XERCN-AM

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XERCN-AM
Broadcast area San Diego–Tijuana
Frequency 1470 kHz
BrandingRasa 1470
Programming
Format Spanish and English oldies and classic hits
AffiliationsRadio Unica (2002–2004)
Radiovisa (2004–2006)
Radio Cadena Univision (2004–2009)
Radio Fórmula (2006–2015)
Imagen Informativa (2015–2023)
Ownership
Owner
  • Grupo Radiorama
  • (Broadcasting Baja California, S.A. de C.V. [1] )
OperatorRadio Cadena Enciso
XEXX-AM
History
First air date
1943
Former call signs
XEAU-AM, XEBBC-AM
Call sign meaning
Radio Cadena Nacional (one-time network affiliate)
Technical information
Class B
Power 10,000 watts day
5,000 watts night

XERCN-AM (1470 kHz) is a Spanish and English oldies and classic hits radio station in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. It's known as Rasa 1470, it is owned by Grupo Radiorama and operated by Radio Cadena Enciso.

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History

XEAU-AM 1470 received its first concession in 1943. It soon after affiliated to the Radio Cadena Nacional network, based at 1110 AM in Mexico City, which then bore the XERCN callsign. Radio Cadena Nacional was owned by Rafael Cutberto Navarro (who also created the Kaliman radio drama), and thus the callsign both represented the network and his own name.

When Broadcasting Baja California bought the station sometime in the 1950s or early 1960s, the station became XEBBC-AM and then, after the Mexico City station was sold and its callsign changed, XERCN-AM.

Before it became operated by Uniradio, XERCN broadcast a wide variety of programming, from children's programming (La isla infantil de Beto Grillo) to public affairs programming (Política y Políticos), but it was best known for its radionovelas, produced through the network's production arm, Producciones RCN. Many of these radionovelas are still being heard throughout the world to this day. Among the most famous were its productions of "Las aventuras de Kaliman" and the Porfirio Cadena saga. It was also one of the few stations in Mexico that transmitted old episodes of the Cuban radio comedy "La tremenda corte."

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References

  1. 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.