XEMR-AM

{{short description|Radio station in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico}}

{{Infobox radio station

| name = XEMR-AM

| logo = File:XEMR 1140AM logo.png

| city = Apodaca, Nuevo León

| country = MX

| area = Monterrey Metropolitan area

| branding = Radio Esperanza

| frequency = 1140 kHz

| format = Christian

| airdate = {{Start date and age|1940|12|31}}

| power = 50,000 watts

| class = A (clear-channel)

| coordinates = {{coord|25|37|50.2|N|100|02|24.0|W}}

| facility_id = 102481

| owner = Grupo Radio Alegría

| licensee = Organizacion Mexicana de Radio, S.A. de C.V.

| sister_stations = XEBJB-AM, XEFZ-AM, XENV-AM, XEVB-AM, XHMG-FM, XHRK-FM, XHXL-FM, XHGBO-FM

| webcast = [http://streema.com/radios/XEMR XEMR Listen Online]

| website = [http://www.radioesperanza.mx/ XEMR Radio Esperanza website]

}}

XEMR-AM (1140 kHz) is a Mexican clear-channel station.{{cite web | url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=XEMR | title=AM Query Results -- Audio Division (FCC) USA }} It is licensed to Apodaca, Nuevo León, Mexico, part of the Monterrey Metropolitan area.{{mexico-inf|AM|accessdate=2014-07-02}} Organizacion Mexicana de Radio, S.A. de C.V., holds the concession. XEMR is operated by Grupo Radio Alegría.{{cite web | url = http://enmedios.com/radio/radio_nl.htm | title = Emisoras de Radio en Nuevo León | work = enMedios | language = es | date = 2009-03-17 | access-date = 2009-04-25 }}

XEMR radiates 50,000 watts, sharing Class A status with WRVA Richmond, Virginia, on 1140 AM. It uses a directional antenna at all times. The transmitter is east of Monterrey, near the town of Cadereyta, Nuevo León.[https://fccdata.org/?call=xemr&ccode=6&country=MX&lang=en&city= FCCdata.org/XEMR]

History

XEMR received its first concession on December 31, 1940. It was owned by Enrique Serna Martínez and broadcast on 1400 kHz. It was sold to Propulsora del Radio in 1962, and to its current concessionaire in 1967.

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