XERDO-AM

XERDO (branded as La Raza) is a Regional Mexican radio station in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, known as La Raza.

XERDO-AM
CityBrecha 73, Tamaulipas
Broadcast areaMatamoros, Tamaulipas
Brownsville, Texas
Reynosa, Tamaulipas
McAllen, Texas
Frequency1060 (kHz)
BrandingLa Raza
SloganLa Estación De Todos
Programming
FormatRegional Mexican
Ownership
OwnerGrupo Radio Avanzado
(Radio Avanzado Gal de Valle Hermoso, S.A. de C.V.[1])
XEMS-AM, XHMLS-FM, XHNA-FM
History
First air date
December 8, 1951
Former call signs
XEVH-AM
Former frequencies
1450 kHz (1951-2010)
Call sign meaning
RaDiO
Technical information
ClassB
Power7,000 watts daytime
2,500 watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates
25°45′00″N 97°48′20″W[2]
Links
WebsiteXERDO website

History

XERDO's concession history begins on December 8, 1951, when Manuel L. Salinas, a radio pioneer in northeastern Mexico who also started sister station XHMLS-FM, was given the go-ahead to build a radio station on 1450 kHz in Valle Hermoso, known as XEVH-AM and broadcasting with 1,000 watts during the day and 250 at night.

Salinas's successors held on to the XEVH concession for decades, and in the 1980s, XEVH increased its nighttime power to 1,000 watts. In 1996, the concession transferred to Gilma Guedea Castaño, and in April 2003, it was transferred to Radio Avanzado Gal de Valle Hermoso, S.A. de C.V. Around this time, the callsign changed to XERDO-AM.

In order to carry out a major power increase, in June 2013, XERDO was approved to move to 1060 kHz with 7,000 watts during the day and 2,500 watts at night.

References
  1. Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio AM. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2015-07-02. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.
  2. RPC: Technical Modification #009792 - Change in Radiation System - XERDO-AM


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