XEWR-AM

XEWR-AM
City Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua
Branding Cristo Rey
Slogan "La Alegría del Evangelio" (The Joy of the Gospel)
Frequency 1110 kHz
First air date May 21, 1959 (concession)
Format Catholic
Power 0.5 kW day[1]
Owner MegaRadio (operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Juárez)
(Radio Internacional de México, S.A.)
Website cristoreyradio.com

XEWR-AM is a radio station on 1110 AM in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. It is known as Cristo Rey with a Catholic religious format programmed by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Juárez.

History

XEWR received its first concession on May 21, 1959. It was the founding station of what is today known as MegaRadio.[2] The concessionaire has remained the same throughout XEWR's history.

In January 2008, XEWR flipped to its current Catholic religious format. It had previously been an English-language oldies station, Classic 1110.[3]

References

  1. Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio AM. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2016-05-15. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.
  2. http://megaradio.mx/#seccionestaciones Mega Radio Stations
  3. Gabriel Sosa Plata (2008-01-15). "Alto a la concentración de medios". El Universal. Retrieved 2016-05-15.

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