XET-AM
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| Broadcast area | Monterrey |
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| Frequency | 990 kHz |
| Branding | La T Grande |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Format | News, soap operas, Regional Mexican |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| XEAW-AM; XENL-AM; XHERG-FM; XET-FM; XETKR-AM; XHFMTU-FM; XHJD-FM; XHPAG-FM; XHPJ-FM; XHAW-FM; XHITS-FM TV: XHAW-TDT and XHSAW-TDT | |
| History | |
First air date | March 19, 1930[2] |
| Technical information | |
| Class | B |
| Power | 20.000 watts[1] |
Transmitter coordinates | 25°38′48.8″N 100°18′46.7″W / 25.646889°N 100.312972°W[3] |
| Links | |
| Webcast | [1] (requires Flash player) |
| Website | www.mmradio.com/node/161 Multimedios Radio Stations |
XET-AM, nicknamed La T Grande, is a commercial AM radio station on 990 kHz at Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.[1] It is part of Multimedios Radio's Monterrey station cluster. The transmitter is located in San Nicolás de los Garza, near Monterrey.[4]
History
XET went on the air in 1930 as a border blaster targeting the United States in English with a 50,000 watt signal. In the 2000s, it reduced its power to 20,000 watts.
The Carter Family worked at the station in its early years, performing their country music and bluegrass music. As the station could be heard at night in the parts of the United States, XET helped the Carter Family's music became well known. In February 1939, over the air live, Sara Carter dedicated the song I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes to her long-lost boyfriend Coy Bayes. On February 20, 1939, Sara Carter and Coy Bayes married at Brackettville, Texas.[2]
Further reading
- Mass Media Moments in the United Kingdom, the USSR and the US, by Gilder, Eric. - Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu Press, Romania. 2003 ISBN 973-651-596-6
References
- ^ a b c Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio AM. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2014-07-02. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.
- ^ a b Fowler, Gene; Crawford, Bill (2002). Border Radio: Quacks, Yodelers, Pitchmen, Psychics and Other Amazing Broadcasters of the American Airwaves (Revised ed.). Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press. p. 203. ISBN 0-292-72538-8.
- ^ RPC: Change in Transmitter Location - XET-AM
- ^ FCCdata.org/XET-AM
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