XEQR-AM

XEQR-AM
Broadcast area Mexico City
Frequency 1030 kHz
107.3 FM HD2 XEQR-FM[1]
First air date 1931
Format Silent
Power
Class B
Transmitter coordinates 19°23′49″N 99°6′6″W / 19.39694°N 99.10167°W / 19.39694; -99.10167
Owner Grupo Radio Centro
(XEQR, S.A. de C.V.)
Sister stations XEQR-FM
Website http://radiocentro1030.mx/

XEQR-AM (branded as Radio Centro 1030) is a radio station based in Mexico City, which is currently silent. It most recently aired a talk radio format, focused on self-help and family affairs, on 1030 kHz. It is the flagship station and namesake of Grupo Radio Centro.

History

XEFO-AM signed on January 1, 1931, as the radio station of the National Revolutionary Party (later the PRI). In 1941, the PRN sold the station to Francisco Aguirre Jiménez. From 1030 AM he would build a broadcasting empire initially known as "Cadena Radio Continental", starting with XERC-AM in 1946 and growing into today's Grupo Radio Centro. That same year, the station took on the name "Radio Centro", branding as "the station of the Mexican family" and positioned itself as a general station similar to XEW-AM; while airing musical programming for most of its existence, in the 1980s, information and entertainment programs were added, and by 1998 non-talk programming had disappeared. Newscasts and sport programs were also present, but were later moved to Radio Red AM and Radio Red FM. Lately, the station aired programs focused on self-help and motivation, hosted by professionals in the topic, and it also aired the live Sunday noon mass from the Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral.

In 2017, citing "changes in AM transmission infrastructure", Grupo Radio Centro reorganized all of its AM radio stations, shutting down several and consolidating their programs. Radio Centro's talk programming, of which only two programs ("Club Nocturno" and "Buenos Días") survived the transition, now shares XEN-AM 690 with El Fonógrafo, airing from midnight to 1pm.[3] XEQR then went silent. Beginning on October 2, 2017, the full slate of talk programming returned as an online and HD Radio-only stream.

References

  1. ↑ http://hdradio.com/mexico/estaciones HD Radio Guide for Mexico
  2. ↑ Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio AM. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2014-12-24. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.
  3. ↑ "Aviso: Cambio de Frecuencias". Grupo Radio Centro. 14 May 2017.
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