XERDO-AM

XERDO-AM

Brecha 73, Tamaulipas Mexico
Broadcast area	Matamoros, Tamaulipas Reynosa, Tamaulipas
Frequency	1060 kHz
Branding	La Raza
Programming
Format	Regional Mexican
Ownership
Owner	Grupo Radio Avanzado (Radio Avanzado Gal de Valle Hermoso, S.A. de C.V.)
Sister stations	XHMLS-FM, XHNA-FM
History
First air date	December 8, 1951
Former call signs	XEVH-AM
Former frequencies	1450 kHz (1951–2010)
Call sign meaning	RaDiO
Technical information
Class	B
Power	7,000 watts day 2,500 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	25°45′00″N 97°48′20″W
Links
Website	laraza1060.com

XERDO (1060 kHz) is a radio station in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, known as La Raza.

History

XERDO's concession history begins on December 8, 1951, when Manuel L. Salinas, a radio pioneer in northeastern Mexico who also started sister station XHMLS-FM, was given the go-ahead to build a radio station on 1450 kHz in Valle Hermoso, known as XEVH-AM and broadcasting with 1,000 watts during the day and 250 at night.

Salinas's successors held on to the XEVH concession for decades, and in the 1980s, XEVH increased its nighttime power to 1,000 watts. In 1996, the concession transferred to Gilma Guedea Castaño, and in April 2003, it was transferred to Radio Avanzado Gal de Valle Hermoso, S.A. de C.V. Around this time, the callsign changed to XERDO-AM.

In order to carry out a major power increase, in June 2013, XERDO was approved to move to 1060 kHz with 7,000 watts during the day and 2,500 watts at night.

External links

• Official website
• Facility details for Facility ID 180588 (XERDO) in the FCC Licensing and Management System