XESTN-AM
XESTN-AM (1540 AM, "Universal y La Octava") is a Spanish-language radio station in Monterrey, Mexico. It relays programming from XHRED-FM 88.1 in Mexico City. 1540 kHz is a United States clear-channel frequency.
| City | Monterrey, Nuevo León, México |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Monterrey |
| Frequency | 1540 AM (kHz) |
| Branding | Universal y La Octava |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/talk, sports, contemporary music in English |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Grupo Radio Centro (Radio Red, S.A. de C.V.) |
| XEFB-AM, XEH-AM, XEMN-AM, XHQQ-FM, XHSP-FM, XHMF-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1988 |
Call sign meaning | SanTa CatariNa |
| Technical information | |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5 kWs day 0.5 kWs night[1] |
Transmitter coordinates | 25°40′05″N 100°18′43″W |
| Links | |
| Website | laoctava universal881 |
History
The first concession for XESTN was awarded on November 29, 1988, to Jesús D. González González of Grupo Multimedios. The station was originally daytime-only[2] and licensed to Santa Catarina.[3] It was transferred in 2000 to Radio Red, S.A. de C.V., though Radio Red programs had been airing on XESTN since at least 1994. In 2009, the station increased its daytime power to 5,000 watts.
On January 14, 2019, concurrent with a major reshuffling and the relaunch of XERC-FM Mexico City as talk station "Radio Centro 97.7", XESTN and XEDKR-AM Guadalajara began simulcasting that station instead of Radio Red.
As part of the launch of Radio Centro's TV station, XHFAMX-TDT, on October 31, 2019, Universal moved to XERC-FM and all the talk programming moved back to XHRED-FM, which took the same "La Octava", XEDKR-AM and XESTN-AM Monterrey began simulcasting that station.
References
- Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio AM. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2014-12-23. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.
- Original XESTN concession
- Current XESTN concession