XEGH-AM (620 kHz) is a Spanish-language radio station that serves the McAllen, Texas (USA) / Reynosa, Tamaulipas (Mexico) border area.
| Simulcast with XHCAO-FM 89.1 | |
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| Broadcast area | Rio Grande Valley |
| Frequency | 620 kHz |
| Branding | La Lupe |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Ernesto Montemayor Ibarra |
| Operator | Radio United |
| KURV, KBUC, XHCAO-FM, XHRYS-FM, XHAVO-FM, XHRR-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | March 30, 1995 (concession) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Class | B |
| Power | 1,000 watts day 250 watts night[1] |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | lalupe891 |
The broadcast tower is around 10 miles from the United States border in Mexico.[2]
History
editXEGH received its concession on March 30, 1995. The callsign had been assigned 25 years earlier, in August 1970, when the station was made available for bidding. Montemayor Ibarra initially owned the station for Grupo ACIR transmitting the format "Bonita" until 2004 when it changed to "Cumbia 620".
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 100969 (XEGH) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- XEGH in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- raiostationworld.com; Radio stations serving the Rio Grande Valley
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "XEGH Rio Bravo Mexico".
- ^ "World Radio History Medios Publicitarios Mexicanos".
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