XEARZ-AM
| City | Mexico City |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Greater Mexico City |
| Frequency | 1320 kHz |
| Branding | ZER Radio 13 20 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Instrumental music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Grupo Radiofónico ZER (Arnoldo Rodríguez Zermeño) |
| History | |
First air date | April 2012[1] |
Former frequencies | 1650 kHz (2012–2021) |
Call sign meaning | Initials of concessionaire |
| Technical information | |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5 kW day 5 kW night[2] |
| Links | |
| Webcast | grupozer |
XEARZ-AM is a radio station in Mexico City. Located on 1320 kHz, XEARZ-AM is owned by Arnoldo Rodríguez Zermeño and broadcasts instrumental music under the name ZER Radio 13 20.
History[]
XEARZ-AM received its permit on November 30, 2011, though Zermeño had been pursuing it since 2004.[3] It is the newest of Mexico City's AM radio stations, likely because it was originally in the AM expanded band which was not available until the 1990s.
Zermeño owns stations in the states of Aguascalientes, Colima, Jalisco, Sonora and Zacatecas in addition to XEARZ-AM.
In March 2021, the Federal Telecommunications Institute ordered XEARZ to move to 1320 kHz. The frequency had become open due to the closure of XENET-AM (whose concession expired in 2016), and the IFT required the move because the AM expanded band was reserved in 2014 for new community and indigenous stations, with existing stations above 1600 kHz to move off the band where feasible.
References[]
- ^ "*** ENTRE ONDAS ***: Nueva emisora de AM en 1650 KHZ". 28 April 2012.
- ^ Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones. Infraestructura de Estaciones de Radio AM. Last modified 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2014-12-22. Technical information from the IFT Coverage Viewer.
- ^ Permit for XEARZ-AM
- Radio stations established in 2012
- Radio stations in Mexico City