XEQ-AM
XEQ-AM (940 kHz) is a commercial class A clear channel AM radio station in Mexico City.[1] The concession is held by Cadena Radiodifusora Mexicana, S.A. de C.V.[1] and is operated by Radiópolis.[2][3] XEQ-AM broadcasts from a transmitter located at Los Reyes Acaquilpan, on Boulevard Generalísimo Morelos, east of Mexico City.[5]
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| Frequency | 940 kHz[1] |
| Branding | La Q |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Format | Spanish adult hits |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| XEW-AM, XEW-FM, XEX-AM, XEX-FM, XEQ-FM[3] | |
| History | |
First air date | 1938 |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 101828 |
| Class | A |
| Power | 30 kW[1][4] |
Transmitter coordinates | 19°21′38.4″N 98°59′33.7″W / 19.360667°N 98.992694°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | laq940.com.mx |
History edit
XEQ began operations in 1938. It was owned by Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta doing business as Radio Panamericana, S.A., and was a network affiliate of CBS Radio as part of the "Chain of the Americas."[6] It was Azcárraga's second station after XEW-AM. By the 1960s, XEQ was operating with 150,000 watts during the day and 50,000 at night. In the 1970s, it switched to 100,000 watts day and night.[7] It later reduced its power to 50,000 watts.
The XEQ call sign later appeared on other stations: XEQ-FM was licensed in the 1950s, and the original XEQ-TV, broadcasting to Puebla, signed on in 1952 to relay XEW-TV. (In 1985, a call sign swap led to a different XEQ-TV in Mexico City.)
In 2014 and 2015, XEQ was approved to lower its power from 50,000 to 30,000 watts.
Until 2019, the station was known as Ke Buena but carried a tropical version of the format, instead of the typical grupera version. On October 31, 2019, this ended and XEQ-AM began simulcasting XEQ-FM. On August 18, 2023, the simulcast ended and XEQ-AM was relaunched as "La Q" with a Spanish-language adult hits format, mostly consisting of tropical, regional Mexican, grupera and romantic music from the 1970s to the 2000s.
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f 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 . Madrid: Promotora de Informaciones, S.A. Archived from the original on November 24, 2010. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
- ^ a b "Emisoras de Radio en Nuevo León". enMedios (in Spanish). 2009-03-17. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
- ^ RPC: Technical Authorization #010329 - Nighttime Operation at 30,000 Watts - XEQ-AM. The nighttime authorization followed Auth #010250 which specified the new daytime operation.
- ^ FCCdata.org/XEQ-AM
- ^ Ortiz Garza, José Luis (1989). "Mexico en guerra. Chapter 6". Theodore Wills (trans.). México: Editorial Planeta.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1970 page B-289