 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 25°43′50″N 100°14′57.3″W / 25.73056°N 100.24925°WCoordinates: 25°43′50″N 100°14′57.3″W / 25.73056°N 100.24925°W[3] |
| Owner | Grupo Multimedios Estrella de Oro (Radio Triunfos, S.A. de C.V.) |
| Sister stations | XEAW-AM; XEJM-AM; XENL-AM; XERG-AM; XETKR-AM; XHFMTU-FM; XHJD-FM; XHPAG-FM; XHPJ-FM; XHAW-FM; XHITS-FM[4] |
| Webcast | [1] (requires Flash player) |
| Website | www.mmradio.com/node/161 |
XET-AM, nicknamed La T Grande, is an AM broadcasting station licensed for 50,000 watts on 990 kHz at San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico.[1] It is part of Multimedios Radio's Monterrey station cluster.
XET went on the air in 1930 as a border blaster targeting the United States in English.[2]
[edit] Further reading
- 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
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio AM". Mexico City: Comisión Federal de Telecomunicaciones. 2009-12-31. http://www.cofetel.gob.mx/work/sites/Cofetel_2008/resources/PDFContent/734/INFRA_AM.pdf. Retrieved 2010-05-18.[dead link]
- ^ a b Fowler, Gene; Crawford, Bill (2002). Border Radio: Quacks, Yodelers, Pitchmen, Psychics and Other Amazing Broadcasters of the American Airwaves (Revised edition ed.). Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press. p. 203. ISBN 0-292-72538-8. http://books.google.com/books?id=DdHi3dbIJRQC.
- ^ The coordinates appear as 25°44′1″N 100°14′43″W / 25.73361°N 100.24528°W (after conversion to NAD83) in the U.S. database at AM Query Results: Facility ID 102011; however, this is an empty lot as of 19 April 2009[update] on Google satellite images. The 3 masts appear to be 520 meters (1,710 ft) southwest at 25°43′52.0″N 100°14′57.2″W / 25.73111°N 100.249222°W, 25°43′50.0″N 100°14′57.6″W / 25.73056°N 100.249333°W, and 25°43′47.9″N 100°14′57.3″W / 25.729972°N 100.24925°W.
- ^ "Monterrey". Monterrey: Multimedios Estrellas de Oro. http://www.mmradio.com/taxonomy/term/15. Retrieved 2010-05-18.[dead link]
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