XERG-AM

XERG-AM is a sports radio station on 690 AM in Monterrey, Nuevo León. It is owned by Multimedios Radio and carries a sports format known as RG La Deportiva.

XERG-AM
Simulcast of XHERG-FM 92.9
CityGuadalupe-Monterrey, Nuevo León
Frequency690 kHz
BrandingRG La Deportiva
Programming
FormatSports
Ownership
OwnerMultimedios Radio
(La Voz de Linares, S.A.)
History
First air date
April 3, 1959 (concession)
Former call signs
XEEO-AM
Call sign meaning
XE (standard Mexican ITU prefix) Radiodifusoras González (original concessionaire of station)
Technical information
ClassB
Power10,000 watts day
1,000 watts night[1]
Links
WebcastXERG-AM

History

XEEO-AM received its concession on April 3, 1959, owned by Multimedios founder Jesús Dionisio González González. In the 1960s, it became XERG-AM and not long after it was transferred to concessionaire Radiodifusoras González, S.A. It originally broadcast with 500 watts during the day and 250 at night. In the 1980s, power was increased to 2,500 watts day and 500 night. A further power hike came in the 2000s.

Sometime after the loss of a woman in March 26, 2017, strange interference of an ambulance and ghostly-like speech interrupted a driver's car radio. A video of it was taken and sent to Facebook, which became viral in that same year. Many created conspiracies that the disruption relates to paranormal activity, as passing in the same route where she died locates the trigger. The siren sound applies to another station known as 1480 AM. With the help of investigators, the results turn out to be created by an Intermodulation Effect.

In December 2017, after a major facility upgrade, RG La Deportiva began to be simulcast on XEDD-AM/XHDD-FM, which in 2018 changed its call letters to XHERG-FM/XEERG-AM.

References

  1. Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio AM. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2016-06-03. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.


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