XEDA-AM
XEDA-AM was an AM radio station in Mexico City, Mexico. It began operations on December 3, 1936, and it was the flagship station of Radio S.A., with a news and talk format.
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| City | La Magdalena Atlazolpa, Mexico City |
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| Broadcast area | Mexico City |
| Branding | Radio Trece |
| Frequency | 1290 kHz |
| First air date | 3 December 1936 |
| Last air date | 31 May 2015 |
| Format | Talk radio |
| Power | 10,000 watts daytime 1,000 watts nighttime[1] |
| Class | B |
| Owner | Radio S.A. (Carlos de Jesús Quiñones Armendáriz) |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | RadioTrece 1290 AM |
History
The first concession for XEDA was awarded to Augusto García Díaz, for a station on 680 kHz. Not long after it moved to its current 1290 kHz frequency.[2]
In 1953, the station was bought by Publicistas, S.A., the business of Guillermo Morales Blumenkron, which also obtained a concession for XEDA-FM (now separately owned). The concessionaire was not changed for another 59 years, but in the mid-1990s, XEDA-AM and XEDA-FM were split off. At the time, 1290 AM had a rock music format.
While Radio Trece programming continues online, the AM radio station was turned off on May 31, 2015. Radio S.A. cited the unprofitability of AM radio in its decision.[3] Radio S.A. also cited a lack of official advertising budget for AM radio stations in Mexico City, the unavailability of the AM band on newer radios, and poor sound quality, in its decision; it noted that it had to lay off 150 people "for being obligated to operate with obsolete technology".[4]. XEDA's concession was not renewed and expired on July 3, 2016.
External links
References
- 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.
- Renewal of XEDA-AM concession from 2004
- Tweet from @carlosradio13, Carlos Quiñones, 12 June 2015: "La salida del aire de Radio Trece 1290 a.m. Se debe estrictamente a temas financieros, no hay mercado para a.m."
- Newspaper ad run in major Mexico City newspapers on June 30, 2015
