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| Broadcast area | Salinas - Monterey - Santa Cruz |
| Frequency | 540 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Spanish language Catholic radio |
| Network | ESNE Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | El Sembrador Ministries |
| History | |
First air date | July 10, 1989 |
Former call signs | KPUP, KHKN, KIEZ, KSRK, KYAA, KMEO, KXME |
| Technical information [1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 9849 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 10,000 watts day 500 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°39′35.9″N121°32′32.8″W / 36.659972°N 121.542444°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | elsembradorministries.com/esne/thesower |
KRXA (540 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish language Catholic radio format. Licensed to Carmel Valley, California, the station serves the Salinas - Monterey - Santa Cruz areas of Central California. It is owned by El Sembrador Ministries and broadcasts its Spanish-language ESNE Radio Catholic radio network. [2]
By day, KRXA is powered at 10,000 watts. But because 540 AM is a Mexican and Canadian clear channel frequency, KRXA must greatly reduce power at sunset to 500 watts to avoid interference. The transmitter is on Old Stage Road in Salinas. [3] It uses a three-tower array directional antenna.
On July 19, 1987, the station signed on the air. [4] Its original call sign before it went on the air, as a construction permit, was KJCC.
In 1995, after being purchased by Cypress Communications, KIEZ switched from a Spanish language KKLF simulcast to its own adult standards format. [5] From 2005 to 2012, the station had a progressive talk format.
When KRXA was sold to El Sembrador, the progressive talk moved to RadioMonterey.com. [6] [7] With the sale, KRXA switched to a Spanish language Catholic radio format.
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