Harlingen is a city in Cameron County in the central region of the Rio Grande Valley of the southern part of the U.S. state of Texas, about 30 miles (48 km) from the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. The city covers more than 40 square miles (104 km2) and is the second-largest city in Cameron County, as well as the fourth-largest in the Rio Grande Valley. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 71,892.
XHRF-FM and XERF-AM are radio stations in Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico. Originally only on the AM band, XERF is a Mexican Class A clear-channel station transmitting with 100,000 watts of power. Now branded as La Poderosa, XHRF-FM and XERF-AM simulcast their programming and are owned by the Instituto Mexicano de la Radio (IMER), a Mexican public broadcaster.
Edinburg is a city in and the county seat of Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 100,243 at the 2020 census, and in 2022, its estimated population was 104,294, making it the second-largest city in Hidalgo County, and the third-largest city in the larger Rio Grande Valley region.
McAllen is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Hidalgo County. It is located at the southern tip of the state in the Rio Grande Valley, on the Mexico–United States border. The city limits extend south to the Rio Grande, across from the Mexican city of Reynosa. McAllen is about 70 mi (110 km) west of the Gulf of Mexico. As of the 2020 census, McAllen's population was 142,210, making it the 23rd-most populous city in Texas. It is the fifth-most populous metropolitan area (McAllen–Edinburg–Mission) in the state of Texas, and the binational Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan area counts a population of more than 1.5 million.
Ciudad Acuña, also known simply as Acuña, is a city located in the Mexican state of Coahuila, at 29°19′27″N100°55′54″W and a mean height above sea level of 271 m (889 ft). It stands on the Rio Grande, which marks the U.S.-Mexico border, and offers two border crossings via Lake Amistad Dam International Crossing and Del Río-Ciudad Acuña International Bridge with the neighboring city of Del Rio in the U.S. state of Texas. It serves as the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of Acuña. The 2017 estimated city population was 201,778, whereas the municipality's population was 214,616. The city is the fourth-largest in the state of Coahuila and the fastest-growing city in Mexico. The area is served by the Ciudad Acuña International Airport.
The Lower Rio Grande Valley, commonly known as the Rio Grande Valley or locally as the Valley or RGV, is a region spanning the border of Texas and Mexico located in a floodplain of the Rio Grande near its mouth. The region includes the southernmost tip of South Texas and a portion of northern Tamaulipas, Mexico. It consists of the Brownsville, Harlingen, Weslaco, Donna, Pharr, McAllen, Edinburg, Mission, San Juan, and Rio Grande City metropolitan areas in the United States and the Matamoros, Río Bravo, and Reynosa metropolitan areas in Mexico. The area is generally bilingual in English and Spanish, with a fair amount of Spanglish due to the region's diverse history and transborder agglomerations. It is home to some of the poorest cities in the nation, as well as many unincorporated, persistent poverty communities called colonias. A large seasonal influx occurs of "winter Texans" — people who come down from the north for the winter and then return north before summer arrives.
XEAW-AM is a radio station located in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, owned and operated by Multimedios Radio and currently simulcasts XHAW-FM's La Gran AW romantic format. The station also transmits the Telediario newscasts from co-owned Multimedios Televisión. XEAW-AM broadcasts on a frequency of 1280 kHz.
XHRIO-TDT was a television station in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, which served the Rio Grande Valley area in southern Texas, United States. The station was 98% owned by Mexican-based Televisora Alco, which was 40% owned by station operator Entravision Communications; XHRIO was a sister station to Entravision's duopoly of McAllen-licensed Univision affiliate KNVO and Harlingen-licensed Fox affiliate KFXV, as well as three low-power stations, all licensed to McAllen: Class A UniMás affiliate KTFV-CD, KMBH-LD, and KCWT-CD. XHRIO-TDT maintained its basic concession-compliant studios in Matamoros, with a second studio facility across the border on North Jackson Road in McAllen housing master control and other internal operations. XHRIO-TDT's transmitter was located near El Control, Tamaulipas.
KFRQ is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Harlingen, Texas, United States, the station serves the Rio Grande Valley area. The station is currently owned by Entravision. It shares a studio with its sister stations in McAllen, Texas, while its transmitter is located in La Feria, Texas.
KVLY is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Edinburg, Texas, and serving the Rio Grande Valley. The station is currently owned by Entravision Communications and broadcasts an adult contemporary radio format, switching to Christmas music for part of December. It shares studios and offices on North Jackson Road in McAllen with its sister stations: KFRQ, KKPS and KNVO-FM.
KRIO is a radio station broadcasting a Spanish-language Christian radio format. Licensed to McAllen, Texas, United States, the station serves the McAllen-Brownsville-Harlingen area. The station is currently owned by Rio Grande Bible Institute, Inc.
XEMT-AM was a Spanish-language AM radio station that served the Brownsville, Texas / Matamoros, Tamaulipas (Mexico) border area. The last brand that the station carried was Radio Diamante with a Spanish pop format.
XHAVO-FM is a radio station in Río Bravo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, serving Reynosa, Tamaulipas and serving the Rio Grande Valley. It is owned by Radio United and known as Digital 101.5.
XERT-AM is a Spanish-language radio station that serves the McAllen, Texas (USA) / Reynosa, Tamaulipas (Mexico) border area. XERT is a daytime only station because 1170 AM is a United States clear-channel frequency.
XEOR-AM is a Spanish news/talk radio station that serves the McAllen, Texas (USA) / Reynosa, Tamaulipas (Mexico) border area.
XHWD-FM is a radio station on 95.9 FM located in Ciudad Miguel Alemán, Tamaulipas, Mexico, which offers a regional Mexican format.
The following radio stations broadcast on AM frequency 620 kHz: 620 AM is a Regional broadcast frequency.
KGBT is a Spanish-language AM radio station, licensed to Harlingen, Texas, and serving the Rio Grande Valley border area. It is owned by Latino Media Network; under a local marketing agreement, it was programmed by former owner TelevisaUnivision's Uforia Audio Network until giving full operations to the station and its sister stations KGBT-FM and KBTQ to the owner in the spring of 2023, and airs a Spanish language sports radio format, supplied by the TUDN Radio Network.
KURV is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Edinburg, Texas, United States, and serving the Rio Grande Valley border area. It broadcasts a talk radio format and is owned by Grupo Multimedios, through licensee Leading Media Group Corp. The studios and offices are on North Jackson Road in McAllen.
KUBR is a Spanish language Christian radio station that serves the Rio Grande Valley border area. The station broadcasts from San Juan, Texas.
