XECB-AM

XECB-AM
San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora;
Frequency	1460 kHz
Branding	Radio Ranchito
Programming
Format	Ranchera
Ownership
Owner	Radio Grupo OIR; (Radio Impulsora de San Luis, S.A. de C.V.);
History
First air date	October 20, 1950
Call sign meaning	Carlos Blando (original concessionaire)
Technical information
Power	10,000 watts day/250 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	32°27′39″N 114°49′01″W / 32.46083°N 114.81694°W
Links
Webcast	Radio Ranchito Listen online
Website	www.radiogrupooir.com/ranchito/

XECB-AM is a radio station on 1460 AM in San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora. It is owned by Radio Grupo OIR and is known as Radio Ranchito, carrying a ranchera format.

History

XECB received its concession on October 20, 1950. It broadcast on 1450 kHz and was owned by and named for Mexicali radio pioneer Carlos Blando. The 250-watt station upgraded power to 1,000 watts by the 1980s and was sold to its current concessionaire in 1994.

On November 13, 2002, XECB was cleared to move to 1460 kHz with higher power.

References

^ Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio AM. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2015-06-09. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.

External links

Radio Ranchito 1460 Facebook

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[mexico-inf-AM-1] Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio AM. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2015-06-09. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.

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