XEF-AM

XEF-AM
Frequency1420 AM
BrandingActiva
Programming
FormatTalk radio
Ownership
Owner
  • MegaRadio
  • (José Luis Boone Menchaca)
XEFV-AM, XEJPV-AM, XEWR-AM, XEZOL-AM, XHGU-FM, XHH-FM
History
First air date
September 29, 1935
Technical information
Licensing authority
CRT
ClassC
Power5 kW day
0.5 kW night
Transmitter coordinates
31°41′09.8″N 106°25′47.45″W / 31.686056°N 106.4298472°W / 31.686056; -106.4298472
Links
WebcastListen live
Websitemegaradio.mx

XEF-AM is a talk radio station on 1420 AM in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico. XEF-AM is known as Activa and is owned by MegaRadio.

History

XEF-AM went on the air at 1450 kHz on September 29, 1935. It was the first station in the Juárez-El Paso region to broadcast exclusively in Spanish, receiving its concession in 1937. José Carlos Amaya was the original concessionaire; by the 1960s, Boone Menchaca was the concessionaire.

References

  1. ↑ Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio AM. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2015-08-18. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.
  2. ↑ RPC: Technical Modification #009487 - Change in Radiation System - XEF-AM
  3. ↑ "New Radio Station Will Open Sunday". El Paso Herald-Post. September 27, 1935. p. 1. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  4. ↑ "NOTIFICACION a los que se consideren afectados con la autorización provisional número 579, expedida al señor Carlos Amaya, para explotar la estación radiodifusora comercial XEF, en Ciudad Juárez, Chih". Diario Oficial de la Federación. July 17, 1948. Retrieved October 20, 2019.